HF 2432

1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 04/10/2025 04:42pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; providing for public safety and corrections policy;
establishing Minnesota victims of crime account; modifying certain fees;
establishing monetary assessments for certain corporate and individual offender
convictions; transferring financial crimes and fraud investigations to the Financial
Crimes and Fraud Section in the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; clarifying
Tribal Nation access and use of community services subsidy; providing for reports;
transferring funds to the Minnesota victims of crime account; appropriating money
for Sentencing Guidelines Commission, public safety, Peace Officer Standards
and Training (POST) Board, Private Detective Board, corrections, ombudsperson
for corrections, Clemency Review Commission, children, youth, and families, and
the Office of Higher Education; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.82,
subdivision 1; 43A.17, subdivision 13; 45.0135, subdivisions 2b, 6, 7, 8, 9, by
adding a subdivision; 60A.951, subdivision 2; 60A.952, subdivisions 2, 4, 5;
60A.954, subdivision 2; 60A.956; 65B.84; 152.137, subdivisions 1, 2; 244.18,
subdivisions 1, 7, 9; 244.19, subdivisions 1c, 1d, 5, 5a; 244.20; 268.19, subdivision
1; 268B.30; 297I.11, subdivision 2; 299A.01, by adding a subdivision; 299C.40,
subdivision 1; 299F.47, subdivision 2; 401.03; 401.10, subdivision 1, by adding
a subdivision; 401.11, subdivision 1; 401.14; 401.15, subdivision 2; 517.08,
subdivisions 1b, 1c; 609.2232; 609.322, subdivision 1; 609.531, subdivision 1;
609.78, subdivision 2c; 626.05, subdivision 2; 626.84, subdivision 1; 626.8516,
subdivisions 4, 5, 6; 628.26; Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision
3; article 11, section 31; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 241; 299A; 299C; 401; 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections
45.0135, subdivisions 2a, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3, 4, 5; 325E.21, subdivision 2b.

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

ARTICLE 1

PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2026 new text end		new text begin 2027 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin SENTENCING GUIDELINES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,076,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,079,000 new text end

new text begin The agency's annual general fund base shall
be $1,084,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 284,664,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 270,881,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 177,693,000 new text end	new text begin 178,007,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 21,497,000 new text end	new text begin 21,397,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 103,000 new text end	new text begin 103,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 130,000 new text end	new text begin 133,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 2,429,000 new text end	new text begin 2,429,000 new text end
new text begin 911 Fund new text end	new text begin 82,597,000 new text end	new text begin 68,597,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 215,000 new text end	new text begin 215,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Emergency Management new text end

new text begin 4,814,000 new text end

new text begin 4,952,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 4,684,000 new text end	new text begin 4,819,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 130,000 new text end	new text begin 133,000 new text end

new text begin This program's annual general fund base shall
be $5,059,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Criminal Apprehension new text end

new text begin 112,929,000 new text end

new text begin 113,086,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 110,278,000 new text end	new text begin 110,435,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 7,000 new text end	new text begin 7,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end	new text begin 2,429,000 new text end	new text begin 2,429,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 215,000 new text end	new text begin 215,000 new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin DWI Lab Analysis; Trunk Highway
Fund
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections
161.045, subdivision 3, and 161.20,
subdivision 3, $2,429,000 each year is from
the trunk highway fund for staff and operating
costs for laboratory analysis related to
driving-while-impaired cases.
new text end

new text begin (b) Financial Crimes and Fraud Section
new text end

new text begin $1,810,000 each year from the general fund
and $215,000 each year from the workers'
compensation fund are for the Financial
Crimes and Fraud Section in Minnesota
Statutes, section 299C.061, and may not be
used for any other purpose.
new text end

new text begin (c) Base Adjustment
new text end

new text begin This program's annual general fund base shall
be $110,716,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Fire Marshal new text end

new text begin 20,117,000 new text end

new text begin 20,017,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 4,190,000 new text end	new text begin 4,190,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 15,927,000 new text end	new text begin 15,827,000 new text end

new text begin The special revenue fund appropriation is from
the fire safety account in the special revenue
fund and is for activities under Minnesota
Statutes, section 299F.012. The base
appropriation for this account is $15,927,000
in fiscal year 2028 and $15,827,000 in fiscal
year 2029.
new text end

new text begin (a) Hazardous Materials and Emergency
Response Teams
new text end

new text begin $2,170,000 the first year and $2,070,000 the
second year are from the fire safety account
for hazardous materials and emergency
response teams. The base for these purposes
is $2,170,000 in the first year of future
bienniums and $2,070,000 in the second year
of future bienniums.
new text end

new text begin (b) Bomb Squad Reimbursements
new text end

new text begin $250,000 from the fire safety account and
$50,000 from the general fund each year are
for reimbursements to local governments for
bomb squad services.
new text end

new text begin (c) Nonresponsible Party Reimbursements
new text end

new text begin $750,000 each year from the fire safety
account is for nonresponsible party hazardous
material, Urban Search and Rescue, Minnesota
Air Rescue Team, and bomb squad incident
reimbursements. Money appropriated for this
purpose is available for one year.
new text end

new text begin (d) Hometown Heroes Assistance Program
new text end

new text begin $4,000,000 each year from the general fund
is for grants to the Minnesota Firefighter
Initiative to fund the hometown heroes
assistance program established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 299A.477.
new text end

new text begin (e) Task Force 1
new text end

new text begin $1,425,000 each year from the fire safety
account is for the Minnesota Task Force 1.
new text end

new text begin (f) Task Force 2
new text end

new text begin $300,000 each year from the fire safety
account is for the Minnesota Task Force 2.
new text end

new text begin (g) Air Rescue
new text end

new text begin $500,000 each year from the fire safety
account is for the Minnesota Air Rescue Team.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Firefighter Training and Education Board new text end

new text begin 5,500,000 new text end

new text begin 5,500,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 5,500,000 new text end	new text begin 5,500,000 new text end

new text begin The special revenue fund appropriation is from
the fire safety account in the special revenue
fund and is for activities under Minnesota
Statutes, section 299F.012.
new text end

new text begin (a) Firefighter Training and Education new text end

new text begin $5,500,000 each year from the fire safety
account is for firefighter training and
education.
new text end

new text begin (b) Unappropriated Revenue new text end

new text begin Any additional unappropriated money
collected in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated
to the commissioner of public safety for the
purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
299F.012. The commissioner may transfer
appropriations and base amounts between
activities in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement new text end

new text begin 3,879,000 new text end

new text begin 3,896,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 3,809,000 new text end	new text begin 3,826,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 70,000 new text end	new text begin 70,000 new text end

new text begin The special revenue fund appropriation is from
the lawful gambling regulation account.
new text end

new text begin This program's annual general fund base shall
be $3,855,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Office of Justice Programs new text end

new text begin 53,828,000 new text end

new text begin 53,833,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 53,732,000 new text end	new text begin 53,737,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 96,000 new text end	new text begin 96,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Prosecutor Training
new text end

new text begin $125,000 each year is for a grant to the
Minnesota County Attorneys Association to
be used for prosecutorial and law enforcement
training, including trial school training and
train-the-trainer courses. If any portion of this
appropriation is used to fund trial school or
training at the Minnesota County Attorneys
Association annual conference, the training
must contain blocks of instruction on racial
disparities in the criminal justice system,
collateral consequences to criminal
convictions, and trauma-informed responses
to victims. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin By February 15 of each year, the Minnesota
County Attorneys Association must provide
a report to the chairs, co-chairs, and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over public safety policy and finance on the
training provided with grant proceeds,
including a description of each training and
the number of prosecutors and law
enforcement officers who received training.
new text end

new text begin (b) Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer
Education and Training Program
new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 each year is to implement the
intensive comprehensive peace officer
education and training program described in
Minnesota Statutes, section 626.8516. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available
through June 30, 2029.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Emergency Communication Networks new text end

new text begin 83,597,000 new text end

new text begin 69,597,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,000,000 new text end	new text begin 1,000,000 new text end
new text begin 911 Fund new text end	new text begin 82,597,000 new text end	new text begin 68,597,000 new text end

new text begin These appropriations are from the state
government special revenue fund for 911
emergency telecommunications services unless
otherwise indicated.
new text end

new text begin (a) Public Safety Answering Points new text end

new text begin $28,011,000 each year shall be distributed as
provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
403.113, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (b) ARMER State Backbone Operating
Costs
new text end

new text begin $10,384,000 each year is transferred to the
commissioner of transportation for costs of
maintaining and operating the statewide radio
system backbone.
new text end

new text begin $14,000,000 the first year is transferred to the
commissioner of transportation for costs of
maintaining and operating the statewide radio
system backbone. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2029.
new text end

new text begin (c) Statewide Emergency Communications
Board
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 each year is to the Statewide
Emergency Communications Board (SECB).
Funds may be used for operating costs; to
provide competitive grants to local units of
government to fund enhancements to a
communication system, technology, or support
activity that directly provides the ability to
deliver the 911 call between the entry point to
the 911 system and the first responder; and to
further the strategic goals set forth by the
SECB Statewide Communication
Interoperability Plan.
new text end

