1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to law enforcement for 
1.3 	portable recording systems.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. PORTABLE RECORDING SYSTEMS; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the Peace Officer 
1.7 	Standards and Training Board to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies for 
1.8 	portable recording systems. The executive director shall award grants to local law 
1.9 	enforcement agencies for the purchase, maintenance, and support of portable recording 
1.10 	systems and portable recording system data. An applicant must provide a 50 percent match 
1.11 	to be eligible to receive a grant. The executive director must give priority to law enforcement 
1.12 	agencies located outside of the seven-county metropolitan area that do not have a portable 
1.13 	recording system program. Of this amount, up to 3.5 percent is for administration and 
1.14 	monitoring of the program. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.