Published: Wed, 10/26/2016 - 3:57pm
It is hard to believe that October 2016 is almost finished. In this newsletter I will recap some important POST events that happened this month and outline some important things to remember as the end of 2016 draws closer.
Kim Richardson has joined our POST team and will be responsible for certification compliance. Kim will be the first point of contact for basic, provisional and renewal certifications. Kim comes to POST after working for the state of Colorado for several years and running other successful compliance programs.
Since my last newsletter, the POST Board held its third POST Board meeting of 2016 and our annual work day the day before the board meeting. I\'m happy to say that during the work day session the POST Board covered over 30 topics relevant to LE training in America today. One such topic is whether or not POST will accept military training in lieu of academy training. I believe a POST review regarding military equivalency was conducted a few years. It is time to conduct a current analysis and POST staff is currently reviewing how various federal training programs compare (or do not) to the current POST standard. I will report out once our analysis is complete. I will be discussing many of these topics in upcoming newsletters as these various topics take shape.
On October 4th, many of the Academy Directors from across the state and some of their staff met here in the building for our POST semiannual meeting. A representative from CDAC presented on various ways their organization can provide resources and training to academies. She also offered instruction on the changes to the strangulation statute. The EVAW (End Violence Against Women) Project at CDAC has training material and resources to assist with the implementation of the revised training outlines for domestic violence and sexual assault. For more information, or to request a local training, contact Linda Johnston at linda@cdac.state.co.us or 303-830-9115.
For those of you who are responsible for your training region grant programs, the first quarterly reports are due to POST on October 31st.
As always, I welcome your feedback.
Cory Amend