Peace Officers Standards & Training Board Changes

The bill requires the attorney general to submit to the peace officers standards and training board (P.O.S.T. board) a proposal by December 31, 2030, to update current basic, reserve, and refresher law enforcement training academy programs and improve the peace officer performance of future academy graduates.The bill changes the makeup of the P.O.S.T. board by reducing the number of law enforcement head officials, reducing the number of non-law-enforcement persons, increasing the number of line officers, and adding representatives from law enforcement training academies and reserve officers.The bill requires that a person be at least 21 years old in order to be a certified peace officer.The bill makes a peace officer academy full-time instructor eligible to receive training or grants for training offered by any state or local entity.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)