1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money to enhance the law enforcement 
1.3 	program at Alexandria Technical and Community College.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the Peace Officer 
1.7 	Standards and Training Board for a grant to Alexandria Technical and Community College. 
1.8 	Of this appropriation:
1.9 	(1) $750,000 is for technological needs, including body cameras to enhance student 
1.10 	learning through the use of real-time review; fleet vehicles and accessories such as automatic 
1.11 	vehicle locators, light bars, and radio racks; a de-escalation simulation program; a 360-degree 
1.12 	force continuum simulator; a tactical warehouse recording system; and personal interaction 
1.13 	replay equipment such as iPads for crime scene investigation scenarios;
1.14 	(2) $500,000 is for curriculum updates including:
1.15 	(i) to enhance in-service education and training including ARMER training, online and 
1.16 	on-site blended learning, military into law enforcement licensure programming, and credit 
1.17 	for prior learning into diploma or degree awards; and
1.18 	(ii) for strategic positioning relating to state and Peace Officer Standards and Training 
1.19 	Board reform initiatives, including the creation of a full-time law enforcement director and 
1.20 	professional peace officer education coordinator position dedicated to recruiting and retaining 
1.21 	persons of color, providing stakeholder identified in-service scenario-based training, and 
2.1 	building greater and more influential partnerships with local, county, state, and federal 
2.2 	agencies; and
2.3 	(3) $250,000 is for marketing and outreach activities including alumni supported 
2.4 	recruitment efforts, conducting a summer explorer camp, conducting a military police 
2.5 	marketing campaign, and career transition activities.