new text begin (d) Statewide Public Safety Radio
Communication System Equipment Grants
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 each year is appropriated from the
general fund for grants to local units of
government, federally recognized Tribal
entities, and state agencies participating in the
statewide Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency
Response (ARMER) public safety radio
communication system established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 403.36,
subdivision 1e. The grants must be used to
purchase or upgrade portable radios, mobile
radios, and related equipment that is
interoperable with the ARMER system. Each
local government unit may receive only one
grant. Each grant is contingent upon a match
of at least five percent from nonstate funds.
The director of the Department of Public
Safety Emergency Communication Networks
Division, in consultation with the Statewide
Emergency Communications Board, must
administer the grant program. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2028.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING (POST) BOARD new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 12,211,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 12,219,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Peace Officer Training Reimbursements
new text end

new text begin $2,949,000 each year is for reimbursements
to local governments for peace officer training
costs.
new text end

new text begin (b) Philando Castile Memorial Training
Fund
new text end

new text begin $5,500,000 each year is to support and
strengthen law enforcement training and
implement best practices. This funding shall
be named the "Philando Castile Memorial
Training Fund." These funds may only be used
to reimburse costs related to training courses
that qualify for reimbursement under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 626.8452 (use of
force), 626.8469 (training in crisis response,
conflict management, and cultural diversity),
and 626.8474 (autism training).
new text end

new text begin Each sponsor of a training course is required
to include the following in the sponsor's
application for approval submitted to the
board: course goals and objectives; a course
outline including at a minimum a timeline and
teaching hours for all courses; instructor
qualifications; and a plan for learning
assessments of the course and documenting
the assessments to the board during review.
Upon completion of each course, instructors
must submit student evaluations of the
instructor's teaching to the sponsor.
new text end

new text begin The board shall keep records of the
applications of all approved and denied
courses. All continuing education courses shall
be reviewed after the first year. The board
must set a timetable for recurring review after
the first year. For each review, the sponsor
must submit its learning assessments to the
board to show that the course is teaching the
learning outcomes that were approved by the
board.
new text end

new text begin A list of licensees who successfully complete
the course shall be maintained by the sponsor
and transmitted to the board following the
presentation of the course and the completed
student evaluations of the instructors.
Evaluations are available to chief law
enforcement officers. The board shall establish
a data retention schedule for the information
collected in this section.
new text end

new text begin Each year, if funds are available after
reimbursing all eligible requests for courses
approved by the board under this subdivision,
the board may use the funds to reimburse law
enforcement agencies for other
board-approved law enforcement training
courses. The base for this activity is
$2,051,000 in fiscal year 2028 and thereafter.
new text end

new text begin (c) Base Adjustment
new text end

new text begin The total general fund base for the Peace
Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board
shall be $8,783,000 beginning in fiscal year
2028.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin PRIVATE DETECTIVE BOARD new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 691,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 692,000 new text end

new text begin The agency's annual general fund base shall
be $694,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin CORRECTIONS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 810,385,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 816,063,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Incarceration and Prerelease Services new text end

new text begin 565,460,000 new text end

new text begin 569,142,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Prison Rape Elimination Act
new text end

new text begin $500,000 each year is for Prison Rape
Elimination Act (PREA) compliance.
new text end

new text begin (b) Incarceration and Prerelease Services
Base Budget
new text end

new text begin The base for incarceration and prerelease
services is $574,492,000 in fiscal year 2028
and $574,505,000 in fiscal year 2029.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Community Supervision and Postrelease Services new text end

new text begin 188,855,000 new text end

new text begin 189,882,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Community Supervision Funding
new text end

new text begin $143,378,000 each year is for community
supervision services. This appropriation shall
be distributed according to the community
supervision formula in Minnesota Statutes,
section 401.10.
new text end

new text begin (b) Tribal Nation Supervision
new text end

new text begin $2,750,000 each year is for Tribal Nations to
provide supervision or supportive services
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
401.10.
new text end

new text begin (c) Housing Initiatives
new text end

new text begin $1,685,000 each year is for housing initiatives
to support stable housing of incarcerated
individuals upon release. Of this amount:
new text end

new text begin (1) $760,000 each year is for housing
stabilization prerelease services and program
evaluation;
new text end

new text begin (2) $500,000 each year is for rental assistance
for incarcerated individuals approaching
release, on supervised release, or on probation
who are at risk of homelessness;
new text end

new text begin (3) $200,000 each year is for culturally
responsive trauma-informed transitional
housing; and
new text end

new text begin (4) $225,000 each year is for housing
coordination activities.
new text end

new text begin (d) Base Adjustment
new text end

new text begin This program's annual general fund base shall
be $191,866,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Organizational, Regulatory, and Administrative Services new text end

new text begin 56,070,000 new text end

new text begin 57,039,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Public Safety Data Infrastructure
new text end

new text begin $4,097,000 each year is for technology
modernization and the development of an
information-sharing and data-technology
infrastructure. Any unspent funds from the
current biennium do not cancel and are
available in the next biennium.
new text end

new text begin (b) Base Adjustment
new text end

new text begin This program's annual general fund base shall
be $59,114,000 beginning in fiscal year 2028.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin OMBUDSPERSON FOR CORRECTIONS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,103,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,106,000 new text end

new text begin The general fund base shall be $1,111,000
beginning in fiscal year 2028.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin CLEMENCY REVIEW COMMISSION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 988,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 990,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Commission; Outreach
new text end

new text begin $988,000 the first year and $990,000 the
second year are for the Clemency Review
Commission described in Minnesota Statutes,
section 638.09. Of this amount, $200,000 each
year is for grants to support outreach and
clemency application assistance.
new text end

new text begin (b) Base Adjustment
new text end

new text begin The general fund base shall be $992,000 in
fiscal year 2028 and $993,000 in fiscal year
2029.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 21,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 4,000 new text end

new text begin $21,000 the first year and $4,000 the second
year are for costs related to child maltreatment
reports regarding fentanyl exposure.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin Use of Force Training
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year is to provide
reimbursement grants to eligible
postsecondary schools certified to provide
programs of professional peace officer
education for providing in-service training
programs on the use of force, including deadly
force, by peace officers. Of this amount, up
to 2.5 percent is for administration and
monitoring of the program.
new text end

new text begin To be eligible for reimbursement, training
offered by a postsecondary school must:
new text end

new text begin (1) satisfy the requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, section 626.8452, and be approved
by the Board of Peace Officer Standards and
Training;
new text end

new text begin (2) utilize scenario-based training that
simulates real-world situations and involves
the use of real firearms that fire nonlethal
ammunition;
new text end

new text begin (3) include a block of instruction on the
physical and psychological effects of stress
before, during, and after a high-risk or
traumatic incident and the cumulative impact
of stress on the health of officers;
new text end

new text begin (4) include blocks of instruction on
de-escalation methods and tactics, bias
motivation, unknown risk training, defensive
tactics, and force-on-force training; and
new text end

new text begin (5) be offered to peace officers at no charge
to the peace officer or law enforcement
agency.
new text end

new text begin An eligible postsecondary school may apply
for reimbursement for the costs of offering the
training. Reimbursement shall be made at a
rate of $450 for each officer who completes
the training. The postsecondary school must
submit the name and peace officer license
number of the peace officer who received the
training to the Office of Higher Education.
new text end

new text begin As used in this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "law enforcement agency" has the meaning
given in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84,
subdivision 1, paragraph (f); and
new text end

new text begin (2) "peace officer" has the meaning given in
Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84,
subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin TRANSFER; MINNESOTA VICTIMS OF CRIME ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin $8,000,000 each year is transferred from the general fund to the Minnesota victims of
crime account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.708. This
is a onetime transfer.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin COMMERCE; REDUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of management and budget must reduce general fund appropriations
to the Department of Commerce by $1,115,000 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 and must
reduce the workers' compensation fund appropriations to the Department of Commerce by
$215,000 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to account for the transfer of Commerce Fraud
Bureau employees and responsibilities to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. These
reductions are ongoing.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 2, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Emergency Management

7,330,000

4,417,000

Appropriations by Fund
General	7,211,000	4,290,000
Environmental	119,000	127,000

(a) Supplemental Nonprofit Security Grants

$250,000 each year is for supplemental
nonprofit security grants under this paragraph.
This appropriation is onetime.

Nonprofit organizations whose applications
for funding through the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's nonprofit security grant
program have been approved by the Division
of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management are eligible for grants under this
paragraph. No additional application shall be
required for grants under this paragraph, and
an application for a grant from the federal
program is also an application for funding
from the state supplemental program.

Eligible organizations may receive grants of
up to $75,000, except that the total received
by any individual from both the federal
nonprofit security grant program and the state
supplemental nonprofit security grant program
shall not exceed $75,000. Grants shall be
awarded in an order consistent with the
ranking given to applicants for the federal
nonprofit security grant program. No grants
under the state supplemental nonprofit security
grant program shall be awarded until the
announcement of the recipients and the
amount of the grants awarded under the federal
nonprofit security grant program. This is a
onetime appropriation.

(b) Emergency Preparedness Staff

$550,000 each year is for additional
emergency preparedness staff members.

(c) Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal
Emergency Management Coordinator

$145,000 each year is for a grant to the Grand
Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to
establish and maintain a Tribal emergency
management coordinator under Minnesota
Statutes, section 12.25.

(d) Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Tribe Coast Guard Services

$3,000,000 the first year is for a grant to the
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa to purchase equipment and fund a
position for coast guard services off the north
shore of Lake Superior. new text begin This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2027.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.137, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the
meanings given.

(b) "Chemical substance" means a substance intended to be used as a precursor in the
manufacture of methamphetamine or any other chemical intended to be used in the
manufacture of methamphetamine.

