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SF 2848

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/15/2022 09:24am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Introduction Posted on 02/02/2022
1st Engrossment Posted on 02/10/2022

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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; appropriating money to promote importance of and recruit
peace officers and to provide pathway to police reimbursement grants.

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

Section 1. new text begin PROMOTING PEACE OFFICERS; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $1,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the
commissioner of public safety to work in coordination with the POST Board to implement
a marketing and advertising campaign to publicly promote the importance of peace officers
for the safety of Minnesotans and to recruit more persons into law enforcement careers.
This is a onetime appropriation.
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new text begin (b) By January 15, 2024, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and
funding on the campaign required by this section. The report must provide a detailed
overview on how the appropriation was spent including but not limited to information that
itemizes how the campaign was conducted, the types of marketing and advertising activities
conducted, and the types of media used. In addition, the report must address the level of
success and efficacy of the campaign using objective and verifiable criteria.
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Sec. 2. new text begin PATHWAY TO POLICING; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety for reimbursement grants to state and local law enforcement agencies that
operate pathway to policing programs intended to bring persons with nontraditional
backgrounds into law enforcement. Applicants for reimbursement grants may receive up
to 50 percent of the cost of compensating and training pathway to policing participants.
Reimbursement grants shall be proportionally allocated based on the number of grant
applications approved by the commissioner. This is a onetime appropriation.
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