California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 35021.5

Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 292, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.
(a)The governing board of a school district may establish a school police reserve officer corps to supplement a police department established pursuant to Section 38000. Any person deputized by a school district as a school police reserve officer shall complete the training prescribed by Section 832.2 of the Penal Code.
(b)It is the intent of the Legislature to allow school districts to use volunteer school police reserve officers to the extent necessary to provide a safe and secure school environment.

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Cal. Educ. Code § 35021.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-2-elementary-and-secondary-education/division-3-local-administration/part-21-local-educational-agencies/chapter-1-school-districts/article-3-officers-and-agents/section-35021.5

Other sections in Article 3 - Officers and Agents

§ 35020§ 35021§ 35021.1§ 35021.2§ 35021.3§ 35021.5§ 35022§ 35023§ 35024§ 35025…§ 35035§ 35036§ 35038§ 35039§ 35041§ 35041.3§ 35041.5§ 35044§ 35045§ 35046

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