Availability of funds appropriated for law enforcement use of force training extended.

Education Firearms

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Stier, Novotny
Last action: 2026-03-05
Official status: Committee report, to adopt
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Extending Funding for Police Training

This bill extends funding until June 30, 2027, to provide training on the use of force for police officers in Minnesota.

What This Bill Does

Extends the availability of $250,000 for law enforcement use of force training until June 30, 2027.
Requires that training programs meet specific criteria set by state laws and be approved by a board.
Includes scenario-based training with real firearms using nonlethal ammunition.
Incorporates instruction on stress management and de-escalation tactics.

Who It Names or Affects

Postsecondary schools certified to provide professional peace officer education.
Peace officers who receive the training at no cost.
Law enforcement agencies that benefit from trained officers.

Terms To Know

peace officer: A police officer or other law enforcement official as defined by Minnesota state laws.
law enforcement agency: An organization responsible for enforcing the law, such as a police department, as defined by Minnesota state laws.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens after June 30, 2027.
It is unclear how many officers will be trained with this funding.

Bill History

2026-03-05 House
Committee report, to adopt
2026-02-17 House
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Availability of funds appropriated for law enforcement use of force training extended.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to public safety; extending the availability of funds appropriated for law

enforcement use of force training; amending Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 2,

section 9.

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

Section 1.

Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 2, section 9, is amended to read:

Sec. 9.
OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

$

250,000

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Use of Force Training

$250,000 the first year is to provide

reimbursement grants to eligible

postsecondary schools certified to provide

programs of professional peace officer

education for providing in-service training

programs on the use of force, including deadly

force, by peace officers. Of this amount, up

to 2.5 percent is for administration and

monitoring of the program.
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This appropriation

is available until June 30, 2027.
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To be eligible for reimbursement, training

offered by a postsecondary school must:

(1) satisfy the requirements of Minnesota

Statutes, section
626.8452
, and be approved

by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and

Training;

(2) utilize scenario-based training that

simulates real-world situations and involves

the use of real firearms that fire nonlethal

ammunition;

(3) include a block of instruction on the

physical and psychological effects of stress

before, during, and after a high-risk or

traumatic incident and the cumulative impact

of stress on the health of officers;

(4) include blocks of instruction on

de-escalation methods and tactics, bias

motivation, unknown risk training, defensive

tactics, and force-on-force training; and

(5) be offered to peace officers at no charge

to the peace officer or law enforcement

agency.

An eligible postsecondary school may apply

for reimbursement for the costs of offering the

training. Reimbursement shall be made at a

rate of $450 for each officer who completes

the training. The postsecondary school must

submit the name and peace officer license

number of the peace officer who received the

training to the Office of Higher Education.

As used in this section:

(1) "law enforcement agency" has the meaning

given in Minnesota Statutes, section
626.84,

subdivision 1
, paragraph (f); and

(2) "peace officer" has the meaning given in

Minnesota Statutes, section
626.84,

subdivision 1
, paragraph (c).