Public Meeting

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

Public Meeting Agenda (PDF)

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Executive Director Report

Public Meeting Recording

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)

Executive Director Report

Public Meeting recording

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(555 CMR 9.00); proposed regulations re: Specialized Certification for School Resource Officers (555 CMR 10.00); draft guidance to Law Enforcement Agencies regarding certain aspects of 555 CMR 1.00: Procedural Rules

Public Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Public Meeting Materials (PDF)

Executive Director Report

Public Meeting Recording

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.

Public Meeting Materials (PDF)

Executive Director Report

Public Meeting Recording May 11, 2023

Meeting summary: Approval of minutes from May 11, 2023; Executive Director report: certification update; officer addresses and disciplinary records; FY24 Budget and Administrative update; Legal update: draft Guidance to Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecuting Offices Regarding 555 CMR 1.00 and 6.00;  public hearing overview – 555 CMR 9.00; certificate of appreciation to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

Public Meeting Materials (PDF)

Public Meeting Recording

Meeting summary:  Approval of minutes from June 15, 2023; Executive Director report: 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

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Public Meeting Recording July 12, 2023

Meeting summary: approval of minutes July 12, 2023; Executive Director report: certification, disciplinary records and administrative update; disciplinary records update; administrative update; 
LEA portal user survey results; law enforcement officer credential discussion; Legal update: guidance to constables and other law enforcement personnel; guidance on complaints reportable to POST; workplace safety policy

Public Meeting Agenda (PDF)

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Public Meeting Recording

Meeting summary: call to order; matters not anticipated by the Chair at the time of posting; Executive Session

Public Meeting Agenda (PDF)

Public Meeting Recording

Meeting summary: approval of minutes July 12, 2023 and August 8, 2023; Executive Director report: certification update; disciplinary records update; Finance and Administrative update; credentials for law enforcement officers with POST certification number; Legal update: Guidance to Law Enforcement Agencies and Prosecuting Offices regarding 555 CMR 1.00 and 6.00; Guidance to Constables and Other Law Enforcement Personnel Regarding 555 CMR 9.00; update on other regulatory action; workplace safety policy

Public Meeting Materials (PDF)

Public Meeting Recording

Meeting summary: Approval of minutes September 14, 2023; Executive Director report: certification update; disciplinary records update; Finance and Administrative update; Legal update: process for relinquishing certification; update on publication of regulations

Public Meeting Materials

Meeting Recording