<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>gang and drug task forces; appropriating money;proposing coding for new <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>section 299A.641.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>    Section 1. <b>[299A.642] VIOLENT CRIME COORDINATING COUNCIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Coordinating council established.</b> The Violent Crime Coordinating <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Council is established to provide guidance related to the investigation and prosecution of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>gang and drug crime. For the purposes of this section, "gang and drug crime" includes <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>violent crimes associated with gang activity.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The coordinating council shall consist of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>individuals or their designees:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>    (1) the director of the Office of Special Investigations as the representative of the <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>commissioner of corrections;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>    (2) the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as the representative <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>of the commissioner of public safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>    (3) the attorney general;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>    (4) two chiefs of police, selected by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>one who must work in the seven-county metropolitan area and one who must work in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>    (5) two sheriffs, selected by the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, one who must work <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>in the seven-county metropolitan area and one who must work in greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>    (6) the United States attorney for the district of Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    (7) two county attorneys, selected by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>one who must work in the seven-county metropolitan area and one who must work in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>    (8) two public defenders, selected by the Board of Public Defense, one who must <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>work in the seven-county metropolitan area and one who must work in greater Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>    (9) two citizen members appointed by the commissioner of public safety in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>consultation with representatives from the councils of color created in sections 3.922, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>3.9223, 3.9225, and 3.9226; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>    (10) a tribal peace officer, selected by the commissioner of public safety, in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>consultation with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>The coordinating council shall adopt procedures to govern its conduct as necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>and shall select a chair from among its members. The chair shall serve a two-year term <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>and the appointment of the chair shall alternate between a person who works in greater <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>Minnesota and a person who works in the seven-county metropolitan area.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Coordinating council's duties.</b> The coordinating council shall develop an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>overall strategy to ameliorate the harm caused to the public by gang and drug crime within <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>the state of Minnesota. Additionally, the coordinating council shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>(1) subject to approval by the commissioner of public safety, develop an operating <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>procedures and policies manual to investigate gang and drug crime in a multijurisdictional <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>manner;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>(2) identify and recommend a candidate or candidates for statewide coordinator to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>the commissioner of public safety;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>(3) establish multijurisdictional violent crime enforcement teams to combat gang <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>and drug crime;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(4) assist the Department of Public Safety in developing grant eligibility criteria and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>operating an objective and conflict-free grant review application process;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>(5) make recommendations to the commissioner of public safety to terminate grant <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>funding for multijurisdictional entities if an entity no longer operates in accordance with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>guidelines established under subdivision 4, or no longer functions in a manner consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>with the best interests of the state or public;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(6) assist in developing a process to collect and share information to improve the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>investigation and prosecution of gang and drug offenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(7) develop and approve an operational budget for the coordinating council; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>(8) subject to approval by the commissioner of public safety, adopt narrowly <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>tailored, objective criteria and identifying characteristics for use in determining whether <br/>
<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>individuals are or may be members of gangs involved in criminal activity. The council <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>shall review and update the criteria and characteristics adopted under this clause every two <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>years with the objective to ensure effectiveness and relevance to the accurate identification <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>of subjects actively involved in criminal gang activity. As part of its review process, the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>council shall obtain input from members of communities that are impacted by criminal <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>gang activity. Before adopting any changes under this clause, the council must submit its <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>recommendations to the commissioner of public safety for approval.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Duties and authority of commissioner.</b> (a) By September 1, 2010, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>the commissioner of public safety shall establish guidelines for the certification of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>multijurisdictional entities, and their designated fiscal agents, that are established pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>to this section and receive grant funding under subdivision 9. The guidelines shall require <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>that all multijurisdictional entities: <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>(1) be subject to the operational command and supervision of one of the participating <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>agencies; <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>(2) be subject to an operational and financial audit conducted annually by an outside, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>independent entity; and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>(3) have adequate staffing and funding to support law enforcement, prosecutorial, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>financial operations, including bookkeeping, evidence handling, and inventory recording.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(b) A multijurisdictional entity, and its designated fiscal agent, may not operate <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>unless they meet the guidelines established by, and are annually certified by, the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>commissioner of public safety. If, at any time, the commissioner revokes an entity's or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>fiscal agent's certification, the commissioner may order any or all of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>(1) dissolution of the entity, its governing boards, or both;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>(2) transfer of duties of the entity, its governing boards, or both, to the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>Public Safety; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>(3) any other actions deemed necessary by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>Notwithstanding any action taken by the commissioner, any outstanding obligations <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>or liabilities of the entity remain with the entity and the parties to the agreement and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>do not transfer.