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HF1257 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Public Safety Advisory Council eliminated.

Related bill: SF763

AI Generated Summary

This bill proposes to eliminate the Public Safety Advisory Council in Minnesota by amending and repealing relevant sections of the Minnesota Statutes. Specifically:

  1. Amendment to Minn. Stat. § 626.8457, Subd. 3 – Updates reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies on misconduct investigations:

    • Chiefs of law enforcement must continue to submit data on misconduct investigations.
    • Data must be submitted in real-time, using encrypted methods, to evaluate training effectiveness and identify behavioral patterns among officers.
    • Agencies are prohibited from using confidentiality agreements to withhold required data.
    • An annual summary report must be made public and sent to legislative committees.

  2. Repeal of Minn. Stat. § 626.8435 – Abolishes the Public Safety Advisory Council which:

    • Was responsible for advising on policing policies, community relations, and officer regulations.
    • Consisted of members from law enforcement organizations, community representatives, and legislative appointees.
    • Made recommendations to the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board.
    • Submitted annual reports on recommendations, policy reforms, and police-community relations.

Key Impact:

  • The Public Safety Advisory Council would be eliminated, effectively removing a formal structure for community involvement in police policy-making.
  • Law enforcement agencies would still be required to report misconduct data, but references to the council's role in reviewing such data would be removed.

This bill was introduced by Rep. Novotny and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy for review.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 19, 2025HouseFloorActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toPublic Safety Finance and Policy
March 12, 2025HouseFloorActionCommittee report, to adopt
March 12, 2025HouseFloorActionSecond reading

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Chief law enforcement officers must report summary data on alleged misconduct."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "This bill amends the reporting requirements for a chief law enforcement officer under section 626.8457.",
      "modified": [
        "Real-time submission of individual peace officer data classified as public or private."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "626.8457"
  }
]

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