HF 5216

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/18/2024 03:39pm

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, and the Clemency Review
Commission; establishing working group to examine motor vehicle registration
compliance; establishing Task Force on Holistic and Effective Responses to Illicit
Drug Use and Task Force on Domestic Violence and Firearm Surrender;
establishing Public Safety Telecommunicator Training and Standards Board;
authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 299A.73, subdivision 4; 403.02, subdivision
17c; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 244.50, subdivision 4; 299A.49,
subdivisions 8, 9; 403.11, subdivision 1; 609A.06, subdivision 2; 638.09,
subdivision 5; Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, sections 3, subdivision 5; 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
169; 403.

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

ARTICLE 1

PUBLIC SAFETY 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, article 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 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 -0- new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,290,000 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 9,840,000 new text end
new text begin 911 Fund new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 1,450,000 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 Public Safety Administration new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 183,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Task Force on Domestic Violence and
Firearms
new text end

new text begin $50,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to provide
administrative support including meeting
space and administrative assistance, or to hire
or contract with another party to provide any
portion of that support, for the Task Force on
Domestic Violence and Firearms. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (b) Motor Vehicle Registration Compliance
Working Group
new text end

new text begin $133,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for
administrative support for the Motor Vehicle
Registration Compliance Working Group. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Office of Justice Programs new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 9,657,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Direct Assistance to Crime Victim
Survivors
new text end

new text begin $9,557,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to provide
grants to organizations that received a grant
from the crime victim services unit in fiscal
year 2024. Grants must be used 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. This
appropriation is onetime and is in addition to
any amount previously appropriated for this
purpose.
new text end

new text begin (b) Law Enforcement Therapy Dog Grant
Program
new text end

new text begin $100,000 in fiscal year 2025 is to issue grants
to law enforcement agencies to acquire, train,
and maintain therapy dogs to aid in treating
peace officers suffering from job-related
trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder and
to assist in responding to calls involving
persons in crisis. Eligible law enforcement
agencies may receive grants of up to $10,000.
Interested law enforcement agencies must
submit an application to the commissioner on
a form prepared by the commissioner. The
commissioner must give preference to
applicants that demonstrate that the agency's
peace officers suffer a high rate of job-related
trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder or are
exposed regularly to high-stress incidents that
are known to cause job-related trauma or
post-traumatic stress disorder. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Each grant recipient must report to the
commissioner of public safety and the chairs
and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over public safety policy and
finance on how the grant was expended. The
report must include an overview of the grant
recipient's budget, a detailed explanation of
how grant funds were expended, the number
of dogs trained with grant funds, the number
of peace officers served by dogs trained with
grant funds, and a list and explanation of the
benefits received by peace officers who were
served by dogs trained with grant funds. An
initial report is due by January 15, 2025, and
a final report is due by January 15, 2026.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Emergency Communication Networks new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 1,450,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin 911 Fund new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 1,450,000 new text end

new text begin Public Safety Answering Points new text end

new text begin $1,450,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for
administrative and software costs and
rulemaking to establish and review 911 public
safety telecommunicator certification and
continuing education standards as described
in Minnesota Statutes, section 403.053. The
base for this appropriation is $1,000,000
beginning in fiscal year 2026.
new text end

Sec. 3. 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 2,000,000 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 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin Operating Deficiency
new text end

new text begin $5,900,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,000,000
in fiscal year 2025 are for the operation of
correctional facilities. The base for this
appropriation is $7,091,000 beginning in fiscal
year 2026.
new text end

Sec. 4. 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 in fiscal year 2025 is for the
Clemency Review Commission described in
Minnesota Statutes, section 638.09. Of this
amount, $200,000 in the second year is for
grants to support outreach and clemency
application assistance.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 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 150,000 new text end

new text begin $150,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for the Office
of Addiction and Recovery to provide support
staff, office and meeting space, and
administrative services for the Task Force on
Holistic and Effective Responses to Illicit
Drug Use. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 6.

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. 7.

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. 8.

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.

