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626.851 ELIGIBILITY OF OFFICERS.
Subdivision 1. Training course attendance; eligibility. 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. Postsecondary educational institution eligible for training course. Any
student successfully completing a program of law enforcement instruction in a postsecondary
educational institution, which program has been certified by the board, and which institution has
been approved by the Minnesota state Department of Education 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.
History: 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; 2003 c 130 s 12
Subdivision 1. Training course attendance; eligibility. 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. Postsecondary educational institution eligible for training course. Any
student successfully completing a program of law enforcement instruction in a postsecondary
educational institution, which program has been certified by the board, and which institution has
been approved by the Minnesota state Department of Education 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.
History: 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; 2003 c 130 s 12
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