HF 5216

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 05/16/2024 08:29am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; providing for funding and related policy changes to the
Department of Public Safety, Department of Corrections, judiciary, and the
Clemency Review Commission; classifying data; modifying various criminal
provisions; providing criminal penalties; requiring reports; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 13.825, subdivision 1; 171.174;
260B.198, subdivision 1; 260B.225, subdivision 9; 260B.235, subdivision 4;
299A.73, subdivision 4; 609.02, by adding a subdivision; 609.14, subdivisions 2,
3, by adding a subdivision; 609.487, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding a subdivision;
609.52, by adding a subdivision; 609.74; 609.78, subdivision 3, by adding a
subdivision; 609B.205; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 13.825,
subdivision 2; 244.41, subdivisions 6, 14, by adding a subdivision; 244.45; 244.46,
subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 299A.49, subdivisions 8, 9; 299A.95, subdivision 5; 401.10,
subdivision 1; 609.14, subdivision 1; 609A.06, subdivision 2; 626.8516, subdivision
6; 638.09, subdivision 5; Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, sections 3, subdivisions
5, 8, as amended; 6, subdivisions 1, 4; article 8, section 20, subdivision 3; Laws
2023, chapter 63, article 5, section 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 241; 244; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 241.265;
609.3458, subdivision 3; 609B.311.

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

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in
parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2023, chapter 52, articles 1 and 2,
to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for
each purpose. The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the addition to
or subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The
second year" is fiscal year 2025. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to
appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, are effective the day following final
enactment.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2024 new text end		new text begin 2025 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin SUPREME COURT new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,750,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Court Cyber Security new text end

new text begin $5,250,000 the second year is for the judicial
branch cyber security program. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2027.
new text end

new text begin (b) Safe and Secure Courthouses new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is for a competitive
grant program for courthouse safety and
security improvements. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin DISTRICT COURTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 6,627,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 23,623,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Psychological Services new text end

new text begin $5,317,000 the first year and $15,951,000 the
second year are for the psychological and
psychiatric examiner services program, which
delivers statutorily mandated psychological
examinations for civil commitment, criminal
competency, and criminal responsibility
evaluations. The appropriation in the second
year is onetime and is available until June 30,
2027.
new text end

new text begin (b) Psychological Examiners Pay Rate Increase new text end

new text begin $1,203,000 the second year is to increase the
hourly pay rate of psychological examiners.
new text end

new text begin (c) Court Interpreters new text end

new text begin $1,290,000 the first year and $3,870,000 the
second year are for court interpreters. The
appropriation in the second year is onetime
and is available until June 30, 2027.
new text end

new text begin (d) Court Interpreters Pay Rate Increase new text end

new text begin $235,000 the second year is to increase the
hourly pay rate of court interpreters. The base
for this appropriation is $297,000 beginning
in fiscal year 2026.
new text end

new text begin (e) Increased Cost of Jury Programs new text end

new text begin $20,000 the first year and $2,364,000 the
second year are for increased costs of jury
programs. The appropriation in the second
year is onetime and is available until June 30,
2027.
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 PUBLIC SAFETY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,000,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2024 new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 0 new text end	new text begin 10,000,000 new text end
new text begin 911 Fund new text end	new text begin 7,000,000 new text end	new text begin 0 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Crime Victim Services new text end

new text begin $9,200,000 the second year is from the general
fund for grants for direct services and
advocacy for crime victims. Up to five percent
of the appropriation is available for grant
administration. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Preventing Violence Against Latina Women Report new text end

new text begin $250,000 the second year is from the general
fund for a grant to Esperanza United to
complete the report on preventing violence
against Latina women and queer Latines
described in section 10. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Youth Support Service Grants new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the general
fund for youth support service grants under
section 11. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Hmong American Mediation Center new text end

new text begin $50,000 the second year is from the general
fund for a grant to the Hmong American
Mediation Center to provide mediation and
restorative justice services. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Digital Geographic Information System Mapping For School Facilities new text end

new text begin (a) $7,000,000 the first year from the state
government special revenue fund for 911
emergency telecommunications services is to
issue grants to the regional emergency
communications boards as defined by
Minnesota Statutes, section 403.392. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2026.
new text end

new text begin (b) If awarded a grant, a regional
communications board must use the grant
funds exclusively to create digital geographic
information system mapping data of facilities
managed by a school district; charter school;
intermediate school district or cooperative unit
under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.24,
subdivision 2; the Perpich Center for Arts
Education; the Minnesota State Academies;
private schools; or a Tribal contract school
that serves children in early childhood or
prekindergarten programs or students enrolled
in kindergarten through grade 12 within the
regional emergency communications board's
jurisdiction.
new text end

new text begin (c) The data created pursuant to paragraph (b)
must be:
new text end

new text begin (1) compatible with software platforms used
by local, state, and federal public safety
agencies that provide emergency services to
the specific school for which the data is
provided without requiring such agencies to
purchase additional software or requiring a
fee to view or access the data;
new text end

new text begin (2) compatible with security software
platforms in use by the specific school for
which the data is provided without requiring
the local law enforcement agencies or school
districts to purchase additional software or
requiring a fee to view or access the data;
new text end

new text begin (3) verified for accuracy following a physical
walkthrough; and
new text end

new text begin (4) perpetually available to schools and law
enforcement agencies mapped pursuant to a
grant and the Department of Public Safety.
new text end

new text begin (d) The statewide emergency communications
board may implement further requirements at
their discretion.
new text end

new text begin (e) At the conclusion of work completed
pursuant to a grant under this section, the
board must deliver all data created, collected,
or maintained under this section to the school
without payment, and in a manner that the
school may own, control, use, and access the
data without limitation. The data must be
provided in a form that permits the school to
share the data with a law enforcement agency.
new text end

new text begin (f) Each regional emergency communication
board that receives a grant must complete the
mapping project and report completion to the
commissioner on or before July 1, 2026. Upon
request, the commissioner may grant a
reasonable extension of time to the requesting
regional emergency communication board to
complete the project.
new text end

new text begin (g) Regional emergency communications
boards shall work collaboratively with schools
and public safety agencies to include local law
enforcement, fire agencies, EMS, and 911
during the procurement process.
new text end

new text begin (h) Any data created under this section is
classified as nonpublic data as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, subdivision
9.
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 CORRECTIONS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,900,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,990,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Facility Operation new text end

new text begin 5,900,000 new text end

new text begin 1,990,000 new text end

new text begin $5,900,000 the first year and $1,990,000 the
second year are for the operation of
correctional facilities, including increased
incarceration costs for offenders sentenced
under the amendments made to Minnesota
Statutes, section 609.487, in this act. The base
for this appropriation is $7,091,000 beginning
in fiscal year 2026.
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 CLEMENCY REVIEW COMMISSION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 986,000 new text end

new text begin $986,000 the second year is for the Clemency
Review Commission described in Minnesota
Statutes, section 638.09. Of this amount,
$200,000 the second year is for grants to
support outreach and clemency application
assistance.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Fire Marshal

17,013,000

17,272,000

Appropriations by Fund
General	4,184,000	4,190,000
Special Revenue	12,829,000	13,082,000

The special revenue fund appropriation is from
the fire safety account in the special revenue
fund and is for activities under Minnesota
Statutes, section 299F.012. The base
appropriation for this account is $13,182,000
in fiscal year 2026 and $13,082,000 in fiscal
year 2027.

(a) Hazardous Materials and Emergency
Response Teams

$1,695,000 the first year and $1,595,000 the
second year are from the fire safety account
for hazardous materials and emergency
response teams. The base for these purposes
is $1,695,000 in the first year of future biennia
and $1,595,000 in the second year of future
biennia.

(b) Bomb Squad Reimbursements

$250,000 from the fire safety account and
$50,000 from the general fund each year are
for reimbursements to local governments for
bomb squad services.

(c) Nonresponsible Party Reimbursements

$750,000 each year from the fire safety
account is for nonresponsible party hazardous
material new text begin , Urban Search and Rescue, Minnesota
Air Rescue Team, new text end and bomb squad incident
reimbursements. Money appropriated for this
purpose is available for one year.

(d) Hometown Heroes Assistance Program

$4,000,000 each year from the general fund
is for grants to the Minnesota Firefighter
Initiative to fund the hometown heroes
assistance program established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 299A.477.

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.

Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 6, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation

$

12,643,000

$

797,937,000

$

deleted text begin 826,661,000 deleted text end new text begin 825,675,000 new text end

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Sec. 9.

Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 6, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4. Organizational, Regulatory, and Administrative Services

73,586,000

deleted text begin 74,287,000 deleted text end new text begin 73,301,000 new text end

(a) Public Safety Data Infrastructure

$22,914,000 the first year and $22,915,000
the second year are for technology
modernization and the development of an
information-sharing and data-technology
infrastructure. The base for this purpose is
$4,097,000 beginning in fiscal year 2026. Any
unspent funds from the current biennium do
not cancel and are available in the next
biennium.

(b) Supervised Release Board

$40,000 each year is to establish and operate
the supervised release board pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, section 244.049.

(c) Recruitment and Retention

$3,200,000 the first year and $400,000 the
second year are for recruitment and retention
initiatives. Of this amount, $2,800,000 the first
year is for staff recruitment, professional
development, conflict resolution, and staff
wellness, and to contract with community
collaborative partners who specialize in trauma
recovery.

(d) Clemency Review Commission

$986,000 deleted text begin each year deleted text end new text begin the first year new text end is for the
clemency review commission described in
Minnesota Statutes, section 638.09. Of this
amount, $200,000 each year is for grants to
support outreach and clemency application
assistance. new text begin Any unencumbered balance
remaining in the first year does not cancel, but
must be transferred to the Clemency Review
Commission by July 1, 2024. Funds
transferred under this paragraph are available
until June 30, 2025.
new text end

(e) Accountability and Transparency

$1,000,000 each year is for accountability and
transparency initiatives. The base for this
appropriation is $1,480,000 beginning in fiscal
year 2026.

(f) Organizational, Regulatory, and
Administrative Services Base Budget

The base for organizational, regulatory, and
administrative services is deleted text begin $55,849,000 deleted text end new text begin
$54,863,000 new text end in fiscal year 2026 and
deleted text begin $55,649,000 deleted text end new text begin $54,663,000 new text end in fiscal year 2027.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 10. new text begin REPORT PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST LATINA WOMEN AND
QUEER LATINES IN MINNESOTA.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of public safety shall provide a grant to Esperanza United to
develop a report that provides preliminary research and recommendations to reduce, prevent,
and end violence against Latina women and girls, including queer Latines, in Minnesota.
The Department of Public Safety shall provide support and technical assistance to Esperanza
United as requested.
new text end

new text begin (b) The report may include recommended strategies to disrupt the pathways toward
gender-based violence and help prevent violence before it occurs, such as outreach and
communication, public engagement, and public campaigns to address and educate local
communities about self confidence, leadership skills, family support, and healthy
relationships. The report may identify:
new text end

new text begin (1) ways to effectively connect programs and services provided by state agencies,
counties, and nongovernmental organizations to improve services to victims and survivors,
and their families and communities;
new text end

new text begin (2) systemic causes behind violence impacting Latina women and girls, including queer
Latines, and patterns and underlying factors explaining disproportionality, including
underlying historical, social, economic, religious, institutional, immigration, and cultural
factors that may contribute to the violence;
new text end

new text begin (3) appropriate methods for tracking and collecting data on violence against Latinas and
queer Latines, including data and research on prevention methods;
new text end

new text begin (4) policies and institutional practices in education, labor, child welfare, coroner practices,
policing, health care, civil and criminal legal systems, and other practices impacting victims;
new text end

new text begin (5) measures necessary to address and reduce violence, including public awareness,
research, community awareness campaigns, youth education, and family support practices;
and
new text end

new text begin (6) measures to help victims and survivors, and their families and communities, prevent
and heal from violence, including recommendations to expand existing programs; identify
new strategies that educate young people in effective communication, training in self
confidence, leadership skills, and healthy relationships; and general innovative strategies
that strengthen relationships with families and networks of support.
new text end

new text begin (c) The report shall be submitted to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety by January 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin YOUTH SUPPORT SERVICES GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grants to counties. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall issue grants
to Anoka County, Hennepin County, and Ramsey County for the purposes described in
subdivision 2. Of the total amount appropriated for this purpose, 20 percent is for a grant
to Anoka County, 40 percent is for a grant to Hennepin County, and 40 percent is for a grant
to Ramsey County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grants to community organizations; eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) A county that receives a
grant pursuant to subdivision 1 must use the money received to issue subgrants to community
organizations or community-rooted programs, that are organized as nonprofits, to provide
intervention and support services for youth who come into contact with peace officers and
are suspected to have committed a juvenile petty offense or delinquent act. A subgrantee
must disclose to the county the number of cases and the types of offenses they are able to
accept. A subgrantee may also use a subgrant to provide stipends or salaries to employ
eligible youth. A county may retain up to five percent of the amount received for
administrative costs.
new text end

new text begin (b) To qualify for a subgrant under this section, a program must provide services that:
new text end

new text begin (1) were in operation before January 1, 2024;
new text end

new text begin (2) may be used as an alternative to arrest pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
260B.1755;
new text end

new text begin (3) promote personal accountability, prosocial connections, and positive youth
development;
new text end

new text begin (4) include wraparound services to educate and support families of participating youth;
and
new text end

new text begin (5) utilize data-supported practices.
new text end

new text begin (c) Eligible programs may utilize restorative practices or qualify as a pretrial diversion
program for juveniles pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 388.24.
new text end

new text begin (d) In issuing subgrants, counties must prioritize programs that incorporate employment
or jobs skills training and programs that collaborate with local law enforcement agencies
and accept referrals for intervention from local law enforcement agencies.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Return of grant money. new text end

new text begin Any portion of a grant issued to a county pursuant to
subdivision 1 that is unspent or unencumbered on December 31, 2025, must be returned to
the commissioner of public safety. Any money returned to the commissioner pursuant to
this subdivision must be treated as a canceled appropriation and deposited in the general
fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reports. new text end

new text begin By April 15, 2026, the counties receiving grants under this section
must report to the commissioner of public safety on the programs that received subgrants.
At a minimum, the report must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) the recipients of any subgrants;
new text end

new text begin (2) the programs and services provided by each recipient;
new text end

new text begin (3) the number of youth served by each recipient and the respective referring agency, if
applicable;
new text end

new text begin (4) aggregated demographic data regarding youth participating in programs provided
by each recipient;
new text end

new text begin (5) if applicable, the number and percentage of youth who successfully completed a
program or were still participating in a program at the time of the report;
new text end

new text begin (6) the total number of unique youth referrals, and additional referrals for youth for new
delinquent offenses after youth began participating in a program or receiving services;
new text end

new text begin (7) a detailed accounting of the use of any grant funds;
new text end

new text begin (8) the portion of the grant, if any, spent on the recipient's administrative expenses; and
new text end

new text begin (9) whether the grant recipient received any state or federal funding through other
programs or grants.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

PUBLIC SAFETY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.825, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Application; definition.

(a) This section applies to law enforcement
agencies that maintain a portable recording system for use in investigations, or in response
to emergencies, incidents, and requests for service.

(b) As used in this section:

(1) "portable recording system" means a device worn by a peace officer that is capable
of both video and audio recording of the officer's activities and interactions with others or
collecting digital multimedia evidence as part of an investigation;

(2) "portable recording system data" means audio or video data collected by a portable
recording system; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(3) "redact" means to blur video or distort audio so that the identity of the subject in a
recording is obscured sufficiently to render the subject unidentifiable new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (4) "public official" means a member of the state legislature, the governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, state auditor, attorney general, or a commissioner of a state
agency new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 13.825, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Data classification; court-authorized disclosure.

(a) Data collected by a
portable recording system are private data on individuals or nonpublic data, subject to the
following:

(1) data that record, describe, or otherwise document actions and circumstances
surrounding either the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer in the course of duty, if a
notice is required under section 626.553, subdivision 2, or the use of force by a peace officer
that results in substantial bodily harm, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 7a, are
public;

(2) data are public if a subject of the data requests it be made accessible to the public,
except that, if practicable, (i) data on a subject who is not a peace officer and who does not
consent to the release must be redacted, and (ii) data on a peace officer whose identity is
protected under section 13.82, subdivision 17, clause (a), must be redacted;

(3) subject to paragraphs (b) to (d), portable recording system data that are active criminal
investigative data are governed by section 13.82, subdivision 7, and portable recording
system data that are inactive criminal investigative data are governed by this section;

(4) portable recording system data that are public personnel data under section 13.43,
subdivision 2, clause (5), are public; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(5) data that are not public data under other provisions of this chapter retain that
classification new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (6) data are public if the subject of the data is a public official, except that, if practicable:
new text end

new text begin (i) data on a subject who is not a peace officer or public official and who does not consent
to the release must be redacted; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) data on a peace officer whose identity is protected under section 13.82, subdivision
17, clause (a), must be redacted new text end .

