| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | YES |
| Summary: Incentive pay for post-secondary education degrees |
| Does the city CBA prohibit felons from becoming law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Does the CBA require or incentivize law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills? | YES |
| Summary: Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to firearms training? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to training with tasers or other nonlethal weapons? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to learn any martial arts? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to submit to regular psychological counseling/evaluation? | NO |
| Summary: Psychological evaluations are mentioned in the drug use section, but not in the hiring section |
| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | YES |
| Summary: Employee performance is reviewed at least annually |
| Detail: Employee performance is reviewed annually and when their performance falls below the minimum requirement for receiving the next merit service step; reviewers are at least one rank above the employee being reviewed |
| Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? | NO |
| Does the CBA reference citizen review boards? | NO |
| Detail: A civilian member of the Police Commission is selected to serve as the hearing officer for administrative appeal hearings, which can include misconduct cases |
| Does the CBA limit union authority to pay and benefits issues? | NO |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to take regular mental health training? | NO |
| Does the CBA forbid the transfer or reassignment of an officer as a form of discipline? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to community policing? | NO |
| Does the CBA give the union the power to approve or disapprove new training programs for law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions involving the union in the process for promotions, unit assignments, and transfers? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to the use of body-worn cameras or body-worn camera video evidence? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Investigative procedure, categories, and appeal process |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Summary: Primary discipline authority: City of Los Angeles, Police Department;
Types: Extensive retraining, verbal counseling, training, suspension, termination;
Restricted aspects: N/A;
Challenge/appeal process: Administrative Appeal Procedure or Charter Section 1070. |
| Detail: Employee has right to representation during any investigatory meeting. Employee may file administrative appeal within certain timeline for each kind of action. Discipline not subject to union grievance procedure or arbitration. |
| Does the CBA explicitly allow for a state ombudsman outside particular police departments to hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct? | NO |
| Does the CBA regulate processes for retaining officer disciplinary records? | NO |
Summary: Record storage: N/A;
Storage authority: N/A;
Types of records: Notice to Correct Deficiencies (NTCD);
Timeline: Notice to Correct Deficiencies (NTCD) "placed in the employee’s Divisional Personnel Folder for one year. After one year, the NTCD shall be sent to the Personnel Records Section of Personnel Division for permanent retention.";
Access and use: N/A;
Use in decisions: N/A |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | NO |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | NO |
| Are there any statutes or regulations that prohibit or restrict collective bargaining with police unions? | NO |
| Is there a CBA with the police union? | YES |
| Is the current CBA publicly available online? | YES |