States and cities with police union agreements that require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills
| Police hiring, training, and discipline |
|---|
|
| • Police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) • Ballotpedia CBA dashboard •Reform proposals •CBA areas of inquiry and disagreement •Arguments about police collective bargaining • Index of articles about criminal justice policy |
| Click here for more analysis of police hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements by state and city on Ballotpedia |
This page contains information from a Ballotpedia analysis about which states and cities have police union agreements that require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills. It is part of an analysis of police union collective bargaining agreements and related arrangements with police unions concerning hiring, training, and disciplinary requirements in the 50 states and top 100 cities by population.
According to the analysis, six states and 25 cities have police union agreements that require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills as of December 2023.
This page features the following sections:
Maps
Map showing which states with police union agreements require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills
Map showing which cities with police union agreements require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills
Background
Through the lens of more than 30 research questions related to police hiring, training, and discipline, Ballotpedia examined the collective bargaining agreements, statutes, and regulatory codes governing the 50 states and the top 100 US cities by population.
Some of the hiring, training, and discipline standards for police officers not established by statutes or regulations arise from negotiations with police unions. Those negotiations are often codified in collective bargaining agreements. Those agreements are the contracts that states and cities sign following negotiations with police unions. Some states and cities restrict collective bargaining, but may still negotiate with police unions using other methods. After negotiating with the unions, those jurisdictions sometimes establish police standards through documents including memoranda of understanding or meet and confer agreements.
You can find lists of all the collective bargaining agreements and other documents used by Ballotpedia for this survey here for states and here for cities.
Summary of findings
Ballotpedia's analysis of state and city union policies produced the following key takeaways (as of December 2023):
- There are six state CBAs and 25 city CBAs that require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills
- There are 20 state CBAs and 53 city CBAs that do not require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills
- There are 22 states and 21 cities that do not have police CBAs
- There are two states and one city in which the request for information on police CBAs was denied or information could not be verified
Results
The tables below include each state and city in alphabetical order and indicate those that have police union agreements that require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills. To see the provisions Ballotpedia used to support these results, click here.
- YES means that the jurisdiction has police union agreements that require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills
- NO means that the jurisdiction does not have police union agreements that require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills
- UNKNOWN means that Ballotpedia could not verify whether the jurisdiction had police union agreements that require law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills
- NO CBA means that the jurisdiction does not have a police union agreement
- FOIA DENIED means that the jurisdiction rejected Ballotpedia's request to review any collective bargaining agreements
| City | first-aid-training |
|---|---|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | NO |
| Anaheim, California | NO |
| Anchorage, Alaska | NO |
| Arlington, Texas | NO CBA |
| Atlanta, Georgia | NO CBA |
| Aurora, Colorado | NO |
| Austin, Texas | YES |
TCOLE certification is required, which may include first aid training | |
| Bakersfield, California | YES |
Incentivizes Intermediate and Advanced POST training, which may include first aid training | |
| Baltimore, Maryland | NO |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | NO |
| Birmingham, Alabama | NO CBA |
| Boise, Idaho | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Boston, Massachusetts | NO |
| Buffalo, New York | UNKNOWN |
| Chandler, Arizona | NO |
| Charlotte, North Carolina | NO CBA |
| Chesapeake, Virginia | NO CBA |
| Chicago, Illinois | NO |
| Chula Vista, California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | NO |
| Cleveland, Ohio | NO |
| Colorado Springs, Colorado | NO CBA |
| Columbus, Ohio | NO |
| Corpus Christi, Texas | YES |
Senior officers and chiefs are required to have a TCOLE certificate, which may include first aid training | |
| Dallas, Texas | NO |
| Denver, Colorado | NO |
| Detroit, Michigan | NO |
| Durham, North Carolina | NO CBA |
| El Paso, Texas | NO |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | NO |
| Fort Worth, Texas | NO |
| Fremont, California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Fresno, California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Garland, Texas | NO CBA |