ARTICLE 2

PUBLIC SAFETY

Section 1.

new text begin [169.905] TRAFFIC STOP; QUESTIONING LIMITED.
new text end

new text begin A peace officer making a traffic stop for a violation of this chapter or chapter 168 must
inform the vehicle's operator of a reason for the stop before engaging in questioning related
to a suspected traffic violation.
new text end

Sec. 2.

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 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. 3.

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. 4.

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. 5. new text begin MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION COMPLIANCE WORKING GROUP.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Working group" means the motor vehicle registration compliance working group
required under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety must convene a working
group by September 1, 2024, to examine motor vehicle registration and registration tax
collection and compliance.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) In addition to appropriate representatives of the Department
of Public Safety, the commissioner must solicit the following individuals to participate in
the working group:
new text end

new text begin (1) one member representing the Department of Transportation, appointed by the
commissioner of transportation;
new text end

new text begin (2) one member representing the Department of Revenue, appointed by the commissioner
of revenue;
new text end

new text begin (3) one member representing Tribal governments;
new text end

new text begin (4) one member appointed by the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of
Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (5) one member appointed by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;
new text end

new text begin (6) one member appointed by the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
new text end

new text begin (7) one member appointed by the Minnesota Peace and Police Officers Association;
new text end

new text begin (8) one member appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties;
new text end

new text begin (9) one member appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities;
new text end

new text begin (10) one member appointed by the Minnesota Deputy Registrars Association;
new text end

new text begin (11) one member appointed by the Deputy Registrar Business Owners Association;
new text end

new text begin (12) one member appointed by the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association;
new text end

new text begin (13) one member appointed by AAA Minnesota; and
new text end

new text begin (14) one member appointed by the Minnesota Transportation Alliance.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may solicit participation in the working group by additional
individuals if the commissioner determines that particular expertise or perspective would
be beneficial to the working group in the performance of its duties.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Appointment; vacancy. new text end

new text begin Members of the working group serve at the pleasure
of the appointing authority or until the working group expires. Vacancies must be filled by
the appointing authority.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin (a) At a minimum, the working group must:
new text end

new text begin (1) identify and evaluate potential methods for enforcement of motor vehicle registration
and registration tax payment requirements that would replace enforcement through the use
of criminal penalties, including but not limited to:
new text end

new text begin (i) alignment with individual income taxes;
new text end

new text begin (ii) revenue recapture; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) retention of license plates with a vehicle following a change of vehicle ownership;
and
new text end

new text begin (2) develop recommendations, a legislative proposal, or both, related to motor vehicle
registration and registration tax compliance through methods other than the use of criminal
penalties.
new text end

new text begin (b) In evaluating methods under paragraph (a), clause (2), the working group must use
criteria that include effectiveness, administrative efficiency, equity, burdens on motor vehicle
owners, and substantial elimination of vehicle registration enforcement through traffic stops
performed by peace officers.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Administration. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must provide administrative support
to the working group. Upon request of the working group, the commissioners of
transportation and revenue must provide relevant technical support.
new text end

new text begin (b) Members of the working group are not eligible for compensation.
new text end

new text begin (c) The working group is subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 13D.
new text end

new text begin (d) The working group is subject to the Minnesota Data Practices Act under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 13.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin By February 15, 2025, the commissioner must submit a report on motor
vehicle registration compliance to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation and public safety. At a
minimum, the report must summarize the activities of the working group and provide
information related to each of the duties specified in subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The working group expires June 30, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin TASK FORCE ON HOLISTIC AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSES TO ILLICIT
DRUG USE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The Task Force on Holistic and Effective Responses to
Illicit Drug Use is established to review the reports on approaches to address illicit drug use
in Minnesota prepared and submitted pursuant to Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section
3, subdivision 8, paragraph (v); develop a phased timeline for implementation of policy
changes; and make policy and funding recommendations to the legislature.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The task force consists of the following members:
new text end

new text begin (1) the state public defender or a designee;
new text end

new text begin (2) two county attorneys, one from a county in the metropolitan area as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, and one from a county outside the
metropolitan area, appointed by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association;
new text end

new text begin (3) one peace officer, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c), appointed by the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
new text end

new text begin (4) one peace officer, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c), appointed by the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association;
new text end

