• Action Summary - September 1, 2021
• Meeting Minutes - September 1, 2021
• Action Summary - September 29, 2021
• Meeting Minutes - September 29, 2021

This is a status report of courses which have been certified and decertified from 4/1/2021 to 10/31/2021. 

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

The Rio Vista Police Department has been disbanded effective May 27, 2021. 

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

Baldwin Park Unified School District Police Department has been dissolved effective June 30, 2021.

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

The Commission has asked for staff to present ongoing reports on the status of regulatory actions once they have been approved by the Commission. This report reflects the progress of such actions as they move through the regulatory process. 

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

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

This is an informational report on distraction strikes for in-service training and basic course curriculum.  

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

This report is an update on the Basic Course curriculum regarding the history of policing in the United States.  

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

Senate Bill 2 was signed into legislation on September 30, 2021. This bill mandates POST to develop and staff a new division to be called Standards and Accountability Division, along with a new Standards Accountability Advisory Board.

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

This is a legislative update with the outcomes of bills of interest during the 2021-22 legislative session that POST monitored, 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. 

The Chair of the Finance Committee will report on the results of the Finance Committee held on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in West Sacramento, CA.

If the Commission concurs, the appropriate action would be a MOTION to approve the Finance Committee Report from their meeting on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in West Sacramento, CA. 

And, if the Commission concurs, the appropriate action would be a ROLL CALL VOTE by groups of contracts to authorize the Executive Director to renew/increase Law Enforcement Training and Administrative Contracts. 

Commission Regulation 1081 - Campus Law Enforcement Course has been updated to reflect emerging training needs.

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.

Commission Regulations and Commission Procedures are reviewed on an ongoing basis to determine if updates are needed. This review process identified revisions to a number of Commission Regulations that will provide clarification, correct inconsistencies, and add missing information. 

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

Staff recommends the revisions to Regulations 1070 and 1082 be amended pursuant to the rulemaking process and the Office of Administrative Law. If no one requests a public hearing, the amendments will become effective April 1, 2022.

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

In February 2021, the Commission voted to discontinue the use of the Force Option Simulator to fulfill Tactical Firearms Perishable Skills. Accordingly, POST staff recommends the Commission also remove Force Option Simulator as a mandated Regulation 1070 course.

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

California Government Code § 1031(d) requires that peace officer candidates undergo a thorough background investigation to ensure that they are “of good moral character.” Commission Regulation 1953 further requires that candidates are absent of “past behavior indicative of unsuitability to perform the duties of a peace officer.”

Although statutory law and regulatory requirements outline specific criteria and POST provides guidance through the Background Investigation Manual, including supplementary information, there is no mandatory training requirement for individuals conducting background investigations of either peace officer or public safety dispatcher candidates. 

Oftentimes personnel assigned to backgrounds have no prior knowledge or experience in conducting background investigations. Mandating background training would help to ensure that investigators have the knowledge and understanding they need to conduct thorough, efficient, and effective background investigations. Further, from a risk management perspective, it would improve the reliability of the background investigations and help to ensure that state and POST requirements are being met.

Staff is proposing to mandate training for individuals who conduct background investigations, for both peace officer and public safety dispatcher candidates, and require that the courses provided curriculum and/or content that is mandated by regulation to ensure consistency across training presenters.

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

The Advisory Chair will report on the results of the Advisory Committee meeting held on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, in West Sacramento, CA. 

If the Commission concurs, the appropriate action would be a MOTION to accept the report from the Advisory Committee meeting held on December 8, 2021, in West Sacramento, CA.

From POST to:

• Brian Kalinowski, Chief, Galt Police Department; expressing deep sympathy over the tragic on-duty death of Officer Harminder Grewal.

1. Consideration for next Commission Meetings.

•   April 27-28, 2022 - POST HQ, West Sacramento
•   August 31-September 1, 2022 - TBD

•   November 30-December 1, 2022 - POST HQ, West Sacramento

• March 1-2, 2023 - TBD

•   June 7-8, 2023 - POST HQ, West Sacramento  

2. Sheriff Rick DiBasilio's term on the Advisory Committee is expiring. Request for consideration for re-appointment to the Commission on POST Advisory Committee. 

• Letter from Sheriff Dean Growdon, CCSA President, requesting Sheriff Rick DiBasilio be re-appointed to the Advisory Committee as CSSA's representative.  Current term expires February 2022. 

• March 2-3, 2022 - San Diego, CA
• May 25-26, 2022 - POST, 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) 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.