1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to public safety; authorizing commissioner of 
  1.3             public safety to award public safety grants; 
  1.4             continuing certain rule authority of commissioner of 
  1.5             public safety; changing per diem payments to members 
  1.6             of the board of private detectives and protective 
  1.7             agents and requiring changes in rules regarding 
  1.8             training programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, 
  1.9             sections 299A.01, subdivision 2, and by adding a 
  1.10            subdivision; 326.33, subdivision 6; and 326.3361, 
  1.11            subdivision 1. 
  1.12  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.13     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 299A.01, 
  1.14  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.15     Subd. 2.  [DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.] The duties of the 
  1.16  commissioner shall include the following: 
  1.17     (a) the coordination, development and maintenance of 
  1.18  services contracts with existing state departments and agencies 
  1.19  assuring the efficient and economic use of advanced business 
  1.20  machinery including computers; 
  1.21     (b) the execution of contracts and agreements with existing 
  1.22  state departments for the maintenance and servicing of vehicles 
  1.23  and communications equipment, and the use of related buildings 
  1.24  and grounds; 
  1.25     (c) the development of integrated fiscal services for all 
  1.26  divisions, and the preparation of an integrated budget for the 
  1.27  department; 
  1.28     (d) the publication and award of grant contracts with state 
  2.1   agencies, local units of government, and other entities for 
  2.2   programs that will benefit the safety of the public; and 
  2.3      (e) the establishment of a planning bureau within the 
  2.4   department. 
  2.5      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 299A.01, is 
  2.6   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.7      Subd. 7.  [RULES REMAIN IN EFFECT.] Notwithstanding 
  2.8   sections 14.05, subdivision 1, and 645.36 or other law to the 
  2.9   contrary, the rules adopted under the authority of Minnesota 
  2.10  Statutes 1996, section 299A.01, subdivision 6, paragraph (a), 
  2.11  remain in effect on and after July 1, 1997, until further 
  2.12  amended or repealed. 
  2.13     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 326.33, 
  2.14  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
  2.15     Subd. 6.  [COMPENSATION TO BOARD MEMBERS.] Members of the 
  2.16  board of private detective and protective agent services shall 
  2.17  receive, in addition to necessary traveling and lodging 
  2.18  expenses, $35 a per diem payment as specified in section 214.09, 
  2.19  subdivision 3, per day for each day actually engaged in board 
  2.20  activities, provided, however, members of the board who are 
  2.21  state employees will be governed by state rules regarding travel 
  2.22  expense and per diem payments. 
  2.23     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 326.3361, 
  2.24  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  2.25     Subdivision 1.  [RULES.] The board shall, by rule, 
  2.26  prescribe the requirements, duration, contents, and standards 
  2.27  for successful completion of certified training programs for 
  2.28  license holders, qualified representatives, Minnesota managers, 
  2.29  partners, and employees, including: 
  2.30     (1) first aid and firearms training required for armed 
  2.31  employees, including training in the legal limitations on the 
  2.32  justifiable use of force and deadly force as specified in 
  2.33  sections 609.06 and 609.065; 
  2.34     (2) training in the use of weapons other than firearms, 
  2.35  including, but not limited to, bludgeons, nightsticks, batons, 
  2.36  chemical weapons, and electronic incapacitation devices, and in 
  3.1   the use of restraint or immobilization techniques, including the 
  3.2   carotid neck restraint; 
  3.3      (3) training in alternatives to the use of force; 
  3.4      (4) standards for weapons and equipment issued to or 
  3.5   carried or used by license holders, qualified representatives, 
  3.6   Minnesota managers, partners, and employees; 
  3.7      (5) preassignment or on-the-job training, or its 
  3.8   equivalent, required before applicants may be certified as 
  3.9   having completed training; and 
  3.10     (6) continuing training for license holders, qualified 
  3.11  representatives, Minnesota managers, partners, employees, and 
  3.12  armed employees. 
  3.13     Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  3.14     Section 2 is effective retroactively from July 1, 1997.