new text begin (5) two medical professionals, one with expertise in substance use disorder treatment
and one with experience working with harm reduction providers, appointed by the Minnesota
Medical Association;
new text end

new text begin (6) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers;
new text end

new text begin (7) one member representing a Tribal government, appointed by the Indian Affairs
Council;
new text end

new text begin (8) one member with knowledge of expungement law, representing criminal legal reform
organizations;
new text end

new text begin (9) one academic researcher specializing in drug use or drug policy;
new text end

new text begin (10) one member with lived experience with drug use;
new text end

new text begin (11) one member who resides in a community that has been disproportionately impacted
by drug sentencing laws;
new text end

new text begin (12) one member representing an organization with knowledge of youth intervention
services and the juvenile justice system; and
new text end

new text begin (13) one member, appointed by the Minnesota Association of County Social Service
Administrators, with experience administering supportive social services, including mental
health, substance use disorder, housing, and other related services.
new text end

new text begin (b) The members identified in paragraph (a), clauses (8) to (12), must be appointed by
the governor.
new text end

new text begin (c) Appointments must be made no later than August 31, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (d) Members of the task force serve without compensation.
new text end

new text begin (e) Members of the task force serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority or until
the task force expires. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority consistent with
the qualifications of the vacating member required by this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin (a) The task force must:
new text end

new text begin (1) review and analyze the research and recommendations released in reports prepared
by Rise Research pursuant to Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 8,
paragraph (v);
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new text begin (2) collect, review, and analyze other relevant information and data;
new text end

new text begin (3) gather and consider input and feedback from the public, including but not limited to
feedback from individuals with lived experience involving the use of illicit drugs and family
members of persons with that lived experience; and
new text end

new text begin (4) make recommendations, including specific plans and timeline goals, to implement
and fund policies addressing illicit drug use, with the goal of reducing and, where possible,
preventing harm to users of illicit drugs and promoting the health and safety of individuals
and communities.
new text end

new text begin (b) The task force may examine other issues relevant to the duties specified in this
subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Officers; meetings. new text end

new text begin (a) The director of the Office of Addiction and Recovery
shall convene the first meeting of the task force by September 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (b) At the first meeting, the members of the task force shall elect a chair and vice-chair,
and may elect other officers as the members deem necessary.
new text end

new text begin (c) The task force shall meet monthly or as determined by the chair. The task force shall
meet a sufficient amount of time to accomplish the tasks identified in this section. Meetings
of the task force are subject to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Staff; meeting space. new text end

new text begin The Office of Addiction and Recovery shall provide
support staff, office and meeting space, and administrative services for the task force.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The task force must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over public safety,
health, and human services on the work, findings, and recommendations of the task force.
The recommendations of the task force must include proposed legislation and implementation
plans. The task force must submit the report by February 15, 2025. The task force may
submit additional information to the legislature.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The task force expires on June 30, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FIREARM SURRENDER.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The Task Force on Domestic Violence and Firearm
Surrender is established to review existing laws that require the surrender of firearms by
individuals subject to an order for protection, subject to an extreme risk protection order,
or convicted of domestic assault, harassment, or stalking; identify best practices to ensure
the surrender of firearms that prioritize the safety of peace officers, victims, and others;
identify policies and procedures that reduce the danger to peace officers and other emergency
responders called to an incident involving domestic violence; and make policy and funding
recommendations to the legislature.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The task force consists of the following members:
new text end

new text begin (1) the commissioner of public safety, or a designee;
new text end

new text begin (2) the director of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office, or a designee;
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new text begin (3) the chief justice of the supreme court, or a designee;
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new text begin (4) the state public defender, or a designee;
new text end

new text begin (5) a county attorney appointed by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association;
new text end

new text begin (6) an individual appointed by the Indian Affairs Council;
new text end

new text begin (7) a peace officer as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c), appointed by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;
new text end

new text begin (8) a peace officer as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c), appointed by the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
new text end

new text begin (9) an individual appointed by Violence Free Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (10) an individual appointed by Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault; and
new text end

new text begin (11) an individual appointed by the Gun Violence Prevention Law Clinic at the University
of Minnesota Law School.
new text end

