Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to public safety; eliminating the Public Safety Advisory Council; amending
3	3	1.3 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.8457, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota
4	4	1.4 Statutes 2024, section 626.8435.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.8457, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
7	7	1.7 Subd. 3.Report on alleged misconduct; database; report.(a) A chief law enforcement
8	8	1.8officer shall report annually to the board summary data regarding the investigation and
9	9	1.9disposition of cases involving alleged misconduct, indicating the total number of
10	10	1.10investigations, the total number by each subject matter, the number dismissed as unfounded,
11	11	1.11and the number dismissed on grounds that the allegation was unsubstantiated.
12	12	1.12 (b) Beginning July 1, 2021, a chief law enforcement officer, in real time, must submit
13	13	1.13individual peace officer data classified as public data on individuals, as defined by section
14	14	1.1413.02, subdivision 15, or private data on individuals, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision
15	15	1.1512, and submitted using encrypted data that the board determines is necessary to:
16	16	1.16 (1) evaluate the effectiveness of statutorily required training; and
17	17	1.17 (2) assist the Public Safety Advisory Council in accomplishing the council's duties; and
18	18	1.18 (3) (2) allow for the board, the Public Safety Advisory Council, and the board's complaint
19	19	1.19investigation committee to identify patterns of behavior that suggest an officer is in crisis
20	20	1.20or is likely to violate a board-mandated model policy.
21	21	1.21 (c) The reporting obligation in paragraph (b) is ongoing. A chief law enforcement officer
22	22	1.22must update data within 30 days of final disposition of a complaint or investigation.
23	23	1Section 1.
24	24	REVISOR KLL/CH 25-0177412/27/24
25	25	State of Minnesota
26	26	This Document can be made available
27	27	in alternative formats upon request
28	28	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
29	29	H. F. No. 141
30	30	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
31	31	Authored by Novotny and Stier01/22/2025
32	32	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy 2.1 (d) Law enforcement agencies and political subdivisions are prohibited from entering
33	33	2.2into a confidentiality agreement that would prevent disclosure of the data identified in
34	34	2.3paragraph (b) to the board. Any such confidentiality agreement is void as to the requirements
35	35	2.4of this section.
36	36	2.5 (e) By February 1 of each year, the board shall prepare a report that contains summary
37	37	2.6data provided under paragraph (b). The board must post the report on its publicly accessible
38	38	2.7website and provide a copy to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and
39	39	2.8house of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice
40	40	2.9policy.
41	41	2.10 Sec. 2. REPEALER.
42	42	2.11 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.8435, is repealed.
43	43	2Sec. 2.
44	44	REVISOR KLL/CH 25-0177412/27/24 626.8435 PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.
45	45	Subdivision 1.Establishment and membership.The Public Safety Advisory Council is
46	46	established under the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board. The council consists of the
47	47	following 15 members:
48	48	(1) the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or a designee;
49	49	(2) the executive director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, or a designee;
50	50	(3) the executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, or a designee;
51	51	(4) the executive director of the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, or a designee;
52	52	(5) the executive director of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, or a designee;
53	53	(6) six community members, of which:
54	54	(i) four members shall represent the community-specific boards established under sections
55	55	15.0145 and 3.922, reflecting one appointment made by each board;
56	56	(ii) one member shall be a mental health advocate and shall be appointed by the Minnesota
57	57	chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness; and
58	58	(iii) one member shall be an advocate for victims and shall be appointed by Violence Free
59	59	Minnesota; and
60	60	(7) four members appointed by the legislature, of which one shall be appointed by the speaker
61	61	of the house, one by the house minority leader, one by the senate majority leader, and one by the
62	62	senate minority leader.
63	63	The appointing authorities shall make their appointments by September 15, 2020, and shall
64	64	ensure geographical balance when making appointments.
65	65	Subd. 2.Purpose and duties.(a) The purpose of the council is to assist the board in maintaining
66	66	policies and regulating peace officers in a manner that ensures the protection of civil and human
67	67	rights. The council shall provide for citizen involvement in policing policies, regulations, and
68	68	supervision. The council shall advance policies and reforms that promote positive interactions
69	69	between peace officers and the community.
70	70	(b) The board chair must place the council's recommendations to the board on the board's agenda
71	71	within four months of receiving a recommendation from the council.
72	72	Subd. 3.Organization.The council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059,
73	73	except that the council does not expire. Council members serve at the pleasure of the appointing
74	74	authority. The council shall select a chairperson from among the members by majority vote at its
75	75	first meeting. The executive director of the board shall serve as the council's executive secretary.
76	76	Subd. 4.Meetings.The council must meet at least quarterly. Meetings of the council are governed
77	77	by chapter 13D. The executive director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board shall
78	78	convene the council's first meeting, which must occur by October 15, 2020.
79	79	Subd. 5.Office support.The executive director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training
80	80	Board shall provide the council with the necessary office space, supplies, equipment, and clerical
81	81	support to effectively perform the duties imposed.
82	82	Subd. 6.Reports.The council shall submit a report by February 15 of each year to the chairs
83	83	and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions
84	84	having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and the board. At a minimum, the report shall
85	85	include:
86	86	(1) all recommendations presented to the board and how the board acted on those
87	87	recommendations;
88	88	(2) recommendations for statutory reform or legislative initiatives intended to promote
89	89	police-community relations; and
90	90	(3) updates on the council's review and determinations.
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92	92	APPENDIX
93	93	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-01774