>> WHEN THE HOUSE COMMITTEE DIDN'T TAKE ACTION ON IT, THEY LAID IT OVER.

IT WAS LIKE, OKAY WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

SO THEY DECIDED TO DO SOME MORE WORK ON IT.

AND THEN THIS WEEK, THEY FINALLY GOT MOVING AGAIN.

SO THEY DID COME TO A COMPROMISE.

>> Eric: GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH HANGS OVER THIS DEBATE, DOESN'T IT?

>> YEAH, BECAUSE HE WAS IN THE PRONE POSITION WHEN HE DIED.

AND THAT IS THE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE KEY POSITION THAT IS "AT ISSUE" HERE IS WHEN YOU'RE FACE DOWN ON THE GROUND AS HE WAS.

AND THAT WAS A KEY FACTOR IN THE DEATH.

SO IT'S A VERY TOUGH TOPIC IN MINNESOTA.

>> Cathy: YET WE DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE HAD THIS DONE TO THEM, RIGHT?

I MEAN, HOW MANY TIMES ARE PRONE RESTRAINTS USED ON STUDENTS?

>> WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS HAT THEY WANT TO START KEEPING TRACK OF BECAUSE IT'S NOT BEING KEPT TRACK, YOU KNOW, NOW IN MINNESOTA.

THAT WE KNOW OF, YOU KNOW, THEY WANT TO START TRACKING THAT -- THAT'S A PART OF THE BILL IS TO HAVE THE USE OF FORCE BE REPORTED.

EVERY YEAR.

>> Cathy: NOW I REMEMBER TALKING TO SOME OF THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE AGAINST THIS BILL.

THEY'RE PASSIONATELY AGAINST THE BILL.

SO WHERE WAS THE COMPROMISE THAT GOT THIS THING MOVING?

>> WELL, I THINK THAT THEY'RE GOING TO: I THINK THERE'LL BE SOME DEMOCRATS THAT I SUSPECT SOME WILL VOTE AGAINST IT.

BUT THE REPUBLICANS SEEM TO BE ON BOARD WITH IT.

SO THEY WON'T NEED ALL THE DEMOCRATIC VOTES.

SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO E TRULY A BIPARTISAN BILL.

SO THEY WERE OPPOSED BECAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE THIS -- THESE KINDS OF RESTRAINTS SHOULD NOT USED IN SCHOOLS.

YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD NOT -- >> Eric: WELL, AND THEY BELIEVE THAT BLACK STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR GET OVERREPRESENTED IN THE RESTRAINTS.

CORRECT?

>> YEAH, I MEAN, I THINK THAT -- AND THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT GET CONCERNED ABOUT STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND SO ON.

ALTHOUGH THEY PASSED A BILL LIKE THIS A FEW YEARS AGO TO BAN THIS KIND OF -- ALTHOUGH, IT CAN STILL BE USED IN CERTAIN CASES, YOU KNOW, TO PREVENT INJURY OR DEATH AND SO ON.

>> Cathy: IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME OF THE COMPROMISE MIGHT BE THAT S.R.

O.ss WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH SOME SPECIAL TRAINING?

>> YEAH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO -- WELL, BASICALLY, THE BILL REALLY JUST WALKS BACK FROM WHAT THEY DID LAST YEAR.

AND PRETTY MUCH KNOCKS THAT OUT, I WOULD SAY.

AND AS FAR AS BANNING THE HOLDS, THEY MAKE IT CLEAR, SCHOOL POLICE OFFICERS CAN DO THOSE HOLDS IN CERTAIN CASES, AND THEY HAVE TO BE TRAINED.

THEY HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS IS DEFINED IN STATE LAW.

AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THEY'LL HAVE A MODEL POLICY THAT THE P.O.S.T.

BOARD WILL COME UP WITH.

BUT THE FIRST VERSION OF THE BILL, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO FOLLOW THAT POLICY.

WHICH IS WHAT MADE THE POLICE LOBBY NERVOUS AND SOME OF THE REPUBLICANS BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID THEY'LL JUST GO BACK TO THE OLD LAW LAST YEAR.

YOU KNOW, AFTER THE ELECTION.

>> Cathy: SO SOUNDS LIKE IT'S MOVING FORWARD IN A BIPARTISAN WAY.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MOVING FORWARD.

WE'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL PEOPLE PUSH THE