sandra swanson authored the new law. it establishes an independent auditor to investigate citizen complaints against bart police officers and it creates an one member citizen review board to recommend any disciplinary action. >> it gives us another place to go when we need a check up how we're doing. what's going on, they look at our training, they look at our policies. they look at the investigation. >> reporter: the new law takes effect next january 1st, exactly two years after the death of oscar grant. >>> some of the oakland police officers who lost their jobs this week may find new work not too far away. oakland schools say they are hiring. ktvu's john sasaki is live now with a look at what this job entails. >> just days after 80 oakland officers lost their jobs, an opportunity is presenting itself. for children, is there anything better than playing outside during summer vacation. in west oakland, an area plagued by violence, a new program allows kids to play with little concern for their safety. >> he does not lik

. >> reporter: the new law authored by sandra swanson and signed by governor arnold schwarzenegger appoints an independent auditor. it also creates an 11 member citizen review board to recommend disciplinary action. >> this is a new page in bart's history. >> reporter: the new law is the latest change at bart is the shooting death of oscar grant the iii by mehserle about a year and a half ago. >> things that go wrong prior to this, the bart police department did it themselves. it was our own internal affairs. after january of 2009, that had to stop. >> it gives us another place to go, they look at our training, they look at our policy. they look at the investigations and they can spot check why did the officer do this? why did an officer pull a gun, why did an officer pull a taser. why didn't he use the night stick. >> reporter: the oversight is new to bart, but not to many other police departments. >> what bart is trying to do is combine the both. when you have too many hands in the pot, it may get a little interesting. >> they are going to work with us. we always agree, probably not will