Existing law establishes certain minimum standards for public officers or employees declared by law to be peace officers. The minimum education requirement is high school graduation, passing an equivalency test or high school proficiency examination, graduating from a private high school, or attaining a 2-year, 4-year, or advanced degree from an accredited institution. Existing law requires that accreditation must be from a body recognized by the United States Department of Education or holding a full membership in specified organizations.
California SB 1493 (20212022) — Public safety omnibus.
Existing law establishes certain minimum standards for public officers or employees declared by law to be peace officers. The minimum education requirement is high school graduation, passing an equivalency test or high school proficiency examination, graduating from a private high school, or attaining a 2-year, 4-year, or advanced degree from an accredited institution. Existing law requires that accreditation must be from a body recognized by the United States Department of Education or holding a full membership in specified organizations.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar — 7–0 (pass) · lower
Consent Calendar SB1493 PUB. S. — 35–0 (pass) · upper
Do pass. To Consent Calendar. — 15–0 (pass) · lower
SB 1493 PUB. S. Consent Calendar Second Day — 76–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Committee on Public Safety — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-03-01 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2022-03-01 Article IV Section 8(a) of the Constitution and Joint Rule 55 dispensed with February 7, 2022, suspending the 30 calendar day requirement.
2022-03-02 From printer.
2022-03-09 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-03-31 Set for hearing April 19.
2022-04-05 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-04-13 April 19 hearing postponed by committee.
2022-04-14 Set for hearing April 26.
2022-04-19 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-04-27 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3520.) (April 26). amendment-passage, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-04-28 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee
2022-05-03 Set for hearing May 9.
2022-05-09 From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. committee-passage, reading-2
2022-05-10 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-12 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 35. Noes 0. Page 3673.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-12 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2022-05-19 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-06-21 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-08-03 From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 3). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-08-04 Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-11 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 76. Noes 0. Page 5830.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-11 In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2022-08-17 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:30 a.m.
2022-08-26 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2022-08-26 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 197, Statutes of 2022. became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/41480255-027d-4864-82a7-340c82282bb8. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).