CA SB 459

Title: Peace officers: confidential communications: group peer support services.
Author: Timothy S. Grayson

Summary
SB 459, as amended, Grayson. Peace officers: confidential communications: group peer support services. Existing law, the Law Enforcement Peer Support and Crisis Referral Services Program, authorizes a local or regional law enforcement agency to establish a peer support and crisis referral program to provide an agencywide network of peer representatives available to aid fellow employees on emotional or professional issues. Under existing law, a law enforcement personnel has a right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the law enforcement personnel and a peer support team member while the peer support team member was providing peer support services, or a confidential communication made to a crisis hotline or crisis referral service, except under limited circumstances.This bill would additionally give a law enforcement personnel the right to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between the law enforcement personnel and a peer support team member while the peer support team member was providing group peer support services, as defined. The bill would also prohibit a recipient of peer support services from being examined as to any knowledge gained from other recipients of group peer support services without the consent of the person to whom the information relates.

Status
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Bill Documents
CA SB 459 - 05/08/25 - Amended Senate
05/08/25 - CA SB 459 (05/08/25 - Amended Senate)