(b) Notwithstanding section 13.82, subdivision 7, when an individual dies as a result of
a use of force by a peace officer, an involved officer's law enforcement agency must allow
the following individuals, upon their request, to inspect all portable recording system data,
redacted no more than what is required by law, documenting the incident within five days
of the request, subject to paragraphs (c) and (d):

(1) the deceased individual's next of kin;

(2) the legal representative of the deceased individual's next of kin; and

(3) the other parent of the deceased individual's child.

(c) A law enforcement agency may deny a request to inspect portable recording system
data under paragraph (b) if the agency determines that there is a compelling reason that
inspection would interfere with an active investigation. If the agency denies access under
this paragraph, the chief law enforcement officer must provide a prompt, written denial to
the individual in paragraph (b) who requested the data with a short description of the
compelling reason access was denied and must provide notice that relief may be sought
from the district court pursuant to section 13.82, subdivision 7.

(d) When an individual dies as a result of a use of force by a peace officer, an involved
officer's law enforcement agency shall release all portable recording system data, redacted
no more than what is required by law, documenting the incident no later than 14 days after
the incident, unless the chief law enforcement officer asserts in writing that the public
classification would interfere with an ongoing investigation, in which case the data remain
classified by section 13.82, subdivision 7.

(e) A law enforcement agency may redact or withhold access to portions of data that are
public under this subdivision if those portions of data are clearly offensive to common
sensibilities.

(f) Section 13.04, subdivision 2, does not apply to collection of data classified by this
subdivision.

(g) Any person may bring an action in the district court located in the county where
portable recording system data are being maintained to authorize disclosure of data that are
private or nonpublic under this section or to challenge a determination under paragraph (e)
to redact or withhold access to portions of data because the data are clearly offensive to
common sensibilities. The person bringing the action must give notice of the action to the
law enforcement agency and subjects of the data, if known. The law enforcement agency
must give notice to other subjects of the data, if known, who did not receive the notice from
the person bringing the action. The court may order that all or part of the data be released
to the public or to the person bringing the action. In making this determination, the court
shall consider whether the benefit to the person bringing the action or to the public outweighs
any harm to the public, to the law enforcement agency, or to a subject of the data and, if
the action is challenging a determination under paragraph (e), whether the data are clearly
offensive to common sensibilities. The data in dispute must be examined by the court in
camera. This paragraph does not affect the right of a defendant in a criminal proceeding to
obtain access to portable recording system data under the Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.174, is amended to read:

171.174 REVOCATION; FLEEING PEACE OFFICER OFFENSE.

The commissioner of public safety shall revoke the license of a person upon receipt of
a certificate of conviction showing that the person has in a motor vehicle violated section
609.487, subdivision 3 new text begin , 3a, new text end or 4, or an ordinance in conformity with those subdivisions. The
commissioner shall revoke the license as follows:

(1) deleted text begin for the first offense under section 609.487, subdivision 3, for not less than one year;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end for the second offense or subsequent offenses under section 609.487, subdivision 3,
for not less than deleted text begin three years deleted text end new text begin one year new text end ;

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (2) for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 3a, for not less than two years;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 4, clause (a), for not less than ten
years;

(4) for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 4, clause (b), for not less than
seven years; and

(5) for an offense under section 609.487, subdivision 4, clause (c), for not less than five
years.

deleted text begin A limited license under section 171.30 may not be issued for one-half of the revocation
period specified in clauses (1) to (5) and after that period is over only upon and as
recommended by the adjudicating court.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260B.198, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Court order, findings, remedies, treatment.

(a) If the court finds that
the child is delinquent, it shall enter an order making any of the following dispositions of
the case which are deemed necessary to the rehabilitation of the child:

(1) counsel the child or the parents, guardian, or custodian;

(2) place the child under the supervision of a probation officer or other suitable person
in the child's own home under conditions prescribed by the court including reasonable rules
for the child's conduct and the conduct of the child's parents, guardian, or custodian, designed
for the physical, mental, and moral well-being and behavior of the child, or with the consent
of the commissioner of corrections, in a group foster care facility which is under the
management and supervision of said commissioner;

(3) if the court determines that the child is a danger to self or others, subject to the
supervision of the court, transfer legal custody of the child to one of the following:

(i) a child-placing agency;

(ii) the local social services agency;

(iii) a reputable individual of good moral character. No person may receive custody of
two or more unrelated children unless licensed as a residential facility pursuant to sections
245A.01 to 245A.16;

(iv) a county home school, if the county maintains a home school or enters into an
agreement with a county home school; or

(v) a county probation officer for placement in a group foster home established under
the direction of the juvenile court and licensed pursuant to section 241.021;

(4) transfer legal custody by commitment to the commissioner of corrections;

(5) if the child is found to have violated a state or local law or ordinance which has
resulted in damage to the person or property of another, the court may order the child to
make reasonable restitution for such damage new text begin and may offer the child an opportunity to
participate in a restorative process to satisfy the restitution obligation, where available new text end ;

(6) require the child to pay a fine of up to $1,000. The court shall order payment of the
fine in accordance with a time payment schedule which shall not impose an undue financial
hardship on the child;

(7) if the child is in need of special treatment and care for reasons of physical or mental
health, the court may order the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to provide it. If the
parent, guardian, or custodian fails to provide this treatment or care, the court may order it
provided;

(8) if the court believes that it is in the best interests of the child and of public safety
that the driver's license of the child be canceled until the child's 18th birthday, the court
may recommend to the commissioner of public safety the cancellation of the child's license
for any period up to the child's 18th birthday, and the commissioner is hereby authorized
to cancel such license without a hearing. At any time before the termination of the period
of cancellation, the court may, for good cause, recommend to the commissioner of public
safety that the child be authorized to apply for a new license, and the commissioner may so
authorize;

(9) if the court believes that it is in the best interest of the child and of public safety that
the child is enrolled in school, the court may require the child to remain enrolled in a public
school until the child reaches the age of 18 or completes all requirements needed to graduate
from high school. Any child enrolled in a public school under this clause is subject to the
provisions of the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act in chapter 127;

(10) if the child is petitioned and found by the court to have committed a controlled
substance offense under sections 152.021 to 152.027, the court shall determine whether the
child unlawfully possessed or sold the controlled substance while driving a motor vehicle.
If so, the court shall notify the commissioner of public safety of its determination and order
the commissioner to revoke the child's driver's license for the applicable time period specified
in section 152.0271. If the child does not have a driver's license or if the child's driver's
license is suspended or revoked at the time of the delinquency finding, the commissioner
shall, upon the child's application for driver's license issuance or reinstatement, delay the
issuance or reinstatement of the child's driver's license for the applicable time period specified
in section 152.0271. Upon receipt of the court's order, the commissioner is authorized to
take the licensing action without a hearing;

(11) if the child is petitioned and found by the court to have committed or attempted to
commit an act in violation of section 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 609.345; 609.3451;
609.746, subdivision 1; 609.79; or 617.23, or another offense arising out of a delinquency
petition based on one or more of those sections, the court shall order an independent
professional assessment of the child's need for sex offender treatment. An assessor providing
an assessment for the court must be experienced in the evaluation and treatment of juvenile
sex offenders. If the assessment indicates that the child is in need of and amenable to sex
offender treatment, the court shall include in its disposition order a requirement that the
child undergo treatment. Notwithstanding section 13.384, 13.85, 144.291 to 144.298, or
260B.171, or chapter 260E, the assessor has access to the following private or confidential
data on the child if access is relevant and necessary for the assessment:

(i) medical data under section 13.384;

(ii) corrections and detention data under section 13.85;

(iii) health records under sections 144.291 to 144.298;

(iv) juvenile court records under section 260B.171; and

(v) local welfare agency records under chapter 260E.

