HF 25

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/23/2023 04:24pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; establishing a violent crime investigation team account
to fund violent crime investigation teams throughout the state; establishing grants
for crime and violence prevention; establishing grants for evidence-processing
technology and crisis response teams; providing supplemental funding for the
force investigations unit; establishing special revenue accounts; requiring a report;
transferring money; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022,
section 299A.642, subdivision 15.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.642, subdivision 15, is amended to
read:

Subd. 15.

Required reports.

By February 1 of each year, the commissioner of public
safety shall submit the following reports to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
senate and house of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over
criminal justice policy and funding:

(1) a report containing a summary of all audits conducted on multijurisdictional entities
under subdivision 4;

(2) a report on the results of audits conducted on data submitted to the criminal gang
investigative data system under section 299C.091; deleted text begin and
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(3) a report on the activities and goals of the coordinating council new text begin ; and
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new text begin (4) a report on how the funds in the violent crime investigation team account were
distributed and how those funds were used by violent crime investigation teams new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin VIOLENT CRIME INVESTIGATION TEAMS; SPECIAL REVENUE
ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) The violent crime investigation team account is created in the special revenue fund
consisting of money deposited, donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the
account. Of the amount in the account, up to $15,000,000 each year is appropriated to the
commissioner of public safety for violent crime investigation teams, organized under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.642, to increase their capacity to conduct forensic and
investigatory work to expedite clearance rates.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall allocate the funds to the violent crime investigation teams
that have the most acute need for supplemental resources based on the rate of violent crime
in the team's jurisdiction and the need to improve clearance rates for violent crime
investigations. The commissioner must consult with and consider recommendations from
the Violent Crime Coordinating Council created under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.642,
prior to awarding grants from this fund.
new text end

new text begin (c) As a condition of receiving funds from this account, the lead local unit of government
of a violent crime investigation team must enter a joint powers agreement with the
commissioner of public safety under which the commissioner shall provide an investigator
from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to be a member of the team.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin VIOLENT CRIME INVESTIGATION TEAM ACCOUNT; TRANSFER.
new text end

new text begin $75,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is transferred from the general fund to the violent crime
investigation team account in the special revenue fund. The base for this appropriation is
$0 in fiscal year 2024 and thereafter.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin COMMUNITY CRIME AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANTS;
SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) The community crime and violence prevention account is created in the special
revenue fund consisting of money deposited, donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise
provided to the account. Of the amount in the account, up to $30,000,000 each year is
appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for grants administered by the Office of
Justice Programs to be awarded to community violence prevention and intervention programs.
new text end

new text begin (b) Grants may be awarded to community-based nonprofit organizations, local
governments, or the governing bodies of federally recognized Indian Tribes. Applicants
that are nonprofit organizations must demonstrate the support of the local government or
Indian Tribe where the nonprofit will be offering services. Support may be demonstrated
by partnerships with the local government or Indian Tribe, or letters or other affirmations
of support.
new text end

new text begin (c) Grant recipients must operate crime or violence prevention programs with an
established record of providing direct services to community members. Programs must be
culturally competent and identify specific outcomes that can be tracked and measured to
demonstrate the impact the program has on community crime and violence. Crime or violence
prevention programs may include but are not limited to:
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new text begin (1) victim services programs;
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new text begin (2) re-entry programs that provide support and reintegration services to recently
incarcerated individuals;
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new text begin (3) homelessness assistance programs;
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new text begin (4) restorative justice programs;
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new text begin (5) programs that intervene in volatile situations to mediate disputes before they become
violent; and
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new text begin (6) juvenile diversion programs.
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new text begin (d) As part of the narrative and statistical progress reports provided to the Office of
Justice Programs, grant recipients must report on the specific outcomes identified pursuant
to paragraph (c).
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new text begin (e) The Office of Justice Programs may use up to 2.5 percent of the annual appropriation
to administer the grants.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin COMMUNITY CRIME AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACCOUNT;
TRANSFER.
new text end

new text begin $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is transferred from the general fund to the community
crime and violence prevention account in the special revenue fund. The base for this
appropriation is $0 in fiscal year 2024 and thereafter.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin CRISIS RESPONSE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION GRANTS;
SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) The crisis response and criminal investigation account is created in the special revenue
fund consisting of money deposited, donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided
to the account. Of the amount in the account, $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 and
$15,000,000 each year thereafter are appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for
grants administered by the Office of Justice Programs to be awarded to local law enforcement
agencies or local governments to improve responses to situations involving individuals
experiencing a mental health crisis and to improve criminal investigations.
new text end

new text begin (b) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year 2023, $10,000,000 is for grants to local
law enforcement agencies to acquire, upgrade, or replace technology or equipment used to
investigate crimes or process evidence.
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new text begin (c) $15,000,000 each year is for grants to local law enforcement agencies and local
governments to maintain or expand crisis response teams in which social workers or mental
health providers are sent as first responders when calls for service indicate that an individual
is having a mental health crisis.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Office of Justice Programs may use up to 2.5 percent of the annual appropriation
to administer the grants.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin CRISIS RESPONSE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ACCOUNT;
TRANSFER.
new text end

new text begin $55,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is transferred from the general fund to the crisis response
and criminal investigation account in the special revenue fund. The base for this appropriation
is $0 in fiscal year 2024 and thereafter.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION; INDEPENDENT USE OF
FORCE INVESTIGATIONS UNIT; APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of public safety to increase funding for the Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension's independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, created under
Minnesota Statutes, section 299C.80. This appropriation is in addition to the funds
appropriated for this purpose in Laws 2021, First Special Session chapter 11, article 1,
section 14, subdivision 3.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end