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POST warns of funding pressures as academy demand grows; requests staffing and equipment for FY26
Summary
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) described revenue pressures, rising costs and a request to convert a part-time records specialist to improve certification turnaround while seeking vehicle and IT replacements.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Feb. 12 heard the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) budget presentation, which outlined dedicated revenue sources, recent general-fund transfers, higher training costs and requests for modest staffing and equipment for fiscal 2026.
Noah Peterson, Legislative Services Office analyst, summarized POST’s revenue streams: a $15 court fee applied to many violation types, fingerprint filing fees, in-service training fees, dormitory and facility fees, court-fee distributions tied to motor-vehicle fines, and miscellaneous revenues from officers who leave during a trainee probation period. He noted House Bill 469 (2022) created a liquor-revenue transfer into the POST fund starting in FY23; POST received…
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