new text begin (b) Appointments must be made no later than September 1, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (c) Members shall serve without compensation.
new text end

new text begin (d) Members of the task force serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority or until
the task force expires. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority consistent with
the qualifications of the vacating member required by this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Officers; meetings. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of public safety shall convene the
first meeting of the task force no later than September 15, 2024, and shall provide meeting
space and administrative assistance for the task force to conduct its work.
new text end

new text begin (b) At its first meeting, the task force must elect a chair and vice-chair from among its
members. The task force may elect other officers as necessary.
new text end

new text begin (c) The task force shall meet at least monthly or upon the call of the chair. The task force
shall meet a sufficient amount of time to accomplish the tasks identified in this section.
Meetings of the task force are subject to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin (a) The task force shall, at a minimum:
new text end

new text begin (1) examine existing laws requiring the surrender of firearms by individuals subject to
orders for protection, convicted of domestic assault, and convicted of harassment or stalking;
new text end

new text begin (2) examine existing policies and procedures, if any, used in Minnesota to enforce orders
requiring the surrender of firearms by individuals subject to an order for protection or
convicted of domestic assault, harassment, or stalking;
new text end

new text begin (3) examine laws, policies, and procedures in other states related to enforcing orders
requiring the surrender of firearms;
new text end

new text begin (4) identify barriers to enforcing orders in Minnesota that require the surrender of firearms
by individuals subject to an order for protection or convicted of domestic assault, harassment,
or stalking;
new text end

new text begin (5) identify best practices for enforcing orders requiring the surrender of firearms,
prioritizing practices that protect the safety of peace officers, prosecutors, judges and court
staff, victims, and others;
new text end

new text begin (6) identify policies and procedures that reduce the danger to peace officers and other
emergency responders called to an incident involving domestic violence; and
new text end

new text begin (7) make policy and funding recommendations to the legislature.
new text end

new text begin (b) At its discretion, the task force may examine other issues consistent with this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Recommendations; report. new text end

new text begin The task force may issue recommendations and
reports at any time during its existence. By February 1, 2025, the task force must submit a
report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions
with jurisdiction over public safety finance and policy on the findings and recommendations
of the task force.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The task force expires the day after submitting its report under
subdivision 5.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

CORRECTIONS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 244.50, subdivision 4, is amended
to read:

Subd. 4.

Distributing reallocation funds.

The commissioner must distribute funds as
follows:

(1) deleted text begin 25 deleted text end new text begin 50 new text end percent must be transferred to the Office of Justice Programs in the Department
of Public Safety for crime victim services;

(2) 25 percent must be transferred to the Community Corrections Act subsidy
appropriation and to the Department of Corrections for supervised release and intensive
supervision services, based upon a three-year average of the release jurisdiction of supervised
releasees and intensive supervised releasees across the state; new text begin and
new text end

(3) 25 percent must be transferred to the Department of Corrections for:

(i) grants to develop and invest in community-based services that support the identified
needs of correctionally involved individuals or individuals at risk of becoming involved in
the criminal justice system; and

(ii) sustaining the operation of evidence-based programming in state and local correctional
facilities deleted text begin ; and deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (4) 25 percent must be transferred to the general fund.
deleted text end

Sec. 2.

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. 3.

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. 4.

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. 5.

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

PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 403.02, subdivision 17c, is amended to read:

Subd. 17c.

deleted text begin 911 deleted text end new text begin Public safety new text end telecommunicator.

" deleted text begin 911 deleted text end new text begin Public safety new text end telecommunicator"
means a person employed by a new text begin primary or secondary new text end public safety answering point deleted text begin , an
emergency medical dispatch service provider, or both, who is qualified to answer incoming
emergency telephone calls or provide for the deleted text end new text begin who serves as a first responder by receiving,
assessing, or processing requests for assistance from the public and other public safety
partners and coordinates the new text end appropriate deleted text begin emergency deleted text end new text begin public safety new text end response deleted text begin either directly
or through communication with the appropriate public safety answering point deleted text end . new text begin Public safety
telecommunicator includes persons who supervise public safety telecommunicators.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [403.053] PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING AND
STANDARDS BOARD.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The Public Safety Telecommunicator Training and
Standards Board consists of the following members:
new text end

