HF 4077

1st Committee Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008)

Posted on 12/22/2009 12:39 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to public safety; reducing funding for the courts, Board of Public 1.3Defense, public safety programs, human rights, corrections and Peace Officer 1.4Standards and Training (POST) Board; providing for a working group on 1.5state-controlled substance laws; requiring a report; appropriating money to match 1.6FEMA money received for natural disaster assistance payments;amending Laws 1.72007, chapter 54, article 1, section 11. 1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.9 Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 1.10     new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize the direct appropriations, by fund, new text end 1.11 new text begin made in this act. new text end 1.12 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end new text begin Total new text end 1.13 new text begin General new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 360,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (10,408,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (10,048,000) new text end 1.14 new text begin Special Revenue Fund new text end new text begin (25,000) new text end new text begin 50,000 new text end new text begin 25,000 new text end 1.15 new text begin Total new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 335,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (10,358,000) new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (10,023,000) new text end 1.16 Sec. 2. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end 1.17     new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown new text end 1.18 new text begin in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, to new text end 1.19 new text begin the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the new text end 1.20 new text begin general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for new text end 1.21 new text begin each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the addition to new text end 1.22 new text begin or subtraction from the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year new text end 1.23 new text begin ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and new text end 1.24 new text begin reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the day new text end 2.1 new text begin following final enactment. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal new text end 2.2 new text begin year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. new text end 2.3 new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end 2.4 new text begin Available for the Year new text end 2.5 new text begin Ending June 30 new text end 2.6 new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end 2.7 Sec. 3. 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 (778,000) new text end 2.8 new text begin $650,000 in the second year is to reduce new text end 2.9 new text begin funding for Supreme Court operations. new text end 2.10 new text begin $128,000 in the second year is to reduce new text end 2.11 new text begin funding for civil legal services. new text end 2.12 Sec. 4. new text begin COURT OF APPEALS 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 (141,000) new text end 2.13 Sec. 5. new text begin DISTRICT COURTS 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 (3,608,000) new text end 2.14 Sec. 6. new text begin BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE 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 (1,690,000) new text end 2.15 Sec. 7. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY new text end 2.16 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 360,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin (1,598,000) new text end 2.17 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Emergency Management new text end new text begin 360,000 new text end new text begin (40,000) new text end 2.18 new text begin $360,000 in the first year is to provide a new text end 2.19 new text begin match for FEMA money received for natural new text end 2.20 new text begin disaster assistance payments and is added new text end 2.21 new text begin to appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 54, new text end 2.22 new text begin article 1, section 10, subdivision 2. This new text end 2.23 new text begin appropriation is available until June 30, new text end 2.24 new text begin 2010. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end 2.25 new text begin The appropriation from the general fund in new text end 2.26 new text begin the second year to reimburse local chemical new text end 2.27 new text begin assessment and hazardous materials teams new text end 2.28 new text begin when they respond to incidents is reduced new text end 2.29 new text begin by $40,000. Reimbursements up to $40,000 new text end 2.30 new text begin per year are to be made from revenues in new text end 3.1 new text begin the special revenue fund from billings to new text end 3.2 new text begin responsible companies. new text end 3.3 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Criminal Apprehension new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin (708,000) new text end 3.4 new text begin $608,000 in the second year is to reduce the new text end 3.5 new text begin funding for CriMNet justice information new text end 3.6 new text begin integration. The base is reduced by an new text end 3.7 new text begin additional $209,000 in fiscal year 2010 and new text end 3.8 new text begin each year after. new text end 3.9 new text begin The general fund appropriation includes new text end 3.10 