HF 4519

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/26/2020 11:56am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; prohibiting local units of government from interfering
with a chief law enforcement officer's decision to apply for federal law enforcement
grants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 181.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [181.9321] CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; REPRISALS.
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new text begin (a) If the governing body of a political subdivision that employs an unelected chief law
enforcement officer, or a subcommittee of that body, votes to not apply for a federal law
enforcement grant, the chief may nonetheless apply for the grant if the chief submits the
grant application in good faith.
new text end

new text begin (b) A political subdivision may not discharge, discipline, threaten, otherwise discriminate
against, or penalize a chief law enforcement officer regarding the chief's compensation,
terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because the chief applied, in good faith, for
a federal law enforcement grant.
new text end