HF 2041

Introduction - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996)

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

  1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to peace officer training; requiring peace 
  1.3             officers to undergo training in community policing 
  1.4             techniques; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes, chapter 626. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [626.8455] [TRAINING IN COMMUNITY POLICING.] 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [TRAINING COURSE.] By August 1, 1996, the 
  1.9   board, in consultation with the Minnesota institute of community 
  1.10  policing, shall prepare a training course to instruct peace 
  1.11  officers in the techniques of community policing.  The course 
  1.12  must include instruction on at least the following matters: 
  1.13     (1) techniques for changing the focus of peace officers 
  1.14  from enforcement to problem-solving; 
  1.15     (2) techniques for organizing community members so that 
  1.16  they are involved and trained in community policing activities; 
  1.17     (3) techniques for relating to diverse communities; and 
  1.18     (4) techniques for relating to physically or mentally 
  1.19  impaired individuals. 
  1.20     The course also must include training on child development 
  1.21  issues to enable officers to respond appropriately to perceived 
  1.22  child protection situations.  The board shall update the 
  1.23  training course periodically as it deems appropriate. 
  1.24     Subd. 2.  [PRESERVICE TRAINING REQUIREMENT.] An individual 
  1.25  is not eligible to take the peace officer licensing examination 
  2.1   after August 1, 1997, unless the individual has received the 
  2.2   training described in subdivision 1. 
  2.3      Subd. 3.  [INSERVICE TRAINING REQUIREMENT.] An individual 
  2.4   who is licensed before August 1, 1997, shall receive the 
  2.5   training described in subdivision 1 no later than August 1, 
  2.6   1997.  The board shall provide to chief law enforcement officers 
  2.7   instructional materials patterned after the materials developed 
  2.8   by the board under subdivision 1.  These materials must meet 
  2.9   board requirements for continuing education credit. 
  2.10     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.11     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.