new text begin a reduction of $100,000 in fiscal year new text end 3.11 new text begin 2009. This reduction may be applied to new text end 3.12 new text begin any program funded under Laws 2007, new text end 3.13 new text begin chapter 54, article 1, section 10, with the new text end 3.14 new text begin exception of Office of Justice Programs and new text end 3.15 new text begin forensic lab scientists. All budget reductions new text end 3.16 new text begin should be made with an emphasis on cutting new text end 3.17 new text begin administration and overhead expenses, with new text end 3.18 new text begin as little impact as possible on programs and new text end 3.19 new text begin services. new text end 3.20 new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Fire Marshal new text end 3.21 new text begin By May 1, 2009, $1,000,000 must be new text end 3.22 new text begin transferred from the fire marshal account in new text end 3.23 new text begin the special revenue fund to the general fund. new text end 3.24 new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Office of Justice Programs new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin (850,000) new text end 3.25 new text begin $350,000 in the second year are reductions new text end 3.26 new text begin for grants to the Financial Crimes Task Force. new text end 3.27 new text begin The base is reduced by an additional $10,000 new text end 3.28 new text begin in fiscal year 2010 and each year after. new text end 3.29 new text begin $500,000 in the second year are for new text end 3.30 new text begin reductions in squad car cameras. new text end 3.31 Sec. 8. new text begin HUMAN RIGHTS 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 (149,000) new text end 3.32 new text begin This reduction is from Laws 2007, chapter new text end 3.33 new text begin 54, article 1, section 13. new text end 4.1 Sec. 9. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS new text end 4.2 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 (2,444,000) new text end 4.3 new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Community Services new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin (2,100,000) new text end 4.4 new text begin Short-Term Offenders new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin (1,500,000) new text end 4.5 new text begin This reduction is from Laws 2007, chapter new text end 4.6 new text begin 54, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3. new text end 4.7 new text begin Sentencing to Service new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin (600,000) new text end 4.8 new text begin This reduction is from Laws 2007, chapter new text end 4.9 new text begin 54, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3. new text end 4.10 new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Operations Support new text end new text begin -0- new text end new text begin (344,000) new text end 4.11 new text begin This reduction is from Laws 2007, chapter new text end 4.12 new text begin 54, article 1, section 14, subdivision 4. new text end 4.13 new text begin The base is reduced by an additional $56,000 new text end 4.14 new text begin in fiscal year 2010 and each year after. new text end 4.15    Sec. 10. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 11, is amended to read: 4.16 4.17 Sec. 11. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING (POST) BOARD$ 4,296,000 new text begin 4,271,000 new text end $ 4,278,000 new text begin new text end new text begin 4,328,000 new text end 4.18Excess Amounts Transferred. This 4.19appropriation is from the peace officer 4.20training account in the special revenue fund. 4.21Any new receipts credited to that account 4.22in the first year in excess of $4,296,000 new text begin new text end 4.23 new text begin $4,271,000 new text end must be transferred and credited 4.24to the general fund. Any new receipts 4.25credited to that account in the second year 4.26in excess of $4,278,000 new text begin $4,328,000 new text end must be 4.27transferred and credited to the general fund. 4.28Peace Officer Training Reimbursements. 4.29$3,159,000 the first year and $ 3,159,000 the 4.30second year are for reimbursements to local 4.31governments for peace officer training costs. 5.1No Contact Orders. The board shall: (1) 5.2revise and update preservice courses and 5.3develop in-service training courses related 5.4to no contact orders in domestic violence 5.5cases and domestic violence dynamics; and 5.6(2) reimburse peace officers who have taken 5.7training courses described in clause (1). 5.8At a minimum, the training must include 5.9instruction in the laws relating to no contact 5.10orders and address how to best coordinate 5.11law enforcement resources relating to no 5.12contact orders. In addition, the training 5.13must include a component to instruct peace 5.14officers on doing risk assessments of the 5.15escalating factors of lethality in domestic 5.16violence cases. The board must consult with 5.17a statewide domestic violence organization 5.18in developing training courses. The board 5.19shall utilize a request for proposal process in 5.20awarding training contracts. The recipient 5.21of the training contract must conduct these 5.22trainings with advocates or instructors from 5.23a statewide domestic violence organization. 5.24Beginning on January 1, 2008, the board may 5.25not approve an in-service training course 5.26relating to domestic abuse that does not 5.27comply with this section. 