(c) "Child" means any person under the age of 18 years.

new text begin (d) "Fentanyl" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 25.
new text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end "Methamphetamine paraphernalia" means all equipment, products, and materials
of any kind that are used, intended for use, or designed for use in manufacturing, injecting,
ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing methamphetamine into the human body.

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end "Methamphetamine waste products" means substances, chemicals, or items of
any kind used in the manufacture of methamphetamine or any part of the manufacturing
process, or the by-products or degradates of manufacturing methamphetamine.

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end "Vulnerable adult" has the meaning given in section 609.232, subdivision 11.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 152.137, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Prohibited conduct.

(a) No person may knowingly engage in any of the
following activities in the presence of a child or vulnerable adult; in the residence of a child
or a vulnerable adult; in a building, structure, conveyance, or outdoor location where a child
or vulnerable adult might reasonably be expected to be present; in a room offered to the
public for overnight accommodation; or in any multiple unit residential building:

(1) manufacturing or attempting to manufacture methamphetamine;

(2) storing any chemical substance;

(3) storing any methamphetamine waste products; or

(4) storing any methamphetamine paraphernalia.

(b) No person may knowingly cause or permit a child or vulnerable adult to inhale, be
exposed to, have contact with, or ingest methamphetamine, a chemical substance, or
methamphetamine paraphernalia.

new text begin (c) No person may knowingly cause or permit a child or vulnerable adult to inhale, be
exposed to, have contact with, or ingest fentanyl.
new text end

new text begin (d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) do not apply to manufacturers, practitioners, pharmacists,
owners of pharmacies, nurses, and other persons when the manufacturer, practitioner,
pharmacist, owner of a pharmacy, nurse, or other person is acting in a professional capacity.
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [241.76] OPIATE ANTAGONISTS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must maintain a supply of opiate antagonists, as defined in section
604A.04, subdivision 1, at each correctional facility to be administered in compliance with
section 151.37, subdivision 12.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must store an ample number of doses of nasal opiate antagonists
throughout each facility so that staff can rapidly respond to opioid overdoses.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health, shall provide
training to employees of the department on recognizing the symptoms of an opiate overdose
and how to administer nasal opiate antagonists.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this
subdivision have the meanings given deleted text begin them deleted text end .

(b) "Correctional fees":

(1) effective August 1, deleted text begin 2027 deleted text end new text begin 2029 new text end , means fees charged or contracted for by a probation
agency or the commissioner of corrections for court-ordered or community-provided
correctional services, including but not limited to drug testing, electronic home monitoring,
treatment, and programming; and

(2) effective August 1, 2023, through July 31, deleted text begin 2027 deleted text end new text begin 2029 new text end , include fees for the following
correctional services:

(i) community service work placement and supervision;

(ii) restitution collection;

(iii) supervision;

(iv) court-ordered investigations;

(v) any other court-ordered service;

(vi) postprison supervision or other form of release; and

(vii) supervision or other probation-related services provided by a probation agency or
by the Department of Corrections for individuals supervised by the commissioner of
corrections.

(c) "Probation" has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 15.

(d) "Probation agency" means a probation agency, including a Tribal Nation, organized
under section 244.19 or chapter 401.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.18, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Annual report.

(a) By January 15 each year, the commissioner must submit
an annual report on implementing the commissioner's duties under this section to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over criminal justice funding and policy. At a minimum, the
report must include information on the types of correctional services for which fees were
imposed, the aggregate amount of fees imposed, and the amount of fees collected.

(b) This subdivision expires August 1, deleted text begin 2027 deleted text end new text begin 2029 new text end .

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.18, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Sunsetting supervision fees; sunset plan.

(a) By August 1, 2025, each probation
agency must provide to the commissioner a written plan for phasing out supervision fees
for individuals under the agency's supervision and control, and the commissioner must
review and approve the plan by August 1, deleted text begin 2027 deleted text end new text begin 2029 new text end . By August 1, deleted text begin 2027 deleted text end new text begin 2029 new text end , the
commissioner must develop a written plan for phasing out supervision fees for individuals
under the commissioner's supervision and control.

(b) A copy of an approved plan must be provided to all individuals under the supervision
and control of the agency or the commissioner and in a language and manner that each
individual can understand.

(c) Supervision fees must not be increased from August 1, 2023, through July 31, deleted text begin 2027 deleted text end new text begin
2029 new text end .

(d) This subdivision expires August 1, deleted text begin 2027 deleted text end new text begin 2029 new text end .

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Grant contracts and programs administrative costs. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any
law to the contrary, unless amounts are otherwise appropriated for administrative costs, the
department may retain up to five percent of the amount appropriated to the department for
grants enacted by the legislature and single or sole source and formula grants and up to ten
percent for competitively awarded grants to be used for staff and related operating costs for
grant administration. This subdivision applies to all new and existing grant programs
administered by the department. This subdivision does not apply to grants funded with an
appropriation of proceeds from the sale of state general obligation bonds.
new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [299A.708] MINNESOTA VICTIMS OF CRIME ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Account established. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota victims of crime account is
established in the special revenue fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Source of funds. new text end

new text begin The account consists of money deposited, donated, allotted,
transferred, or otherwise provided to the account and any interest or earnings of the account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; account purpose; grants. new text end

new text begin Money in the account, including
interest accrued, is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the Office of Justice
Programs to provide grants to crime victim services providers. Grants must be used for
direct services and advocacy for victims of sexual assault, general crime, domestic violence,
and child abuse. Funding must support the direct needs of organizations serving victims of
crime and may provide: direct client assistance to crime victims; competitive wages for
direct service staff; hotel stays and other housing-related supports and services; culturally
responsive programming; prevention programming, including domestic abuse transformation
and restorative justice programming; and for other needs of organizations and crime victim
survivors. Up to ten percent of the appropriation is available for grant administration.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reporting; carryover. new text end

new text begin (a) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of
public safety shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance on the account
established in subdivision 1. The report must provide detailed information on the money
deposited into the account and any money carried over from the previous year, including
the amounts and sources of the money.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money in the account does not cancel but remains available for expenditures for
grants identified in subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Annual transfer. new text end

new text begin In fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter, the commissioner
of management and budget shall transfer $2,000,000 from the general fund to the Minnesota
victims of crime account.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299F.47, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Charter school inspections; fees.

The state fire marshal shall charge charter
schools deleted text begin $100 deleted text end new text begin $0.014 per square foot new text end for each school building inspected. deleted text begin This rate deleted text end new text begin These
rates new text end shall include two follow-up inspections or on-site consultations. If additional follow-up
inspections or consultations are needed, the state fire marshal shall charge deleted text begin $50 deleted text end new text begin $0.005 per
square foot new text end for each additional follow-up inspection to each applicable building in which a
follow-up inspection is needed.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Community supervision funding formula.

(a) Beginning July 1, 2023,
the community supervision subsidy paid to each county, the commissioner for supervision
of non-CCA jurisdictions served by the Department of Corrections, and each applicable
Tribal Nation under paragraph (e) equals the sum of:

(1) a base funding amount equal to $150,000; and

(2) a community supervision formula equal to the sum of:

deleted text begin (i) for each individual with a felony sentence, a felony per diem rate of $5.62 multiplied
by the sum of the county's or Tribal Nation's adult felony population, adult supervised
release and parole populations, and juvenile supervised release and parole populations as
reported in the most recent probation survey published by the commissioner, multiplied by
365; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) for each individual sentenced for a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor or under
juvenile probation, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 multiplied by 0.5 and then multiplied
by the sum of the county's or Tribal Nation's gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and juvenile
populations as reported in the most recent probation survey published by the commissioner,
multiplied by 365.
deleted text end

new text begin (i) for individuals with a felony sentence, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 shall be
multiplied by the average total population over the three most recent years, as reported in
the probation surveys published by the commissioner. This population includes the county
or Tribal Nation's adult felony population, adult supervised release population, adult parole
population, juvenile supervised release population, and juvenile parole population. The
resulting amount shall then be multiplied by 365 to calculate the total annual allocation;
and
new text end

new text begin (ii) for individuals sentenced for a gross misdemeanor, for a misdemeanor, or under
juvenile probation, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 shall be multiplied by 0.5, and then
multiplied by the average total population over the three most recent years, as reported in
the probation surveys published by the commissioner. This population includes the county
or Tribal Nation's gross misdemeanor population, misdemeanor population, and juvenile
probation population. The resulting amount shall then be multiplied by 365 to calculate the
total annual allocation.
new text end

(b) For a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or
(c), the base funding amount must be shared equally between the jurisdiction and the
commissioner for the provision of felony supervision under section 244.20.

(c) If in any year the total amount appropriated for the purpose of this section is more
than or less than the total of base funding plus community supervision formula funding for
all counties and applicable Tribal Nations, the sum of each county's and applicable Tribal
Nation's base funding plus community supervision formula funding is adjusted by the ratio
of amounts appropriated for this purpose divided by the total of base funding plus community
supervision formula funding for all counties and applicable Tribal Nations.

(d) If in any year the base funding plus the community supervision formula amount
based on what was appropriated in fiscal year 2024 is less than the funding paid to the
county in fiscal year 2023, the difference is added to the community supervision formula
amount for that county. A county is not eligible for additional funding under this paragraph
unless the base funding plus community supervision formula results in an increase in funding
for the county based on what was appropriated in the previous fiscal year. This paragraph
expires June 30, 2029.

