Peace Officer Standards and Training Agency Information Access Clarification Act

This bill lets state peace officer standards and training (POST) agencies access FBI criminal history records so they can set and enforce hiring, training, and conduct standards for law enforcement officers. It adds POST agencies to the list of government bodies that can get and share these records for official use. It also defines what a POST agency is and clarifies that “State” includes U.S. territories and D.C.

The Attorney General must update federal regulations within 180 days after the law takes effect to make this access work smoothly.

• Who is affected: State POST agencies; indirectly, police departments and communities.
• What changes: POST agencies get official access to FBI criminal history records to help with officer certification, licensing, and standards.
• When: Regulations must be updated within 180 days after enactment.