1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing a reimbursement program for use of force 
1.3 	training; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. USE OF FORCE TRAINING; REIMBURSEMENT.
 1.6 	(a) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
1.7 	Peace Officer Standards and Training to provide reimbursement grants to postsecondary 
1.8 	schools certified to provide programs of professional peace officer education for providing 
1.9 	in-service training programs on the use of force, including deadly force, by peace officers. 
1.10 	Of this amount, up to ..... percent is for administration and monitoring of the program.
1.11 	(b) To be eligible for reimbursement, training offered by a postsecondary school must:
1.12 	(1) satisfy the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 626.8452, and be approved 
1.13 	by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training;
1.14 	(2) utilize scenario-based training that simulates real-world situations and involves the 
1.15 	use of real firearms that fire nonlethal ammunition; and
1.16 	(3) be offered to peace officers at no charge to the peace officer or law enforcement 
1.17 	agency.
1.18 	(c) A postsecondary school that offers training consistent with the requirements of 
1.19 	paragraph (b) may apply for reimbursement for the costs of offering the training. 
1.20 	Reimbursement shall be made at a rate of $250 for each officer who participates in the 
1.21 	training. The postsecondary school must submit the name and peace officer license number 
1.22 	of the peace officer who received the training.
2.1 	(d) As used in this section:
2.2 	(1) "law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.3 	626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f); and
2.4 	(2) "peace officer" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, 
2.5 	subdivision 1, paragraph (c).