Data disclosed under this clause may be used only for purposes of the assessment and
may not be further disclosed to any other person, except as authorized by law; or

(12) if the child is found delinquent due to the commission of an offense that would be
a felony if committed by an adult, the court shall make a specific finding on the record
regarding the juvenile's mental health and chemical dependency treatment needs.

(b) Any order for a disposition authorized under this section shall contain written findings
of fact to support the disposition ordered and shall also set forth in writing the following
information:

(1) why the best interests of the child are served by the disposition ordered; and

(2) what alternative dispositions were considered by the court and why such dispositions
were not appropriate in the instant case. Clause (1) does not apply to a disposition under
subdivision 1a.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260B.225, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Juvenile major highway or water traffic offender.

If the juvenile court finds
that the child is a juvenile major highway or water traffic offender, it may make any one or
more of the following dispositions of the case:

(1) reprimand the child and counsel with the child and the parents;

(2) continue the case for a reasonable period under such conditions governing the child's
use and operation of any motor vehicles or boat as the court may set;

(3) require the child to attend a driver improvement school if one is available within the
county;

(4) recommend to the Department of Public Safety suspension of the child's driver's
license as provided in section 171.16;

(5) if the child is found to have committed two moving highway traffic violations or to
have contributed to a highway accident involving death, injury, or physical damage in excess
of $100, the court may recommend to the commissioner of public safety or to the licensing
authority of another state the cancellation of the child's license until the child reaches the
age of 18 years, and the commissioner of public safety is hereby authorized to cancel the
license without hearing. At any time before the termination of the period of cancellation,
the court may, for good cause, recommend to the commissioner of public safety, or to the
licensing authority of another state, that the child's license be returned, and the commissioner
of public safety is authorized to return the license;

(6) place the child under the supervision of a probation officer in the child's own home
under conditions prescribed by the court including reasonable rules relating to operation
and use of motor vehicles or boats directed to the correction of the child's driving habits;

(7) if the child is found to have violated a state or local law or ordinance and the violation
resulted in damage to the person or property of another, the court may order the child to
make reasonable restitution for the damage new text begin and may offer the child an opportunity to
participate in a restorative process to satisfy the restitution obligation, where available new text end ;

(8) require the child to pay a fine of up to $1,000. The court shall order payment of the
fine in accordance with a time payment schedule which shall not impose an undue financial
hardship on the child; new text begin or
new text end

(9) if the court finds that the child committed an offense described in section 169A.20,
the court shall order that a chemical use assessment be conducted and a report submitted to
the court in the manner prescribed in section 169A.70. If the assessment concludes that the
child meets the level of care criteria for placement under rules adopted under section 254A.03,
subdivision 3, the report must recommend a level of care for the child. The court may require
that level of care in its disposition order. In addition, the court may require any child ordered
to undergo an assessment to pay a chemical dependency assessment charge of $75. The
court shall forward the assessment charge to the commissioner of management and budget
to be credited to the general fund. The state shall reimburse counties for the total cost of
the assessment in the manner provided in section 169A.284.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260B.235, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Dispositions.

If the juvenile court finds that a child is a petty offender, the court
may:

(1) require the child to pay a fine of up to $100;

(2) require the child to participate in a community service project;

(3) require the child to participate in a drug awareness program;

(4) order the child to undergo a chemical dependency evaluation and if warranted by
this evaluation, order participation by the child in an outpatient chemical dependency
treatment program;

(5) place the child on probation for up to six months or, in the case of a juvenile alcohol
or controlled substance offense, following a determination by the court that the juvenile is
chemically dependent, the court may place the child on probation for a time determined by
the court;

(6) order the child to make restitution to the victim new text begin , which may be satisfied through
participation in a restorative process, where available new text end ; or

(7) perform any other activities or participate in any other outpatient treatment programs
deemed appropriate by the court.

In all cases where the juvenile court finds that a child has purchased or attempted to
purchase an alcoholic beverage in violation of section 340A.503, if the child has a driver's
license or permit to drive, and if the child used a driver's license, permit, Minnesota
identification card, or any type of false identification to purchase or attempt to purchase the
alcoholic beverage, the court shall forward its finding in the case and the child's driver's
license or permit to the commissioner of public safety. Upon receipt, the commissioner shall
suspend the child's license or permit for a period of 90 days.

In all cases where the juvenile court finds that a child has purchased or attempted to
purchase tobacco in violation of section 609.685, subdivision 3, if the child has a driver's
license or permit to drive, and if the child used a driver's license, permit, Minnesota
identification card, or any type of false identification to purchase or attempt to purchase
tobacco, the court shall forward its finding in the case and the child's driver's license or
permit to the commissioner of public safety. Upon receipt, the commissioner shall suspend
the child's license or permit for a period of 90 days.

None of the dispositional alternatives described in clauses (1) to (6) shall be imposed
by the court in a manner which would cause an undue hardship upon the child.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 299A.49, subdivision 8, is amended
to read:

Subd. 8.

State emergency response asset.

"State emergency response asset" means any
team or teams defined under this section new text begin and that has entered into a contractual agreement
with the State Fire Marshal Division 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.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 299A.49, subdivision 9, is amended
to read:

Subd. 9.

Urban search and rescue deleted text begin team (USAR) deleted text end new text begin (US&R) new text end .

"Urban search and rescue
deleted text begin team deleted text end " or deleted text begin "USAR" deleted text end new text begin "US&R" new text end means a deleted text begin team trained and equipped to respond to and carry out
rescue and recovery operations at the scene of a collapsed structure. A USAR team may
include strategically located fire department assets combined under one joint powers
agreement deleted text end new text begin multihazard discipline that involves the location, extrication, and initial medical
stabilization of victims trapped or missing because of a man-made or natural disaster 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. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 299A.73, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Administrative costs.

The commissioner may use up to deleted text begin two deleted text end new text begin ten new text end percent of the
biennial appropriation for grants-in-aid to the youth intervention program to pay costs
incurred by the department in administering the youth intervention program.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 299A.95, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:

Subd. 5.

Grants.

(a) Within available appropriations, the director shall award grants to
establish and support restorative practices initiatives. An approved applicant must receive
a grant of up to $500,000 each year.

(b) On an annual basis, the Office of Restorative Practices shall establish a minimum
number of applications that must be received during the application process. If the minimum
number of applications is not received, the office must reopen the application process.

(c) Grants may be awarded to private and public nonprofit agencies; local units of
government, including cities, counties, and townships; local educational agencies; and Tribal
governments. A restorative practices advisory committee may support multiple entities
applying for grants based on community needs, the number of youth and families in the
jurisdiction, and the number of restorative practices available to the community. Budgets
supported by grant funds can include contracts with partner agencies.

(d) Applications must include the following:

(1) a list of willing restorative practices advisory committee members;

(2) letters of support from potential restorative practices advisory committee members;

(3) a description of the planning process that includes:

(i) a description of the origins of the initiative, including how the community provided
input; and

(ii) an estimated number of participants to be served; and

(4) a formal document containing a project description that outlines the proposed goals,
activities, and outcomes of the initiative including, at a minimum:

(i) a description of how the initiative meets the minimum eligibility requirements of the
grant;

(ii) the roles and responsibilities of key staff assigned to the initiative;

(iii) identification of any key partners, including a summary of the roles and
responsibilities of those partners;

(iv) a description of how volunteers and other community members are engaged in the
initiative; and

(v) a plan for evaluation and data collection.

(e) In determining the appropriate amount of each grant, the Office of Restorative
Practices shall consider the number of individuals likely to be served by the local restorative
practices initiative.

new text begin (f) The Office of Restorative Practices may award grants to provide restitution funds
that allow a victim of a juvenile offense, juvenile petty offense, or major traffic offense as
defined in section 260B.225, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), committed by a juvenile to obtain
monetary compensation to satisfy the restitution obligations of a child who participates in
a restorative process to address harm.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609.14, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Grounds.

(a) When it appears that the defendant has violated any of the
conditions of probation or intermediate sanction, or has otherwise been guilty of misconduct
deleted text begin which deleted text end new text begin that new text end warrants the deleted text begin imposing deleted text end new text begin adjudication of guilt, or imposition new text end or execution of sentence,
the court may without notice revoke the stay and direct that the defendant be taken into
immediate custody. Revocation shall only be used as a last resort when rehabilitation has
failed.

