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| 1 | 1 | 1.1 A bill for an act | |
| 2 | 2 | 1.2 relating to public safety; establishing a reimbursement program for use of force | |
| 3 | 3 | 1.3 training; appropriating money. | |
| 4 | 4 | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: | |
| 5 | 5 | 1.5 Section 1. USE OF FORCE TRAINING; REIMBURSEMENT . | |
| 6 | 6 | 1.6 (a) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the | |
| 7 | 7 | 1.7commissioner of the Office of Higher Education to provide reimbursement grants to | |
| 8 | 8 | 1.8postsecondary schools certified to provide programs of professional peace officer education | |
| 9 | 9 | 1.9for providing in-service training programs on the use of force, including deadly force, by | |
| 10 | - | 1.10peace officers. Of this amount, up to | |
| 10 | + | 1.10peace officers. Of this amount, up to ... percent is for administration and monitoring of the | |
| 11 | 11 | 1.11program. | |
| 12 | 12 | 1.12 (b) To be eligible for reimbursement, training offered by a postsecondary school must: | |
| 13 | 13 | 1.13 (1) satisfy the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 626.8452, and be approved | |
| 14 | 14 | 1.14by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training; | |
| 15 | 15 | 1.15 (2) utilize scenario-based training that simulates real-world situations and involves the | |
| 16 | 16 | 1.16use of real firearms that fire nonlethal ammunition; | |
| 17 | 17 | 1.17 (3) include a block of instruction on the physical and psychological effects of stress | |
| 18 | 18 | 1.18before, during, and after a high-risk or traumatic incident and the cumulative impact of | |
| 19 | 19 | 1.19stress on the health of officers; | |
| 20 | 20 | 1.20 (4) include blocks of instruction on de-escalation methods and tactics, bias motivation, | |
| 21 | 21 | 1.21unknown risk training, defensive tactics, and force-on-force training; and | |
| 22 | 22 | 1Section 1. | |
| 23 | - | REVISOR KLL H0541- | |
| 23 | + | REVISOR KLL H0541-1HF541 FIRST ENGROSSMENT | |
| 24 | 24 | State of Minnesota | |
| 25 | 25 | This Document can be made available | |
| 26 | 26 | in alternative formats upon request | |
| 27 | 27 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |
| 28 | 28 | H. F. No. 541 | |
| 29 | 29 | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION | |
| 30 | - | Authored by Stier, Duran | |
| 30 | + | Authored by Stier, Duran and Sexton02/13/2025 | |
| 31 | 31 | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy | |
| 32 | - | Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy02/24/2025 | |
| 33 | - | Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy03/10/2025 2.1 (5) be offered to peace officers at no charge to the peace officer or law enforcement | |
| 32 | + | Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance and Policy02/24/2025 2.1 (5) be offered to peace officers at no charge to the peace officer or law enforcement | |
| 34 | 33 | 2.2agency. | |
| 35 | 34 | 2.3 (c) A postsecondary school that offers training consistent with the requirements of | |
| 36 | 35 | 2.4paragraph (b) may apply for reimbursement for the costs of offering the training. | |
| 37 | 36 | 2.5Reimbursement shall be made at a rate of $450 for each officer who completes the training. | |
| 38 | 37 | 2.6The postsecondary school must submit the name and peace officer license number of the | |
| 39 | 38 | 2.7peace officer who received the training to the Office of Higher Education. | |
| 40 | 39 | 2.8 (d) As used in this section: | |
| 41 | 40 | 2.9 (1) "law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section | |
| 42 | 41 | 2.10626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f); and | |
| 43 | 42 | 2.11 (2) "peace officer" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, | |
| 44 | 43 | 2.12subdivision 1, paragraph (c). | |
| 45 | 44 | 2Section 1. | |
| 46 | - | REVISOR KLL H0541- | |
| 45 | + | REVISOR KLL H0541-1HF541 FIRST ENGROSSMENT |