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>(c) Except as provided in section 2, a multijurisdictional entity that is operating <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>on the effective date of this section shall have six months from the date guidelines are <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>established under paragraph (a) to be certified under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Statewide coordinator.</b> The commissioner of public safety shall appoint a <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>statewide coordinator. The coordinator serving in the unclassified service shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>(1) coordinate and monitor all multijurisdictional gang and drug enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>(2) facilitate local efforts and ensure statewide coordination with efforts to combat <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>gang and drug crime;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(3) facilitate training for personnel;<br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>(4) monitor compliance with investigative protocols; and<br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>(5) review annual audits conducted under subdivision 4, take corrective actions <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>based on audit results, and submit a summary report of the audits and any corrective <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>actions to the commissioner of public safety.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Participating officers; employment status.</b> All participating law <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>enforcement officers must be licensed peace officers as defined in section 
<statute_ref>626.84, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>subdivision 1
</statute_ref>, or qualified federal law enforcement officers as defined in section 
<statute_ref>626.8453</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>Participating officers remain employees of the same entity that employed them before <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>joining any multijurisdictional entity established under this section. Participating <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>officers are not employees of the state. Participating officers shall be subject to annual <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>performance reviews conducted by the entity's governing board. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Jurisdiction and powers.</b> Law enforcement officers participating in any <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>multijurisdictional entity established under this section have statewide jurisdiction to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>conduct criminal investigations and have the same powers of arrest as those possessed by <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>a sheriff.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Evidence handling.</b> A multijurisdictional entity established pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>this section shall process all evidence through the standard evidence handling procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>established by the participating agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Grants authorized.</b> The commissioner of public safety may make grants <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>to state and local units of government to combat gang and drug crime. When awarding <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>grants, the commissioner shall consider appropriating grants under this section to fund <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>community-based gang intervention and prevention efforts for youth.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Coordinating council is permanent.</b> Notwithstanding section 
<statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>this section does not expire.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Governing board; prosecutor's role.</b> (a) A multijurisdictional entity <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>established under this section shall create a governing board consisting of the chief law <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>enforcement officer, or designee, from each participating agency, a prosecutor from one of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>the participating agencies, and up to three additional members selected by the governing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>board. A governing board shall have no less than six members. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>(b) The prosecutor on the governing board shall ensure adequate training is provided <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>for officers assigned to a multijurisdictional entity in order to increase successful <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>prosecutions.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Funding.</b> Participating agencies may accept lawful grants or contributions <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>from any federal source or legal business or entity.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Role of attorney general.</b> The attorney general or a designee shall <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>generally advise on any matters that the coordinating council deems appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Attorney general; community liaison.</b> (a) The attorney general or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>a designee shall serve as a liaison between the coordinating council and the councils of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>color created in sections 
<statute_ref>3.922</statute_ref>, 
<statute_ref>3.9223</statute_ref>, 
<statute_ref>3.9225</statute_ref>, and 
<statute_ref>3.9226</statute_ref>. The attorney general or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>designee will be responsible for:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(1) informing the councils of color of the plans, activities, and decisions and hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>their reactions to those plans, activities, and decisions; and<br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>(2) providing the coordinating council with the position of the councils of color on <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>the coordinating council's plan, activities, and decisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>(b) In no event is the coordinating council required to disclose the names of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>individuals identified by it to the councils of color referenced in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Required reports.</b> By February 1 of each year, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>public safety shall submit the following reports to the chairs of the senate and house <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>policy and funding: <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>(1) a report containing a summary of all audits conducted on multijurisdictional <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>entities under subdivision 4; and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>(2) a report on the activities and goals of the coordinating council. <br/>
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<a id="bill.0.2.0"></a><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>    Sec. 2. <b>MULTIJURISDICTIONAL GANG AND DRUG STRIKE FORCES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>A joint powers entity established pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.641, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>before the effective date of this section that included as parties to the joint powers <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>agreement two counties with a population over 500,000 each is dissolved and any <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>governing or advisory board established by the terms of the agreement is also dissolved. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>All current and future obligations and liabilities of the joint powers entity remain with the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>parties to the agreement and do not transfer to the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>For purposes of this section, "population" means the most recent population estimate <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>made by the state demographer under Minnesota Statutes, section 4A.02.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.3.0"></a><a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>    Sec. 3. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2011 from the general fund to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>of public safety for grants to multijurisdictional entities for conducting audits required <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.642, subdivision 4, paragraph (a).<br/>
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<a id="bill.0.4.0"></a><a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>    Sec. 4. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 299A.641, is repealed.<br/>