1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to private detectives; modifying license requirements;amending Minnesota 
1.3 	Statutes 2022, section 326.3361, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 326.3361, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Required contents. The rules adopted by the board must require:
1.7 	(1) 12 hours of preassignment or on-the-job certified training within the first 21 days of 
1.8 	employment, or evidence that the employee has successfully completed equivalent training 
1.9 	before the start of employment. Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, this 
1.10 	clause is satisfied if the employee provides a prospective employer with a certificate or a 
1.11 	copy of a certificate demonstrating that the employee successfully completed this training 
1.12 	prior to employment with a different Minnesota licensee and completed this training within 
1.13 	three previous calendar years, or successfully completed this training with a Minnesota 
1.14 	licensee while previously employed with a Minnesota licensee. The certificate or a copy of 
1.15 	the certificate is the property of the employee who completed the training, regardless of 
1.16 	who paid for the training or how training was provided. Upon a current or former employee's 
1.17 	request, a current or former licensed employer must provide a copy of a certificate 
1.18 	demonstrating the employee's successful completion of training to the current or former 
1.19 	employee. The current or former licensed employer must not charge the employee a fee for 
1.20 	a copy of the certificate. The employee who completed the training is entitled to access a 
1.21 	copy of the certificate at no charge according to sections 181.960 to 181.966. A current or 
1.22 	former employer must comply with sections 181.90 to 181.966;
2.1 	(2) certification by the board of completion of certified training for a license holder, 
2.2 	qualified representative, Minnesota manager, partner, and employee to carry or use a firearm, 
2.3 	a weapon other than a firearm, or an immobilizing or restraint technique; and
2.4 	(3) six hours a year of certified continuing training for all license holders, qualified 
2.5 	representatives, Minnesota managers, partners, and employees, and an additional six hours 
2.6 	a year for individuals who are armed with firearms or armed with weapons, which must 
2.7 	include annual certification of the individual.
2.8 	An individual may not carry or use a weapon while undergoing on-the-job training under 
2.9 	this subdivision.