(e) For each Tribal Nation, a funding amount of $250,000 is allotted annually to purchase
probation services or probation-related services, including contracted services, but a Tribal
Nation that becomes a CCA jurisdiction or a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19,
subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), is an applicable Tribal Nation under paragraphs (a) to
(c) and:

(1) has the Tribal Nation's funding amount of $250,000 transferred to the total community
supervision subsidy amount appropriated for the purposes of this section; and

(2) is allotted a base funding amount equal to $150,000 plus an amount as determined
according to the community supervision formula under paragraph (a), clause (2).

(f) Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act savings under section 244.50,
subdivision 4, clause (2), are appropriated to each CCA jurisdiction and non-CCA jurisdiction
served by the Department of Corrections by dividing the three-year average of the number
of individuals on supervised release and intensive supervised release within the jurisdiction
by the three-year average of the total number of individuals under supervised release and
intensive supervised release statewide, using the numbers reported annually in the Probation
Survey report.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:

Subd. 1b.

Term of license; fee; premarital education.

(a) The local registrar shall
examine upon oath the parties applying for a license relative to the legality of the
contemplated civil marriage. Both parties must present proof of age to the local registrar.
If one party is unable to appear in person, the party appearing may complete the absent
applicant's information. The local registrar shall provide a copy of the civil marriage
application to the party who is unable to appear, who must verify the accuracy of the
appearing party's information in a notarized statement. The verification statement must be
accompanied by a copy of proof of age of the party. The civil marriage license must not be
released until the verification statement and proof of age has been received by the local
registrar. If the local registrar is satisfied that there is no legal impediment to it, including
the restriction contained in section 259.13, the local registrar shall issue the license,
containing the full names of the parties before and after the civil marriage, and county and
state of residence, with the county seal attached, and make a record of the date of issuance.
The license shall be valid for a period of six months. Except as provided in paragraph (b),
the local registrar shall collect from the applicant a fee of deleted text begin $115 deleted text end new text begin $125 new text end for administering the
oath, issuing, recording, and filing all papers required, and preparing and transmitting to
the state registrar of vital records the reports of civil marriage required by this section. If
the license should not be used within the period of six months due to illness or other
extenuating circumstances, it may be surrendered to the local registrar for cancellation, and
in that case a new license shall issue upon request of the parties of the original license
without fee. A local registrar who knowingly issues or signs a civil marriage license in any
manner other than as provided in this section shall pay to the parties aggrieved an amount
not to exceed $1,000.

(b) The civil marriage license fee for parties who have completed at least 12 hours of
premarital education is deleted text begin $40 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end . In order to qualify for the reduced license fee, the parties
must submit at the time of applying for the civil marriage license a statement that is signed,
dated, and notarized or marked with a church seal from the person who provided the
premarital education on their letterhead confirming that it was received. The premarital
education must be provided by a licensed or ordained minister or the minister's designee,
a person authorized to solemnize civil marriages under section 517.18, or a person authorized
to practice marriage and family therapy under section 148B.33. The education must include
the use of a premarital inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management
skills.

(c) The statement from the person who provided the premarital education under paragraph
(b) must be in the following form:

"I, .......................... (name of educator), confirm that .......................... (names of both
parties) received at least 12 hours of premarital education that included the use of a premarital
inventory and the teaching of communication and conflict management skills. I am a licensed
or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize civil marriages under Minnesota
Statutes, section 517.18, or a person licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under
Minnesota Statutes, section 148B.33."

The names of the parties in the educator's statement must be identical to the legal names
of the parties as they appear in the civil marriage license application. Notwithstanding
section 138.17, the educator's statement must be retained for seven years, after which time
it may be destroyed.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 517.08, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:

Subd. 1c.

Disposition of license fee.

(a) Of the civil marriage license fee collected
pursuant to subdivision 1b, paragraph (a), $25 must be retained by the county. The local
registrar must pay deleted text begin $90 deleted text end new text begin $100 new text end to the commissioner of management and budget to be deposited
as follows:

(1) $55 in the general fund;

(2) $3 in the state government special revenue fund to be appropriated to the
commissioner of public safety for parenting time centers under section 119A.37;

(3) $2 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to the commissioner of health for
developing and implementing the MN ENABL program under section 145.9255;

(4) $25 in the special revenue fund is appropriated to the commissioner of employment
and economic development for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership under section
116L.96; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(5) $5 in the special revenue fund, which is appropriated to the Board of Regents of the
University of Minnesota for the Minnesota couples on the brink project under section 137.32 new text begin ;
and
new text end

new text begin (6) $10 in the Minnesota victims of crime account in the special revenue fund under
section 299A.708 new text end .

(b) Of the $40 fee under subdivision 1b, paragraph (b), $25 must be retained by the
county. The local registrar must pay deleted text begin $15 deleted text end new text begin $25 new text end to the commissioner of management and
budget to be deposited as follows:

(1) $5 as provided in paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3); deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(2) $10 in the special revenue fund is appropriated to the commissioner of employment
and economic development for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership under section
116L.96 new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (3) $10 in the Minnesota victims of crime account in the special revenue fund under
section 299A.708 new text end .

Sec. 13.

new text begin [609.1015] CORPORATE OFFENDERS; PENALTY ASSESSMENT
REQUIRED.
new text end

new text begin (a) As used in this section, "corporation" means any entity, other than a natural person,
that is capable under the laws of any state to sue, be sued, own property, contract, or employ
another.
new text end

new text begin (b) When a court is sentencing a corporation that has been convicted of a crime, the
court must impose an assessment of up to $1,000,000 if the conviction is for a felony offense,
up to $250,000 if the conviction is for a gross misdemeanor offense, and up to $100,000 if
the conviction is for a misdemeanor offense. The assessment is in addition to any criminal
fines, restitution, or surcharge otherwise authorized or required under law. The court shall
impose an assessment of not less than 30 percent of the maximum assessment authorized
by this section unless the defendant makes a showing of undue hardship. The court may not
waive payment of the assessment.
new text end

new text begin (c) In setting the amount of the assessment, the court shall take the following into
consideration:
new text end

new text begin (1) the nature and seriousness of the offense;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of offenses committed;
new text end

new text begin (3) the persistence of the criminal conduct;
new text end

new text begin (4) the length of time over which the criminal conduct occurred;
new text end

new text begin (5) the willfulness of the corporation's criminal conduct;
new text end

new text begin (6) the corporation's assets, liabilities, and net worth; and
new text end

new text begin (7) the particular harm to victims of the crime.
new text end

new text begin (d) Assessments collected under this section must be deposited into the Minnesota victims
of crime account under section 299A.708.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to sentences
announced on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 14.

new text begin [609.1016] VICTIM SERVICES ASSESSMENT.
new text end

new text begin (a) When a court is sentencing a person for an offense listed in paragraph (b), the court
must impose a victim services assessment. If the violation is a misdemeanor, the assessment
must be at least $500 and not more than $750. For any other violation, the assessment must
be at least $750 and not more than $1,000.
new text end

new text begin (b) The victim services assessment applies to a conviction of the following offenses:
new text end

new text begin (1) any crime of violence as defined in section 624.712, subdivision 5, other than a
violation of chapter 152;
new text end

new text begin (2) section 518B.01, subdivision 14 (violation of domestic abuse order for protection);
new text end

new text begin (3) section 609.2242 (domestic assault);
new text end

new text begin (4) section 609.324, subdivision 1, 1a, or 2 (patronizing or hiring an individual engaged
in prostitution);
new text end

new text begin (5) section 609.3458 (sexual extortion);
new text end

new text begin (6) section 609.748, subdivision 6 (violation of harassment restraining order);
new text end

new text begin (7) section 617.261 (nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images); or
new text end

new text begin (8) section 629.75 (violation of domestic abuse no contact order).
new text end

new text begin (c) The court must waive payment of the assessment required under this subdivision on
a showing of indigency and may waive or reduce payment of the assessment on a showing
of undue hardship upon the convicted person or the convicted person's immediate family.
new text end

new text begin (d) Assessments collected under this section must be deposited into the Minnesota victims
of crime account under section 299A.708.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to sentences
announced on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.2232, is amended to read:

609.2232 CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES FOR ASSAULTS COMMITTED BY
deleted text begin STATE PRISON deleted text end INMATES.

new text begin (a) new text end If an inmate of a state correctional facility is convicted of violating section 609.221,
609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, or 609.224, while confined in the facility, the sentence imposed
for the assault shall be executed and run consecutively to any unexpired portion of the
offender's earlier sentence. The inmate is not entitled to credit against the sentence imposed
for the assault for time served in confinement for the earlier sentence. The inmate shall
serve the sentence for the assault in a state correctional facility even if the assault conviction
was for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor.

new text begin (b) If an inmate of a county jail, county regional jail, county work farm, county
workhouse, or other local correctional facility is convicted of violating section 609.221,
609.222, 609.223, or 609.2231 while confined in the facility and the victim is a county
sheriff or sheriff's deputy, the court must not stay adjudication or imposition of the sentence
and the inmate must be sentenced as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) if the inmate was serving an executed sentence at the time of the assault, the sentence
imposed for the assault shall be executed and run consecutively to that sentence;
new text end

new text begin (2) if the court imposes an executed sentence for any crime or offense for which the
person was in custody when the person committed the assault, the sentence imposed for the
assault shall be executed and run consecutively to that sentence; and
new text end

new text begin (3) if the inmate was serving a probationary sentence or the court imposes a stayed
sentence for any crime or offense for which the person was in custody when the person
committed the assault, the sentence imposed for the assault shall be executed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.322, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Solicitation, inducement, and promotion of prostitution; sex trafficking
in the first degree.

