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SF 3430
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 07/14/2025 09:30 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; modifying the programming and administration duties
of the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
section 4.076, subdivisions 4, 5; Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4,
subdivision 5.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Duties.
The advisory council must:
(1) advise the governor and heads of state departments and agencies on policies, programs,
and services affecting traffic safety;
(2) advise the appropriate representatives of state departments on the activities of the
Toward Zero Deaths program, including but not limited to educating the public about traffic
safety;
(3) encourage state departments and other agencies to conduct needed research in the
field of traffic safety;
(4) review recommendations of the subcommittees and working groups;
(5) review and comment on deleted text begin all grants dealing with traffic safety and ondeleted text end the development
and implementation of state and local traffic safety plans; deleted text begin and
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(6) advise the commissioner of public safety on grant agreements for projects under
subdivision 5, paragraph (g); and
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Administration.
(a) The Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public
Safety, in cooperation with the Departments of Transportation and Health, must serve as
the host agency for the advisory council and must manage the administrative and operational
aspects of the advisory council's activities. The commissioner of public safety must perform
financial management on behalf of the council.
(b) The advisory council must meet no less than four times per year, or more frequently
as determined by the chair, a vice chair, or a majority of the council members. The advisory
council is subject to chapter 13D.
(c) The chair must regularly report to the respective commissioners on the activities of
the advisory council and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota.
(d) The terms, compensation, and appointment of members are governed by section
15.059.
(e) The advisory council may appoint subcommittees and working groups. Subcommittees
must consist of council members. Working groups may include nonmembers. Nonmembers
on working groups must be compensated pursuant to section 15.059, subdivision 3, only
for expenses incurred for working group activities.
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(f) The commissioner of public safety may enter into contracts and interagency
agreements for data, expertise, and research projects to inform the council. The advisory
council may host an annual state traffic safety conference.
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(g) The commissioner of public safety may enter into grant agreements for projects that
reduce serious and fatal injury crashes. Priority for grant awards must be given to local
traffic safety coalitions. Local units of government, nonprofit organizations, law enforcement
agencies, and educational institutions are also eligible for grant awards.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 3.
Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
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9,504,000 |
4,249,000 |
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| Appropriations by Fund |
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| 2024 |
2025 |
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| General |
8,803,000 |
3,494,000 |
| Trunk Highway |
701,000 |
755,000 |
$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for grants to local units of
government to perform additional traffic safety
enforcement activities in safe road zones under
Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065. In
allocating funds, the commissioner must
account for other sources of funding for
increased traffic enforcement.
$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for grants to local units of
government to increase traffic safety
enforcement activities, including training,
equipment, overtime, and related costs for
peace officers to perform duties that are
specifically related to traffic management and
traffic safety.
$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for grants to law enforcement
agencies to undertake targeted speed reduction
efforts on rural high-risk roadways identified
by the commissioner based on crash
information and consultation with the
Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under
Minnesota Statutes, section 4.076, and local
traffic safety partners.
$50,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the general
fund for an education and awareness campaign
on motor vehicles passing school buses,
designed to: (1) help reduce occurrences of
motor vehicles unlawfully passing school
buses; and (2) inform drivers about the safety
of pupils boarding and unloading from school
buses, including laws requiring a motor
vehicle to stop when a school bus has extended
the stop-signal arm and is flashing red lights
and penalties for violations. The commissioner
must identify best practices, review effective
communication methods to educate drivers,
and consider multiple forms of media to
convey the information.
$100,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for a public awareness campaign
to promote understanding and compliance with
laws regarding the passing of parked
authorized vehicles.
$350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for grants to local units of
government for safe ride programs that
provide safe transportation options for patrons
of hospitality and entertainment businesses
within a community.
$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for the traffic safety violations
disposition analysis under article 4, section
109.
$2,000,000 in each year is from the general
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grants,new text end and activities of the Advisory Council
on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes,
section 4.076.
$98,000 in each year is from the general fund
to coordinate a statewide traffic safety equity
program, including staff costs.
The following amounts are for the staff and
operating costs related to a Traffic Safety Data
Analytics Center: (1) $407,000 in fiscal year
2024 and $813,000 in fiscal year 2025 from
the general fund; and (2) $140,000 in each
year is from the trunk highway fund. The base
from the trunk highway fund is $187,000 in
each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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