California

State Representative: Shallie Johnson (interim)

Program Consultant – California Department of Education
ShJohnson@cde.ca.gov
916-445-7754

State Membership

If you are a California LPS instructor or administrator your LAPSEN membership is already paid for by the state membership. To join follow the steps below.

Note: you must have a California home address and work for a system in California. Email info@lapsen.org if you live out of state.

To join follow the steps here – Click Here.
You will need your state code to discount your membership fee. The state code: calistate

Be sure to sign up for the newsletter! That is the only way to know when updates, new lesson plans and resources are posted – Click Here.

Newsletters specific to California are sent out from LAPSEN as well. You only need to sign up once to get both.

Check the Directory

LAPSEN hosts the national Directory of Youth Law Enforcement Experience Programs for the Department of Justice COPs program. The database is for ALL PATHWAYs – legal, fire, and others as well as law enforcement. Agencies, educational researchers, and fellow teachers use this to find you. It is very important your program is listed. You can also use it yourself to find other programs.

Search for your program. Add or update your program if needed.

Public Services Pathways

Public Safety
Emergency Response
Legal Practices

Important Links:

State CTE site – https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/
CTE Online – online lessons and resources https://www.cteonline.org/
Curriculum Standards – https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/sf/documents/pubservices.pdf
California SkillsUSA – https://www.skillsusaca.org/

California State Notes:

The LPS Summit

Your Law and Public Safety state conference sponsored by California Department of Education and produced by LAPSEN is the Summit. It is held the first Thursday of February each year. On even years it is held in Southern California and on odd years it is held in the Central Valley or Bay Area. Before the Summit there will be preconference training. After the conference, tours of schools and other activities are planned.

The next Summit is in Murrieta the week of February 5th, 2026. Visit the Summit site for more information.

Industry Recognized Credentials (IRCs)

Programs in California are encouraged to use IRCs identified by LAPSEN as being appropriate IRCs. Visit https://lapsen.org/student-certification to learn more about certifications.