State training requirements
Idaho Peace Officer Training Requirements
Who governs peace officer standards in Idaho, the annual in-service requirement, the mandated topics for de-escalation and crisis response, and who decides what counts for in-service credit.
Verified as of July 9, 2026
Who governs
Peace officer standards and training in Idaho are set by the Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council.
Annual in-service requirement
Idaho requires 40 hours of continuing training every two years (biennial) to maintain certification; the cycle starts January 1 following certification and runs through December 31 of the following year. Peace Officer certificate holders must complete a minimum of 24 hours in required topics plus 16 hours in any law-enforcement-related topic. Approved by the Council in 2021, added to rule in 2022, and implemented January 2023; hours are tracked through the Mandatory Training Report System.
Mandated topics relevant to CodeBlu
Required-topic hours
Of the 40 biennial hours, at least 24 must be in required topics per IDAPA 11.11.01.131.01 and POST procedure 12.28. Whether de-escalation, crisis intervention, or mental-health training is enumerated among those required topics is not confirmed in the sources reviewed; Idaho POST offers crisis-intervention training, but the rule text reviewed does not clearly list these as standalone mandated recurring topics.
Source: IDAPA 11.11.01 (current rules)
Who decides in-service credit
Hybrid
Per Idaho POST guidance the 40 hours do not have to be POST-certified; the officer and agency are responsible for documentation through the Mandatory Training Report System, and any law-enforcement-related education qualifies for the 16 elective hours. POST maintains a course-credit process and an eLearning portal, but agency-documented training counts. Idaho POST notes that passive formats such as watching videos and reading books are not accepted, so training must be interactive.
What this means for training like CodeBlu
Idaho uses a mix of central approval and agency discretion for in-service credit. Where the decision rests with the agency, a department can decide whether training like CodeBlu counts toward its in-service hours; where a topic is centrally certified, the formal path runs through Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council. Either way, this is not a determination of eligibility: CodeBlu does not certify hours or grant credit, and agency policy, the state's process, and legal counsel govern.
Primary sources
- POST-equivalent siteIdaho POST (official site)
- Administrative codeIDAPA 11.11.01 (current rules PDF)
- POST-equivalent siteIdaho POST Certifications
- POST-equivalent siteIdaho POST note about the 24 mandatory training hours
- Administrative codeIDAPA 11.11.01.130 (continuing training)
Verified as of July 9, 2026. This page is reviewed on an annual cadence, and the date is bumped only on re-verification against the primary sources above.
Frequently asked questions
- Who sets peace officer training requirements in Idaho?
- Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council sets peace officer standards and training requirements in Idaho.
- How many annual in-service training hours does Idaho require?
- Idaho requires 40 hours of continuing training every two years (biennial) to maintain certification; the cycle starts January 1 following certification and runs through December 31 of the following year. Peace Officer certificate holders must complete a minimum of 24 hours in required topics plus 16 hours in any law-enforcement-related topic. Approved by the Council in 2021, added to rule in 2022, and implemented January 2023; hours are tracked through the Mandatory Training Report System.
- Who decides what training counts for in-service credit in Idaho?
- Per Idaho POST guidance the 40 hours do not have to be POST-certified; the officer and agency are responsible for documentation through the Mandatory Training Report System, and any law-enforcement-related education qualifies for the 16 elective hours. POST maintains a course-credit process and an eLearning portal, but agency-documented training counts. Idaho POST notes that passive formats such as watching videos and reading books are not accepted, so training must be interactive.