1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring professional peace officer education instructors 
1.3 	to have at least five years of experience as a licensed peace officer;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 626.845, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 626.845, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Instructor qualifications. The board may not certify or renew certification of 
1.9 	a postsecondary school's professional peace officer education program unless the school 
1.10 	employs only licensed peace officers, or formerly licensed peace officers, with a minimum 
1.11 	of five years of experience as a licensed peace officer to teach law enforcement courses in 
1.12 	the program.