SF 2987

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/11/2022 08:40am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; extending probationary period for municipal peace officer
to two years; appropriating money for peace officer hiring bonuses; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 44.10, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 44.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Employees in classified service.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(b) and subdivision 2, every person holding a position in the classified service of a
municipality on the effective date of the merit system ordinance and every person
subsequently appointed to such a position shall serve a probationary period of six months.

(b) The probationary period for a peace officer is deleted text begin 12 deleted text end new text begin 24 new text end months.

(c) During the probationary period described in this subdivision, the person may be
dismissed summarily without compliance with section 44.08, but the dismissal shall be in
writing and reported to the board.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin PEACE OFFICER HIRING BONUS.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
public safety for grants to local units of government to award a hiring bonus of $....... to
each law enforcement officer who is hired by a local law enforcement agency on or after
January 1, 2022, and who successfully completes a two-year probationary period. This
appropriation is available until expended.
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