S.F. 3534: Senator Westlin: Use of reasonable force in schools grounds modification; use of reasonable force in schools grounds modification; school resource officers minimum training requirements and duties definition establishment; school resource officer model policy development requirement; appropriating money.
Testifiers: Commissioner Bob Jacobson, Department of Public Safety; Commissioner Willie Jett, Department of Education; Erik Misselt, Executive Director, Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training; Shane Myre, Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association; Sheriff Sean Deringer, Wright County, Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association; Chief Roger New, City of Eagan, Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association; Anne Finn, Intergovernmental Relations Director, League of Minnesota Cities; Dallas Downey, Legal Rights Center Youth Network via Zoom; Adosh Unni, Director of Government Relations, Minnesota Department of Education; Jeff Potts, Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;
A-14 – Westlin moved, adopted by voice vote as amended by the A-24 and below oral amendment:
Page 1, line 1.5 Insert “the first use of” after “after”
Before adoption of the A-14, Howe offered an oral amendment to SF 3534 as follows:
Page 5, line 5.21 strike "shall" and insert "may"
Senator Latz called the oral amendment out of order, and Senator Howe withdrew the oral amendment to possibly offer after the A-14.
A-17 – Howe offered – roll call 4/6 (Ayes – Limmer, Eichorn, Howe, Kreun; Nays – Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Seeberger, Westlin), not adopted.
A-13 – Seeberger offered – division called on voice vote, 5 ayes and 5 nays, not adopted.
Seeberger offered an oral amendment to the A-13 as follows:
Page 1, strike lines 1.1-1.4 and 1.7-1.14
The oral amendment was not voted on.
Oral Amendment - Kreun offered – Page 5, line 5.21 delete "shall" and insert "may" – roll call 5/5 (Ayes – Limmer, Eichorn, Howe, Kreun, Seeberger; Nays – Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Westlin), not adopted
A-22 – Kreun offered – roll call 4/6 (Ayes – Limmer, Eichorn, Howe, Kreun; Nays – Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Seeberger, Westlin), not adopted.
A-8 – Kreun offered – roll call 4/6 (Ayes – Limmer, Eichorn, Howe, Kreun; Nays – Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Seeberger, Westlin), not adopted.
A-19 – Kreun offered – roll call 5/5 (Ayes – Limmer, Eichorn, Howe, Kreun, Seeberger; Nays – Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Westlin), not adopted.
A-18 – Kreun offered – roll call 5/5 (Ayes – Limmer, Eichorn, Howe, Kreun, Seeberger; Nays – Latz, Oumou Verbeten, Carlson, Pappas, Westlin), not adopted.
Senator Limmer requested a roll call vote for the passage of S.F. 3534, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee
6/4 (Ayes: Pappas, Latz - Chair, Carlson, Seeberger, Westlin, Oumou Verbeten; Nays: Limmer, Eichorn, Howe, Kreun)
MOTION PREVAILED
Senator Westlin moved that S.F. 3534, as amended, recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.