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HF1410 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Local correctional officers provided in Peace Officers Discipline Procedures Act.

Related bill: SF2422

AI Generated Summary

This bill seeks to amend Minnesota statutes related to public safety by including local correctional officers within the Peace Officers Discipline Procedures Act.

Key Provisions:

  1. Definition Updates:

    • Expands the definition of "correctional officer" to include individuals employed by both state and local correctional or detention facilities in a security capacity.
    • Clarifies that a "formal statement" refers to questioning conducted to obtain a recorded, stenographic, or signed statement for use in disciplinary proceedings.

  2. Peace Officers Discipline Procedures Act:

    • Amends Minnesota Statutes 626.89 to explicitly include local correctional officers under the same procedural protections provided to licensed peace officers when facing disciplinary proceedings.
    • Defines "administrative hearing" as a nonjudicial hearing or arbitration process that can recommend, approve, or order discipline.
    • Expands definitions to ensure that local correctional officers are covered in disciplinary procedures previously applicable only to peace officers.

  3. Applicability:

    • Extends the protections and procedures outlined in Minnesota Statutes 626.89 to local correctional facilities and detention facilities.
    • Excludes criminal investigations involving officers from these procedural protections.

Summary:

This bill ensures that local correctional officers receive the same disciplinary procedural rights as peace officers when being investigated or disciplined by their employing agency. It broadens the scope of existing policies to include local correctional facilities, aiming for consistency and fairness in disciplinary matters across correctional agencies in Minnesota.

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 17, 2025HouseFloorActionHouse rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day
March 17, 2025HouseFloorActionThird reading
March 17, 2025HouseFloorActionBill was passed
March 20, 2025SenateFloorActionReceived from House
March 20, 2025SenateFloorActionReceived from House
March 20, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 20, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 20, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toJudiciary and Public Safety
March 20, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toJudiciary and Public Safety

Citations

 
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Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

Sponsors