1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing grants to train peace officers in large cities 
1.3 	in de-escalation techniques and the use of nonlethal force; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. DE-ESCALATION AND NONLETHAL FORCE TRAINING; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$....... in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of public safety to fund grants to train peace officers who are employed by the cities 
1.9 	of Minneapolis and St. Paul in the use of crisis de-escalation techniques and nonlethal 
1.10 	force. The crisis de-escalation training must address policing in culturally and racially 
1.11 	diverse communities. The nonlethal force training must be provided every six months 
1.12 	and include live exercises designed for officers to master nonlethal force techniques, 
1.13 	including hand-to-hand combat.