LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: SB 439 SLS 24RS 1377
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 22, 2024 10:58 AM Author: MIZELL
Dept./Agy.: Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement
Subject: Additional Peace Officer Training Requirements Analyst: Daniel Druilhet
LAW ENFORCEMENT EN +$2,000 GF EX See Note Page 1 of 1
Requires in-person trauma-informed training for law enforcement officers. (8/1/24)
Proposed law provides that the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) shall develop and continuously
update trauma-informed training materials related to domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking, in its basic and
in-service training curriculums; requires the trauma-informed materials to include skills, practices, and leadership relating
only to domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking; requires the initial orientation to sex trafficking trauma-
informed training to be classroom instruction and conducted at a P.O.S.T. accredited academy or P.O.S.T. approved training
center and allows the P.O.S.T. Council to designate an alternative method for delivery of the training when otherwise not
logistically feasible; requires all peace officers employed on 8/01/24, who have been employed for one year or more to
complete the training within one year after the curriculum has been developed and approved by the council; requires
trauma-informed training and materials to not include materials relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion practices or
policies.
EXPENDITURES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $2,000 SEE BELOW $0 $0 $0 $2,000
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds SEE BELOW SEE BELOW $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0 $0
REVENUES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
Proposed law will result in an increase of $2,000 SGF expenditures in FY 25 in the Louisiana Commission on Law
Enforcement (LCLE) associated with the implementation of a curriculum for trauma-informed training. Proposed law requires
the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training to develop and continuously update trauma-informed training materials
in its basic and in-service training curriculums, which will require LCLE to incur one-time costs for securing the services of a
subject matter expert.
Proposed law may result in an indeterminable increase in Local Funds expenditures to municipalities and SGF to state law
enforcement agencies, to the extent that the 23,000 full-time Louisiana peace officers, and the additional 6,000 to 7,000
part-time reserve officers complete any trauma-informed training in-person via classroom instruction. To the extent that the
Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) conducts any trauma-informed in-service training in-person at an
accredited or approved academy or training centers, municipalities would likely incur costs related to travel and training.
Several municipalities are not located near one of the 28 academy training centers within the state, which will cause
municipalities to incur costs (for time associated with training and travel) for peace officers to attend training in-person. The
costs that would be absorbed by municipal law enforcement agencies are indeterminable, as costs associated with travel and
labor are variable. The exact fiscal impact to municipalities and state law enforcement agencies is indeterminable, as the
proposed law also allows the P.O.S.T. Council to designate an alternate delivery method for delivery of the training when not
logistically feasible, which would allow the P.O.S.T. Council to provide any in-service training delivery via online modules,
potentially eliminating costs related to travel.
REVENUE EXPLANATION
There is no anticipated direct material effect on governmental revenues as a result of this measure.
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee Patrice Thomas
6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Deputy Fiscal Officer