Rule 4 – Subject Matter Expert Committees
Effective January 31, 2016   

(a)	The Board or its designee shall appoint committees of Subject Matter Experts to provide professional technical support in the areas of academic curriculum, arrest control, firearms and law enforcement driving.  

(b)	The number of members in each committee will be determined by the Board and include the Director or the Director’s designee who shall serve as the chairperson, a vice-chairperson elected by the members, one member of the Board, and other Subject Matter Experts from the law enforcement community. If available, each subject matter committee shall include at least two non-law enforcement members who have law enforcement expertise or expertise in providing effective training through professional experience or subject matter training. § 24-31-303 c.r.s.

(c)	A majority of the total members of each committee shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting official business. 

(d)  	Any person wishing to be appointed, either active or retired peace officer or Subject Matter Expert from the law enforcement or non-law enforcement community, and who meets the minimum qualifications for membership, may apply for membership at any time throughout the calendar year. 

(e)	Appointments will be made upon the applicant’s merits and at the discretion of the Director and each of the committee chairs.  

(f)	Members serve for a term of up to one year that is automatically renewed in December of each year provided the member remains in good standing with the Board, and the member’s agency or employer, as applicable, continues its support of the member.  There is no maximum number of terms that a member may serve. 
	     
(g)	Members of the committees shall receive no compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.  	

(h)	Duties of the Committees include, but are not limited to:

(I)	Developing skills training programs, academic curricula and POST Board Rules;

(II)	Reviewing documents and providing recommendations to POST Board staff to approve or deny academy programs, lesson plans, training sites, instructor programs, skills instructors, and other courses or programs that pertain to the establishment and maintenance of standards for peace officer training; and  

(III)	Assisting POST Board staff with academy and instructor program inspections and skills test-outs.