(a) Whoever, while acting other than as a prostitute or patron,
intentionally does any of the following may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more
than 25 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both:

(1) solicits or induces an individual under the age of 18 years to practice prostitution;

(2) promotes the prostitution of an individual under the age of 18 years;

(3) receives profit, knowing or having reason to know that it is derived from the
prostitution, or the promotion of the prostitution, of an individual under the age of 18 years;
or

(4) engages in the sex trafficking of an individual under the age of 18 years.

(b) Whoever violates paragraph (a) or subdivision 1a may be sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than 30 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $60,000, or both, if one
or more of the following aggravating factors are present:

(1) the offender has committed a prior qualified human trafficking-related offense;

(2) the offense involved a sex trafficking victim who suffered bodily harm during the
commission of the offense;

(3) the time period that a sex trafficking victim was held in debt bondage or forced or
coerced labor or services exceeded 180 days; or

(4) the offense involved more than one sex trafficking victim.

new text begin (c) Unless a longer mandatory minimum sentence is otherwise required by law or the
Sentencing Guidelines provide for a longer presumptive executed sentence, the court shall
presume that an executed sentence of 120 months must be imposed on an offender convicted
of violating this section under the conditions described in paragraph (a), and an executed
sentence of 144 months must be imposed on an offender convicted of violating this section
under the conditions described in paragraph (b). Sentencing a person in a manner other than
that described in this paragraph is a departure from the Sentencing Guidelines.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.8516, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Forms.

The commissioner must prepare the necessary grant application forms
and make the forms available on the agency's public website no later than December 31,
deleted text begin 2023 deleted text end new text begin 2026 new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.8516, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Intensive education and skills training program.

No later than December
31, deleted text begin 2023 deleted text end new text begin 2026 new text end , the commissioner, in consultation with the executive director of the board
and the institutions designated as education providers under subdivision 6, shall develop
an intensive comprehensive law enforcement education and skills training curriculum that
will provide eligible peace officer candidates with the law enforcement education and skills
training needed to be licensed as a peace officer. The curriculum must be designed to be
completed in eight months or less and shall be offered at the institutions designated under
subdivision 6. The curriculum may overlap, coincide with, or draw upon existing law
enforcement education and training programs at institutions designated as education providers
under subdivision 6. The executive director of the board may designate existing law
enforcement education and training programs that are designed to be completed in eight
months or less as intensive comprehensive law enforcement education and skills training
programs for the purposes of this section.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.8516, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Education providers; sites.

(a) No later than October 1, deleted text begin 2023 deleted text end new text begin 2026 new text end , the Board
of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall designate at least two
regionally diverse system campuses to provide the required intensive comprehensive law
enforcement education and skills training to eligible peace officer candidates.

(b) In addition to the campuses designated under paragraph (a), the commissioner may
designate private deleted text begin , nonprofit deleted text end postsecondary institutions to provide the required intensive
comprehensive law enforcement education and skills training to eligible peace officer
candidates.

(c) Effective July 1, 2025, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota may
request that the commissioner designate one or more campuses to provide intensive
comprehensive law enforcement education and skills training to eligible peace officer
candidates. Upon such a request, the commissioner may designate at least one of the requested
campuses.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 628.26, is amended to read:

628.26 LIMITATIONS.

(a) Indictments or complaints for any crime resulting in the death of the victim may be
found or made at any time after the death of the person killed.

(b) Indictments or complaints for a violation of section 609.25 may be found or made
at any time after the commission of the offense.

(c) Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.282 may be found or made at
any time after the commission of the offense if the victim was under the age of 18 at the
time of the offense.

(d) Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.282 where the victim was 18
years of age or older at the time of the offense, or 609.42, subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2),
shall be found or made and filed in the proper court within six years after the commission
of the offense.

(e) Indictments or complaints for violation of sections 609.322, 609.342 to 609.345, and
609.3458 may be found or made at any time after the commission of the offense.

new text begin (f) Indictments or complaints for a violation of section 609.561 shall be found or made
and filed in the proper court within ten years after the commission of the offense.
new text end

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end Indictments or complaints for violation of sections 609.466 and 609.52, subdivision
2, paragraph (a), clause (3), item (iii), shall be found or made and filed in the proper court
within six years after the commission of the offense.

deleted text begin (g) deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.2335, 609.52, subdivision
2, paragraph (a), clause (3), items (i) and (ii), (4), (15), or (16), 609.631, or 609.821, where
the value of the property or services stolen is more than $35,000, or for violation of section
609.527 where the offense involves eight or more direct victims or the total combined loss
to the direct and indirect victims is more than $35,000, shall be found or made and filed in
the proper court within five years after the commission of the offense.

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (i) new text end Except for violations relating to false material statements, representations or
omissions, indictments or complaints for violations of section 609.671 shall be found or
made and filed in the proper court within five years after the commission of the offense.

deleted text begin (i) deleted text end new text begin (j) new text end Indictments or complaints for violation of sections deleted text begin 609.561 to deleted text end new text begin 609.562 and new text end 609.563,
shall be found or made and filed in the proper court within five years after the commission
of the offense.

deleted text begin (j) deleted text end new text begin (k) new text end Indictments or complaints for violation of section 609.746 shall be found or made
and filed in the proper court within the later of three years after the commission of the
offense or three years after the offense was reported to law enforcement authorities.

deleted text begin (k) deleted text end new text begin (l) new text end In all other cases, indictments or complaints shall be found or made and filed in
the proper court within three years after the commission of the offense.

deleted text begin (l) deleted text end new text begin (m) new text end The limitations periods contained in this section shall exclude any period of time
during which the defendant was not an inhabitant of or usually resident within this state.

deleted text begin (m) deleted text end new text begin (n) new text end The limitations periods contained in this section for an offense shall not include
any period during which the alleged offender participated under a written agreement in a
pretrial diversion program relating to that offense.

deleted text begin (n) deleted text end new text begin (o) new text end The limitations periods contained in this section shall not include any period of
time during which physical evidence relating to the offense was undergoing DNA analysis,
as defined in section 299C.155, unless the defendant demonstrates that the prosecuting or
law enforcement agency purposefully delayed the DNA analysis process in order to gain
an unfair advantage.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2025, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date and to crimes committed before that date if the limitations
period for the crime did not expire before August 1, 2025.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

FINANCIAL CRIMES AND FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.82, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Application.

This section shall apply to agencies which carry on a law
enforcement function, including but not limited to municipal police departments, county
sheriff departments, fire departments, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Minnesota
State Patrol, the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, deleted text begin the Department of
Commerce, deleted text end and county human service agency client and provider fraud investigation,
prevention, and control units operated or supervised by the Department of Human Services.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 43A.17, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Compensation for law enforcement officers.

(a) For purposes of this
subdivision, the term "law enforcement officers" means all licensed peace officers employed
by the state who are included in the state units under section 179A.10, subdivision 2,
including without limitation: Minnesota State Patrol troopers, Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension agents, new text begin including Financial Crimes and Fraud Section agents, new text end and Alcohol
and Gambling Enforcement agents, in the Department of Public Safety; Department of
Natural Resources conservation officers; new text begin and new text end Department of Corrections Fugitive
Apprehension Unit members deleted text begin ; and Commerce Fraud Bureau agents in the Department of
Commerce deleted text end .

(b) When the commissioner of management and budget negotiates a collective bargaining
agreement establishing compensation for law enforcement officers, the commissioner must
use compensation and benefit data from the most recent salary and benefits survey conducted
pursuant to section 299D.03, subdivision 2a, to compare salaries to ensure appropriate
increases are made to law enforcement officer salaries and benefits.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

Subd. 2b.

Duties.

The new text begin commissioner of new text end commerce deleted text begin Fraud Bureau shall deleted text end new text begin may new text end :

(1) review notices and reports deleted text begin within the Commerce Fraud Bureau's primary jurisdiction deleted text end
submitted by authorized insurers, their employees, and agents or producers new text begin regarding
insurance fraud, as defined in section 60A.951, subdivision 4 new text end ;

deleted text begin (2) respond to notifications or complaints within the Commerce Fraud Bureau's primary
jurisdiction generated by other law enforcement agencies, state or federal governmental
units, or any other person;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end initiate inquiries and conduct investigations new text begin under section 45.027 new text end when the deleted text begin bureau deleted text end new text begin
commissioner new text end has reason to believe that deleted text begin an offense within the Commerce Fraud Bureau's
primary jurisdiction deleted text end new text begin insurance fraud, as defined in section 60A.951, subdivision 4, new text end has been
or is being committed; and

deleted text begin (4) report crimes disclosed by the Commerce Fraud Bureau's investigations to appropriate
law enforcement agencies, including, but not limited to, the attorney general, county
attorneys, or any other appropriate law enforcement or regulatory agency, and shall assemble
evidence, prepare charges, and otherwise assist any law enforcement authority having
jurisdiction.
deleted text end

new text begin (3) share active investigative data pursuant to section 13.39 concerning insurance fraud
with the commissioner of public safety and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 2g. new text end

new text begin Criminal insurance fraud investigations. new text end

new text begin (a) The Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension shall conduct investigations of criminal insurance fraud, as defined in section
609.611, in accordance with section 299C.061.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall report criminal insurance fraud-related crimes disclosed by
the Department of Commerce's investigations of civil insurance fraud to the Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Insurance fraud prevention account.

