State training requirements

State Police Training Requirements

A plain-language, sourced reference for how each state governs peace officer in-service training: the standards body, the annual hour requirement, the mandated topics for de-escalation and crisis response, and who decides what counts for credit. Every page cites primary law and the state POST-equivalent, with a verified-as-of date.

Published states

Alabama

Centralized approval

Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC). 12 hours annual in-service.

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Alaska

Agency discretion

Alaska Police Standards Council (APSC).

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Arizona

Agency discretion

Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPOST). 12 hours annual in-service.

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Arkansas

Centralized approval

Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST). 24 hours annual in-service.

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California

Centralized approval

California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).

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Colorado

Agency discretion

Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board. 24 hours annual in-service.

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Connecticut

Centralized approval

Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POSTC).

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Delaware

Centralized approval

Delaware Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST), formerly the Council on Police Training. 16 hours annual in-service.

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District of Columbia

Agency discretion

Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the DC Police Officers Standards and Training Board.

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Florida

Hybrid

Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC).

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Georgia

Hybrid

Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council (POST Council). 20 hours annual in-service.

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Hawaii

Centralized approval

Hawaii Law Enforcement Standards Board (LESB).

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Idaho

Hybrid

Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council.

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Illinois

Centralized approval

Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB).

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Indiana

Hybrid

Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board and Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). 24 hours annual in-service.

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Iowa

Agency discretion

Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). 12 hours annual in-service.

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Kansas

Agency discretion

Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training (KS-CPOST). 40 hours annual in-service.

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Kentucky

Centralized approval

Kentucky Law Enforcement Council and Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT). 40 hours annual in-service.

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Louisiana

Agency discretion

Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST Council), Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement. 20 hours annual in-service.

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Maine

Centralized approval

Maine Criminal Justice Academy (MCJA) Board of Trustees.

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Maryland

Centralized approval

Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission (MPTSC). 18 hours annual in-service.

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Massachusetts

Hybrid

Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) and POST Commission. 40 hours annual in-service.

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Michigan

Hybrid

Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES).

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Minnesota

Hybrid

Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST Board).

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Mississippi

Hybrid

Board on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Training (BLEOST).

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Missouri

Hybrid

Missouri POST Program (Department of Public Safety). 24 hours annual in-service.

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Montana

Hybrid

Montana Public Safety Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council.

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Nebraska

Agency discretion

Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Crime Commission) and Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center.

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Nevada

Centralized approval

Nevada Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training (POST). 12 hours annual in-service.

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New Hampshire

Hybrid

New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council (PSTC). 24 hours annual in-service.

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New Jersey

Centralized approval

Police Training Commission (PTC), Division of Criminal Justice, and Attorney General Law Enforcement Directives.

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New Mexico

Centralized approval

New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy and Law Enforcement Certification Board.

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New York

Hybrid

Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), Municipal Police Training Council.

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North Carolina

Centralized approval

N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission (police) and N.C. Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission (deputies). 24 hours annual in-service.

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North Dakota

Hybrid

North Dakota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board.

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Ohio

Centralized approval

Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC) and Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA). 24 hours annual in-service.

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Oklahoma

Centralized approval

Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET). 25 hours annual in-service.

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Oregon

Hybrid

Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST).

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Pennsylvania

Centralized approval

Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission (MPOETC). 12 hours annual in-service.

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Rhode Island

Centralized approval

Rhode Island Police Officers' Commission on Standards and Training (POST).

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South Carolina

Centralized approval

South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (SCCJA).

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South Dakota

Hybrid

South Dakota Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission.

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Tennessee

Centralized approval

Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission. 40 hours annual in-service.

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Texas

Hybrid

Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).

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Utah

Hybrid

Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). 40 hours annual in-service.

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Vermont

Hybrid

Vermont Criminal Justice Council (VCJC). 30 hours annual in-service.

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Virginia

Centralized approval

Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).

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Washington

Hybrid

Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission. 24 hours annual in-service.

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West Virginia

Centralized approval

Law Enforcement Professional Standards (LEPS) Subcommittee, Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction. 16 hours annual in-service.

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Wisconsin

Agency discretion

Wisconsin Law Enforcement Standards Board (LESB), Department of Justice. 24 hours annual in-service.

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Wyoming

Hybrid

Wyoming Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST).

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More states are added as each one is researched and verified against primary sources. Only verified states appear here.