1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; setting minimum salary amount for State Patrol trainees;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299D.03, subdivision 6.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299D.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 6.Training program. The commissioner of public safety may provide training 
1.7 	programs for the purpose of obtaining qualified personnel for the State Patrol. Persons 
1.8 	accepted by the commissioner of public safety for training under this training program shall 
1.9 	be designated State Patrol trainees and shall receive a salary ~~not to exceed~~ no less than 70 
1.10 	percent of the basic salary for patrol officers as prescribed in subdivision 2, during the period 
1.11 	of the training. Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be construed to prevent the 
1.12 	commissioner of public safety from providing in-service training programs for State Patrol 
1.13 	officers. The commissioner of transportation shall furnish the commissioner of public safety 
1.14 	with lands and buildings necessary in providing in-service training programs and the 
1.15 	Department of Public Safety shall reimburse the Department of Transportation for all 
1.16 	reasonable costs incurred due to the provision of these training facilities.