MEETING DATE
2/18/2015 |
BUREAU SUBMITTING THIS REPORT
Training Program Services Bureau |
RESEARCHED BY (PRINT NAME)
Brenda Lusk |
REVIEWED BY (PRINT NAME)
Bob Ziglar |
REPORT DATE
12/16/2014 |
APPROVED BY
Robert A. Stresak |
DATE APPROVED
01/26/15 |
PURPOSE
Decision Requested |
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Yes
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| ISSUE, BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, & RECOMMENDATION |
| ISSUE: |
| Should the Commission authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance for the delivery of Tools for Tolerance training programs for law enforcement in an amount not to exceed $1,556,000? |
| BACKGROUND: |
In 1996, the California legislature allocated $2,000,000 to POST to provide experiential training in diversity and tolerance for law enforcement officers. The funding in support of this training has remained a part of the POST budget each year since then.
POST has contracted with the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance (MOT) to present unique and dynamic courses and the museum experience to thousands of law enforcement personnel. Of the $2,000,000, POST retains $444,000 each year to reimburse agencies for travel and per-diem in conjunction with travel to Los Angeles where the museum is located.
The remaining $1,556,000 has been available to the Museum of Tolerance for the presentation of POST certified law enforcement training. |
| ANALYSIS: |
The Museum of Tolerance currently presents 11 courses for law enforcement including Hate Crimes, Racial Profiling, and Cultural Diversity. The MOT also presents courses geared towards supervisors and command staff that focuses on effective supervision in a diverse workplace. Session six in the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SLI) is presented at the Museum and enhances relevant themes presented in previous SLI sessions by discussing the nexus between diversity and leadership in a historical and contemporary context.
POST uses the $444,000 to reimburse the travel and per-diem for personnel from local law enforcement (reimbursable) agencies and for State law enforcement (non-reimbursable) agencies (e.g., Department of Justice and California Highway Patrol) and officers of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation through contracts.
Student evaluations continue to be positive and reflect that the MOT training has a profound impact on how they view diversity both in their agencies and in the communities they serve.
A breakdown of the cost for the Museum of Tolerance training program is contained in Attachment A. |
| RECOMMENDATION: |
| Staff recommends the Commission authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance for the delivery of Tools for Tolerance training programs for law enforcement in an amount not to exceed $1,556,000. |
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