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AB 400 would require POST canine standards statewide; supporters call for consistency, opponents seek deeper reform
Summary
Assemblymember Pacheco presented AB 400, saying it would make POST's newly updated K‑9 guidelines mandatory minimum standards for any law‑enforcement agency in California that operates a canine unit.
Assemblymember Pacheco presented AB 400, which would require all law‑enforcement agencies with K‑9 units to meet minimum statewide standards developed by the Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training (POST). Supporters said the measure puts baseline training, use‑of‑force and reporting standards into state law; opponents said the POST guidelines repeat standards the legislature previously rejected and pointed to racial disparities and high‑cost settlements in…
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