Public Meeting

Meeting Summary: The Commission approved guidance pursuant to Section 119, requiring issuance by June 30, 2021, on developmentally appropriate de-escalation and disengagement tactics, techniques, procedures, and other alternatives to the use of force for minor children. This guidance takes into account various contextual factors such as age, disability, developmental status, mental health, linguistic limitations, and other conditions. Additionally, there was a discussion of the Commission’s statutory responsibility under Section 15(d) to jointly promulgate rules and regulations with the Municipal Police Training Committee regarding the use of force by law enforcement officers. These regulations allow for necessary, proportionate, and non-deadly force only after de-escalation tactics have been attempted and failed or are deemed not feasible based on the totality of circumstances.

Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Meeting Minutes (PDF)

Meeting Summary: The meeting began with approval of minutes from June 16, 2021, June 23, 2021 and June 30, 2021 meetings. The Commission also held a discussion on proposed rules and regulations under Section 15(d).

Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Meeting Minutes (PDF)

Executive Director and General Counsel Screening Committee meeting

Screening Committee meeting summary: The meeting began with a call to order, followed by approval of the Executive Director Screening Committee minutes from June 16, 2021. The Commission then entered executive session under M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(8) to review resumes for General Counsel applicants and to interview candidates for the Executive Director position. The public session did not reconvene after the executive session.

Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission Executive Director and General Counsel Screening Committee Agenda

Meeting Summary: The meeting included a discussion of proposed rules and regulations under Section 15(d), which require the Commission and the Municipal Police Training Committee to jointly establish use-of-force policies for law enforcement officers. These regulations allow for the use of necessary, proportionate, and non-deadly force in situations not explicitly covered by law, but only when de-escalation tactics have been attempted and failed or are deemed not feasible based on the totality of the circumstances.

Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Meeting Minutes (PDF)

Meeting Summary: Discussion of proposed rules and regulations under Section 15(d): “The
commission and the municipal police training committee established pursuant to section 116 of chapter 6 shall jointly promulgate rules and regulations for the use of force by law enforcement officers consistent with this section and section 14; provided, however, that such regulations may authorize the use of necessary, proportionate and non-deadly force for purposes not explicitly specified in this chapter where de-escalation tactics have been attempted and failed or are not feasible based on the totality of the circumstances.”

Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Meeting Minutes (PDF)

This meeting was cancelled.

Meeting Summary: The meeting focused on a discussion of the proposed rules and regulations under Section 15(d), which direct the Commission and the Municipal Police Training Committee to jointly establish use-of-force policies for law enforcement officers. These regulations permit the use of necessary, proportionate, and non-deadly force in situations not specifically addressed by law, but only after de-escalation tactics have been attempted and failed or are considered not feasible based on the totality of the circumstances.

Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Meeting Minutes (PDF)

Executive Director and General Counsel Screening Committee Meeting Summary: The meeting was called to order, after which the Executive Director and General Counsel Screening Committee entered executive session pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, §21(8) to conduct due diligence on applicants for the Executive Director position. The public session did not reconvene following the executive session.

Exec. Director & General Counsel Screening Subcommittee Agenda

Meeting Summary: Discussion of status of hiring an Executive Director and other management positions.

Meeting Minutes (PDF)

General Counsel Screening Committee

Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Meeting Recording