The insurance fraud prevention account
is created in the state treasury. Money received from assessments under deleted text begin subdivision 7 deleted text end new text begin section
299C.061, subdivision 10, new text end and transferred from the automobile theft prevention account in
sections 65B.84, subdivision 1, and 297I.11, subdivision 2, is deposited in the account.
Money in this fund is appropriated to the commissioner of deleted text begin commerce deleted text end new text begin public safety new text end for the
purposes specified in this section and sections 60A.951 to 60A.956.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Assessment.

Each insurer authorized to sell insurance in the state of Minnesota,
including surplus lines carriers, and having Minnesota earned premium the previous calendar
year shall remit an assessment to the commissioner new text begin of public safety new text end for deposit in the
insurance fraud prevention account on or before June 1 of each year. The amount of the
assessment shall be based on the insurer's total assets and on the insurer's total written
Minnesota premium, for the preceding fiscal year, as reported pursuant to section 60A.13.
new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall consult with the commissioner of commerce for
purposes of calculating the assessment amount. new text end Beginning with the payment due on or
before June 1, 2024, the assessment amount is:

	Total Assets	Assessment
	Less than $100,000,000		$	400
	$100,000,000 to $1,000,000,000		$	1,500
	Over $1,000,000,000		$	4,000
	Minnesota Written Premium	Assessment
	Less than $10,000,000		$	400
	$10,000,000 to $100,000,000		$	1,500
	Over $100,000,000		$	4,000

For purposes of this subdivision, the following entities are not considered to be insurers
authorized to sell insurance in the state of Minnesota: risk retention groups; or township
mutuals organized under chapter 67A.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Investigations; health-related boards.

(a) The deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end may consult with the appropriate health-related board
when a licensee, licensed under chapter 144E, 147, 148, 148B, or 150A, is suspected of
insurance fraud.

(b) The bureau shall, for any conviction involving or related to insurance, send copies
of all public data in its possession to the appropriate health-related licensing board.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 45.0135, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Administrative penalty for insurance fraud.

(a) The commissioner may:

(1) impose an administrative penalty against any person in an amount as set forth in
paragraph (b) for each intentional act of insurance fraud or substantiated acts of attempted
insurance fraud new text begin , new text end as defined in section 60A.951, subdivision 4, committed by that person;

(2) order restitution to any person suffering loss as a result of the insurance fraud; and

(3) order restitution to a company for the reasonable documented cost of any investigation
in connection with the insurance fraud.

(b) The administrative penalty for each violation described in paragraph (a) may be no
more than:

(1) $20,000 if the funds or the value of the property or services wrongfully obtained
exceeds $5,000;

(2) $10,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained exceeds
$1,000, but not more than $5,000;

(3) $3,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is more
than $500, but not more than $1,000; and

(4) $1,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is $500
or less.

(c) If an administrative penalty is not paid after all rights of appeal have been waived
or exhausted, the commissioner may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction
to collect the administrative penalty, including expenses and litigation costs, reasonable
attorney fees, and interest.

(d) This section does not affect a person's right to seek recovery, including expenses
and litigation costs, reasonable attorney fees, and interest, against any person that commits
insurance fraud.

(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "insurance fraud" has the meaning given in section
60A.951, subdivision 4.

(f) Hearings under this subdivision must be conducted in accordance with chapter 14
and any other applicable law.

(g) All revenues from penalties, expenses, costs, fees, and interest collected under
paragraphs (a) to (c) shall be deposited deleted text begin in deleted text end new text begin into new text end the insurance fraud prevention account under
deleted text begin subdivision 6 deleted text end new text begin section 299C.061, subdivision 9 new text end .

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.951, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Authorized person.

"Authorized person" means the county attorney, sheriff,
or chief of police responsible for investigations in the county where the suspected insurance
fraud occurred; the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; the commissioner
of commerce; deleted text begin the Commerce Fraud Bureau; deleted text end the commissioner of labor and industry; the
attorney general; or any duly constituted criminal investigative department or agency of the
United States.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.952, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Notice to and cooperation with the deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension new text end .

Any insurer or insurance professional that has reasonable belief
that an act of insurance fraud will be, is being, or has been committed, shall furnish and
disclose all relevant information to the deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension new text end or to any authorized person and cooperate fully with any investigation
conducted by the deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end . Any person
that has a reasonable belief that an act of insurance fraud will be, is being, or has been
committed, or any person who collects, reviews, or analyzes information concerning
insurance fraud new text begin , new text end may furnish and disclose any information in its possession concerning the
act to the deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end , any authorized
person, or to an authorized representative of an insurer that requests the information for the
purpose of detecting, prosecuting, or preventing insurance fraud. The insurer may also
release relevant information to any person authorized to receive the information under
section 72A.502, subdivision 2. If disclosure is made to an authorized person other than the
deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end , a copy of the disclosure must
be sent to the deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end .

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.952, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Tolling of time periods.

If an insurer has a reasonable or probable cause to
believe that an insurance fraud has been committed in connection with an insurance claim,
and has properly notified the deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end
of its suspicions according to subdivision 2, the notification tolls any applicable time period
in any unfair claims practices statute or related regulations, or any action on the claim against
the insurer to whom the claim had been presented for bad faith, until 30 days after
determination by the deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end and notice
to the insurer that the deleted text begin division deleted text end new text begin Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end will not recommend action
on the claim.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.952, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Reward for information.

The deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension new text end , in cooperation with authorized insurers and insurance professionals, may
establish a voluntary fund to reward persons not connected with the insurance industry who
provide information or furnish evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of persons
responsible for insurance fraud.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.954, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Review.

The commissioner may review each insurer's antifraud plan to determine
whether it complies with the requirements of this section. If the commissioner finds that an
insurer's antifraud plan does not comply with the requirements of this section, the
commissioner shall disapprove the plan and send a notice of disapproval, along with the
reasons for disapproval, to the insurer. An insurer whose antifraud plan has been disapproved
by the commissioner shall submit a new plan to the commissioner within 60 days after the
plan was disapproved. The commissioner may examine an insurer's procedures to determine
whether the insurer is complying with its antifraud plan. The commissioner shall withhold
from public inspection any part of an insurer's antifraud plan for so long as the commissioner
deems the withholding to be in the public interest. new text begin The commissioner may share an insurer's
complete antifraud plan with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 60A.956, is amended to read:

60A.956 OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

Nothing in sections 60A.951 to 60A.956 preempts the authority of or relieves the duty
of any other law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute alleged violations of
law, prevents or prohibits a person from voluntarily disclosing any information concerning
insurance fraud to any law enforcement agency other than the deleted text begin Commerce Fraud Bureau deleted text end new text begin
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end , or limits any of the powers granted elsewhere by the
laws of this state to the commissioner of commerce to investigate alleged violations of law
and to take appropriate action.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 65B.84, is amended to read:

65B.84 AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Program described; commissioner's duties; appropriation.

(a) The
commissioner of deleted text begin commerce deleted text end new text begin public safety new text end shall:

(1) develop and sponsor the implementation of statewide plans, programs, and strategies
to combat automobile theft, improve the administration of the automobile theft laws, and
provide a forum for identification of critical problems for those persons dealing with
automobile theft;

(2) coordinate the development, adoption, and implementation of plans, programs, and
strategies relating to interagency and intergovernmental cooperation with respect to
automobile theft enforcement;

(3) annually audit the plans and programs that have been funded in whole or in part to
evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and programs and withdraw funding should the
commissioner determine that a plan or program is ineffective or is no longer in need of
further financial support from the fund;

(4) develop a plan of operation including:

(i) an assessment of the scope of the problem of automobile theft, including areas of the
state where the problem is greatest;

(ii) an analysis of various methods of combating the problem of automobile theft;

(iii) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile theft;

(iv) a plan for eliminating car hijacking; and

(v) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan; and

(5) distribute money, in consultation with the commissioner of deleted text begin public safety deleted text end new text begin commerce new text end ,
pursuant to subdivision 3 from the automobile theft prevention special revenue account for
automobile theft prevention activities, including:

(i) paying the administrative costs of the program;

(ii) providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies
for automobile theft enforcement teams;

(iii) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for programs
designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved equipment and
techniques for responding to automobile thefts;

(iv) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce
the incidence of automobile theft;

(v) providing financial support to judicial agencies for programs designed to reduce the
incidence of automobile theft;

(vi) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations or business
organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and to
educate people about the common methods of automobile theft, the models of automobiles
most likely to be stolen, and the times and places automobile theft is most likely to occur;
and

(vii) providing financial support for automobile theft educational and training programs
for state and local law enforcement officials, driver and vehicle services exam and inspections
staff, and members of the judiciary.

(b) The commissioner may not spend in any fiscal year more than ten percent of the
money in the fund for the program's administrative and operating costs. The commissioner
is annually appropriated and must distribute the amount of the proceeds credited to the
automobile theft prevention special revenue account each year, less the transfer of $1,300,000
each year to the insurance fraud prevention account described in section 297I.11, subdivision
2.

(c) At the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner may transfer any unobligated balances
in the auto theft prevention account to the insurance fraud prevention account under section
deleted text begin 45.0135, subdivision 6 deleted text end new text begin 299C.061, subdivision 9 new text end .

(d) The commissioner must establish a library of equipment to combat automobile-related
theft offenses. The equipment must be available to all law enforcement agencies upon
request to support law enforcement agency efforts to combat automobile theft.

Subd. 2.

Annual report.

By September 30 each year, the commissioner new text begin of public safety
new text end shall report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of
representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over the deleted text begin Departments deleted text end new text begin Department new text end
of deleted text begin Commerce and deleted text end Public Safety on the activities and expenditures in the preceding year.

