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POST panel debates transferability of background investigations between agencies
Summary
Advisory committee discussed a proposal to allow law‑enforcement background investigation files to transfer between agencies within 12 months of completion, including proposed limits, required updates and quality‑control concerns raised by advisory members and associations.
The advisory committee for the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) discussed a proposed rule allowing the transfer of peace‑officer background investigation files between agencies if the original background was completed within the previous 12 months.
The proposal, described by Kelly Saroski, staff services manager in POST's Strategic Communications and Research Bureau, would let a hiring agency accept a background investigation done by a prior agency so long as the file "was conducted in accordance with current requirements" and a background "update is required from when the background investigation was completed." Saroski said the 12‑month clock would be measured by the hiring‑authority designee signature date on the POST verification form (POST 2‑355).
Why it matters: Agencies said the change could speed hiring for lateral transfers and interim leadership positions, but advisory members warned it could allow substandard investigations to circulate…
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