| Gilbert, Arizona | NO CBA |
| Glendale, Arizona | NO |
| Greensboro, North Carolina | NO CBA |
| Henderson, Nevada | NO |
| Hialeah, Florida | NO |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | NO |
| Houston, Texas | NO |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | NO |
| Irvine, California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Irving, Texas | NO CBA |
| Jacksonville, Florida | NO |
| Jersey City, New Jersey | NO |
| Kansas City, Missouri | NO |
| Laredo, Texas | YES |
Promotes safety and first aid training; Incentivizes TCOLE certifications | |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | NO |
| Lexington, Kentucky | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Lincoln, Nebraska | NO |
| Long Beach, California | YES |
Requires POST certifications for entry level field training officers, which may include first aid training | |
| Los Angeles, California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Louisville, Kentucky | NO |
| Lubbock, Texas | NO CBA |
| Madison, Wisconsin | NO |
| Memphis, Tennessee | NO |
| Mesa, Arizona | NO CBA |
| Miami, Florida | NO |
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin | NO |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota | NO |
| Nashville, Tennessee | NO |
| Newark, New Jersey | NO |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | NO CBA |
| New York, New York | NO |
| Norfolk, Virginia | NO CBA |
| North Las Vegas, Nevada | NO |
| Oakland, California | YES |
Incentivizes Intermediate and Advanced POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | NO |
| Omaha, Nebraska | NO |
| Orlando, Florida | NO |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | NO |
| Phoenix, Arizona | NO |
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | NO |
| Plano, Texas | NO CBA |
| Portland, Oregon | YES |
Incentivizes Intermediate/Advanced DPSST certification, which requires first aid training | |
| Raleigh, North Carolina | NO CBA |
| Reno, Nevada | YES |
Incentivizes Intermediate and Advanced POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Richmond, Virginia | NO CBA |
| Riverside, California | YES |
Incentivizes Intermediate and Advanced POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Sacramento, California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| San Antonio, Texas | YES |
Incentivizes TCOLE certification, which may include first aid training | |
| San Bernardino, California | NO |
| San Diego, California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| San Francisco, California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training; POST certifications are required for certain positions | |
| San Jose, California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| Santa Ana, California | YES |
Mandatory CPR & first aid training | |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | NO CBA |
| Seattle, Washington | YES |
Annual first aid training is required | |
| St. Louis, Missouri | NO |
| Stockton, California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certifications, which may include first aid training | |
| St. Paul, Minnesota | NO |
| St. Petersburg, Florida | NO |
| Tampa, Florida | NO |
| Toledo, Ohio | YES |
All new recruits must complete POST certification, which may include first aid training | |
| Tucson, Arizona | NO |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma | NO |
| Virginia Beach, Virginia | NO CBA |
| Wichita, Kansas | NO |
| Winston-Salem, North Carolina | NO CBA |
| State | first-aid-training |
|---|---|
| Alabama | NO CBA |
| Alaska | NO |
| Arizona | NO CBA |
| Arkansas | NO CBA |
| California | YES |
Incentivizes POST certificates, which may include first aid training | |
| Colorado | NO CBA |
| Connecticut | NO |
| Delaware | FOIA DENIED |
| District of Columbia | NO |
| Florida | NO |
| Georgia | NO CBA |
| Hawaii | NO |
| Idaho | NO CBA |
| Illinois | NO |
| Indiana | NO CBA |
| Iowa | NO |
| Kansas | NO |
| Kentucky | NO CBA |
| Louisiana | NO CBA |
| Maine | NO |
| Maryland | NO |
| Massachusetts | NO |
| Michigan | YES |
Employees are required to recertify first aid training | |
| Minnesota | NO |
| Mississippi | NO CBA |
| Missouri | NO CBA |
| Montana | YES |
Incentive pay for POST certificates that may include first aid training | |
| Nebraska | NO |
| Nevada | YES |
Incentive pay for POST certificate, which may include first aid training. Incentive pay for instructor in law enforcement training, which includes CPR and first aid | |
| New Hampshire | YES |
Employer maintains first aid kits "in secure but readily accessible areas"; first aid kits and training is an area that "shall be addressed for the purpose of establishing guidelines, implementing programs and/or providing equipment." | |
| New Jersey | NO |
| New Mexico | NO CBA |
| New York | NO |
| North Carolina | NO CBA |
| North Dakota | NO CBA |
| Ohio | YES |
The department provides training to dispatchers in certain areas including first aid | |
| Oklahoma | NO CBA |
| Oregon | NO |
| Pennsylvania | NO |
| Rhode Island | NO |
| South Carolina | NO CBA |
| South Dakota | NO CBA |
| Tennessee | NO CBA |
| Texas | NO CBA |
| Utah | NO CBA |
| Vermont | NO |
| Virginia | NO CBA |
| Washington | NO |
| West Virginia | UNKNOWN |
| Wisconsin | NO |
| Wyoming | NO CBA |
See also
Footnotes
| |||||||||||||||||
