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POST presents training, revenue pressures and working group to address basic‑training capacity
Summary
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) briefed the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on training operations, revenue sources and a working group that will study how basic training should be distributed across academies, colleges and agency programs.
The state’s Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) agency told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Feb. 12 that rising costs and shifting revenue have strained the academy’s dedicated fund and prompted a working group to study the future delivery of basic law enforcement training.
Brad Johnson, POST administrator, said the program provides certification, basic academies, continuing education and instructor oversight statewide. POST’s revenue mix includes court fines and fees, fingerprinting and training fees, dormitory receipts, a liquor‑fund transfer created by 2022 legislation, and repayments when trainees leave the profession during a required probationary period.
POST reported that its dedicated revenues have declined over several years while demand and operating costs rose. “We don't traditionally get any general fund money, and so we're reliant on whatever the sources of those dedicated fund revenue provide,” Johnson said. He noted the division received one‑time general fund transfers in recent years to cover cost spikes, and that the dedicated fund’s month‑to‑month revenue has shown improvement in the last six months.
The division asked for a small personnel technical change (convert a part‑time records specialist to 0.33 FTP, $20,800) and replacement of an aging 15‑passenger van and IT equipment. Committee members pressed POST on the rise in repayment and collection amounts for trainees who leave within the two‑year agreement; POST’s business operations specialist said the agency had used collection agencies to recover previously uncollected sums and that repayment figures reflect those efforts. Johnson said POST is engaged in a post‑council working group tasked with producing a plan within about a year to evaluate how and where basic training should be delivered, including the role of college programs and regional training tracks.
No formal vote was taken. Committee members asked POST to provide additional detail on tuition amounts for different academies, historical repayment totals and the geographic distribution of training capacity.
