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Agency says LITAXA training is expanding after state audit; officials report roughly 44% completion so far
Summary
Interim Director presented the CJTC's response to the State Auditor's performance audit of LITAXA training, outlining curriculum certification, project management steps, improved communications, hubs for in-person skills, and a reported increase in completion to about 44% of required officers.
Interim Director Wills summarized the commission's multi-step response to a May 2025 State Auditor's Office performance audit of the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (LITAXA) training. He said the curriculum was independently certified and that staff have developed a project-management plan to address audit recommendations, including clearer WAC language to be returned to the commission in September. "We are now at about 44% of the officers required have completed the training," Wills said, noting that the number is improving from the auditor's snapshot.
Wills described plans to improve communications via a public Excel-based dashboard and web updates, and to make more training available through regional hubs and a learning-management help desk. Commissioners pressed for clarity on what the 44% figure includes; Wills said staff would follow up to confirm whether the percentage covers incumbent officers only or also incorporates newly certified academy graduates. He also said the agency will expand cultural-awareness offerings, partner on "alternatives to arrest" curriculum with Catholic Community Services, and continue outreach to agency partners. Staff committed to regular updates and a clearer completion-tracking mechanism posted online.
