1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; waiving tuition for peace officer skills training; 
1.3 	requiring reports; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes, chapter 136A.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [136A.1656] TUITION WAIVER FOR PROFESSIONAL PEACE 
1.7 	OFFICER EDUCATION; SKILLS TRAINING.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Waiver. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
1.9 	Universities shall, and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to, 
1.10 	waive the cost of tuition for 12 credits for skills training as part of the Peace Officer Standards 
1.11 	and Training Board certified professional peace officer education.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Report. The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities 
1.13 	and the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall annually report by July 1, 
1.14 	beginning in 2025, to the Office of Higher Education the number of students who received 
1.15 	tuition waivers in the previous academic year.

1.16 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.17 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of 
1.18 	Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities to pay for the cost of waiving 
1.19 	tuition for 12 credits for peace officer skills training and reporting requirements under 
1.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1656.
1.21 	(b) $....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of Regents 
1.22 	of the University of Minnesota to pay for the cost of waiving tuition for 12 credits for peace 
2.1 	officer skills training and reporting requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.2 	136A.1656.