1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for a violence prevention project 
1.3 	research center.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of public safety to fund a violence prevention project 
1.8 	research center that operates as a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center dedicated to reducing 
1.9 	violence in society and using data and analysis to improve criminal justice-related policy 
1.10 	and practice in Minnesota. The research center must place an emphasis on issues related to 
1.11 	gun violence.