MN HF44

Local units of government must establish citizen oversight councils for law enforcement agencies by September 1, 2020, with first meeting by October 1, 2020.

Citizen oversight councils must reflect broad community representation including minority and youth populations, with majority citizen membership, and may conduct investigations into officer misconduct, subpoena witnesses, and recommend discipline.

Law enforcement agencies must adopt written procedural justice policies by November 1, 2020 requiring officers to obtain consent before searches, identify themselves by name and badge number, state reasons for stops, and report demographic data on persons encountered.

Peace officers Standards and Training Board must develop model procedural justice policies by August 15, 2020 and establish preservice and in-service training learning objectives covering community policing, de-escalation, bias awareness, crisis intervention, and cultural responsiveness.

Appropriations made for fiscal year 2021 to commissioner of public safety for soft body armor reimbursements, counseling services for officers, and grants to establish citizen oversight councils, and to Peace Officers Standards and Training Board for implementation costs.