2001 Minnesota Statutes

     626.851 Eligibility of officers. 

    Subdivision 1.  Any peace officer or part-time peace 
 officer employed or elected by any county or municipality of the 
 state of Minnesota shall be eligible to attend training courses 
 as herein provided in accordance with the rules of the board. 

    Subd. 2.  Any student successfully completing a program of 
 law enforcement instruction in a post secondary educational 
 institution, which program has been certified by the board, and 
 which institution has been approved by the Minnesota state 
 department of children, families, and learning or an accredited 
 institution of higher learning shall be eligible to attend a 
 skills oriented basic training course as established under 
 section 626.843.  Nothing contained in sections 626.84 to 
 626.863 shall be construed to preclude the provision of skills 
 oriented basic training courses by certified law enforcement 
 schools providing such course has been certified by the board. 

    HIST: 1967 c 870 s 11; 1973 c 565 s 1; 1976 c 52 s 1; 1977 c 
 433 s 12; 1978 c 681 s 21; 1980 c 578 s 6; 1981 c 310 s 13; 
 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 169