| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; establishing a reimbursement program for use of force |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 training; appropriating money. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. USE OF FORCE TRAINING; REIMBURSEMENT . |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 (a) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7commissioner of the Office of Higher Education to provide reimbursement grants to |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8postsecondary schools certified to provide programs of professional peace officer education |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9for providing in-service training programs on the use of force, including deadly force, by |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10peace officers. Of this amount, up to ... percent is for administration and monitoring of the |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11program. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) To be eligible for reimbursement, training offered by a postsecondary school must: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (1) satisfy the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 626.8452, and be approved |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (2) utilize scenario-based training that simulates real-world situations and involves the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16use of real firearms that fire nonlethal ammunition; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (3) include a block of instruction on the physical and psychological effects of stress |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18before, during, and after a high-risk or traumatic incident and the cumulative impact of |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19stress on the health of officers; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (4) include blocks of instruction on de-escalation methods and tactics, bias motivation, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21unknown risk training, defensive tactics, and force-on-force training; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-00725 as introduced11/25/24 REVISOR KLL/RC |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 692NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: RASMUSSON) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading01/27/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety 2.1 (5) be offered to peace officers at no charge to the peace officer or law enforcement |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2agency. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (c) A postsecondary school that offers training consistent with the requirements of |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4paragraph (b) may apply for reimbursement for the costs of offering the training. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5Reimbursement shall be made at a rate of $450 for each officer who completes the training. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6The postsecondary school must submit the name and peace officer license number of the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7peace officer who received the training to the Office of Higher Education. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8 (d) As used in this section: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9 (1) "law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f); and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11 (2) "peace officer" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12subdivision 1, paragraph (c). |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 25-00725 as introduced11/25/24 REVISOR KLL/RC |
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