HF 2253

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/16/2023 05:15pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; establishing a reimbursement program for use of force
training; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin USE OF FORCE TRAINING; REIMBURSEMENT.
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new text begin (a) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of the Office of Higher Education to provide reimbursement grants to
postsecondary schools certified to provide programs of professional peace officer education
for providing in-service training programs on the use of force, including deadly force, by
peace officers. Of this amount, up to ..... percent is for administration and monitoring of the
program.
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new text begin (b) To be eligible for reimbursement, training offered by a postsecondary school must:
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new text begin (1) satisfy the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 626.8452, and be approved
by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training;
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new text begin (2) utilize scenario-based training that simulates real-world situations and involves the
use of real firearms that fire nonlethal ammunition;
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new text begin (3) include a block of instruction on the physical and psychological effects of stress
before, during, and after a high-risk or traumatic incident and the cumulative impact of
stress on the health of officers;
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new text begin (4) include blocks of instruction on de-escalation methods and tactics, bias motivation,
unknown risk training, defensive tactics, and force-on-force training; and
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new text begin (5) be offered to peace officers at no charge to the peace officer or law enforcement
agency.
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new text begin (c) A postsecondary school that offers training consistent with the requirements of
paragraph (b) may apply for reimbursement for the costs of offering the training.
Reimbursement shall be made at a rate of $450 for each officer who completes the training.
The postsecondary school must submit the name and peace officer license number of the
peace officer who received the training to the Office of Higher Education.
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new text begin (d) As used in this section:
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new text begin (1) "law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section
626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f); and
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new text begin (2) "peace officer" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84,
subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
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