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Criminal Justice Council seeks $300,000 to finish curriculum rewrite; contract now $1.5M
Summary
Christopher Burkell, executive director of the Criminal Justice Council, asked the committee for a $300,000 addition in the Budget Adjustment Act to bring a multi‑year curriculum redevelopment contract to $1.5 million; he said the project is more than halfway complete and the vendor work will be piloted mid‑2027.
Christopher Burkell, executive director of the Criminal Justice Council, presented a funding gap request related to a multi‑year curriculum redevelopment effort for law enforcement training.
"Our budget ask was initially 1.4, But when the money came out, we actually received 1.2...the pricing that we got was 1,800,000...That was settled on the contract of 1,500,000 over the last 2 budget cycles," Burkell told the committee. He said the Council has repeatedly asked for the missing $300,000 in one‑time funding and is now requesting that gap be filled through the Budget Adjustment Act so the contractor can complete the remaining work.
Burkell said the curriculum rewrite is well underway (he estimates roughly two‑thirds complete), the contractor is the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, and the Council anticipates piloting materials in mid‑2027. He described the work as necessary to make training "legally defensible" and aligned to best practices and said the Council trimmed staffing and scope to reduce cost where possible.
Committee members asked about timing and rollout; Burkell said the curriculum comes in segments to subject‑matter experts, goes through advisory review and will then be piloted with the instructor cadre. No vote or appropriation occurred during the briefing; the Council said it will provide more material if the committee asks.
