1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing a grant program to provide body cameras to 
1.3 	law enforcement agencies; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; BODY CAMERA GRANTS.
 1.6 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the Peace Officer 
1.7 	Standards and Training Board for grants to local units of government to purchase and 
1.8 	maintain portable recording devices for use by licensed peace officers employed by the 
1.9 	applicant. Each grant is contingent upon a local match of at least 25 percent from nonstate 
1.10 	funds. The board must give priority to applicants that do not have a portable recording 
1.11 	system program and to applicants with law enforcement departments that employ less than 
1.12 	50 licensed peace officers. Up to 2.5 percent of the appropriation is available to be used for 
1.13 	administrative costs incurred by the board in carrying out the provisions of this section.