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HF 1835

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/01/2022 11:40am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to public safety; amending the membership of the Minnesota Sentencing
Guidelines Commission; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 244.09,
subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 244.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Commission; establishment.

There is hereby established the Minnesota
Sentencing Guidelines Commission which shall be comprised of 11 new text begin voting new text end members.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 244.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Members.

new text begin (a) new text end The Sentencing Guidelines Commission shall consist of the
followingnew text begin voting membersnew text end :

(1) the chief justice of the supreme court or a designee;

(2) one judge of the court of appeals, appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;

(3) one district court judge appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court;

(4) one public defender appointed by the governor upon recommendation of the state
public defender;

(5) one county attorney appointed by the governor upon recommendation of the board
of directors of the Minnesota County Attorneys Association;

deleted text begin (6) the commissioner of corrections or a designee;
 deleted text end

deleted text begin (7)deleted text end new text begin (6)new text end one peace officer as defined in section 626.84 new text begin who is a county sheriff or deputy
sheriff new text end appointed by the governornew text begin upon recommendation of the Minnesota Sheriff's
Associationnew text end ;

new text begin (7) one peace officer as defined in section 626.84 who is a member of a municipal police
department appointed by the governor upon recommendation of the Minnesota Chiefs of
Police Association;
 new text end

(8) one probation officer or parole officer appointed by the governor; and

(9) three public members appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a victim of
a crime defined as a felony.

new text begin (b) The commissioner of corrections or a designee shall serve as a nonvoting member
of the commission.
 new text end

new text begin (c) new text end When an appointing authority selects individuals for membership on the commission,
the authority shall make reasonable efforts to appoint qualified members of protected groups,
as defined in section 43A.02, subdivision 33.

new text begin (d) new text end One of the members shall be designated by the governor as chair of the commission.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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