1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money to promote importance of and recruit 
1.3 	peace officers and to provide pathway to police reimbursement grants.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. PROMOTING PEACE OFFICERS; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	(a) $1,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of public safety to work in coordination with the POST Board to implement 
1.8 	a marketing and advertising campaign to publicly promote the importance of peace officers 
1.9 	for the safety of Minnesotans and to recruit more persons into law enforcement careers. 
1.10 	This is a onetime appropriation.
1.11 	(b) By January 15, 2024, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority 
1.12 	members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and 
1.13 	funding on the campaign required by this section. The report must provide a detailed 
1.14 	overview on how the appropriation was spent including but not limited to information that 
1.15 	itemizes how the campaign was conducted, the types of marketing and advertising activities 
1.16 	conducted, and the types of media used. In addition, the report must address the level of 
1.17 	success and efficacy of the campaign using objective and verifiable criteria.

1.18 	Sec. 2. PATHWAY TO POLICING; APPROPRIATION.
 1.19 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.20 	of public safety for reimbursement grants to state and local law enforcement agencies that 
1.21 	operate pathway to policing programs intended to bring persons with nontraditional 
1.22 	backgrounds into law enforcement. Applicants for reimbursement grants may receive up 
2.1 	to 50 percent of the cost of compensating and training pathway to policing participants. 
2.2 	Reimbursement grants shall be proportionally allocated based on the number of grant 
2.3 	applications approved by the commissioner. This is a onetime appropriation.