A new state law intends to make the transition a little smoother for U.S. soldiers who served as military police and want to become civilian cops. Gov. Jerry Brown last week signed Senate Bill 1563 by Sen. Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, which “provides those with the proper training an additional 15 points for any peace officer entrance examination.” “The state should be doing all it can to ease the reintegration of our veterans to civilian life. It only makes sense that our veterans who have specialized training from the world’s best military receive this additional credit,” Cannella said in a news release.