(b) When it appears that the defendant violated any of the conditions of probation during
the term of the stay, but the term of the stay has since expired, the defendant's probation
officer or the prosecutor may ask the court to initiate probation revocation proceedings
under the Rules of Criminal Procedure at any time within six months after the expiration
of the stay. The court also may initiate proceedings under these circumstances on its own
motion. If proceedings are initiated within this six-month period, the court may conduct a
revocation hearing and take any action authorized under rule 27.04 at any time during or
after the six-month period.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 609.135 or any law to the contrary, after
proceedings to revoke the stay have been initiated by a court order revoking the stay and
directing either that the defendant be taken into custody or that a summons be issued in
accordance with paragraph (a), the proceedings to revoke the stay may be concluded and
the summary hearing provided by subdivision 2 may be conducted after the expiration of
the stay or after the six-month period set forth in paragraph (b). The proceedings to revoke
the stay shall not be dismissed on the basis that the summary hearing is conducted after the
term of the stay or after the six-month period. The ability or inability to locate or apprehend
the defendant prior to the expiration of the stay or during or after the six-month period shall
not preclude the court from conducting the summary hearing unless the defendant
demonstrates that the delay was purposefully caused by the state in order to gain an unfair
advantage.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Notification of grounds for revocation.

The defendant shall thereupon be
notified in writing and in such manner as the court directs of the grounds alleged to exist
for revocation of the stay deleted text begin of imposition or execution of sentence deleted text end . If such grounds are brought
in issue by the defendant, a summary hearing shall be held thereon at which the defendant
is entitled to be heard and to be represented by counsel.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.14, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Sentence.

If any of such grounds are found to exist the court may:

(1) if imposition of sentence was previously stayed, again stay sentence or impose
sentence and stay the execution thereof, and in either event place the defendant on probation
or order intermediate sanctions pursuant to section 609.135, or impose sentence and order
execution thereof; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(2) if sentence was previously imposed and execution thereof stayed, continue such stay
and place the defendant on probation or order intermediate sanctions in accordance with
the provisions of section 609.135, or order execution of the sentence previously imposed new text begin ;
or
new text end

new text begin (3) if adjudication was stayed or prosecution was deferred, continue the stay without
intermediate sanctions, continue the stay with intermediate sanctions, or adjudicate guilt
and proceed as otherwise provided, including, in the event of a felony conviction, as provided
in section 244.10 new text end .

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, "stay" means a stay of adjudication,
a stay of imposition, a stay of execution, or a deferred prosecution.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.487, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Fleeing officer; motor vehicle.

Whoever by means of a motor vehicle flees
or attempts to flee a peace officer who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty,
and the perpetrator knows or should reasonably know the same to be a peace officer, is
guilty of a deleted text begin felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years and
one day or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both deleted text end new text begin gross misdemeanor new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.487, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Fleeing an officer; motor vehicle; culpable negligence. new text end

new text begin Whoever, by means
of a motor vehicle, flees or attempts to flee a peace officer who is acting in the lawful
discharge of an official duty, and the perpetrator knows or should reasonably know the same
to be a peace officer, and who in the course of fleeing operates the vehicle in a culpably
negligent manner whereby the perpetrator creates an unreasonable risk and consciously
takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another, is guilty of a felony and
may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of
not more than $5,000, or both.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2023, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.487, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Revocation; fleeing peace officer offense.

When a person is convicted of
operating a motor vehicle in violation of subdivision deleted text begin 3 deleted text end new text begin 3a new text end or 4 new text begin , or a second or subsequent
violation of subdivision 3 new text end , or an ordinance in conformity with those subdivisions, the court
shall notify the commissioner of public safety and order the commissioner to revoke the
driver's license of the person.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.52, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Illegal presence in a stolen motor vehicle. new text end

new text begin (a) A person who enters into or
is found in a motor vehicle that the person knows or has reason to know was taken or stolen
in violation of subdivision 2 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
new text end

new text begin (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) after being previously convicted or adjudicated
delinquent for violating paragraph (a) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.74, is amended to read:

609.74 PUBLIC NUISANCE.

new text begin (a) new text end Whoever by an act or failure to perform a legal duty intentionally does any of the
following is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance, which is a misdemeanor:

(1) maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures or endangers
the safety, health, morals, comfort, or repose of any considerable number of members of
the public; or

(2) new text begin except as provided in paragraph (b), new text end interferes with, obstructs, or renders dangerous
for passage, any public highway or right-of-way, or waters used by the public; or

(3) is guilty of any other act or omission declared by law to be a public nuisance and for
which no sentence is specifically provided.

new text begin (b) It is a gross misdemeanor for a person to interfere with or obstruct traffic that is
entering, exiting, or on a freeway or entering, exiting, or on a public roadway within the
boundaries of airport property with the intent to interfere with, obstruct, or otherwise disrupt
traffic. This paragraph does not apply to the actions of law enforcement or other emergency
responders, road or airport authorities, or utility officials, or their agents, employees, or
contractors when carrying out duties imposed by law or contract. For purposes of this
paragraph: (1) "airport" means an airport that has a control tower and airline service; and
(2) "freeway" means any section of a divided highway where the only access and egress for
vehicular traffic is from entrance and exit ramps.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.78, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 2c. new text end

new text begin Felony offense; reporting fictitious emergency resulting in response to
the home of certain officials. new text end

new text begin Whoever violates subdivision 2, clause (2), is guilty of a
felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of
a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the person places the call with the intent of
prompting an emergency response to the home of:
new text end

new text begin (1) an elected official;
new text end

new text begin (2) a judge as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (5);
new text end

new text begin (3) a prosecuting attorney as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (4);
new text end

new text begin (4) an employee of a correctional facility as defined in section 241.021, subdivision 1i;
or
new text end

new text begin (5) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.78, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Definition.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), for purposes of this section,
"emergency call" means:

(1) a 911 call;

(2) any call for emergency medical or ambulance service; or

(3) any call for assistance from a police or fire department or for other assistance needed
in an emergency to avoid serious harm to person or property,

and an emergency exists.

(b) As used in subdivisions 1, clause (6); 2, clause (2); deleted text begin and deleted text end 2a new text begin ; and 2c new text end :

(1) "call" includes the use of any method of communication including, but not limited
to: telephones, facsimiles, Voice over Internet Protocols, email messages, text messages,
and electronic transmissions of an image or video; and

(2) "emergency call" has the meaning given in paragraph (a) but does not require the
existence of an emergency.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609B.205, is amended to read:

609B.205 FLEEING PEACE OFFICER; REVOCATION.

A person's driver's license is revoked under section 171.174 if that person is convicted
of fleeing a peace officer under section 609.487, subdivision deleted text begin 3 deleted text end new text begin 3a new text end or 4 new text begin , or a second or
subsequent violation of subdivision 3 new text end . The periods of revocation vary depending upon the
offense of conviction and whether the offense of conviction is a second or subsequent
offense.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin REPORT; HIGHWAY DEMONSTRATION RESPONSE.
new text end

new text begin (a) The Department of Public Safety must conduct a comprehensive study on blockage,
disruptions, protests, interruptions, or other interference by individuals or groups of
individuals on roads or highways to provide recommendations for the swift and safe removal
of demonstrations from Minnesota roadways.
new text end

new text begin (b) The study must include an analysis of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the frequency, duration, and location of highway blockages;
new text end

new text begin (2) the methods, tactics, and identities of protestors when demonstrating on highways;
new text end

new text begin (3) the impact of highway blockages on public safety, emergency vehicle response times,
and traffic flow;
new text end

new text begin (4) the legal, logistical, and security challenges faced by the State Patrol and other law
enforcement agencies in removing protestors from roads or highways;
new text end

new text begin (5) methods to prioritize the safety of both protestors and law enforcement personnel,
including recommendations to:
new text end

new text begin (i) effectively communicate to encourage voluntary dispersal;
new text end

new text begin (ii) implement standardized response protocols and procedures for road and highway
blockages;
new text end

new text begin (iii) create training programs and resources for law enforcement; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) create coordination protocols between law enforcement, transportation authorities,
and local government officials to facilitate the swift removal of protestors from highways
while minimizing disruption to traffic and public safety; and
new text end

new text begin (6) policies, experiences, and best practices of other jurisdictions in managing and
removing highway blockages by protestors.
new text end

new text begin (c) By March 1, 2025, the Department of Public Safety must submit the report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
transportation and public safety policy and finance.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.3458, subdivision 3, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

CORRECTIONS

Section 1.

new text begin [241.253] REPORTING ON INMATE COMMUNICATION SERVICES
REQUIRED.
new text end

new text begin (a) By February 28 of each year, each county and regional correctional facility in the
state, including a jail, juvenile detention center, workhouse, or lockup, must report to the
commissioner of corrections on their communications contracts for incarcerated people.
The report must include the total number of phone calls, phone call minutes, video visits,
and e-messages initiated or received by incarcerated people in such facilities during the
preceding calendar year. The report must also include the total amount of revenue generated
by vendors at each facility in the preceding calendar year. The report must also include the
total amount of commissions earned by each county and regional correctional facility,
including a jail, juvenile detention center, workhouse, or lockup, during the preceding
calendar year. The report must also include how the commissions were spent.
new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this section, "commission" means any form of monetary payment,
in-kind payment requirement, gift, exchange of services or goods, fee, or technology
allowance.
new text end

new text begin (c) By March 15 of each year, the commissioner must compile the county and regional
jail communications data collected under paragraph (a) into a single report and submit the
report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over criminal justice policy.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.41, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Conditional release. new text end

new text begin As used in sections 244.40 to 244.51, "conditional
release" has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 18.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.41, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:

Subd. 6.

