(a) The board of supervisors of any county may contract on behalf of the sheriff of that county, and the legislative body of any city may contract on behalf of the chief of police of that city, to provide supplemental law enforcement services to:
(1) Private individuals or private entities to preserve the peace at special events or occurrences that happen on an occasional basis.
(2) Private nonprofit corporations that are recipients of federal, state, county, or local government low-income housing funds or grants to preserve the peace on an ongoing basis.
(3) Private entities at critical facilities on an occasional or ongoing basis. A “critical facility” means any building, structure, or complex that in the event of a disaster, whether natural or manmade, poses a threat to public safety, including, but not limited to, airports, oil refineries, and nuclear and conventional fuel powerplants.
(4) Private schools, private colleges, or private universities on an occasional or ongoing basis.
(b) Contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall provide for full reimbursement to the county or city of the actual costs of providing those services, as determined by the county auditor or auditor-controller, or by the city, as the case may be.
(c) (1) The services provided pursuant to a contract authorized pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subdivision (a) shall be rendered by regularly appointed full-time peace officers, as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code. For purposes of a contract authorized pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a), services may be rendered by any category of peace officer including reserve peace officers, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 830.6 of the Penal Code, who are authorized to exercise the powers of a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code, upon mutual agreement between the provider and the private school, private college, or private university.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), services provided in connection with special events or occurrences, as specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), may be rendered by Level I reserve peace officers, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 830.6 of the Penal Code, who are authorized to exercise the powers of a peace officer, as defined in Section 830.1 of the Penal Code, if there are no regularly appointed full-time peace officers available to fill the positions as required in the contract.
(d) Peace officer rates of pay shall be governed by a memorandum of understanding.
(e) A contract entered into pursuant to this section shall encompass only law enforcement duties and not services authorized to be provided by a private patrol operator, as defined in Section 7582.1 of the Business and Professions Code.
(f) Contracting for law enforcement services, as authorized by this section, shall not reduce the normal and regular ongoing service that the county, agency of the county, or city otherwise would provide.
(g) Prior to contracting for ongoing services under paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a), the board of supervisors or legislative body, as applicable, shall discuss the contract and the requirements of this section at a duly noticed public hearing.
(h) Nothing in this section shall prevent a police department appointed pursuant to either Section 72330, 89560, or 92600 of the Education Code, and certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training pursuant to Section 13551 of the Penal Code, from entering into agreements with private schools, private colleges, or private universities to provide law enforcement services.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 362, Sec. 1. (SB 872) Effective January 1, 2017.)