Law enforcement: Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA).
What changed between versions
Added Section 12525.5 of the Government Code requiring all state and local agencies employing peace officers to annually report detailed stop data to the Attorney General, including time, date, location, reason, result, perceived race/ethnicity/gender/age of the person stopped, and actions taken during the stop.
Changed RIPA board membership: added the President of the California District Attorneys Association and a POST member who is an active peace officer; reduced human rights organization representatives from 2 to 1, community organization representatives from 2 to 1, and religious clergy members from 2 to 1; removed the authority of the Governor, President pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the Assembly to each prescribe up to 2 additional members.
Added a phased implementation timeline for stop data collection based on agency size: agencies with 1,000+ officers by July 2018, 667-999 by January 2019, 334-666 by January 2021, and 1-333 by January 2022.
Added a requirement that RIPA's annual report include an analysis of stops involving persons stopped in geographic locations different from where they live, work, or attend an educational institution.
Added a definition of 'stop' that includes any detention or search interaction but excludes situations such as calls for service, legally required responses, persons actively being sought, detentions to prevent serious bodily injury or death, suspected serious or violent felonies, and directed agency responses.
Added a requirement that RIPA's annual report be subject to peer review by two separate entities before publication, with at least one entity selected collectively by specific RIPA members (police chiefs, sheriffs, peace officers research association, and highway patrol representatives).
Added a provision allowing any RIPA member to cause a dissenting opinion to be included in the annual report, including conclusions or recommendations that differ from the majority view.
Added a state mandate reimbursement provision requiring the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the bill if the Commission on State Mandates determines such costs exist.
Changed the fiscal committee designation from 'no' to 'yes' and the state-mandated local program designation from 'no' to 'yes', reflecting the new reporting obligations imposed on local agencies.