Subd. 3.

Grant criteria; application.

(a) A county attorney's office, law enforcement
agency, neighborhood organization, community organization, or business organization may
apply for a grant under this section. Multiple offices or agencies within a county may apply
for a grant under this section.

(b) The commissioner new text begin of public safety new text end , in consultation with the commissioner of deleted text begin public
safety deleted text end new text begin commerce new text end , must develop criteria for the fair distribution of grants from the automobile
theft prevention account that address the following factors:

(1) the number of reported automobile thefts per capita in a city, county, or region, not
merely the total number of automobile thefts;

(2) the population of the jurisdiction of the applicant office or agency;

(3) the total funds distributed within a county or region; and

(4) the statewide interest in automobile theft reduction.

(c) The commissioner may give priority to:

(1) offices and agencies engaged in a collaborative effort to reduce automobile theft;
and

(2) counties or regions with the greatest rates of automobile theft.

(d) The minimum amount of a grant award is $5,000. After considering the automobile
theft rate and total population of an applicant's jurisdiction, if a grant award, as determined
under the criteria and priorities in this subdivision, would be less than $5,000, it must not
be awarded.

Subd. 4.

Advisory board; creation; membership.

An Automobile Theft Prevention
Advisory Board is established to advise the commissioner on the distribution of grants under
this section. The board must consist of seven members appointed by the commissioner new text begin of
public safety new text end and must include representatives of law enforcement, prosecuting agencies,
automobile insurers, and the public. The commissioner must annually select a chair from
among its members.

Subd. 5.

Definition.

For purposes of this section, "automobile theft" includes
automobile-related theft.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Use of data.

(a) Except as provided by this section, data gathered from
any person under the administration of the Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Law are
private data on individuals or nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in section 13.02,
subdivisions 9 and 12, and may not be disclosed except according to a district court order
or section 13.05. A subpoena is not considered a district court order. These data may be
disseminated to and used by the following agencies without the consent of the subject of
the data:

(1) state and federal agencies specifically authorized access to the data by state or federal
law;

(2) any agency of any other state or any federal agency charged with the administration
of an unemployment insurance program;

(3) any agency responsible for the maintenance of a system of public employment offices
for the purpose of assisting individuals in obtaining employment;

(4) the public authority responsible for child support in Minnesota or any other state in
accordance with section 518A.83;

(5) human rights agencies within Minnesota that have enforcement powers;

(6) the Department of Revenue to the extent necessary for its duties under Minnesota
laws;

(7) public and private agencies responsible for administering publicly financed assistance
programs for the purpose of monitoring the eligibility of the program's recipients;

(8) the Department of Labor and Industry deleted text begin and the Commerce Fraud Bureau in deleted text end new text begin , new text end the
Department of Commerce new text begin , and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end for uses consistent
with the administration of their duties under Minnesota law;

(9) the Department of Human Services and the Office of Inspector General and its agents
within the Department of Human Services, including county fraud investigators, for
investigations related to recipient or provider fraud and employees of providers when the
provider is suspected of committing public assistance fraud;

(10) the Department of Human Services for the purpose of evaluating medical assistance
services and supporting program improvement;

(11) local and state welfare agencies for monitoring the eligibility of the data subject
for assistance programs, or for any employment or training program administered by those
agencies, whether alone, in combination with another welfare agency, or in conjunction
with the department or to monitor and evaluate the statewide Minnesota family investment
program and other cash assistance programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,
and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training program by
providing data on recipients and former recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP) benefits, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child
care assistance under chapter 142E, or medical programs under chapter 256B or 256L or
formerly codified under chapter 256D;

(12) local and state welfare agencies for the purpose of identifying employment, wages,
and other information to assist in the collection of an overpayment debt in an assistance
program;

(13) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for the purpose of ascertaining
the last known address and employment location of an individual who is the subject of a
criminal investigation;

(14) the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has access to data on
specific individuals and specific employers provided the specific individual or specific
employer is the subject of an investigation by that agency;

(15) the Department of Health for the purposes of epidemiologic investigations;

(16) the Department of Corrections for the purposes of case planning and internal research
for preprobation, probation, and postprobation employment tracking of offenders sentenced
to probation and preconfinement and postconfinement employment tracking of committed
offenders;

(17) the state auditor to the extent necessary to conduct audits of job opportunity building
zones as required under section 469.3201;

(18) the Office of Higher Education for purposes of supporting program improvement,
system evaluation, and research initiatives including the Statewide Longitudinal Education
Data System; and

(19) the Family and Medical Benefits Division of the Department of Employment and
Economic Development to be used as necessary to administer chapter 268B.

(b) Data on individuals and employers that are collected, maintained, or used by the
department in an investigation under section 268.182 are confidential as to data on individuals
and protected nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivisions 3
and 13, and must not be disclosed except under statute or district court order or to a party
named in a criminal proceeding, administrative or judicial, for preparation of a defense.

(c) Data gathered by the department in the administration of the Minnesota unemployment
insurance program must not be made the subject or the basis for any suit in any civil
proceedings, administrative or judicial, unless the action is initiated by the department.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 268B.30, is amended to read:

268B.30 DATA PRIVACY.

(a) Except as provided by this section, data collected, created, or maintained under this
chapter are private data on individuals or nonpublic data not on individuals as defined in
section 13.02, subdivisions 9 and 12, and must not be disclosed except according to a district
court order or section 13.05. A subpoena is not considered a district court order.

(b) Data classified under paragraph (a) may be disseminated to and used by the following
without the consent of the subject of the data:

(1) state and federal agencies specifically authorized access to the data by state or federal
law;

(2) the unemployment insurance division, to the extent necessary to administer the
programs established under this chapter and chapter 268;

(3) employers, to the extent necessary to support adjudication of application requests
and to support the employer's administration of a leave of absence;

(4) health care providers, to the extent necessary to support verification of health care
conditions and qualifying events;

(5) the public authority responsible for child support in Minnesota or any other state in
accordance with section 518A.83;

(6) human rights agencies within Minnesota that have enforcement powers;

(7) the Department of Revenue, to the extent necessary for its duties under Minnesota
laws;

(8) public and private agencies responsible for administering publicly financed assistance
programs for the purpose of monitoring the eligibility of the program's recipients;

(9) the Department of Labor and Industry deleted text begin and the Commerce Fraud Bureau in deleted text end new text begin , new text end the
Department of Commerce new text begin , and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension new text end for uses consistent
with the administration of their duties under Minnesota law;

(10) the Department of Human Services and the Office of Inspector General and its
agents within the Department of Human Services, including county fraud investigators, for
investigations related to recipient or provider fraud and employees of providers when the
provider is suspected of committing public assistance fraud;

(11) the Department of Public Safety for support in identity verification;

(12) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies for the purpose of ascertaining
the last known address and employment location of an individual who is the subject of a
criminal investigation;

(13) the Department of Health for the purposes of epidemiologic investigations;

(14) the Department of Corrections for the purposes of tracking incarceration of
applicants; and

(15) contracted third parties, to the extent necessary to aid in identity verification,
adjudication, administration, and evaluation of the program.

(c) Data on individuals and employers that are collected, maintained, or used by the
department in an investigation under section 268B.19, 268B.21, 268B.22, or 268B.23 are
confidential as to data on individuals and protected nonpublic data not on individuals as
defined in section 13.02, subdivisions 3 and 13, and must not be disclosed except under
statute or district court order or to a party named in a criminal proceeding, administrative
or judicial, for preparation of a defense.

(d) Data gathered by the department in the administration of this chapter must not be
made the subject or the basis for any suit in any civil proceedings, administrative or judicial,
unless the action is initiated by the department.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 297I.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Automobile theft prevention account.

A special revenue account in the state
treasury shall be credited with the proceeds of the surcharge imposed under subdivision 1.
Of the revenue in the account, $1,300,000 each year must be transferred to the insurance
fraud prevention account under section deleted text begin 45.0135, subdivision 6 deleted text end new text begin 299C.061, subdivision 9 new text end .
Revenues in excess of $1,300,000 each year may be used only for the automobile theft
prevention program described in section 65B.84.

