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POST asks for modest staffing and replacement funding as training demand grows
Summary
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) staff briefed the committee on funding pressures, rising training demand, accreditation and a backlog in certification processing; POST seeks a technical records specialist and replacement vehicles/IT items for FY2026.
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) staff and Legislative Services analysts told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Feb. 12 that POST is managing steady demand for basic and in‑service training while relying largely on dedicated revenue sources that have fluctuated.
Noah Peterson, the Legislative Services budget analyst, reviewed POST’s revenue streams and recent transfers. He noted that POST relies on a mix of court fines and fee revenues, fingerprinting and training fees and a liquor‑fund transfer authorized by House Bill 469 of 2022, which provided a 1.5% liquor revenue transfer mechanism for POST. Peterson said POST has historically spent above 80% of its appropriation but used one‑time transfers in recent years to cover pressure…
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