Minnesota House to vote on “fix” for school resource officer use-of-force law

The Minnesota House votes Monday afternoon on a compromise “fix” of a controversial law passed just last year that governs use-of-force by school-based resource officers

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The Minnesota House votes Monday afternoon on a compromise “fix” of a controversial law passed just last year that governs use-of-force by school-based resource officers.

House Speaker, Democrat Melissa Hortman says they received a letter from law enforcement endorsing the bill as amended. She says she expects bipartisan support, and that the bill will pass off of the floor with bipartisan support.

“It is a bill that law enforcement and members of the community, the cities and education professionals have worked very hard on, and it’s time to get it in the rear-view mirror and get those SROs back where they want to be, in the schools,” Hortman says.

Some Republicans in the Senate say the bill could be better, but whether they have sufficient leverage to make changes remains to be seen. A companion bill must still clear a key committee before reaching the Senate floor.