AN ACT REQUIRING THE POLICE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL TO BE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY.

HB 5634 moves the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST Council) into the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) for administrative tasks only, such as payroll or office management. The bill does not change the Council’s independent authority to set and enforce police training standards. It aims to prevent conflicts of interest by separating the Council’s operational role from DESPP’s broader public safety functions. This reorganization affects how the Council handles administrative work, not its policy-making responsibilities.