new text begin (1) the commissioner or a designee;
new text end

new text begin (2) one sheriff from each of the six Minnesota Sheriffs' Association districts appointed
by the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
new text end

new text begin (3) one representative from an emergency medical services secondary public safety
answering point appointed by the Minnesota Ambulance Association;
new text end

new text begin (4) one representative of emergency medical service providers appointed by the Minnesota
Ambulance Association;
new text end

new text begin (5) one chief of police appointed by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;
new text end

new text begin (6) one fire chief appointed by the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Association;
new text end

new text begin (7) one elected county official appointed by the Association of Minnesota Counties;
new text end

new text begin (8) one elected city official appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities; and
new text end

new text begin (9) ten members from among the following public safety answering points' personnel:
new text end

new text begin (i) one member from each of the six Minnesota Sheriffs' Association districts appointed
by the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;
new text end

new text begin (ii) one member from the State Patrol public safety answering points appointed by the
chief of the State Patrol;
new text end

new text begin (iii) one member from a Tribal public safety answering point;
new text end

new text begin (iv) one member from a municipal public safety answering point appointed by the League
of Minnesota Cities; and
new text end

new text begin (v) one member from a nontraditional public safety answering point appointed by the
Statewide Emergency Communications Board.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "nontraditional public safety answering point"
includes the following public safety answering points: University of Minnesota, Dakota
911, Ramsey County, Anoka County, the Metropolitan Airports Commission, Metro Transit,
Red River Regional Dispatch Center, Rice-Steele, Rochester-Olmsted, Nobles County, and
Fort Snelling.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Terms; compensation; removal; vacancies; meetings. new text end

new text begin (a) Members of the
board may serve four-year terms.
new text end

new text begin (b) Members serve without compensation.
new text end

new text begin (c) A member may be removed by their respective appointing authority at any time for
cause or after missing three consecutive meetings of the board. The chair of the board must
inform the appointing authority of a member missing three consecutive board meetings.
Vacancies must be filled according to the appointments made under subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin (d) Members elect a chair biennially.
new text end

new text begin (e) Meetings must be called at the request of the chair or upon the written request of a
majority of the members of the board.
new text end

new text begin (f) Membership on the board does not constitute the holding of a public office and
members of the board are not required to take and file oaths of office or submit a public
official's bond before serving on the board.
new text end

new text begin (g) No member of the board is disqualified from holding any public office or employment
by reason of appointment to the board. Notwithstanding any general, special, or local
restriction, ordinance, or city charter to the contrary, no member must forfeit any public
office or employment by reason of appointment to the board.
new text end

new text begin (h) All other matters relating to board operations are governed by chapter 214.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Powers and duties. new text end

new text begin (a) The board must:
new text end

new text begin (1) establish public safety telecommunicator certification requirements;
new text end

new text begin (2) oversee the public safety telecommunicator training and certification program;
new text end

new text begin (3) certify public safety telecommunicators who satisfy certification requirements;
new text end

new text begin (4) make recommendations regarding public safety telecommunicator training needs;
new text end

new text begin (5) establish standards for education programs and develop procedures for continuing
oversight of the programs; and
new text end

new text begin (6) establish qualifications for public safety telecommunicator instructors.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board may:
new text end

new text begin (1) hire or contract for technical or professional services according to section 15.061;
new text end

new text begin (2) pay expenses necessary to carry out its duties;
new text end

new text begin (3) apply for, receive, and accept grants, gifts, devices, and endowments that any entity
may make to the board for the purposes of this section and may use any money given to the
board consistent with the terms and conditions under which the money was received and
for the purposes stated;
new text end

new text begin (4) accept funding from the 911 emergency telecommunications service account in the
special revenue fund and allocate funding to Minnesota public safety answering points in
the form of reimbursements that are consistent with the board's recommendations, local
expenditure reimbursement under section 403.113, subdivision 3, and Federal
Communications Commission regulations;
new text end

new text begin (5) set guidelines regarding how the allocated reimbursement funds must be disbursed;
new text end

