1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety finance; appropriating money for peace officer training 
1.3 	related to domestic violence no contact orders.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$100,000 is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008,  from the general 
1.7 	fund to the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board to:
1.8 	(1) revise and update preservice and develop in-service training courses relating to 
1.9 	no contact orders in domestic violence cases, domestic violence dynamics, and assessment 
1.10 	of the dangers posed by offenders; and
1.11 	(2) reimburse peace officers who have taken a training course described in clause (1).
1.12 	At a minimum, the training must provide instruction in the laws relating to no contact 
1.13 	orders, and address how best to coordinate law enforcement resources relating to no 
1.14 	contact orders. In addition, the training must also include a component to instruct peace 
1.15 	officers on doing risk assessments of the escalating factors of lethality in domestic abuse 
1.16 	violence. The training must be developed in consultation with a statewide domestic 
1.17 	violence advocacy organization. This is a onetime appropriation.