1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing standards for peace officer physical strength 
1.3 	and agility examinations administered to applicants; providing for reimbursement 
1.4 	of peace officer applicant screening exams; providing for rulemaking; appropriating 
1.5 	money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 626.843, by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 626.843, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.9 	to read:
1.10 		Subd. 1c.Physical strength and agility examinations. Beginning on December 1, 
1.11 	2022, physical strength and agility screening examinations required by law enforcement 
1.12 	agencies for applicants must be scientifically content-validated and job-related. The board 
1.13 	must enact rules establishing standards for physical strength and agility examinations required 
1.14 	by law enforcement agencies that comply with the requirements set forth in this subdivision.

1.15 	Sec. 2. PHYSICAL STRENGTH AND AGILITY EXAMINATION 
1.16 	REIMBURSEMENT; APPROPRIATION.
 1.17 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the Peace Officer 
1.18 	Standards and Training Board to reimburse law enforcement agencies for funding 
1.19 	scientifically content-validated and job-related physical strength and agility examinations 
1.20 	to screen applicants as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 626.843, subdivision 1c. 
1.21 	The board must establish guidelines for the administration of reimbursement payments 
1.22 	under this section. This amount is added to the base.