1956

Developed the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics.

1958

Instrumental in the Law Enforcement Training Act.

1959

Established Workers’ Compensation presumptions for heart, hernia and pneumonia conditions.

1960

Played a major role in the creation of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).

1965

Legislation that allowed peace officers to belong to employee groups comprised solely of peace officers.

1968

Passage of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) that provides for collective bargaining.

1973

Mandating of attendance in a training academy prior to acquiring peace officer authority.

1976

Passage of the Public Safety Officers’ Bill of Rights.

1978

Legislation that protects peace officers’ personnel records confidentiality.

1979

Major role in the creation of the National Association of Police Organizations.

1986

Training for AIDS Trainers state grant program with the Federated Firefighters and the American Red Cross.

1987

Mandated employers to provide CPR masks to peace officers.

1989

Legislation to require a POST study before peace officer powers are bestowed on a new group or agency.

1992

• Increased the number of members on the POST Commission.
• Proposition 162 – The Pension Protection Act.
• Mandated retired identification certificates with CCW endorsements for all honorably retired peace officers that carried firearms in the line-of-duty.

1993

• Proposition 172 – The Local Public Safety Protection and Improvement Act of 1993 that earmarked a ½ cent sales tax for local public safety.
• SB 911 that halted the trend of civilian administered local public safety.

1994

Passage of AB 2788 to provide a maintenance of effort/non-supplanting clause for local public safety funding using Proposition 172 revenues.

1995

Instrumental in the legislation creating a misdemeanor for knowingly filing a false allegation of misconduct against a peace officer.

1996

• Assisted in the elimination of the Source Tax in California law.
• Major role in the creation of the “COPS” $100 Million Grant Program for local agencies.

1997

Sponsored legislation that removed the “Remarriage Penalty” and provided for continued health benefits for survivors of public safety officers killed in the line-of-duty.

1999

• Passage of legislation removing “Remarriage Penalty” for all peace officers and firefighters in CalPERS.
• Legislation raising the cap for PERS Safety retirement formulas from 75% to 85%.
• Legislation creating two new PERS formulas – 3% at 50 and 3% at 55.

2000

• Passage of SB 402, binding arbitration for peace officers and firefighters.
• Raised the Purchasing Power Protection Account (3PA) to 80% for PERS local safety retirees.
• Provided education grants for survivor children.
• 3% at 50 and 3% at 55 for ’37 Act Counties.

2001

• Raised PERS retirement cap to 90%.
• Made lower-back injuries a workers comp presumption.
• Made all blood-borne pathogens a workers’ comp presumption.

2002

• Made Biochemical exposures a workers’ comp presumption.
• Eliminated BSIS fees for officers working off duty as private security.

2003

• Defeated numerous bills stemming from Inglewood incident that would have placed limitations on P.O.’s such as, Early Warning Systems and Felonies for excessive force.
• Defeated legislation that would have, in effect, eliminated pursuits by officers.

2004

Have continually defeated efforts to eliminated POBR due to unfunded mandate by the state.

2005

• Forced Governor Schwarzenegger to withdraw his Pension Privatization Initiative.
• Worked the Legislature and Governor’s office to leave Public Safety Funding in the Budget whole.
• Defeated Proposition 75 on the November Special Election. If passed, Proposition 75 would have silenced the voices of PORAC members.
• Passed Senate Bill 719, putting into place the first statewide minimum standards for police pursuits, an increase in penalties for fleeing.

2006

Targeted the draconian work comp provisions of SB 899 (2004) by passing 3 work comp bills to the Governor:

1. AB 1368 (Karnette) – Relating to protecting our presumptions (Signed)
2. AB 2068 (Nava) – Extends the deadline for predesignation of a physician (Signed)
3. AB 815 (Perata) – Doubled the Permanent Disability benefit (Vetoed)

• Passed AB 2244 (Cmte. on P.E.R. & S.S.) - Overturning a California Supreme Court Decision regarding disability retirements.