SECTIONS 13775-13779

13775.  This title shall be known and may be cited as theReproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act.13776.  The following definitions apply for the purposes of thistitle: (a) "Anti-reproductive-rights crime" means a crime committedpartly or wholly because the victim is a reproductive health servicesclient, provider, or assistant, or a crime that is partly or whollyintended to intimidate the victim, any other person or entity, or anyclass of persons or entities from becoming or remaining areproductive health services client, provider, or assistant."Anti-reproductive-rights crime" includes, but is not limited to, aviolation of subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 423.2. (b) "Subject matter experts" includes, but is not limited to, theCommission on the Status of Women, law enforcement agenciesexperienced with anti-reproductive-rights crimes, including theAttorney General and the Department of Justice, and organizationssuch as the American Civil Liberties Union, the American College ofObstetricians and Gynecologists, the California Council of Churches,the California Medical Association, the Feminist Majority Foundation,NARAL Pro-Choice California, the National Abortion Federation, theCalifornia National Organization for Women, the Planned ParenthoodFederation of America, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California,and the Women's Health Specialists clinic that represent reproductivehealth services clients, providers, and assistants. (c) "Crime of violence," "nonviolent," "reproductive healthservices;" "reproductive health services client, provider, orassistant;" and "reproductive health services facility" each has thesame meaning as set forth in Section 423.1.13777.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the AttorneyGeneral shall do each of the following: (1) Collect information relating to anti-reproductive-rightscrimes, including, but not limited to, the threatened commission ofthese crimes and persons suspected of committing these crimes ormaking these threats. This information shall be published on theDepartment of Justice Internet Web site in a manner that shalldistinguish between crimes of violence, including, but not limitedto, violations of subdivisions (a) and (e) of Section 423.2, andnonviolent crimes, including, but not limited to, violations ofsubdivision (c) of Section 423.2. (2) Direct local law enforcement agencies to provide to theDepartment of Justice, in a manner that the Attorney Generalprescribes, any information that may be required relative toanti-reproductive-rights crimes. The report of each crime thatviolates Section 423.2 shall note the subdivision that prohibits thecrime. The report of each crime that violates any other law shallnote the code, section, and subdivision that prohibits the crime. Thereport of any crime that violates both Section 423.2 and any otherlaw shall note both the subdivision of Section 423.2 and the othercode, section, and subdivision that prohibits the crime. (3) On or before July 1, 2003, and every July 1 thereafter,publish the information it obtains pursuant to this section on theDepartment of Justice Internet Web site. (4) Develop a plan to prevent, apprehend, prosecute, and reportanti-reproductive-rights crimes, and to carry out the legislativeintent expressed in subdivisions (c), (d), (e), and (f) of Section 1of the act that enacts this title in the 2001-02 Regular Session ofthe Legislature. (b) In carrying out his or her responsibilities under thissection, the Attorney General shall consult the Governor, theCommission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, and other subjectmatter experts. (c) The Attorney General shall implement this section to theextent the Legislature appropriates funds in the Budget Act oranother statute for this purpose.13777.2.  (a) The Commission on the Status of Women shall convene anadvisory committee consisting of one person appointed by theAttorney General and one person appointed by each of theorganizations named in subdivision (b) of Section 13776 that choosesto appoint a member, and any other subject matter experts thecommission may appoint. The advisory committee shall elect its chairand any other officers of its choice. (b) The advisory committee shall make two reports, the first byDecember 31, 2007, and the second by December 31, 2011, to theCommittees on Health, Judiciary, and Public Safety of the Senate andAssembly, to the Attorney General, the Commission on Peace OfficerStandards and Training, and the Commission on the Status of Women.The reports shall evaluate the implementation of Chapter 899,Statutes of 2001 and any subsequent amendments made to Title 5.7 ofChapter 4 of Part 3 and the effectiveness of the plan developed bythe Attorney General pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) ofSection 13777. The reports shall also include recommendationsconcerning whether the Legislature should extend or repeal the sunsetdates in Section 13779, recommendations regarding any otherlegislation, and recommendations for any other actions by theAttorney General, Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training,or the Commission on the Status of Women. (c) The Commission on the Status of Women shall transmit thereports of the advisory committee to the appropriate committees ofthe Legislature, including, but not limited to, the Committees onHealth, Judiciary, and Public Safety in the Senate and Assembly, andmake the reports available to the public, including by posting themon the Commission on the Status of Women's Web site. To avoidproduction and distribution costs, the Commission on the Status ofWomen may submit the reports electronically or as part of any otherreport that the Commission on the Status of Women submits to theLegislature. (d) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training shallmake the telecourse that it produced in 2002 pursuant to subdivision(a) of Section 13778 available to the advisory committee. However,before providing the telecourse to the advisory committee orotherwise making it public, the commission shall remove the name andface of any person who appears in the telecourse as originallyproduced who informs the commission in writing that he or she has areasonable apprehension that making the telecourse public without theremoval will endanger his or her life or physical safety. (e) Nothing in this section requires any state agency to pay forcompensation, travel, or other expenses of any advisory committeemember.13778.  (a) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training,utilizing available resources, shall develop a two-hour telecourse onanti-reproductive-rights crimes and make the telecourse available toall California law enforcement agencies as soon as practicable afterchaptering of the act that enacts this title in the 2001-2002session of the Legislature. (b) Persons and organizations, including, but not limited to,subject-matter experts, may make application to the commission, asoutlined in Article 3 (commencing with Section 1051) of Division 2 ofTitle 11 of the California Code of Regulations, for certification ofa course designed to train law enforcement officers to carry out thelegislative intent expressed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) ofSection 1 of the act that enacts this title in the 2001-02 RegularSession. (c) In developing the telecourse required by subdivision (a), andin considering any applications pursuant to subdivision (b), thecommission, utilizing available resources, shall consult the AttorneyGeneral and other subject matter experts, except where a subjectmatter expert has submitted, or has an interest in, an applicationpursuant to subdivision (b). (d) In addition to producing and making available the telecoursedescribed in subdivision (a), the commission shall distribute, asnecessary, training bulletins, via the internet, to law enforcementagencies participating in training offered pursuant to this section.13779.  This title shall remain in effect until January 1, 2014, andas of that date is repealed unless a later enacted statute deletesor extends that date.