HB 26-1312

HB 26-1312 is a Colorado bill that aims to improve law enforcement training and standards. It requires the attorney general to propose updates to police training programs by the end of 2030, focusing on better preparing future officers. The bill also changes how members are selected for the Peace Officers Standards & Training Board (P.O.S.T. board), adding more line officers and representatives from training academies while excluding those whose certifications have been revoked. Additionally, it sets a minimum age requirement of 21 years old to become a certified peace officer. This bill has been signed into law, meaning its changes are now in effect.

Official Summary

The act requires the attorney general to submit to the peace officers standards and training board (P.O.S.T. board) a proposal by December 31, 2030, to update current basic, reserve, and refresher law enforcement training academy programs and improve the peace officer performance of future academy graduates.     The act changes the makeup of the P.O.S.T. board by reducing the number of law enforcement head officials, reducing the number of non-law-enforcement persons, increasing the number of line officers, and adding representatives from law enforcement training academies and reserve officers. A person who has had their P.O.S.T. certification revoked is not eligible to serve on the P.O.S.T. board.     The P.O.S.T. board is prohibited from approving skill instructors whose P.O.S.T. certification has been revoked for training academies and from approving training academies with an instructor whose P.O.S.T. certification has been revoked after September 1, 2026.     The act requires that a person be at least 21 years old in order to be a certified peace officer.     The act makes a peace officer academy full-time instructor eligible to attend P.O.S.T. certification classes funded with grant money, but the instructor is not eligible to receive individual grant funding from the P.O.S.T. board.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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