Minnesota SF5286 establishes a grant program to help law enforcement agencies hire and train investigative specialists.

Minnesota SF5286 establishes the investigative specialist grant program, appropriating $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. The program aims to assist law enforcement agencies in hiring, training, and retaining investigative specialists to enhance crime-solving rates and support crime victims. Grants prioritize agencies with high unsolved crime rates and inadequate staffing. Recipients must use funds to create recruiting protocols, job descriptions, procedure manuals, and training programs. They must also hire specialists, train them, and supervise them.

Minnesota SF5286 establishes a grant program to help law enforcement agencies hire and train investigative specialists.

Minnesota SF5286 establishes the investigative specialist grant program, appropriating $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. The program aims to assist law enforcement agencies in hiring, training, and retaining investigative specialists to enhance crime-solving rates and support crime victims. Grants prioritize agencies with high unsolved crime rates and inadequate staffing. Recipients must use funds to create recruiting protocols, job descriptions, procedure manuals, and training programs. They must also hire specialists, train them, and supervise them.