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Effective Jun 30, 2022Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 58, Sec. 33. (AB 200) Effective June 30, 2022.
- (a) The secretary shall provide funding to qualified grantees to develop and implement, not later than 12 months after the receipt of funds, a course or courses of instruction for the training of staff of community-based nonprofit organizations, or public prosecutors, fire departments, and state and local environmental regulators, or staff of community-based nonprofit organizations, public prosecutors, fire departments, and state and local environmental regulators.
- (b) With the concurrence of the commission, peace officers may participate in the course or courses of training.
(c) The course or courses of instruction shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:
- (1) Provide an understanding of the requirements of environmental laws.
- (2) Teach enforcement investigative techniques that will facilitate the prosecution of environmental law violations.
- (3) Provide environmental enforcement training materials.
- (d) The secretary shall not award a grant to, or enter into a contract with, the California District Attorneys Association for development and implementation of courses of instruction pursuant to this section.