Budget Amendment ID: FY2014-S3-437

EPS 437

Police Officer Standards and Training

Messrs. Tarr, Michael O. Moore, Hedlund, Knapik and Ross moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 35, by inserting in section 35, in line 405, after the word “for” the following language:-

“the creation of a statewide Police Officer Standards and Training system and”; and

by inserting after section _ the following section:-

SECTION _. There shall be a Police Officer Standards and Trainings commission to develop and implement a statewide POST system with oversight over all law enforcement training in the commonwealth.  The statewide POST system shall be applicable to all officers exercising police powers in the commonwealth.

The commission shall file a report with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives not later than December 31, 2013.  Said report shall detail a statewide POST system that is the ultimate decision maker with respect to law enforcement training standards and has the authority to set certification standards based upon officer training, experience, and education.

The commission shall consist of the following members or a designee of the following members: the secretary of public safety, who shall serve as the chair; the executive director of the municipal police training commission; the colonel of the state police; the director of environmental police; the director the Massachusetts sheriffs association; the commissioner of the department of corrections; a representative of the Massachusetts harbormasters Association; 2 representatives from municipal police departments; a representative of the Massachusetts municipal association; and 2 members appointed by the governor with expertise in law enforcement education and policy.