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POST seeks funding stability and curriculum updates as dedicated revenues decline
Summary
The Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) administrator told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee that dedicated revenues have lagged while training costs rose; POST asked for modest staffing and replacement items and a working group will develop a statewide plan for basic training delivery within about a year.
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Administrator Brad Johnson and Legislative Services analysts told the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee on Feb. 12 that POST faces revenue pressures while statewide demand for basic and in‑service training grows.
Johnson said POST is largely supported by dedicated fees—$15 court fines, filing fees, dormitory and training fees and a liquor fund transfer enacted in House Bill 469 (2022). When revenues fell and certain costs rose, the division received one‑time general fund transfers in recent…
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