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POST board seeks operating adjustment; Philando Castile Memorial Training Fund noted in governor's package
Summary
The Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board told the committee it supports an operating adjustment recommended by the governor and noted a $2 million biennial recommendation to the Philando Castile Memorial Training Fund in FY26, with no tail funding in FY27 in the governor's proposal.
Eric Missal, Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), told the committee the board oversees roughly 10,500 peace‑officer licenses and that the agency's governor‑recommended operating adjustment would help maintain current service levels amid rising costs.
Missal told members that the Philando Castile Memorial Training Fund is included in the governor's recommendations at $2 million in FY26 with no funding continuation in FY27. The board said it would administer any funding appropriated by the Legislature and that the ongoing POST appropriation for training reimbursements remains in the board's operating package. Committee members asked about the consequences of a disappearance of larger memorial training funds after FY26; Missal said agencies would have less reimbursement available and that the fund historically partially reimbursed agencies for mandated training costs.
