SB 848

Under current law, the Law Enforcement Standards Board reimburses each

political subdivision for approved expenses incurred by law enforcement officers, jail

officers, and juvenile detention officers who complete training at board-certified

schools. Under current law, LESB reimburses the costs associated with preparatory

training for new recruits, and for the cost of annual recertification training.

This bill requires LESB to reimburse the costs of preparatory training that

were paid by an individual, in addition to those costs that were paid by a political

subdivision on behalf of a recruit.

Under current law, reimbursement to a political subdivision for annual

recertification training must be at least $160 per officer. The bill requires LESB to

also reimburse a law enforcement agency in an amount equal to the amount sent to

the political subdivision to reimburse annual recertification training costs.

The bill requires the governor to allocate funds received from the federal

government pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act to provide the

reimbursements to individuals for preparatory training and to law enforcement

agencies for recertification training, and to supplement reimbursements for training

to political subdivisions. Because federal law requires ARPA funding to be used by

December 31, 2024, the bill sunsets both training reimbursement provisions

described above on that date.