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POST workshop proposes two-track update to PC 832 introductory training for limited peace officers
Summary
POST staff reported on January–February workshops that recommended expanding the 40‑hour Penal Code 832 introductory course and creating two levels of PC 832 (a basic arrest introductory course and a more extensive limited‑peace‑officer course), separating firearms content and considering modular alignment with reserve training.
POST staff presented results from two stakeholder workshops on Penal Code 832 (commonly called the PC 832 introductory course) and possible regulatory and training changes for limited peace officers.
Basic Training Bureau Chief Carrie Holler said the group — which included academy directors and subject-matter experts representing chiefs, sheriffs, probation, CDCR, BSCC and presenters — agreed the existing 40‑hour PC 832 course is insufficient for many modern duties. Workshop participants proposed two different PC 832 tracks: an "Arrest Basic Introductory" course aimed at correctional officers, jail deputies, some code enforcement and security personnel; and a second, larger limited‑peace‑officer course for positions such as park rangers, airport security and harbor patrol housed under an existing POST-participating agency.
Legal counsel Toby Darden explained the Penal Code language allows POST to create introductory courses for persons described as peace officers under chapter 4.5 and that multiple 832‑type courses are permissible. Darden said the workstream is complex because hundreds of classifications exist under the chapter and because some agencies operate as standalone policing bodies while others fall under a POST participating (RBC) agency. One likely outcome discussed was a requirement that standalone policing agencies have full Regular Basic Course (RBC) certification for personnel exercising general law-enforcement duties while limited tracks would be available for personnel supervised by an RBC agency.
Workshop participants also discussed aligning any revised PC 832 content with the modular basic program (modules 3, 2, 1), and noted operational constraints: community colleges and local presenters must be able to offer any revised course and the number of offerings statewide will affect capacity to meet agency demand. POST staff and advisory members warned that adding hours risks pushing PC 832 toward becoming de facto academy-level training, which would reduce the utility of a shorter introductory option. POST staff said more workshops and detailed design work are needed and that the rule‑making and implementation timeline could extend into 2026.
The committee did not vote; the item was presented for discussion and direction to continue stakeholder engagement.
