(a) The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, by January 1, 2022, shall study, review, and update their regulations and associated screening materials related to the emotional and mental condition evaluation required by Section 1031 to incorporate both of the following:

(1) Identification of explicit bias towards race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

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(2) Identification of implicit bias towards race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

(b) For the purpose of this section, race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability, and sexual orientation have the same meaning as incorporated by § 422.55 of the Penal Code.

(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 322, Sec. 2. (AB 846) Effective January 1, 2021.)