Earned compliance credit.

"Earned compliance credit" means a one-month
reduction from the period during active supervision of the supervised release term for every
two months that a supervised individual exhibits compliance with the conditions and goals
of the individual's supervision plan. new text begin Earned compliance credit also applies to a conditional
release term.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.41, subdivision 14, is amended
to read:

Subd. 14.

Supervision abatement status.

"Supervision abatement status" means an end
to active correctional supervision of a supervised individual without effect on the legal
expiration date of the individual's executed sentence less any earned incentive release credit new text begin
or the expiration date of a conditional release term new text end .

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.45, is amended to read:

244.45 INELIGIBILITY FOR EARNED INCENTIVE RELEASE CREDIT.

The following individuals are ineligible for earned incentive release credit:

(1) those serving life sentences;

(2) those given indeterminate sentences for crimes committed on or before April 30,
1980; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(3) those subject to good time under section 244.04 or similar laws deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (4) those serving sentences for second-degree murder under section 609.19; third-degree
murder under section 609.195; first-degree manslaughter under section 609.20; or
second-degree manslaughter under section 609.205; or
new text end

new text begin (5) those serving sentences for labor trafficking under section 609.282; unlawful conduct
with respect to documents in furtherance of labor or sex trafficking under section 609.283;
a prostitution or sex trafficking offense under section 609.322; first- through fifth-degree
criminal sexual conduct under sections 609.342 to 609.3451; criminal sexual predatory
conduct under section 609.3453; or sexual extortion under section 609.3458.
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.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.46, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Adopting policy for earned compliance credit; supervision abatement
status.

(a) The commissioner must adopt a policy providing for earned compliance credit.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in the act, once the time served on active supervision
plus earned compliance credits equals the total length of the supervised release term, the
commissioner must place the individual on supervision abatement status for the remainder
of the supervised release term new text begin and, if applicable, the conditional release term new text end .

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.46, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Violating conditions of release; commissioner action.

If an individual violates
the conditions of release while on supervision abatement status, the commissioner may:

(1) return the individual to active supervision for the remainder of the supervised release
new text begin or conditional release new text end term, with or without modifying the conditions of release; or

(2) revoke the individual's supervised release new text begin or conditional release new text end in accordance with
section 244.05, subdivision 3.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.46, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:

Subd. 4.

Applicability.

This section does not apply to individuals:

(1) serving life sentences;

(2) given indeterminate sentences for crimes committed on or before April 30, 1980; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(3) subject to good time under section 244.04 or similar laws deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (4) those serving sentences for second-degree murder under section 609.19; third-degree
murder under section 609.195; first-degree manslaughter under section 609.20; or
second-degree manslaughter under section 609.205; or
new text end

new text begin (5) serving sentences for labor trafficking under section 609.282; unlawful conduct with
respect to documents in furtherance of labor or sex trafficking under section 609.283; a
prostitution or sex trafficking offense under section 609.322; first- through fifth-degree
criminal sexual conduct under sections 609.342 to 609.3451; criminal sexual predatory
conduct under section 609.3453; or sexual extortion under section 609.3458.
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. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 401.10, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Community supervision funding formula.

(a) Beginning July 1, 2023,
the community supervision subsidy paid to each county, the commissioner for supervision
of non-CCA jurisdictions served by the Department of Corrections, and each applicable
Tribal Nation under paragraph (e) equals the sum of:

(1) a base funding amount equal to $150,000; and

(2) a community supervision formula equal to the sum of:

(i) for each individual with a felony sentence, a felony per diem rate of $5.62 multiplied
by the sum of the county's or Tribal Nation's adult felony population, adult supervised
release and parole populations, and juvenile supervised release and parole populations as
reported in the most recent probation survey published by the commissioner, multiplied by
365; and

(ii) for each individual sentenced for a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor or under
juvenile probation, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 multiplied by 0.5 and then multiplied
by the sum of the county's or Tribal Nation's gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and juvenile
populations as reported in the most recent probation survey published by the commissioner,
multiplied by 365.

(b) For a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or
(c), the base funding amount must be shared equally between the jurisdiction and the
commissioner for the provision of felony supervision under section 244.20.

(c) If in any year the total amount appropriated for the purpose of this section is more
than or less than the total of base funding plus community supervision formula funding for
all counties and applicable Tribal Nations, the sum of each county's and applicable Tribal
Nation's base funding plus community supervision formula funding is adjusted by the ratio
of amounts appropriated for this purpose divided by the total of base funding plus community
supervision formula funding for all counties and applicable Tribal Nations.

(d) If in any year the base funding plus the community supervision formula amount
based on what was appropriated in fiscal year 2024 is less than the funding paid to the
county in fiscal year 2023, the difference is added to the community supervision formula
amount for that county. A county is not eligible for additional funding under this paragraph
unless the base funding plus community supervision formula results in an increase in funding
for the county based on what was appropriated in the previous fiscal year. This paragraph
expires June 30, 2029.

(e) For each Tribal Nation, a funding amount of $250,000 is allotted annually to purchase
probation services or probation-related services, including contracted services, but a Tribal
Nation that becomes a CCA jurisdiction or a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19,
subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), is an applicable Tribal Nation under paragraphs (a) to
(c) and:

(1) has the Tribal Nation's funding amount of $250,000 transferred to the total community
supervision subsidy amount appropriated for the purposes of this section; and

(2) is allotted a base funding amount equal to $150,000 plus an amount as determined
according to the community supervision formula under paragraph (a), clause (2).

new text begin (f) Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act savings under section 244.50,
subdivision 4, clause (2), are appropriated to each CCA jurisdiction and non-CCA jurisdiction
served by the Department of Corrections by dividing the three-year average of the number
of individuals on supervised release and intensive supervised release within the jurisdiction
by the three-year average of the total number of individuals under supervised release and
intensive supervised release statewide, using the numbers reported annually in the Probation
Survey report.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 609.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Conditional release. new text end

new text begin "Conditional release" means a court-ordered mandatory
term of community supervision as prescribed by sections 169A.276, subdivision 1, paragraph
(d) (first-degree DWI); 243.166, subdivision 5a (violating predatory offender registration
requirements); 609.2231, subdivision 3a, paragraph (d) (assault on secure treatment facility
staff); 609.3455, subdivisions 6 and 7 (criminal sexual conduct); 617.246, subdivision 7
(use of minors in sexual performances); and 617.247, subdivision 9 (possession of child
pornography). Conditional release is in addition to any applicable supervised release term.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 609A.06, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:

Subd. 2.

Executive director.

(a) The governor must appoint the initial executive director
of the Cannabis Expungement Board. The executive director must be knowledgeable about
expungement law and criminal justice. The executive director serves at the pleasure of the
board in the unclassified service as an executive branch employee. Any vacancy shall be
filled by the board.

deleted text begin (b) The executive director's salary is set in accordance with section 15A.0815, subdivision
3.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end The executive director may obtain office space and supplies and hire administrative
staff necessary to carry out the board's official functions, including providing administrative
support to the board and attending board meetings. Any additional staff serve in the classified
service.

