HF 1505

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; adding legislators as nonvoting members of the Gang
and Drug Oversight Council; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section
299A.641, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.641, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:

Subd. 2.

Membership.

The oversight council shall consist of the following
individuals or their designees:

(1) the director of the office of special investigations as the representative of the
commissioner of corrections;

(2) the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as the representative
of the commissioner of public safety;

(3) the attorney general;

(4) eight chiefs of police, selected by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association,
two of which must be selected from cities with populations greater than 200,000;

(5) eight sheriffs, selected by the Minnesota Sheriffs Association to represent each
district, two of which must be selected from counties with populations greater than
500,000;

(6) the United States attorney for the district of Minnesota;

(7) two county attorneys, selected by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association;

(8) a command-level representative of a gang strike force;

(9) a representative from a drug task force, selected by the Minnesota State
Association of Narcotics Investigators;

(10) a representative from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration;

(11) a representative from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms;

(12) a representative from the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(13) a tribal peace officer, selected by the Minnesota Tribal Law Enforcement
Association; deleted text begin and
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(14) two additional members who may be selected by the oversight council new text begin ;
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new text begin (15) a senator who serves on the committee having jurisdiction over criminal justice
policy, chosen by the Subcommittee on Committees of the senate Committee on Rules
and Administration; and
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new text begin (16) a representative who serves on the committee having jurisdiction over criminal
justice policy, chosen by the speaker of the house of representatives new text end .

The oversight council may adopt procedures to govern its conduct as necessary and may
select a chair from among its members. new text begin The legislative members of the council may not
vote on matters before the council.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007.
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