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11 1.1 A bill for an act​
22 1.2 relating to public safety; expanding training requirements for licensed security​
33 1.3 officers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326.3361, subdivisions 1, 2.​
44 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
55 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326.3361, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
66 1.6 Subdivision 1.Rules.(a) The board shall, by rule, prescribe the requirements, duration,​
77 1.7contents, and standards for successful completion of certified training programs for license​
88 1.8holders, qualified representatives, Minnesota managers, partners, and employees, including:​
99 1.9 (1) for those individuals who are armed with a firearm, training in the proper use of, and​
1010 1.10the risks and dangers arising from the use of, firearms;​
1111 1.11 (2) for those individuals who are armed with a weapon, training in the proper use of,​
1212 1.12and the risks and dangers arising from the use of, weapons other than firearms, including,​
1313 1.13but not limited to, bludgeons, nightsticks, batons, chemical weapons, and electronic​
1414 1.14incapacitation devices, and restraint or immobilization techniques;​
1515 1.15 (3) for those individuals who are armed with a firearm or armed with a weapon, training​
1616 1.16in first aid and alternatives to the use of force, including advantages to not using force and​
1717 1.17specifically when force should not be used;​
1818 1.18 (4) for those individuals who are armed with a firearm or armed with a weapon, training​
1919 1.19in the legal limitations on the justifiable use of force and deadly force as specified in sections​
2020 1.20609.06 and 609.065;​
2121 1.21 (5) standards for weapons and equipment issued to or carried or used by those individuals;​
2222 1​Section 1.​
2323 25-03774 as introduced​02/18/25 REVISOR KLL/HL​
2424 SENATE​
2525 STATE OF MINNESOTA​
2626 S.F. No. 2163​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
2727 (SENATE AUTHORS: OUMOU VERBETEN)​
2828 OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
2929 Introduction and first reading​03/06/2025​
3030 Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​ 2.1 (6) preassignment or on-the-job training, or its equivalent, required before applicants​
3131 2.2and the applicant's qualified representatives, Minnesota managers, partners, and employees​
3232 2.3may be certified as having completed training; and​
3333 2.4 (7) continuing training for license holders, qualified representatives, Minnesota managers,​
3434 2.5partners, employees, individuals armed with a firearm, and individuals armed with a weapon.​
3535 2.6 (b) The board's rules prescribing preassignment training under paragraph (a), clause (6),​
3636 2.7and continuing training under paragraph (a), clause (7), must address, at a minimum, the​
3737 2.8following:​
3838 2.9 (1) community health and wellness, including drug and alcohol addiction, homelessness,​
3939 2.10and mental illness;​
4040 2.11 (2) first aid, including training in administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),​
4141 2.12use of automated external defibrillators (AED), and administering opiate antagonists;​
4242 2.13 (3) conflict and crisis de-escalation strategies and techniques for responding to incidents​
4343 2.14of violence, persons impaired by alcohol or a controlled substance, and persons who are​
4444 2.15suffering from a mental health crisis;​
4545 2.16 (4) orientation to the security industry, including industry standards for reporting incidents​
4646 2.17and preparing written incident reports;​
4747 2.18 (5) orientation to the entities responsible for public safety and the entities' duties and​
4848 2.19roles;​
4949 2.20 (6) the legal and industry standards for how license holders and license holders' agents​
5050 2.21and employees should interact with employees of other entities responsible for ensuring​
5151 2.22public safety;​
5252 2.23 (7) responding to disruptions in building operations, including electrical outages, water​
5353 2.24disruption, water leaks, flooding, elevator service disruptions, and elevator entrapments;​
5454 2.25and​
5555 2.26 (8) identifying internal and external threats to buildings and the buildings' occupants.​
5656 2.27 (c) The board must establish an implementation plan for existing license holders to​
5757 2.28comply with the additional continuing training requirements provided under this subdivision.​
5858 2.29 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.​
5959 2.30 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 326.3361, subdivision 2, is amended to read:​
6060 2.31 Subd. 2.Required contents.The rules adopted by the board must require:​
6161 2​Sec. 2.​
6262 25-03774 as introduced​02/18/25 REVISOR KLL/HL​ 3.1 (1) 12 40 hours of preassignment or on-the-job certified training within the first 21 days​
6363 3.2of employment, or evidence that the employee has successfully completed equivalent training​
6464 3.3before the start of employment. Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, this​
6565 3.4clause is satisfied if the employee provides a prospective employer with a certificate or a​
6666 3.5copy of a certificate demonstrating that the employee successfully completed this training​
6767 3.6prior to employment with a different Minnesota licensee and completed this training within​
6868 3.7three previous calendar years, or successfully completed this training with a Minnesota​
6969 3.8licensee while previously employed with a Minnesota licensee. The certificate or a copy of​
7070 3.9the certificate is the property of the employee who completed the training, regardless of​
7171 3.10who paid for the training or how training was provided. Upon a current or former employee's​
7272 3.11request, a current or former licensed employer must provide a copy of a certificate​
7373 3.12demonstrating the employee's successful completion of training to the current or former​
7474 3.13employee. The current or former licensed employer must not charge the employee a fee for​
7575 3.14a copy of the certificate. The employee who completed the training is entitled to access a​
7676 3.15copy of the certificate at no charge according to sections 181.960 to 181.966. A current or​
7777 3.16former employer must comply with sections 181.960 to 181.966;​
7878 3.17 (2) certification by the board of completion of certified training for a license holder,​
7979 3.18qualified representative, Minnesota manager, partner, and employee to carry or use a firearm,​
8080 3.19a weapon other than a firearm, or an immobilizing or restraint technique; and​
8181 3.20 (3) six 24 hours a year of certified continuing training for all license holders, qualified​
8282 3.21representatives, Minnesota managers, partners, and employees, and an additional six hours​
8383 3.22a year for individuals who are armed with firearms or armed with weapons, which must​
8484 3.23include annual certification of the individual.​
8585 3.24 An individual may not carry or use a weapon while undergoing on-the-job training under​
8686 3.25this subdivision.​
8787 3.26 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026.​
8888 3​Sec. 2.​
8989 25-03774 as introduced​02/18/25 REVISOR KLL/HL​