January 12, 2023 Meeting Summary: Executive Director Enrique Zuniga reported on suspensions; update on proposed regulations on databases and dissemination of information
(555 CMR 8.00), and proposed regulations re: Regulatory Action and Advisory Opinions (555 CMR 11.00); General Counsel update; Finance & Administration update.
February 16, 2023 Meeting summary: Approval of minutes from December 13, 2022 and January 12, 2023; Executive Director report on disciplinary records update; Certification update (including a list of not certified officers); presentation of annual report draft; personnel update; Director of Standards appointment Matthew Landry; update on proposed regulations on Databases and Dissemination of Information (555 CMR 8.00); and proposed regulations re: Regulatory Action and Advisory Opinions (555 CMR 11.00); and Finance update on FY24 Budget and Organizational Chart
March 16, 2023 Meeting summary: Executive Director Report on Certification of officers with last names I – P; Administrative Suspensions; Budget Update; Legal Update on collecting information regarding uses of force, injuries, and deaths; proposed regulations re: Initial Certification of Officers; and Initial or Renewed Certification of Independently Applying Officers, Including Constables (555 CMR 9.00)
Public Meeting Materials (PDF)
Public Meeting recording March 16, 2023
Meeting summary: Approval of minutes from February 16, 2023; Executive Director report: administrative update; finance update; legal update on proposed regulations re: Initial Certification of Officers; and Initial or Renewed Certification of Independently Applying Officers, Including Constables (555 CMR 9.00); proposed regulations re: Specialized Certification for School Resource
Officers (555 CMR 10.00); draft guidance to Law Enforcement Agencies regarding certain aspects of 555 CMR 1.00: Procedural Rule
Meeting summary: Approval of minutes from March 16, 2023 and April 13, 2023; Executive Director Report: administrative update; disciplinary records update; certification update; Intro to the Law Enforcement Agency (LEA Portal); finance update; legal update on Maintenance, Reporting, and Auditing of Law Enforcement Records and Information.
June 15, 2023 Meeting summary: Approval of minutes from May 11, 2023; Executive Director Report update on certification, officer addresses and disciplinary records; FY24 Budget & Administrative Update; Legal Update: draft Guidance to Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecuting Offices Regarding 555 CMR 1.00 and 6.00; public hearing overview – 555 CMR 9.00; certificate of appreciation to outgoing Commissioners Kim West and Michael Wynn
July 12, 2023 Meeting summary: Approval of minutes from June 15, 2023; Executive Director Report on certification; process for publishing review Decisions, conditionally certified status; Administrative update; Legal update on proposed regulations 555 CMR 11.00 – Regulatory Action & Advisory Opinions; revisions to proposed regulations 555 CMR 9.00 – Initial Certification
of Officers and Initial or Renewed Certification of Independently Applying Officers; further guidance to constables; Division of Standards update.
August 10 meeting summary: Approval of minutes July 12, 2023; Executive Director Report: certification, disciplinary records and administrative update
b. Disciplinary Records Update
c. Administrative Update
4) LEA Portal User Survey Results – CTO Owen Mael
5) Law Enforcement Officer Credential Discussion
6) Legal Update – General Counsel Randall Ravitz
a. Guidance to Constables and other Law Enforcement Personnel
b. Guidance on Complaints Reportable to POST
c. Workplace Safety Policy