Minnesota Session Laws - 2014, Regular Session

CHAPTER 244--H.F.No. 2654

An act

relating to public safety; eliminating part-time peace officer licensure;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 626.8468, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 626.8462; 626.8464; 626.8465, subdivision 3; 626.8468, subdivision 2; Minnesota Rules, part 6700.1101, subparts 5, 6.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 626.8468, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Cap on number of part-time peace officers per agency deleted text end new text begin Grandfather provision new text end .

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end A law enforcement agency that employed a licensed part-time peace officer deleted text begin or that was in the process of training an individual to become a licensed part-time peace officer deleted text end on or before deleted text begin February 1, 1999, deleted text end new text begin June 30, 2014, new text end may continue to deleted text begin do so deleted text end new text begin employ that part-time peace officer indefinitely. The board shall cancel the license of a part-time peace officer who leaves the officer's agency of employment after June 30, 2014. The board shall cancel the license of a part-time peace officer who is not employed by a law enforcement agency on or after June 30, 2014 new text end . deleted text begin No agency may employ more part-time peace officers than it employed in calendar year 1996, 1997, or 1998, except the State Fair Police Department may employ up to 15 licensed part-time peace officers. deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) After January 1, 2000, the board may issue additional part-time peace officer licenses to a law enforcement agency that employs a part-time peace officer and that demonstrates to the board an extraordinary and temporary need for the additional license. deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) If a local unit of government dissolves a law enforcement agency that employs a part-time peace officer authorized under this subdivision and contracts with another law enforcement agency to provide law enforcement services, the law enforcement agency contracted with may add that number of part-time positions to the agency's maximum under this subdivision if the agency hires or offers employment to all full-time peace officers employed by the dissolved agency at the time of dissolution. The employment offered must be of comparable responsibility and salary. deleted text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin RULE CHANGE. new text end

new text begin The Peace Officer Standards and Training Board shall amend Minnesota Rules, parts 6700.0600, subpart 2; 6700.1000, subparts 1, 2, 7, and 9; and 6700.1101, subpart 2, so that new part-time peace officer licenses are not issued and that existing licenses are canceled when a part-time license holder either leaves the officer's agency of employment or is not employed by a law enforcement agency on or after June 30, 2014. The board may invoke the good cause exemption to the rulemaking procedures in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to implement the conforming amendments listed in this section. new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 626.8462; 626.8464; 626.8465, subdivision 3; and 626.8468, subdivision 2, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 6700.1101, subparts 5 and 6, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 3 are effective June 30, 2014. new text end

Presented to the governor May 12, 2014

Signed by the governor May 13, 2014, 12:04 p.m.