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POST warns of funding pressure, enrollment changes and proposes staff and replacement items; working group to review basic training delivery
Summary
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) told the legislature its dedicated fund revenues have declined, requiring temporary general-fund transfers in recent years; POST seeks a technical record specialist, equipment replacement and will participate in a working group to reassess basic training delivery across the state.
The committee received the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) budget presentation on Wednesday, where agency leaders described constrained dedicated revenues, recent one-time general-fund transfers and plans to convene a working group to study the future delivery of basic law-enforcement training in Idaho.
Legislative analyst Noah Peterson and POST Administrator Brad Johnson outlined revenue trends and recent transfers. Peterson noted that House Bill 469 of 2022 changed liquor revenue transfers, leading to a liquor fund contribution that began in FY2023; he said the POST fund has required occasional one-time general fund transfers in recent years to cover unexpected costs such as cafeteria contract increases and inflation. Brad Johnson told the committee POST would provide the committee with updated tuition and…
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