5.28    Sec. 11. new text begin WORKING GROUP ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LAWS; new text end 5.29 new text begin REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. new text end 5.30     new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Establishment; membership; staff. new text end new text begin (a) By July 1, 2008, the chair new text end 5.31 new text begin of the house Public Safety Finance Division and the chair of the senate Public Safety new text end 5.32 new text begin Budget Division shall jointly appoint a working group on the state's controlled substance new text end 5.33 new text begin laws. The working group shall include: new text end 5.34     new text begin (1) two representatives of the Minnesota County Attorneys Association; new text end 5.35     new text begin (2) two representatives of the Board of Public Defense; new text end 6.1     new text begin (3) three representatives of state law enforcement associations, including one new text end 6.2 new text begin sheriff, one chief of police, and one member of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers new text end 6.3 new text begin Association; new text end 6.4     new text begin (4) two representatives of the Judicial Council; new text end 6.5     new text begin (5) one representative from community corrections or probation; new text end 6.6     new text begin (6) one expert in the fields of drug treatment and controlled substance laws; new text end 6.7     new text begin (7) one individual who is not affiliated with any of the associations in clauses (1) to new text end 6.8 new text begin (6) and who has relevant experience related to sentencing policy or the criminal justice new text end 6.9 new text begin field; and new text end 6.10     new text begin (8) two community members who reside in an area adversely affected by controlled new text end 6.11 new text begin substance crimes and violent crimes, one of whom is a member of a community crime new text end 6.12 new text begin prevention organization. new text end 6.13     new text begin (b) Staff support for the working group shall be provided by the Sentencing new text end 6.14 new text begin Guidelines Commission. new text end 6.15     new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Subject matter. new text end new text begin (a) The working group must review, assess, and make new text end 6.16 new text begin specific recommendations regarding the following alternatives for modification and new text end 6.17 new text begin application of Minnesota's controlled substance laws: new text end 6.18     new text begin (1) revising the threshold amounts for Minnesota's controlled substance crimes; new text end 6.19     new text begin (2) establishing a separate sentencing guidelines grid for drug offenses; new text end 6.20     new text begin (3) establishing additional aggravating factors so as to target certain particularly new text end 6.21 new text begin dangerous offenders; new text end 6.22     new text begin (4) revising the criminal history point calculations for repeat drug offenders; new text end 6.23     new text begin (5) maximizing the use of deferred prosecutions for low-level drug offenders under new text end 6.24 new text begin Minnesota Statutes, section 152.18 throughout the state; and new text end 6.25     new text begin (6) increasing the use of the early release program for nonviolent controlled new text end 6.26 new text begin substance offenders who successfully complete drug treatment while incarcerated as new text end 6.27 new text begin provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 244.055. new text end 6.28     new text begin (b) As part of its review of the various possible reforms, the working group may new text end 6.29 new text begin also study and consider: new text end 6.30     new text begin (1) the significance, if any, of current rates of departure from presumptive guidelines new text end 6.31 new text begin sentences for controlled substance crimes; new text end 6.32     new text begin (2) the significance, if any, of current rates of departure from presumptive guidelines new text end 6.33 new text begin sentences for controlled substance crimes for identifiable categories of offenders; new text end 6.34     new text begin (3) the impact that recent United States Supreme Court criminal sentencing decisions new text end 6.35 new text begin have on implementing further reform; new text end 6.36     new text begin (4) the barriers to comparing Minnesota's sentencing data with data from other states; new text end 7.1     new text begin (5) strategies for imposing probation and supervised release violations on drug new text end 7.2 new text begin offenders; new text end 7.3     new text begin (6) strategies for increasing the efficacy of programs that are now available to treat new text end 7.4 new text begin drug offenders; new text end 7.5     new text begin (7) the likely impact of any recommended change in policy upon victims of new text end 7.6 new text begin drug-related crimes and the neighborhoods in which these crimes occur; new text end 7.7     new text begin (8) the likely impact of any recommended change in policy upon the efficacy of law new text end 7.8 new text begin enforcement, prosecution, public defender, or court personnel; or new text end 7.9     new text begin (9) any other sentencing-related matter that the working group sees fit to consider. new text end 7.10     new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Report to legislature. new text end new text begin The working group shall report its findings and new text end 7.11 new text begin recommendations to the chair of the house Public Safety Finance Division and the chair of new text end 7.12 new text begin the senate Public Safety Budget Division by January 16, 2009. new text end 7.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment. new text end