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Selection Bulletins
2023-08: Background Information Requests Regarding Peace Officer Certification Status or Disciplinary Matters as a Result of Serious Misconduct
2023-07: Pre-Employment POST Profile Access
2023-02: Revised Personal History Statement – Peace Officer (POST 2-251) and new Verification of Qualification for Peace Officer Appointment (POST 2-355)
2023-01: Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action – Amend Peace Officer Selection Standards, Commission Regulations 1953, 1954, and 1955
2022-47: Recent Legislative Changes Relevant to Peace Officer Selection Standards
2022-46: Senate Bill 2 Implementation: Amendment of Commission Regulation 1953 - Approved - Effective January 1, 2023
2022-34: Amendments to Peace Officer Selection Standards, Commission Regulations 1953 and 1955
2022-27: Amendments to Peace Officer Background Investigation and Public Safety Dispatchers Background Investigation, Commission Regulations 1953 and 1959
2021-38: Notice of Availability of 15-Day Modified Text, Addition of Document and Information to Rulemaking File
2022-16: POST Revises the Background Investigation Manual: Guidelines for the Investigator
2022-09: Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action – Senate Bill 2 Implementation, Amend Commission Regulation 1953
2022-06: Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action – Amend Peace Officer Background Investigation and Public Safety Dispatcher Background Investigation, Commission Regulations 1953 and 1959
2021-48: Update to AB 846 – Bias Screening of Peace Officer Candidates
2021-47: Changes to Peace Officer Hiring and Selection Requirements: Amendments to Government Code §1029 (SB-2) and Penal Code §832.12 (SB-16), and adding Section 1031.4 to the Government Code (AB-89)
2021-38: Amend Peace Officer Selection Standards Regulations 1953 and 1955
2021-22: Update on the Assembly Bill (AB) 846 Project: Bias Screening of Peace Officer Candidates
2020-65: Changes to Government Code Section 1031(f) and the addition of Government Code Section 1031.3 regarding Peace Officer Psychological Evaluations (AB 846); Revisions to the POST Peace Officer Psychological Screening Manual
(pdf)
2020-26: Notice of Guidelines for Entry-Level Test Administration Process During Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency
(pdf)
2020-22: Emergency Background Protocol for Returning Peace Officers
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2020-18: Compliance with POST Selection Standards During Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency
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2019-42: Background Investigation Manual Revised
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2019-31: Background Investigation Update - Recent Legislation (SB 781) and Revision to GC 1031.1: employment information
(pdf)
2019-11: Amendment to Department of Motor Vehicles Driver Records Requests
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2019-05: POST Updates the Background Investigation Manual: Guidelines for the Investigator and Peace Officer Psychological Screening Manual
(pdf)
2018-38: Amendment to Peace Officer Selection Standards - Regulations 1953 and 1955
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2018-23: Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action - Amend Peace Officer Selection Standards - Regulation 1953 and 1955
(pdf)
2018-14: POST Revises the Background Investigation Manual: Guidelines for the Investigator
(pdf)
2018-06: Updates to Peace Officer and Public Safety Dispatcher Selection Standards- Regulations 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, and 1960
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2018-02: POST Revises the Personal History Statement Forms
(pdf)
2017-37: Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action - Regulations 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, and 1960; Peace Officer and Public Safety Dispatcher Selection Standards
(pdf)