Arizona Police Reciprocal Certifications 2023-6-29
| Submitted | June 29, 2023 |
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From: Sam Stecklow
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a public records request made via MuckRock under the Arizona Public Records Law, seeking records related to law enforcement officer certification in this state.
This request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible Institute and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps journalists collect, process and analyze public data.
We request any spreadsheets, logs, data, or other similar documents maintained by AZ POST sufficient to show the following information regarding law enforcement officers who receive reciprocal certifications/training waivers in AZ due to their previous certification in other states. Specifically, please provide as many of the following data points as are maintained:
- Unique ID
- Name
- Previous state that the officer was previously certified by
- Date of AZ certification
If your certification system contains data elements not listed above, please include them in the response, provided they are releasable under the law. On the other hand, we recognize some of the information we are asking for may not be tracked by your system. If that is the case, we are willing to accept as many of the data elements as your agency maintains. If some records are more readily available, we are happy to receive partial information as soon as possible while the remaining request is processed.
In addition to the data elements listed, we request documentation necessary to understand and interpret the data, including but not limited to record layouts, data dictionaries, code sheets, lookup tables, etc.
Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to provide, please let us know.
We are seeking this information as a news media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs, we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know before fulfilling the request.
Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.
Sam Stecklow
Invisible Institute
From: Peace Officer Standards and Training Board
Good morning, Mr. Stecklow:
We have received your Public Records Request and placed it in queue for
processing. The email you submitted your request to is not current. Please
email future requests to records@azpost.gov as noted on the Public Records
Request Form PR, available on our website, www.azpost.gov, under the Quick
Resources>Public Records Request tab. Requests are processed in the order
they are received. Custodian of Records Chuck Miiller or I will get
information to you as soon as possible.
Have a good day,
*Lesley Moosman*
*Administrative Assistant*
*Arizona Peace Officer Standards & Training Board*
2643 E University Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Mail: PO Box 24070, Phoenix AZ 85074-4070
Phone: 602.223.2514
Direct: 602.774.9305 • Mobile: 480.268.4958
From: Peace Officer Standards and Training Board
Good morning, Sam.
Can you send me your phone number please? I would like to discuss this
request when convenient for you. Thank you. -Chuck
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Respectfully,
*Chuck Miiller*
Advanced Training Manager
*Arizona Peace Officer Standards & Training Board*
2643 E University Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85034
Phone: 602.774.9373
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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 8:35 AM
Subject: Arizona Public Records Law Request: Arizona Police Reciprocal
Certifications 2023-6-29
To: <sandys@azpost.gov>
Peace Officer Standards and Training Board
PRA Office
2643 East University Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85034
June 29, 2023
Whom It May Concern:
This is a public records request made via MuckRock under the Arizona Public
Records Law, seeking records related to law enforcement officer
certification in this state.
This request is brought by Big Local News along with a collaboration of
news organizations, including ABC News, KQED, MuckRock, the Invisible
Institute and other news organizations. Big Local News is a program of
Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and helps
journalists collect, process and analyze public data. We request any
spreadsheets, logs, data, or other similar documents maintained by AZ POST
sufficient to show the following information regarding law enforcement
officers who receive reciprocal certifications/training waivers in AZ due
to their previous certification in other states. Specifically, please
provide as many of the following data points as are maintained:
- Unique ID
- Name
- Previous state that the officer was previously certified by
- Date of AZ certification
If your certification system contains data elements not listed above,
please include them in the response, provided they are releasable under the
law. On the other hand, we recognize some of the information we are asking
for may not be tracked by your system. If that is the case, we are willing
to accept as many of the data elements as your agency maintains. If some
records are more readily available, we are happy to receive partial
information as soon as possible while the remaining request is processed.
In addition to the data elements listed, we request documentation necessary
to understand and interpret the data, including but not limited to record
layouts, data dictionaries, code sheets, lookup tables, etc.
Our preference is to receive structured data provided in a machine-readable
text file, such as delimited or fixed-width formats. We can also handle a
variety of other data formats including SQL databases, Excel workbooks and
MS Access. If there are additional formats your agency would prefer to
provide, please let us know. We are seeking this information as a news
media organization on a matter of public interest concerning the conduct of
government. As such, we ask for a waiver of all fees, if allowed under
state law. If fees are necessary to reimburse the agency for actual costs,
we agree to pay up to $100. If costs exceed that amount, please let us know
before fulfilling the request.
Please send clarifications and questions via electronic communication at
any time. Thank you very much for your time and attention to this request.
Sam Stecklow
Invisible Institute
From: Peace Officer Standards and Training Board
Good morning, Mr. Stecklow:
Your request for information has been completed. Attached you will find
documentation maintained by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and
Training Board (AZPOST). If you have any questions, please contact our
Custodian of Records Chuck Miiller directly at chuckm@azpost.gov or
602.774.9378.
Have a good day,
*Lesley Moosman*
*Administrative Assistant*
*Arizona Peace Officer Standards & Training Board*
2643 E University Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85034
Mail: PO Box 24070, Phoenix AZ 85074-4070
Phone: 602.223.2514
Direct: 602.774.9305
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