new text begin (6) set and make available to the public safety answering points standards governing the
use of funds reimbursed under this section;
new text end

new text begin (7) make recommendations to the legislature to improve the quality of public safety
telecommunicator training;
new text end

new text begin (8) conduct studies and surveys and make reports; and
new text end

new text begin (9) conduct other activities necessary to carry out its duties.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Certification requirements; rulemaking. new text end

new text begin (a) No later than July 1, 2026, the
board must adopt rules with respect to certification requirements for public safety
telecommunicators and establish in rule criteria for training, certification, and continuing
education that incorporate the requirements set forth in paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) Rules established under this subdivision must define:
new text end

new text begin (1) a set of learning objectives that ensure the professional competency of public safety
telecommunicators;
new text end

new text begin (2) the minimum course of study required for public safety telecommunicators to
demonstrate professional competence;
new text end

new text begin (3) minimum learning objectives and training requirements to ensure that public safety
telecommunicators are instructed in techniques to appropriately manage stress, respond to
requests for assistance that involve a mental health crisis, and engage in suicide intervention;
new text end

new text begin (4) the term of certification;
new text end

new text begin (5) the term of recertification;
new text end

new text begin (6) the certification of existing public safety telecommunicators;
new text end

new text begin (7) the certification of public safety telecommunicators with out-of-state certifications;
and
new text end

new text begin (8) the certification application and approval process.
new text end

new text begin (c) Certification of a public safety telecommunicator must occur within one year of the
date of hire unless an exception is sought, as defined in rules.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Reporting requirements. new text end

new text begin In conjunction with each biennial budget process
under section 16A.10, the board must submit a report to the governor and to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety
finance and policy.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 403.11, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:

Subdivision 1.

Emergency telecommunications service fee; account.

(a) Each customer
of a wireless or wire-line switched or packet-based telecommunications service provider
connected to the public switched telephone network that furnishes service capable of
originating a 911 emergency telephone call is assessed a fee based upon the number of
wired or wireless telephone lines, or their equivalent, to cover the costs of ongoing
maintenance and related improvements for trunking and central office switching equipment
for 911 emergency telecommunications service, to offset administrative and staffing costs
of the commissioner related to managing the 911 emergency telecommunications service
program, to make distributions provided for in section 403.113, and to offset the costs,
including administrative and staffing costs, incurred by the State Patrol Division of the
Department of Public Safety in handling 911 emergency calls made from wireless phones.

(b) Money remaining in the 911 emergency telecommunications service account after
all other obligations are paid must not cancel and is carried forward to subsequent years
and deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin must new text end be appropriated deleted text begin from time to time deleted text end to the commissioner to provide financial
assistance to counties for the improvement of local emergency telecommunications services new text begin ,
including public safety telecommunicator training, certification, and continuing education new text end .

(c) The fee may not be more than 95 cents a month for each customer access line or
other basic access service, including trunk equivalents as designated by the Public Utilities
Commission for access charge purposes and including wireless telecommunications services.
With the approval of the commissioner of management and budget, the commissioner of
public safety shall establish the amount of the fee within the limits specified and inform the
companies and carriers of the amount to be collected. When the revenue bonds authorized
under section 403.27, subdivision 1, have been fully paid or defeased, the commissioner
shall reduce the fee to reflect that debt service on the bonds is no longer needed. The
commissioner shall provide companies and carriers a minimum of 45 days' notice of each
fee change. The fee must be the same for all customers, except that the fee imposed under
this subdivision does not apply to prepaid wireless telecommunications service, which is
instead subject to the fee imposed under section 403.161, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).

(d) The fee must be collected by each wireless or wire-line telecommunications service
provider subject to the fee. Fees are payable to and must be submitted to the commissioner
monthly before the 25th of each month following the month of collection, except that fees
may be submitted quarterly if less than $250 a month is due, or annually if less than $25 a
month is due. Receipts must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a 911
emergency telecommunications service account in the special revenue fund. The money in
the account may only be used for 911 telecommunications services.

(e) Competitive local exchanges carriers holding certificates of authority from the Public
Utilities Commission are eligible to receive payment for recurring 911 services.