Minnesota Session Laws - 1996, Regular Session

  
    
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                            CHAPTER 411-S.F.No. 1872 
                  An act relating to peace officer training; requiring 
                  peace officers to undergo training in community 
                  policing techniques; proposing coding for new law in 
                  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [626.8455] [TRAINING IN COMMUNITY POLICING.] 
           Subdivision 1.  [TRAINING COURSE.] The board, in 
        consultation with the Minnesota institute of community policing, 
        shall prepare a training course to instruct peace officers in 
        the techniques of community policing.  The course must include 
        instruction on at least the following matters: 
           (1) techniques for expanding the training of peace officers 
        to include problem-solving; 
           (2) techniques for organizing community members so that 
        they are involved and trained in community policing activities; 
           (3) techniques for relating to diverse communities; and 
           (4) techniques for relating to physically or mentally 
        impaired individuals. 
           The course also must include training on child development 
        issues to enable officers to respond appropriately to perceived 
        child protection situations.  The board shall update the 
        training course periodically as it deems appropriate. 
           Subd. 2.  [PRESERVICE TRAINING REQUIREMENT.] An individual 
        is not eligible to take the peace officer licensing examination 
        after August 1, 1997, unless the individual has received the 
        training described in subdivision 1. 
           Subd. 3.  [INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.] The board shall 
        provide to chief law enforcement officers instructional 
        materials patterned after the materials developed by the board 
        under subdivision 1.  These materials must meet board 
        requirements for continuing education credit. 
           Sec. 2.  [IN-SERVICE TRAINING PLAN.] 
           The board shall develop a plan for providing the training 
        described in section 1, subdivision 1.  The board shall develop 
        this plan in conjunction with the Minnesota institute of 
        community policing, the Minnesota chiefs of police association, 
        the Minnesota sheriffs association, and the Minnesota police and 
        peace officers association.  The plan must recommend a schedule 
        for implementing the training which takes into account the size 
        and resources of the employing law enforcement agencies, an 
        estimate of the costs associated with the training, and 
        recommendations for funding the training.  An individual who is 
        licensed before August 1, 1997, shall receive training in 
        accordance with the plan beginning January 1, 1998.  The board 
        shall report its plan to the house and senate committees with 
        jurisdiction over criminal justice matters. 
           Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final 
        enactment.  Section 1, subdivision 2, applies to peace officer 
        licensing examinations administered after July 31, 1997. 
           Presented to the governor March 30, 1996 
           Signed by the governor April 2, 1996, 12:42 p.m.