Peace Officers Research Association of California

PORAC Updates

We are working to strengthen and improve your law enforcement rights in California.

Brian Avera Elected To Region IV Executive Committee

On April 15, 2022 nominations for the Region IV Special Election for Executive Committee closed. Today the member elected to the Region IV Executive Committee position was declared. Mr. Brian Avera, San Diego POA, has been elected to represent you as one of the Region IV Executive Committee members. Congratulations Executive Committee Member Brian Avera! Read More

Introducing PORAC LDF Benefit Plan 6

Limited Open Enrollment ends on March 31, 2022! Enrolling after March 31 will only provide coverage for acts or events occurring after the application date for Plan 6. Read More

2022 PORAC Scholarship Application

The 2022 PORAC Scholarship application is now available! The application must be received at PORAC Headquarters by the end of business day March 4, 2022. Applications submitted via e-mail or fax will not be accepted.  In 1980, PORAC formed a separate nonprofit public benefit corporation for educational and training purposes. This foundation is the Peace […] Read More

PORAC/POREF Member Wildfire Relief

Have You Been Impacted by the Wildfires? If you or another PORAC member of your association have been impacted by the wildfires and need relief fund assistance, PORAC stands ready to help. For each PORAC member household lost in the fires, PORAC will immediately provide $1,000. Read More

WE NEED YOUR HELP – TELL YOUR LEGISLATORS TO OPPOSE SB 2

ACTION ALERT! You can help to oppose Senate Bill 2 – dangerous legislation that would not only create an unfair and unreliable process for revoking an officer’s license to practice law enforcement but also reaches far beyond police licensing to include policies that would place even the most respectful officers at risk of being personally […] Read More

California Law Enforcement Leaders Partner with Senator Anthony Portantino to Introduce S.B. 387, the Law Enforcement Academic and Recruitment Next (LEARN) Act

Today, Senator Anthony Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge) introduced SB 387– the Law Enforcement Academic and Recruitment Next (LEARN) Act – sponsored by the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) and the California Police Chiefs Association (CPCA). The LEARN Act will create increased opportunities to recruit a more diverse pool of prospective officers, require more academic coursework as part of the required training each officer must receive, and provide financial resources for both prospective and current officers to pursue a college education that will help to prepare them for the rigors and adversities inherent to modern-day policing. Read More