• Sergeant Dominic Vaca, San Bernardino Sheriff's Department 
• Deputy Anthony Redondo, Imperial County Sheriff's Office
• Deputy Phillip Campas, Kern County Sheriff's Office

• Action Summary - June 2, 2021
• Meeting Minutes - June 2, 2021

At the June 2021 meeting, the Commission asked POST staff to provide a breakdown of ethnicity, age, and education from the recently completed Assembly Bill (AB) 332 report to the Legislature.  

During the AB 332 research, staff analyzed data collected from 2,774 academy students from the 23 intensive Regular Basic Course (RBC) academies July 2019-July 2020.

This report is presented as information only for the Commission, in relation to AB 89, which is proposed legislation regarding mandatory formal educational and age requirements for peace officers. No action is required. 

On July 16, 2021, and by follow up email on August 9, 20201, a group of 46 Chief DAIs submitted a letter to POST expressing their opposition to the amendment. Furthermore, the Chief DAIs requested a public hearing.

 Pursuant to Government Code section 11346.4, POST will host a public hearing at the completion of the 45-day public comment period. The public hearing will tentatively be scheduled for 9:00 AM on September 20, 2021. The location of the public hearing will be: 860 Stillwater Road, Suite 100, West Sacramento, CA 95605. The public hearing will also be live streamed at: https://post.ca.gov/watch-meeting.

This report is presented for information only. No action is required. 

This is a report on the Basic Course curriculum regarding the history of law enforcement.  

This report is presented for information only. No action is required.

This is a report on the possible inclusion of Correctional Sergeants into the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute (SLI).

This report is presented for information only. No action is required. 

This is a legislative update with bills of interest for the 2021-22 legislative session that POST is monitoring, some of which may affect POST operations, and/or affect our law enforcement partners.

This report is presented for information only. No action is required. 

This is a report on the Quality Assessment Program reviewing Fiscal Years 2018/2019, 2019/2020, and 2020/2021.

This report is presented for information only. No action is required. 

The Training and Testing Specifications (Learning Domain 33 – Arrest and Control) have been updated to reflect emerging training needs regarding body positioning of restrained subjects.

If the Commission concurs, the appropriate action would be a MOTION to approve the proposed changes to the Training and Testing Specifications for Peace Officer Basic Courses.

This is a report on the proposed regulation changes to Commission Regulations 1953 and 1955 commensurate with Assembly Bill (AB) 846.

Staff is requesting Commission approval, subject to the Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action process, for the proposed changes to Commission Regulations 1953 and 1955, including incorporating the Bias Assessment Framework and adding Multicultural Competence to the list of psychological evaluator competencies.  

POST staff recommends the Commission approve the amendments as specified to Commission Regulations 1052 and 1053, respectively, to combine all regulations related to distance learning under Commission Regulation 1053 and rename it as "Requirements for Distance Learning Course Certification."

POST staff recommend the Commission also approve the amendments as specified to Commission Regulation 1001 to add numbering and define terms related to distance learning.

If the Commission concurs, the appropriate action would be a MOTION to approve the changes as described in the staff report. 

Should the Commission authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with a qualifying entity for the presentation of the POST Quality Assessment Program (QAP) in an amount not to exceed $205,700.00?

If the Commission concurs, the appropriate action would be a MOTION to approve the contract as enumerated in this report.

From POST to:

• John McMahon, Sheriff, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department; expressing deep sympathy over the tragic on-duty death of Sergeant Dominic Vaca.
• Raymond Loera, Sheriff, Imperial County Sheriff's Office; expressing deep sympathy over the tragic on-duty death of Deputy Anthony Redondo. 
• Donny Youngblood, Sheriff, Kern County Sheriff's Office, expressing deep sympathy over the tragic on-duty death of Deputy Phillip Campas. 

1. Appointment of Replacement Representative to the Advisory Committee:

• Request to appoint Sergeant Julie Spry, Los Angeles School Police Department, to the Advisory Committee by the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) Board of Directors as a replacement representative for Phillip P.J. Webb.

If the Commission concurs, the appropriate action would be a MOTION to approve the appointment of Julie Spry as a member of the POST Advisory Committee.

• December 8-9, 2021 - POST HQ, West Sacramento
• March 2-3, 2021 - TBD
• May 25-26, 2021 - POST HQ, West Sacramento 

1) Conference with Legal Counsel -  Existing Litigation: Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e)(1), the Commission hereby provides public notice that the following pending litigation matters may be considered and acted upon, as necessary and appropriate, in closed session.   

a) Electronic Frontier Foundation v. California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, Yolo County Superior Court, Case No CV2021-0911.

 b) Jeremy Maurer v. Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, Sacramento Superior Court, Case No 34-2018-80002807.

 c) Knowledge and Intelligence Professional Programs v. POST, Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. NC058217, NC053503 and related appeals, Second Appellate District, Case No’s B266376 and B278820.

d) Tamara Evans v. POST, Sacramento Superior Court, Case No. 34-2014-00164423; Eastern District of California, Case No. 2:15-cv-01951.

2)  Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing/Potential Litigation: Pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(e)(1) and (2), the Commission hereby provides public notice that it may meet in closed session to consider the following matters, and/or to determine whether, based on existing facts and circumstances, any matter presents a significant exposure to litigation [see Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(B)(ii)] and, if so, to proceed with closed session consideration and action on that matter, as necessary and appropriate [see Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(B)(i)], or, based on existing facts and circumstances, if it has decided to initiate or is deciding to initiate litigation [see Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(C)], or, if in the opinion of the state body on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is litigation, or significant exposure to litigation, against the state body [see Government Code Section 11126(e)(2)(B)(i)].  Such consideration may include but is not limited to the following matters: 
 

a) Matters before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Fair Employment and Housing:  EEOC # 550-2021-00916.