1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing a critical incident review process for peace 
1.3 	officer involved shootings;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.553, 
1.4 	subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.553, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Discharge firearm; kill animal. Whenever a peace officer discharges a 
1.8 	firearm in the course of duty, other than for training purposes or the killing of an animal 
1.9 	that is sick, injured, or dangerous, notification shall be filed within 30 days of the incident 
1.10 	by the officer's department head with the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner 
1.11 	of public safety shall forward a copy of the filing to the board ~~of Peace Officer Standards~~ 
1.12 	~~and Training~~. The notification shall contain information concerning the reason for and 
1.13 	circumstances surrounding discharge of the firearm. The commissioner of public safety 
1.14 	shall file a report with the legislature by November 15 of each even-numbered year 
1.15 	containing summary information concerning use of firearms by peace officers.

1.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.553, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.17 	to read:
1.18 		Subd. 3.Critical incident review. (a) After all related criminal investigations are 
1.19 	concluded, the director must appoint a critical incident review team to investigate:
1.20 	(1) each peace officer firearm discharge report submitted under subdivision 2 where 
1.21 	a person suffered bodily harm from the firearm discharge; and
1.22 	(2) each incident where a person died during contact with a peace officer.
2.1 	(b) Each critical incident review team must include at least three members. One 
2.2 	member must be a peace officer or former peace officer. Another member must be a 
2.3 	resident of the community where the incident occurred. If the person injured in the 
2.4 	incident is a person of color, at least one member must be of the same race as the injured 
2.5 	person. The director may appoint more than three members to a team at the director's 
2.6 	discretion. A member may not be a current or former employee of the agency that is 
2.7 	the subject of the team's review.
2.8 	(c) The critical incident review team is charged with identifying and analyzing the 
2.9 	causes of the incident. Following the analysis, the team must prepare a report that either:
2.10 	(1) recommends implementation of a corrective action plan by the agency under 
2.11 	review; or
2.12 	(2) explains why corrective actions are not required.
2.13 	If the team cannot agree on the causes of the incident or the need for corrective action, 
2.14 	each member may file a separate or dissenting report. If the team's review warrants, 
2.15 	the team shall make recommendations to the director for changes in statewide training 
2.16 	of peace officers. The team's report must be filed with the director within 60 days of 
2.17 	the director appointing the team.
2.18 	(d) The agency that employs the officer involved in the incident shall pay the costs 
2.19 	of the critical incident review team's investigation.

2.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 626.553, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.21 	to read:
2.22 		Subd. 4.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
2.23 	the meanings given them.
2.24 	(b) "Board" means the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training.
2.25 	(c) "Director" means the executive director of the board.