HF 1958

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/25/2014 02:07pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; authorizing carryover to second year of grant and
training funds to combat sexual exploitation of youth; amending Laws 2013,
chapter 86, article 1, sections 12, subdivision 6; 13.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 12, subdivision 6, is amended to
read:

Subd. 6. Office of Justice Programs

36,106,000

36,106,000

Appropriations by Fund
General	36,010,000	36,010,000
State Government Special Revenue	96,000	96,000

(a) OJP Administration Costs

Up to 2.5 percent of the grant funds
appropriated in this subdivision may be used
by the commissioner to administer the grant
program.

(b) Crime Victim Programs

$1,500,000 each year must be distributed
through an open and competitive grant
process for existing crime victim programs.
The funds must be used to meet the needs
of underserved and unserved areas and
populations.

(c) Community Offender Reentry Program

$100,000 each year is for a grant to the
community offender reentry program for
assisting individuals to transition from
incarceration to the communities in and
around Duluth, including assistance in
finding housing, employment, educational
opportunities, counseling, and other
resources. This is a onetime appropriation.

(d) Youth Intervention Programs

$1,000,000 each year is for youth intervention
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.73. The appropriations must be
used to create new programs statewide
in underserved areas and to help existing
programs serve unmet needs in program
communities. These appropriations are
available until expended. This amount must
be added to the department's base budget for
grants to youth intervention programs.

(e) Sexually Exploited Youth; Law
Enforcement and Prosecution Training

$350,000 each year is for a grant to Ramsey
County to be used by the Ramsey County
Attorney's Office to:

(1) develop a statewide model protocol for
law enforcement, prosecutors, and others,
who in their professional capacity encounter
sexually exploited and trafficked youth, on
identifying and intervening with sexually
exploited and trafficked youth;

(2) conduct statewide training for law
enforcement and prosecutors on the model
protocol and the Safe Harbor Law described
in Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter
1, article 4, as modified by Senate File No.
384, article 2, if enacted; and

(3) develop and disseminate to law
enforcement, prosecutors, and others, who
in their professional capacity encounter
sexually exploited and trafficked youth, on
investigative best practices to identify sex
trafficked victims and traffickers.

The Ramsey County attorney may use the
money appropriated in this paragraph to
partner with other entities to implement
clauses (1) to (3).

By January 15, 2015, the Ramsey County
Attorney's Office shall report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the senate
and house of representatives committees and
divisions having jurisdiction over criminal
justice policy and funding on how this
appropriation was spent.

These appropriations are onetime new text begin , and
any unexpended funds in the first year are
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(f) Returning Veterans in Crisis

$50,000 each year is for a grant to the Upper
Midwest Community Policing Institute for
use in training community safety personnel
about the use of de-escalation strategies
for handling returning veterans in crisis.
This is a onetime appropriation, and the
unencumbered balance in the first year does
not cancel but is available for the second
year. The commissioner shall consult with
the Peace Officers Standards and Training
(POST) Board regarding the design and
content of the course, and must also ensure
that the training opportunities are reasonably
distributed throughout the state.

(g) Juvenile Detention Alternative
Initiative

$50,000 each year is for a grant to the
Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative.
This is a onetime appropriation, and funds
unexpended in the first year are available in
the second year.

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Sec. 2.

Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 13, is amended to read:

Sec. 13. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING (POST) BOARD

$

3,870,000

$

3,870,000

(a) Excess Amounts Transferred

This appropriation is from the peace officer
training account in the special revenue fund.
Any new receipts credited to that account in
the first year in excess of $3,870,000 must be
transferred and credited to the general fund.
Any new receipts credited to that account in
the second year in excess of $3,870,000 must
be transferred and credited to the general
fund.

(b) Peace Officer Training
Reimbursements

$2,734,000 each year is for reimbursements
to local governments for peace officer
training costs.

(c) Training; Sexually Exploited and
Trafficked Youth

Of the appropriation in paragraph (b),
$100,000 the first year is for reimbursements
to local governments for peace officer
training costs on sexually exploited and
trafficked youth, including effectively
identifying sex trafficked victims and
traffickers, investigation techniques, and
assisting sexually exploited youth. new text begin Any
unexpended funds in the first year are
available in the second year.
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Reimbursement shall be provided on a flat
fee basis of $100 per diem per officer.

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