Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission

1101 Riverside Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101

Phone: (573)-751-3409
Fax: (573)-751-5399

Email: post@dps.mo.gov
Website: http://www.dps.mo.gov/dir/programs/post/

Details on Board or Commission

Authority: RSMo 590.120

Department: Public Safety

Mission: The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission ensures the citizens of Missouri are provided with the best trained, most professional law enforcement officers.

Function: The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission establishes minimum standards for peace officer basic training and continuing education, relicensing of peace officers whose licenses have expired, recognition of basic training received at training centers in other jurisdictions; advises the Director of the Department of Public Safety on officer standards and training; and administers the POST Training Fund.

SubCommittees:

Details on Meetings

Number of meetings: 2 meetings; committee meetings as needed

Location of meetings: Jefferson City

Duration of meetings: 1 day

Preparation time for meetings: 4 hours

Total time commitment: 1 hour

Details on Members

Total members: 11

Appointed members: 11

Term length: 3 years; no member serving a full term of 3 years may be reappointed to the commission until at least one year after the expiration of his or her most recent term

Compensation: Members receive reimbursement for realized and necessary expenses.

Member Requirements: Three members of the POST commission shall be police chiefs, three members shall be sheriffs, one member shall represent a state law enforcement agency covered by the provisions of this chapter, two members shall be peace officers at or below the rank of sergeant employed by a political subdivision, and one member shall be a chief executive officer of a certified training academy. The public member shall be at the time of appointment a registered voter; a person who is not and never has been a member of any profession certified or regulated under this chapter or the spouse of such person; and a person who does not have and never has had a material financial interest in either the providing of the professional services regulated by this chapter, or an activity or organization directly related to any profession certified or regulated under this chapter.

Political Requirements: no

Geographic Requirements: no more than two members may reside in the same congressional district as any other at the time of their appointments, with the exception of the Civilian-At-Large.

Senate Consent Required: Yes