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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 people‑with‑disabilities training (LD 37), first‑aid/CPR/AED hours (LD 34), shotgun training (not taught in the four comparison states), and critical‑incident content (LD 26). Holler said each state had different missing topics or hours and that none of the four met all California legislatively mandated subjects.
POST staff discussed potential regulatory solutions — for instance, establishing a regulation‑based validation or waiver for officers from specified states or graduating cohorts — to expedite onboarding for planned events like the LA Olympics. Executive staff noted, however, that some government code requirements (medical examinations, psychological evaluations, fingerprinting and background checks) apply to every peace officer prior to appointment and might preclude short‑term derogations without separate legislative change.
Committee members voiced two views: some urged caution, warning that adding formal validation requirements could create unnecessary bureaucracy for short‑term mutual‑aid deployments; others suggested tiered solutions that distinguish emergency short‑term mutual aid from planned limited‑term assignments and long‑term lateral employment.
POST staff said they will continue research and stakeholder engagement (including with LA event planners, Cal OES, LAPD and sheriff offices) and provide proposals about whether regulatory relief is feasible and where legislative changes might be necessary.
