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POST to study whether agencies can reuse recent officer background investigations at Cal Chiefs' request
Summary
The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training agreed to study a California Police Chiefs Association proposal to allow hiring agencies to use or update background investigations conducted by other agencies in limited circumstances, directing staff to return with recommendations by March.
The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training on Nov. 1 agreed to study whether hiring agencies should be permitted to use or update background-investigation files completed by other agencies.
The proposal was presented as a request from Foster City Police Chief Tracy Avelar and the California Police Chiefs Association. Melanie Singley, Office of Strategic Communication and Research, explained POST’s current rule, telling commissioners: "Currently, Commission Regulation 1953 . . . provides limited exceptions to allow a hiring agency to use a peace officer candidate's previous completed background investigation."
Commissioners and staff framed the issue around recruitment and the cost of repeating background investigations, especially for smaller agencies that may share contractors. Executive…
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