MN SF120

Local units of government must establish law enforcement citizen oversight councils by September 1, 2020, with councils conducting their first meetings by October 1, 2020.

Citizen oversight councils must have majority citizen membership reflecting the community's demographic diversity, including minority and youth populations, and may make recommendations on agency tactics, budgets, training, employment policies, use of force, and personnel decisions.

Councils may conduct investigations into peace officer misconduct allegations, subpoena witnesses and documents, and recommend discipline, but recommendations are advisory only and not binding on law enforcement chiefs.

Peace Officers Standards and Training Board must develop a model procedural justice policy by August 15, 2020, requiring officers to obtain consent for searches, identify themselves by name and badge number, state reasons for stops and searches, and report demographic information about individuals encountered.

All state and local law enforcement agencies must adopt written procedural justice policies by November 1, 2020, and all peace officer candidates must complete training in procedural justice and community interaction skills by July 1, 2021, to be eligible for licensing.