OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-135
AN ACT CONCERNING ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT UNITS.
Primary Analyst: ME 3/15/22
Contributing Analyst(s): DD
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection
GF - Cost 144,188 144,188
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
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GF - Cost 58,439 58,439
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Various Municipalities Potential
Savings
See Below See Below
Explanation
The bill requires the Police Officer Standards and Training Council
(POST) to develop three tiers of minimum standards and practices for
law enforcement units resulting in POST needing to hire two field
program assistants for a cost of $202,627 in FY 22 and FY 23 (costs
include salary and fringe benefits). The new employees are needed to
help develop the standards, accredit and reaccredit law enforcement
units, and review and certify unit compliance. It's anticipated that 150
law enforcement units will have to meet the new standards, 50 currently
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The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 40.53% of payroll in FY 23. 2022SB-00135-R000022-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
meet tier one but approximately 100 would need to start the process
from the beginning.
The bill also results in potential savings to municipalities from
eliminating the requirement that law enforcement units receive
accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law
Enforcement Agencies, Inc (CALEA) by 2025. There is a cost to receiving
accreditation from CALEA related to compliance and payment to
CALEA.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.