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end At the direction of the board, the executive director may enter into interagency
agreements with the Department of Corrections or any other agency to obtain material and
personnel support necessary to carry out the board's mandates, policies, activities, and
objectives.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 638.09, subdivision 5, is amended
to read:

Subd. 5.

Executive director.

(a) The board must appoint a commission executive director
knowledgeable about clemency and criminal justice. The executive director serves at the
pleasure of the board in the unclassified service as an executive branch employee.

deleted text begin (b) The executive director's salary is set in accordance with section 15A.0815, subdivision
3.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end The executive director may obtain office space and supplies and hire administrative
staff necessary to carry out the commission's official functions, including providing
administrative support to the board and attending board meetings. Any additional staff serve
in the unclassified service at the pleasure of the executive director.

Sec. 13.

Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws
2023, chapter 69, section 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 8. Office of Justice Programs

94,758,000

80,434,000

Appropriations by Fund
General	94,662,000	80,338,000
State Government Special Revenue	96,000	96,000

(a) Domestic and Sexual Violence Housing

$1,500,000 each year is to establish a
Domestic Violence Housing First grant
program to provide resources for survivors of
violence to access safe and stable housing and
for staff to provide mobile advocacy and
expertise in housing resources in their
community and a Minnesota Domestic and
Sexual Violence Transitional Housing
program to develop and support medium to
long term transitional housing for survivors
of domestic and sexual violence with
supportive services. The base for this
appropriation is $1,000,000 beginning in fiscal
year 2026.

(b) Federal Victims of Crime Funding Gap

$11,000,000 each year is to fund services for
victims of domestic violence, sexual assault,
child abuse, and other crimes. This is a
onetime appropriation.

(c) Office for Missing and Murdered Black
Women and Girls

$1,248,000 each year is to establish and
maintain the Minnesota Office for Missing
and Murdered Black Women and Girls.

(d) Increased Staffing

$667,000 the first year and $1,334,000 the
second year are to increase staffing in the
Office of Justice Programs for grant
monitoring and compliance; provide training
and technical assistance to grantees and
potential grantees; conduct community
outreach and engagement to improve the
experiences and outcomes of applicants, grant
recipients, and crime victims throughout
Minnesota; expand the Minnesota Statistical
Analysis Center; and increase staffing for the
crime victim reimbursement program and the
Crime Victim Justice Unit.

(e) Office of Restorative Practices

$500,000 each year is to establish and
maintain the Office of Restorative Practices.

(f) Crossover and Dual-Status Youth Model
Grants

$1,000,000 each year is to provide grants to
local units of government to initiate or expand
crossover youth practices model and
dual-status youth programs that provide
services for youth who are involved with or
at risk of becoming involved with both the
child welfare and juvenile justice systems, in
accordance with the Robert F. Kennedy
National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice
model. This is a onetime appropriation.

(g) Restorative Practices Initiatives Grants

$4,000,000 each year is for grants to establish
and support restorative practices initiatives
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.95, subdivision 6. The base for this
appropriation is $2,500,000 beginning in fiscal
year 2026.

(h) Ramsey County Youth Treatment
Homes Acquisition and Betterment

$5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
Ramsey County to establish, with input from
community stakeholders, including impacted
youth and families, up to seven intensive
trauma-informed therapeutic treatment homes
in Ramsey County that are licensed by the
Department of Human Services, that are
culturally specific, that are community-based,
and that can be secured. These residential
spaces must provide intensive treatment and
intentional healing for youth as ordered by the
court as part of the disposition of a case in
juvenile court. new text begin This appropriation is available
through June 30, 2026.
new text end

(i) Ramsey County Violence Prevention

$5,000,000 the first year is for a grant to
Ramsey County to award grants to develop
new and further enhance existing
community-based organizational support
through violence prevention and community
wellness grants. Grantees must use the money
to create family support groups and resources
to support families during the time a young
person is placed out of home following a
juvenile delinquency adjudication and support
the family through the period of postplacement
reentry; create community-based respite
options for conflict or crisis de-escalation to
prevent incarceration or further systems
involvement for families; or establish
additional meaningful employment
opportunities for systems-involved youth. This
appropriation is available through June 30,
2027.

(j) Office for Missing and Murdered
Indigenous Relatives

$274,000 each year is for increased staff and
operating costs of the Office for Missing and
Murdered Indigenous Relatives, the Missing
and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Advisory
Board, and the Gaagige-Mikwendaagoziwag
reward advisory group.

(k) Youth Intervention Programs

$3,525,000 the first year and $3,526,000 the
second year are for youth intervention
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.73. The base for this appropriation is
$3,526,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $3,525,000
in fiscal year 2027.

(l) Community Crime Intervention and
Prevention Grants

$750,000 each year is for community crime
intervention and prevention program grants,
authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.296. This is a onetime appropriation.

(m) Resources for Victims of Crime

$1,000,000 each year is for general crime
victim grants to meet the needs of victims of
crime not covered by domestic violence,
sexual assault, or child abuse services. This is
a onetime appropriation.

(n) Prosecutor Training

$100,000 each year is for a grant to the
Minnesota County Attorneys Association to
be used for prosecutorial and law enforcement
training, including trial school training and
train-the-trainer courses. All training funded
with grant proceeds must contain blocks of
instruction on racial disparities in the criminal
justice system, collateral consequences to
criminal convictions, and trauma-informed
responses to victims. This is a onetime
appropriation.

The Minnesota County Attorneys Association
must report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over public safety policy and
finance on the training provided with grant
proceeds, including a description of each
training and the number of prosecutors and
law enforcement officers who received
training. The report is due by February 15,
2025. The report may include trainings
scheduled to be completed after the date of
submission with an estimate of expected
participants.

(o) Minnesota Heals

$500,000 each year is for the Minnesota Heals
grant program. This is a onetime
appropriation.

(p) Sexual Assault Exam Costs

$3,967,000 the first year and $3,767,000 the
second year are to reimburse qualified health
care providers for the expenses associated with
medical examinations administered to victims
of criminal sexual conduct as required under
Minnesota Statutes, section 609.35, and for
costs to administer the program. The base for
this appropriation is $3,771,000 in fiscal year
2026 and $3,776,000 in fiscal year 2027.

(q) First Responder Mental Health
Curriculum

$75,000 each year is for a grant to the Adler
graduate school. The grantee must use the
grant to develop a curriculum for a 24-week
certificate to train licensed therapists to
understand the nuances, culture, and stressors
of the work environments of first responders
to allow those therapists to provide effective
treatment to first responders in distress. The
grantee must collaborate with first responders
who are familiar with the psychological,
cultural, and professional issues of their field
to develop the curriculum and promote it upon
completion.

The grantee may provide the program online.

The grantee must seek to recruit additional
participants from outside the 11-county
metropolitan area.

The grantee must create a resource directory
to provide law enforcement agencies with
names of counselors who complete the
program and other resources to support law
enforcement professionals with overall
wellness. The grantee shall collaborate with
the Department of Public Safety and law
enforcement organizations to promote the
directory. This is a onetime appropriation.

(r) Pathways to Policing

$400,000 each year is for reimbursement
grants to state and local law enforcement
agencies that operate pathway to policing
programs. Applicants for reimbursement
grants may receive up to 50 percent of the cost
of compensating and training program
participants. Reimbursement grants shall be
proportionally allocated based on the number
of grant applications approved by the
commissioner. This is a onetime appropriation.

(s) Direct Assistance to Crime Victim
Survivors

$5,000,000 each year is to provide grants for
direct services and advocacy for victims of
sexual assault, general crime, domestic
violence, and child abuse. Funding must
support the direct needs of organizations
serving victims of crime by providing: direct
client assistance to crime victims; competitive
wages for direct service staff; hotel stays and
other housing-related supports and services;
culturally responsive programming; prevention
programming, including domestic abuse
transformation and restorative justice
programming; and for other needs of
organizations and crime victim survivors.
Services funded must include services for
victims of crime in underserved communities
most impacted by violence and reflect the
ethnic, racial, economic, cultural, and
geographic diversity of the state. The office
shall prioritize culturally specific programs,
or organizations led and staffed by persons of
color that primarily serve communities of
color, when allocating funds.

