1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to public safety; indexing maximum soft body 
  1.3             armor reimbursement amount; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 1996, section 299A.38, subdivision 2, and by 
  1.5             adding a subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.38, 
  1.8   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 2.  [STATE AND LOCAL REIMBURSEMENT.] Peace officers 
  1.10  and heads of local law enforcement agencies who buy vests for 
  1.11  the use of peace officer employees may apply to the commissioner 
  1.12  for reimbursement of funds spent to buy vests.  On approving an 
  1.13  application for reimbursement, the commissioner shall pay the 
  1.14  applicant an amount equal to the lesser of one-half of the 
  1.15  vest's purchase price or $300, as adjusted according to 
  1.16  subdivision 2a.  The political subdivision that employs the 
  1.17  peace officer shall pay at least the lesser of one-half of the 
  1.18  vest's purchase price or $300, as adjusted according to 
  1.19  subdivision 2a.  The political subdivision may not deduct or pay 
  1.20  its share of the vest's cost from any clothing, maintenance, or 
  1.21  similar allowance otherwise provided to the peace officer by the 
  1.22  law enforcement agency. 
  1.23     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 299A.38, is 
  1.24  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.25     Subd. 2a.  [ADJUSTMENT OF REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT.] On October 
  2.1   1, 1997, the commissioner of public safety shall adjust the $300 
  2.2   reimbursement amounts specified in subdivision 2, and in each 
  2.3   subsequent year, on October 1, the commissioner shall adjust the 
  2.4   reimbursement amount applicable immediately preceding that 
  2.5   October 1 date.  The adjusted rate must reflect the annual 
  2.6   percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
  2.7   consumers, published by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
  2.8   occurring in the one-year period ending on the preceding June 1.