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 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of public safety to fund a violence prevention project research center that operates as a 
1.8 	nonprofit, nonpartisan research center dedicated to reducing violence in society and using 
1.9 	data and analysis to improve criminal justice-related policy and practice in Minnesota. The 
1.10 	research center must place an emphasis on issues related to gun violence. The base for this 
1.11 	activity is $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2028 and $0 in fiscal year 2029.