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POST examines reciprocity and regulatory options to speed in‑state deployment of out‑of‑state officers for large events
Summary
POST staff told the advisory committee that West Coast academies differ from California’s legislatively mandated training in several required topics (disabilities training, first aid/AED hours, shotgun, critical incidents). Staff discussed regulatory waiver options to permit out‑of‑state officers to assist for large planned events (e.g., LA 2028) but noted statutory constraints (medical/psych/fingerprinting) that may require legislative change for large short‑term deployments.
POST staff briefed the committee on whether California could authorize large numbers of out‑of‑state law enforcement officers to perform state peace‑officer duties for major planned events or mutual‑aid deployments without the full California hiring process.
Carrie Holler, bureau chief in the Basic Training Bureau, said POST compared curricula from Washington, Oregon, Arizona and Nevada to California’s Regular Basic Course and found common content gaps: mandated hours on…
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