Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training: police canines.

The deadline for POST to issue recommendations on police canine use is finalized as July 1, 2028. The prior version showed a markup with both 2027 and 2028, indicating the date was being debated; the enrolled version settles on 2028.

New Penal Code Section 13514.7 requires POST to study and issue recommendations to the Legislature on canine use by law enforcement by July 1, 2027

Bill scope expanded from solely requiring agency-level canine policies to also including a state-level legislative study and recommendation process through POST

POST must consider six specific areas in its recommendations: community concern, fair and unbiased use, patrol use standards (obedience, search, apprehension, handler protection), detection use standards (control, alert, odor detection), evaluation factors for canine use of force incidents, and public safety considerations including warnings before canine release

The new POST study section self-repeals on July 1, 2031, creating a four-year window from the July 2027 deadline to sunset

State-mandated local program designation changed from 'yes' to 'yes no', likely reflecting uncertainty about whether the new POST study component triggers mandate reimbursement obligations

The formal enrolled bill formatting (chapter heading, Chief Clerk and Secretary signatures, Governor's receipt block, page numbers) was replaced with a web page layout including navigation menus, search tools, bill status history, and metadata fields. The substantive bill language is unchanged.