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Mission

The Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (KSCPOST) is committed to ensuring the citizens of Kansas are protected and served by qualified, trained, ethical and professional law enforcement officers through the adoption and enforcement of professional standards for law enforcement officer certification.

 

What is KSCPOST?

The Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training (KSCPOST) is a 12-member body appointed by the Governor that represents a cross-section of the Kansas law enforcement community with members appointed from differing agencies and stakeholders as prescribed by statute:

  • The Superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol
  • The Director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation
  • A Sheriff of a county with a population over 50,000 (Sheriff appointees are nominated by the Kansas Sheriff’s Association)
  • A Sheriff of a county with a population between 10,000 – 49,999
  • A Sheriff of a county with a population under 10,000
  • A Police Chief of a First Class city (Police Chief appointees are nominated by the Kansas Association of Chief’s of Police)
  • A Police Chief of a Second Class city
  • A Police Chief of a Third Class city
  • A Training Officer of a certified State or Local Law Enforcement Training School (Appointee nominated by the Kansas Peace Officers Association)
  • A Full-Time, Commissioned law enforcement officer employed by either a State, County or City agency (Appointee nominated by the Kansas Fraternal Order of Police
  • A County or District Attorney (Appointee is nominated by the Kansas County & District Attorneys’ Association)
  • A member representing the public at large (Appointee is selected by the Governor and serves as the Chairperson of the Commission)

The Commission oversees the agency component of KSCPOST which is comprised of the following staff members:

  • Executive Director – must be a Kansas certified law enforcement officer
  • Commission Legal Counsel
  • Central Registry Manager
  • Senior Administrative Assistant
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Four Investigators (2 full-time and 2 part-time Kansas certified law enforcement officers)

Together, the Commission and the Agency oversee the certification, professional and training standards for law enforcement officers in the State of Kansas by:

  • Establishing certification and training standards for Kansas law enforcement officers
  • Maintaining a central registry of officers’ certifications, employment history and training records
  • Overseeing in-service training guidelines and related reporting
  • Conducting administrative investigations into violations of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act (KLETA)

The Commission may suspend, revoke, or deny the certification of a police or law enforcement officer who fails to meet and/or maintain the requirements of the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Act or has met such requirements by falsifying documents or failing to disclose information required for certification. Additionally, the Commission may publicly or privately censure, reprimand, condition, suspend, revoke or deny the certification of a police or law enforcement officer or an applicant for violations of the Training Act.