(t) Racially Diverse Youth

$250,000 each year is for grants to
organizations to address racial disparity of
youth using shelter services in the Rochester
and St. Cloud regional areas. Of this amount,
$125,000 each year is to address this issue in
the Rochester area and $125,000 each year is
to address this issue in the St. Cloud area. A
grant recipient shall establish and operate a
pilot program connected to shelter services to
engage in community intervention outreach,
mobile case management, family reunification,
aftercare, and follow up when family members
are released from shelter services. A pilot
program must specifically address the high
number of racially diverse youth that enter
shelters in the regions. This is a onetime
appropriation.

(u) Violence Prevention Project Research
Center

$500,000 each year is for a grant to the
Violence Prevention Project Research Center,
operating as a 501(c)(3) organization, for
research focused on reducing violence in
society that uses data and analysis to improve
criminal justice-related policy and practice in
Minnesota. Research must place an emphasis
on issues related to deaths and injuries
involving firearms. This is a onetime
appropriation.

Beginning January 15, 2025, the Violence
Prevention Project Research Center must
submit an annual report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over public safety
policy and finance on its work and findings.
The report must include a description of the
data reviewed, an analysis of that data, and
recommendations to improve criminal
justice-related policy and practice in
Minnesota with specific recommendations to
address deaths and injuries involving firearms.

(v) Report on Approaches to Address Illicit
Drug Use in Minnesota

$118,000 each year is to enter into an
agreement with Rise Research LLC for a study
and set of reports on illicit drug use in
Minnesota describing current responses to that
use, reviewing alternative approaches utilized
in other jurisdictions, and making policy and
funding recommendations for a holistic and
effective response to illicit drug use and the
illicit drug trade. The agreement must establish
a budget and schedule with clear deliverables.
This appropriation is onetime.

The study must include a review of current
policies, practices, and funding; identification
of alternative approaches utilized effectively
in other jurisdictions; and policy and funding
recommendations for a response to illicit drug
use and the illicit drug trade that reduces and,
where possible, prevents harm and expands
individual and community health, safety, and
autonomy. Recommendations must consider
impacts on public safety, racial equity,
accessibility of health and ancillary supportive
social services, and the intersections between
drug policy and mental health, housing and
homelessness, overdose and infectious disease,
child welfare, and employment.

Rise Research may subcontract and coordinate
with other organizations or individuals to
conduct research, provide analysis, and
prepare the reports required by this section.

Rise Research shall submit reports to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
public safety finance and policy, human
services finance and policy, health finance and
policy, and judiciary finance and policy. Rise
Research shall submit an initial report by
February 15, 2024, and a final report by March
1, 2025.

(w) Legal Representation for Children

$150,000 each year is for a grant to an
organization that provides legal representation
for children in need of protection or services
and children in out-of-home placement. The
grant is contingent upon a match in an equal
amount from nonstate funds. The match may
be in kind, including the value of volunteer
attorney time, in cash, or a combination of the
two. These appropriations are in addition to
any other appropriations for the legal
representation of children. This appropriation
is onetime.

(x) Pretrial Release Study and Report

$250,000 each year are for a grant to the
Minnesota Justice Research Center to study
and report on pretrial release practices in
Minnesota and other jurisdictions, including
but not limited to the use of bail as a condition
of pretrial release. This appropriation is
onetime.

(y) Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer
Education and Training Program

$5,000,000 the first year is to implement the
intensive comprehensive peace officer
education and training program described in
Minnesota Statutes, section 626.8516. This
appropriation is available through June 30,
2027.

(z) Youth Services Office

$250,000 each year is to operate the Youth
Services Office.

Sec. 14.

Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 8, section 20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Department administrative assistance.

Beginning August 1, 2023, through
deleted text begin February 29, 2024 deleted text end new text begin June 30, 2024 new text end , the Department of Corrections must provide the Clemency
Review Commission with administrative assistance, technical assistance, office space, and
other assistance necessary for the commission to carry out its duties under sections 4 to 20.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from February 28, 2024.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Laws 2023, chapter 63, article 5, section 5, is amended to read:

Sec. 5. TRANSITION PERIOD.

Beginning August 1, 2023, through deleted text begin March 1, 2024 deleted text end new text begin August 1, 2024 new text end , the Department of
Corrections must provide the Cannabis Expungement Board with administrative assistance,
technical assistance, office space, and other assistance necessary for the board to carry out
its duties under Minnesota Statutes, section 609A.06. The Cannabis Expungement Board
shall reimburse the Department of Corrections for the services and space provided.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from February 28, 2024.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

HIGHER EDUCATION-RELATED PROVISIONS

Section 1.

new text begin [241.267] PRISON EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner may not enter into an agreement or establish a prison education
partnership with a higher education institution that:
new text end

new text begin (1) is organized as a private for-profit postsecondary institution as described in section
136A.62, subdivision 3, clause (2), item (ii); or
new text end

new text begin (2) charges incarcerated students a higher per-credit rate than the rate for nonincarcerated
students.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [244.60] SUPERVISED RELEASE EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT;
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin If the commissioner of corrections imposes a requirement on a person placed on
supervised release that the person work or be employed, the commissioner shall provide
that enrollment and participation in postsecondary education or a combination of work and
education satisfies this requirement.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 626.8516, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:

Subd. 6.

Education providers; sites.

(a) No later than October 1, 2023, the Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall designate at least two
regionally diverse system campuses to provide the required intensive comprehensive law
enforcement education and skills training to eligible peace officer candidates.

(b) In addition to the campuses designated under paragraph (a), the commissioner may
designate private, nonprofit postsecondary institutions to provide the required intensive
comprehensive law enforcement education and skills training to eligible peace officer
candidates.

new text begin (c) Effective July 1, 2025, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota may
request that the commissioner designate one or more campuses to provide intensive
comprehensive law enforcement education and skills training to eligible peace officer
candidates. Upon such a request the commissioner shall designate at least one of the requested
campuses.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin INCARCERATED STUDENT AID BORROWERS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Identification of borrowers. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of corrections shall
enter into a data sharing agreement with the commissioner of higher education to identify
incarcerated persons who are federal student aid borrowers as identified by the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid. For the purposes of this section, student loan data of
any incarcerated person who voluntarily provides their federal loan status is private data as
defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Plan. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of corrections, in consultation with the commissioner
of the Office of Higher Education, shall develop a plan by December 1, 2024, to assist
incarcerated persons in enrolling in a federal income-driven repayment plan in which there
are no monthly payments or accrual of interest for borrowers with earnings below the federal
poverty guidelines, to the extent such payment plans are available, and submit the plan to
the members of the legislative committees in the senate and house of representatives with
jurisdiction over higher education and corrections.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Sunset. new text end

new text begin This section expires June 30, 2027, or when the Department of
Corrections establishes a system for collecting this information upon intake, whichever
occurs first.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin FRESH START PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of corrections shall provide outreach in each correctional facility
in Minnesota to apprise incarcerated persons about the federal Fresh Start Program and
encourage eligible persons to enroll in the program. The commissioner shall work with a
student loan debt counseling grantee under Minnesota Statutes, section 136A.1788, to assist
Fresh Start applicants to enroll in an income-driven repayment plan when the borrower is
in repayment status.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall report by January 15, 2025, to the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over corrections and higher education. The report must include a summary
of the outreach efforts in each correctional facility in Minnesota to enroll eligible incarcerated
persons in the federal Fresh Start Program, the efforts to assist Fresh Start applicants in
enrolling in income-driven repayment plans, the number of incarcerated persons served by
the student loan debt counseling grantee referenced under paragraph (a), and the number
of contacts by incarcerated persons to the United States Department of Education about
enrolling in the federal Fresh Start Program in the previous year.
new text end

new text begin (c) This section expires January 15, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 241.265; and 609B.311, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: ueh5216-1

241.265 HIGHER EDUCATION; CERTAIN PAYMENTS PROHIBITED.

The commissioner may not pay for a college education program beyond the associate of arts degree level for an inmate convicted of first- or second-degree murder. The commissioner of corrections may only pay for an associate of arts college education program for an inmate convicted of first or second degree murder if the inmate's participation in the program does not increase the cost of the program to the institution.

609.3458 SEXUAL EXTORTION.

Subd. 3.

No attempt charge.

Notwithstanding section 609.17, no person may be charged with or convicted of an attempt to commit a violation of this section.

609B.311 MURDER CONVICTION; HIGHER EDUCATION PAYMENTS FOR PRISON INMATES LIMITED.

Section 241.265 prohibits the commissioner of corrections from paying for certain higher education programs for an inmate convicted of first- or second-degree murder.