1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; disciplining correctional officers;amending Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes 2020, sections 241.026, subdivisions 1, 2; 626.89, subdivisions 1, 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 241.026, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
1.7 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
1.8 	(b) "Correctional officer" and "officer" mean a person employed by the state,or a state 
1.9 	correctional facility, or a local correctional or detention facility in a security capacity.
1.10 	(c) "Formal statement" means the questioning of an officer in the course of obtaining a 
1.11 	recorded, stenographic, or signed statement to be used as evidence in a disciplinary 
1.12 	proceeding against the officer.

1.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 241.026, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.14 		Subd. 2.Applicability. The procedures and provisions of this section apply to state and 
1.15 	local correctional authorities.

1.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 626.89, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.17 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this 
1.18 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
1.19 	(a) "Administrative hearing" means a nonjudicial hearing or arbitration authorized to 
1.20 	recommend, approve, or order discipline.
2.1 	(b) "Correctional officer" means a person employed by a local correctional or detention 
2.2 	facility in a security capacity.
2.3 	(b) (c) "Formal statement" means the questioning of an officer in the course of obtaining 
2.4 	a recorded, stenographic, or signed statement to be used as evidence in a disciplinary 
2.5 	proceeding against the officer.
2.6 	(c) (d) "Officer" means a licensed peace officer or part-time peace officer, as defined in 
2.7 	section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c) and (d), who is employed by a unit of 
2.8 	government, or a correctional officer.

2.9 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 626.89, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.10 		Subd. 2.Applicability. The procedures and provisions of this section apply to law 
2.11 	enforcement agencies and government units, including local correctional authorities. The 
2.12 	procedures and provisions of this section do not apply to investigations of criminal charges 
2.13 	against an officer.