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H0492
Adding a New Member to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 7:59 AM
In one sentence
This law changes who sits on Idaho's council that sets rules for police training by adding one member from specific groups within the Idaho Association of Counties.
What it does
- Amends Section 19-5102 of the Idaho Code to change the list of council members.
- Adds a voting seat for a representative from either the Idaho Association of Counties Juvenile Justice Administrators or the Idaho Association of Counties Adult Misdemeanor Probation Administrators association.
- Makes technical corrections to how the law lists current and advisory members.
Who it affects
- The Peace Officer Standards and Training Council within the Idaho State Police
- Representatives from specific juvenile justice or adult misdemeanor probation administrator groups within the Idaho Association of Counties
Limits and unknowns
- The law does not specify exactly how the new member will be chosen from these associations.
- The text lists advisory members but does not change their roles or voting rights in this bill.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Peace Officer Standards and Training Council
- A group established in the Idaho State Police that sets rules for training police officers.
- Idaho Association of Counties
- An organization representing county officials, which includes specific groups like juvenile justice administrators.
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