What happens if an officer fails to complete required in-service training?

What happens if an officer fails to complete required in-service training?

• A. Loss of premium vacation days
• B. Loss of POST certification and salary supplement
• C. Administrative warning with no consequences
• D. Immediate termination

Answer: (B)

In-service training is required to keep POST certification current. When an officer fails to complete the mandated training, the POST certification is no longer active. Since the salary supplement is tied to holding current POST certification, that pay option is removed. The practical effect is that the officer must regain certification (often through remediation or retraining) to restore the supplement. While other disciplinary steps can occur in some departments, the direct and standard consequence of not completing required in-service training is losing POST certification and the associated salary supplement.

In-service training is required to keep POST certification current. When an officer fails to complete the mandated training, the POST certification is no longer active. Since the salary supplement is tied to holding current POST certification, that pay option is removed. The practical effect is that the officer must regain certification (often through remediation or retraining) to restore the supplement. While other disciplinary steps can occur in some departments, the direct and standard consequence of not completing required in-service training is losing POST certification and the associated salary supplement.