St. Paul, MN– The 2024 Minnesota Legislature is in session, and it didn’t take long for debate to begin on clarifying state law that governs use-of-force by on-site school resource officers — a holdover issue from last year. House Republicans attempted to bring a bill up immediately for a vote, Minority Leader Lisa Demuth (DAY-muth) arguing it can’t wait any longer. “We heard our governor say that he wanted a quick fix on this. A quick fix would have been a special session the end of August. That did not happen,” Demuth says. New Hope Democrat Cedrick Frazier responded, “We are engaging and we will continue to engage all stakeholders, which is why it’s important to have these committee hearings. We’re gonna hear from the people, all the stakeholders involved, because there are many.” Speaker Melissa Hortman indicated the goal is to have a bill on House floor next week. Democratic Majority Leader Erin Murphy says she expects a bill on the Senate floor in the next two to three weeks.