1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; creating a criminal sexual conduct statutory reform 
1.3 	working group; requiring a report; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT STATUTORY REFORM WORKING 
1.6 	GROUP; REPORT.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Direction. By September 1, 2019, the commissioner of public safety 
1.8 	shall convene a working group on criminal sexual conduct statutory reform. The 
1.9 	commissioner shall invite representatives from city and county prosecuting agencies, 
1.10 	statewide crime victim coalitions, the Minnesota judicial branch, the Minnesota Board of 
1.11 	Public Defense, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Human Services, the 
1.12 	Sentencing Guidelines Commission, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other 
1.13 	interested parties to participate in the working group. The commissioner shall ensure that 
1.14 	the working group is inclusive of marginalized communities as well as victim and survivor 
1.15 	voices.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Duties. The working group must review, assess, and make specific 
1.17 	recommendations with regard to substantive and technical amendments to Minnesota Statutes, 
1.18 	sections 609.341 to 609.3451, 609.3453 to 609.3455, 609.349, 628.26, and any other related 
1.19 	criminal laws.
1.20 		Subd. 3.Report to legislature. The commissioner shall file a report detailing the working 
1.21 	group's findings and recommendations with the chairs and ranking minority members of 
1.22 	the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over public safety 
1.23 	and judiciary policy and finance by October 15, 2020.

2.1 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT STATUTORY 
2.2 	REFORM WORKING GROUP.
 2.3 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
2.4 	public safety to convene, administer, and implement the criminal sexual conduct statutory 
2.5 	reform working group.