1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; providing that certain law enforcement training
1.3 reimbursement funding is ongoing; amending Laws 2021, First Special Session
1.4 chapter 11, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3, as amended.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1, section 15, subdivision
1.73, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 10, is amended to read:
1.8Subd. 3.Peace Officer Training Assistance
1.9Philando Castile Memorial Training Fund
1.10$6,000,000 each year is to support and
1.11strengthen law enforcement training and
1.12implement best practices. This funding shall
1.13be named the "Philando Castile Memorial
1.14Training Fund." These funds may only be used
1.15to reimburse costs related to training courses
1.16that qualify for reimbursement under
1.17Minnesota Statutes, sections 626.8452 (use of
1.18force), 626.8469 (training in crisis response,
1.19conflict management, and cultural diversity),
1.20and 626.8474 (autism training).
1.21Each sponsor of a training course is required
1.22to include the following in the sponsor's
1.23application for approval submitted to the
1Section 1.
REVISOR KLL/NS 25-0075311/26/24
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 26
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Novotny01/22/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy 2.1board: course goals and objectives; a course
2.2outline including at a minimum a timeline and
2.3teaching hours for all courses; instructor
2.4qualifications; and a plan for learning
2.5assessments of the course and documenting
2.6the assessments to the board during review.
2.7Upon completion of each course, instructors
2.8must submit student evaluations of the
2.9instructor's teaching to the sponsor.
2.10The board shall keep records of the
2.11applications of all approved and denied
2.12courses. All continuing education courses shall
2.13be reviewed after the first year. The board
2.14must set a timetable for recurring review after
2.15the first year. For each review, the sponsor
2.16must submit its learning assessments to the
2.17board to show that the course is teaching the
2.18learning outcomes that were approved by the
2.19board.
2.20A list of licensees who successfully complete
2.21the course shall be maintained by the sponsor
2.22and transmitted to the board following the
2.23presentation of the course and the completed
2.24student evaluations of the instructors.
2.25Evaluations are available to chief law
2.26enforcement officers. The board shall establish
2.27a data retention schedule for the information
2.28collected in this section.
2.29Each year, if funds are available after
2.30reimbursing all eligible requests for courses
2.31approved by the board under this subdivision,
2.32the board may use the funds to reimburse law
2.33enforcement agencies for other
2.34board-approved law enforcement training
2Section 1.
REVISOR KLL/NS 25-0075311/26/24 3.1courses. The base for this activity is $0
3.2$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and thereafter.
3Section 1.
REVISOR KLL/NS 25-0075311/26/24