House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Judiciary
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April 1, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1312 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, strike everything below the enacting clause and
Page 1, Line 2substitute:
Page 1, Line 3"SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-31-101, amend
Page 1, Line 4(1)(v) and (1)(w); and add (1)(x) as follows:
Page 1, Line 524-31-101. Powers and duties of attorney general - notice to
Page 1, Line 6revisor of statutes - repeal.
Page 1, Line 7(1) The attorney general:
Page 1, Line 8(v) May expend money, manage staff, and perform other
Page 1, Line 9administrative functions essential for the operation of a district attorney's
Page 1, Line 10office when appointed by executive order of the governor; and
Page 1, Line 11(w) May conduct jail assessments in collaboration with the jail
Page 1, Line 12standards advisory committee, created pursuant to section 30-10-530,
Page 1, Line 13pursuant to section 24-31-118; and
Page 1, Line 14(x) (I) Shall submit to the peace officers standards and
Page 1, Line 15training board a proposal by December 31, 2030, to update
Page 1, Line 16current basic, reserve, and refresher law enforcement training
Page 1, Line 17academy programs and improve the peace officer performance of
Page 1, Line 18future academy graduates. If the P.O.S.T. board does not accept
Page 1, Line 19the proposal, the attorney general shall submit a new proposal
Page 1, Line 20within one year after the date the P.O.S.T. board did not accept
Page 1, Line 21the proposal.
Page 1, Line 22(II) This subsection (1)(x) is repealed if:
Page 1, Line 23(A) The peace officers standards and training board
Page 1, Line 24approves a comprehensive update to law enforcement training
Page 1, Line 25academy programs; and
Page 1, Line 26(B) The chair of the peace officers standards and training
Page 1, Line 27board notifies the revisor of statutes in writing of the date
Page 2, Line 1when the conditions specified in this subsection (1)(x)(II) have
Page 2, Line 2occurred by emailing the notice to
Page 2, Line 3revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov.
Page 2, Line 4(III) This subsection (1)(x) is repealed, effective upon the
Page 2, Line 5date identified in the notice described in subsection (1)(x)(II) of
Page 2, Line 6this section or, if the notice does not specify a date, upon the
Page 2, Line 7date of the notice to the revisor of statutes.
Page 2, Line 8SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-31-302, amend
Page 2, Line 9(3)(a); and add (3)(e) as follows:
Page 2, Line 1024-31-302. Creation of board - members.
Page 2, Line 11(3) (a) The P.O.S.T. board consists of twenty-four twenty-eight
Page 2, Line 12members. The chair of the P.O.S.T. board is the attorney general or the
Page 2, Line 13attorney general's designee, and the board shall annually elect from
Page 2, Line 14its members a vice-chair. The chair and vice-chair may solicit
Page 2, Line 15additional expertise and participation from nonvoting persons
Page 2, Line 16as may further the duties of the P.O.S.T. board. The other members
Page 2, Line 17shall be are:
Page 2, Line 18(I) The special agent in charge of the Denver division of the
Page 2, Line 19federal bureau of investigation;
Page 2, Line 20(II) The executive director of the department of public safety or
Page 2, Line 21the executive director's designee;
Page 2, Line 22(III) The following members appointed by the governor for terms
Page 2, Line 23of three years:
Page 2, Line 24(A) One local government representative;
Page 2, Line 25(B) Six Five active chiefs of police from municipalities of this
Page 2, Line 26state or state institutions of higher education of which one must be
Page 2, Line 27from an urban municipality, one must be from a suburban
Page 2, Line 28municipality, one must be from a college or university police
Page 2, Line 29department, and one must be from a rural municipality, after
Page 2, Line 30the governor consults with a statewide organization
Page 2, Line 31representing chiefs of police;
Page 2, Line 32(C) Six Five active sheriffs from counties of this state of which
Page 2, Line 33one must be from an urban county, one must be from a suburban
Page 2, Line 34county, and one must be from a rural county, after the
Page 2, Line 35governor consults with a statewide organization representing
Page 2, Line 36sheriffs;
Page 2, Line 37(D) Three Six active peace officers with a rank of sergeant or
Page 2, Line 38below, and after the governor consults with a statewide
Page 2, Line 39organization representing line-level peace officers;
Page 2, Line 40(E) One representative of a statewide organization
Page 2, Line 41representing peace officers with a rank of sergeant or below;
Page 2, Line 42(F) Two active P.O.S.T.-certified peace officers with a
Page 2, Line 43nonexecutive rank from state law enforcement agencies;
Page 3, Line 1(E) (G) Five Three non-law-enforcement members. The
Page 3, Line 2non-law-enforcement members shall complete a citizens' law enforcement
Page 3, Line 3academy prior to appointment or within one year after appointment.
Page 3, Line 4(H) One training academy director representing a
Page 3, Line 5community-college-operated peace officer training academy;
Page 3, Line 6(I) One training academy director representing a
Page 3, Line 7law-enforcement-operated peace officer training academy; and
Page 3, Line 8(J) One executive from an organization representing
Page 3, Line 9reserve peace officers.
Page 3, Line 10(e) A person who has had their P.O.S.T. certification
Page 3, Line 11revoked or suspended shall not be appointed to serve on the
Page 3, Line 12P.O.S.T. board.
Page 3, Line 13SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-31-303, add (7)
Page 3, Line 14as follows:
Page 3, Line 1524-31-303. Duties - powers of the P.O.S.T. board - instructors
Page 3, Line 16- definition.
Page 3, Line 17(7) In carrying out its duties pursuant to subsection (1) of
Page 3, Line 18this section, the P.O.S.T. board shall not approve as a skills
Page 3, Line 19instructor a person whose peace officer certification has been
Page 3, Line 20revoked by the P.O.S.T. board and shall not approve a training
Page 3, Line 21academy if an instructor of the training academy is a person
Page 3, Line 22whose peace officer certification has been revoked by the
Page 3, Line 23P.O.S.T. board.
Page 3, Line 24SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-31-305, amend
Page 3, Line 25(1)(a) introductory portion, (1)(a)(III), and (1)(a)(IV); and add (1)(a)(V)
Page 3, Line 26as follows:
Page 3, Line 2724-31-305. Certification - issuance - renewal - revocation -
Page 3, Line 28rules - definition.
Page 3, Line 29(1) (a) Basic peace officer certification requirements shall must
Page 3, Line 30include:
Page 3, Line 31(III) Passage of examinations administered by the P.O.S.T. board;
Page 3, Line 32and
Page 3, Line 33(IV) Current first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Page 3, Line 34certificates or their equivalents; and
Page 3, Line 35(V) That the certified peace officer is at least twenty-one
Page 3, Line 36years old or older.
Page 3, Line 37SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-31-322 as
Page 3, Line 38follows:
Page 3, Line 3924-31-322. Authority to receive training or grants.
Page 3, Line 40A training academy full-time instructor is eligible to
Page 3, Line 41attend P.O.S.T. certification classes that are funded or hosted
Page 3, Line 42using grant funding, but are not eligible to receive individual
Page 3, Line 43grant funding from the P.O.S.T. board.
Page 4, Line 1SECTION 6. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
Page 4, Line 2takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
Page 4, Line 3ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
Page 4, Line 412, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a
Page 4, Line 5referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the
Page 4, Line 6state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
Page 4, Line 7within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
Page 4, Line 8unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
Page 4, Line 9November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
Page 4, Line 10official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.".