Sec. 19.

new text begin [299C.061] FINANCIAL CRIMES AND FRAUD SECTION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Fraud involving state funded or administered programs or services" includes any
violation of section 609.445, 609.465, 609.466, 609.52, 609.5523, 609.611, 609.651,
609.7475, or 609.821 involving a state agency or state-funded or administered program or
service.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Peace officer" has the meaning given in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph
(c).
new text end

new text begin (d) "Section" means the Financial Crimes and Fraud Section of the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension.
new text end

new text begin (e) "State agency" has the meaning given in section 13.02, subdivision 17.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Superintendent" means the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Financial Crimes and Fraud Section. new text end

new text begin The superintendent shall operate the
Financial Crimes and Fraud Section within the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to conduct
investigations into insurance fraud, financial crimes, wage theft, and fraud involving
state-funded or administered programs or services. The Section shall be partially or fully
comprised of licensed peace officers. Members of this Section have the full authorities
specified in chapter 299C and are not limited to the duties enumerated in this statutory
section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The Financial Crimes and Fraud Section shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) review notices and reports of insurance fraud and related crimes submitted by
authorized insurers, their employees, and agents or producers pursuant to sections 60A.951
to 60A.956;
new text end

new text begin (2) initiate inquiries and conduct investigations when the Section has reason to believe
that any of the following offenses have been or are being committed:
new text end

new text begin (i) fraud involving state-funded or administered programs or services in subdivision 1,
paragraph (b);
new text end

new text begin (ii) insurance fraud and related crimes, as defined in sections 60A.951, subdivision 4,
and 609.611, and support of those activities;
new text end

new text begin (iii) wage theft and related crimes; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) any other financial crimes; and
new text end

new text begin (3) operate the automobile theft prevention program under section 65B.84.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Mandatory referral; duty to investigate. new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraphs
(b) and (d), a state agency shall refer all suspected fraudulent activity under the provisions
in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), equaling $100,000 or more to the Section for evaluation
and investigation or appropriate referral. Upon receipt of the referral, the Section shall
review and, where appropriate, conduct criminal investigations into the allegations. The
Section has sole discretion as to which allegations are investigated further, referred back to
the reporting agency for appropriate regulatory investigation, or referred to another law
enforcement agency with appropriate jurisdiction.
new text end

new text begin (b) When acting in a civil or criminal law enforcement capacity and permitted by
applicable law or order, the attorney general may, in the attorney general's discretion, refer
suspected fraudulent activity under the provisions in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), to the
Section for evaluation and investigation or appropriate referral in accordance with paragraph
(a).
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), this section has no effect on the authority of the
attorney general to investigate and enforce violations or suspected violations of Minnesota
civil or criminal law.
new text end

new text begin (d) Referral to the Section under this subdivision is not required when a state agency is
required to refer the fraudulent activity to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in
accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 455.21(A)(1)(a), and section
256B.04, subdivision 10.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Discretionary referral. new text end

new text begin A state agency may refer suspected fraud involving
state-funded or administered programs or services equaling less than $100,000 to the Section
for investigation. Upon referral, the Section shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) accept the referral and, where appropriate, conduct criminal investigations into the
allegations and make appropriate referrals for criminal prosecution; or
new text end

new text begin (2) redirect the referral to another appropriate law enforcement agency or civil
investigative authority, offering assistance where appropriate.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Data sharing authorized. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding chapter 13 or any other statute
related to the classification of government data to the contrary, state agencies making a
referral under subdivision 4 or 5 shall provide data related to the suspected fraudulent activity
to the Section, including data classified as not public. The Section may share active criminal
investigative data concerning insurance fraud with the Department of Commerce.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin State agency reporting. new text end

new text begin By January 15 of each year, each state agency must
report all suspected fraud incurred by the agency that involves state-funded or administered
programs or services equaling $10,000 or more to the Section to be summarized in the report
under subdivision 8. This subdivision does not apply to information obtained by the attorney
general when acting in a civil or criminal law enforcement capacity.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Annual report. new text end

new text begin (a) By February 1 of each year, the superintendent shall report
to the commissioner, the governor, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance, and commerce
consumer protection policy and finance, the following information pertaining to the Section
since the previous report:
new text end

new text begin (1) the number of investigations initiated;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of allegations investigated;
new text end

new text begin (3) the outcomes or current status of each investigation;
new text end

new text begin (4) the charging decisions made by the prosecuting authority of incidents investigated
by the Section;
new text end

new text begin (5) the number of plea agreements reached in incidents investigated by the Section;
new text end

new text begin (6) the number of reports received under subdivision 7;
new text end

new text begin (7) the number of state agency referrals to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit reported
to the superintendent under paragraph (b); and
new text end

new text begin (8) any other information relevant to the Section's responsibilities.
new text end

new text begin (b) No later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, each state agency that is required
to make referrals to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in accordance with Code of
Federal Regulations, title 42, section 455.21(A)(1)(a), and section 256B.04, subdivision 10,
shall report the following information to the superintendent for the two previous calendar
years:
new text end

new text begin (1) the number of cases referred to the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of referrals accepted by the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the number of referrals declined by the state Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Funding allocation. new text end

new text begin One hundred percent of the funding allocated to the Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension for the assessment in subdivision 10 may only be used for the
investigation of insurance fraud and related crimes, as defined in sections 60A.951,
subdivision 4, and 609.611, and support of those activities.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin (a) Subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6, and 9 are effective July 1, 2025.
new text end

new text begin (b) Subdivisions 4, 5, 7, and 8 are effective January 1, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.

(b) "CIBRS" means the Comprehensive Incident-Based Reporting System, located in
the Department of Public Safety and managed by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. A
reference in this section to "CIBRS" includes the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

(c) "Law enforcement agency" means a Minnesota municipal police department, the
Metropolitan Transit Police, the Metropolitan Airports Police, the University of Minnesota
Police Department, the Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit, a Minnesota
county sheriff's department, the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural
Resources, deleted text begin the Commerce Fraud Bureau, deleted text end the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or the
Minnesota State Patrol.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.531, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For the purpose of sections 609.531 to 609.5318, the
following terms have the meanings given deleted text begin them deleted text end .

(a) "Conveyance device" means a device used for transportation and includes, but is not
limited to, a motor vehicle, trailer, snowmobile, airplane, and vessel and any equipment
attached to it. The term "conveyance device" does not include property which is, in fact,
itself stolen or taken in violation of the law.

(b) "Weapon used" means a dangerous weapon as defined under section 609.02,
subdivision 6, that the actor used or had in possession in furtherance of a crime.

(c) "Property" means property as defined in section 609.52, subdivision 1, clause (1).

(d) "Contraband" means property which is illegal to possess under Minnesota law.

(e) "Appropriate agency" means the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, deleted text begin the Department
of Commerce Fraud Bureau, deleted text end the Minnesota Division of Driver and Vehicle Services, the
Minnesota State Patrol, a county sheriff's department, the Three Rivers Park District
Department of Public Safety, the Department of Natural Resources Division of Enforcement,
the University of Minnesota Police Department, the Department of Corrections Fugitive
Apprehension Unit, a city, metropolitan transit, or airport police department; or a
multijurisdictional entity established under section 299A.642 or 299A.681.

(f) "Designated offense" includes:

(1) for weapons used: any violation of this chapter, chapter 152 or 624;

(2) for driver's license or identification card transactions: any violation of section 171.22;
and

(3) for all other purposes: a felony violation of, or a felony-level attempt or conspiracy
to violate, section 325E.17; 325E.18; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.2112; 609.2113;
609.2114; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.2335; 609.24; 609.245; 609.247;
609.25; 609.255; 609.282; 609.283; 609.322; 609.342, subdivision 1, or subdivision 1a,
clauses (a) to (f) and (i); 609.343, subdivision 1, or subdivision 1a, clauses (a) to (f) and (i);
609.344, subdivision 1, or subdivision 1a, clauses (a) to (e), (h), or (i); 609.345, subdivision
1, or subdivision 1a, clauses (a) to (e), (h), and (i); 609.352; 609.42; 609.425; 609.466;
609.485; 609.487; 609.52; 609.525; 609.527; 609.528; 609.53; 609.54; 609.551; 609.561;
609.562; 609.563; 609.582; 609.59; 609.595; 609.611; 609.631; 609.66, subdivision 1e;
609.671, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12; 609.687; 609.821; 609.825; 609.86; 609.88; 609.89;
609.893; 609.895; 617.246; 617.247; or a gross misdemeanor or felony violation of section
609.891 or 624.7181; or any violation of section 609.324; or a felony violation of, or a
felony-level attempt or conspiracy to violate, Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.21.

(g) "Controlled substance" has the meaning given in section 152.01, subdivision 4.

(h) "Prosecuting authority" means the attorney who is responsible for prosecuting an
offense that is the basis for a forfeiture under sections 609.531 to 609.5318.

(i) "Asserting person" means a person, other than the driver alleged to have used a vehicle
in the transportation or exchange of a controlled substance intended for distribution or sale,
claiming an ownership interest in a vehicle that has been seized or restrained under this
section.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Peace officer.

The term "peace officer," as used in sections 626.04 to 626.17,
means a person who is licensed as a peace officer in accordance with section 626.84,
subdivision 1, and who serves as a sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, conservation officer,
agent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, agent of the Division of Alcohol and
Gambling Enforcement, deleted text begin peace officer of the Commerce Fraud Bureau, deleted text end University of
Minnesota peace officer, Metropolitan Transit police officer, Minnesota Department of
Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit member, State Patrol trooper as authorized by
section 299D.03, or railroad peace officer as authorized by section 219.995 and United
States Code, title 49, section 28101.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 626.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of sections 626.84 to 626.863, the following
terms have the meanings given deleted text begin them deleted text end :

(a) "Board" means the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training.

(b) "Director" means the executive director of the board.

(c) "Peace officer" means:

(1) an employee or an elected or appointed official of a political subdivision or law
enforcement agency who is licensed by the board, charged with the prevention and detection
of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state and who has the full
power of arrest, and shall also include the Minnesota State Patrol, agents of the Division of
Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement, state conservation officers, Metropolitan Transit police
officers, Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit officers, deleted text begin Department of
Commerce Fraud Bureau Unit officers, deleted text end the statewide coordinator of the Violent Crime
Coordinating Council, and railroad peace officers as authorized by section 219.995 and
United States Code, title 49, section 28101; and

(2) a peace officer who is employed by a law enforcement agency of a federally
recognized tribe, as defined in United States Code, title 25, section 450b(e), and who is
licensed by the board.

(d) "Part-time peace officer" means an individual licensed by the board whose services
are utilized by law enforcement agencies no more than an average of 20 hours per week,
not including time spent on call when no call to active duty is received, calculated on an
annual basis, who has either full powers of arrest or authorization to carry a firearm while
on active duty. The term shall apply even though the individual receives no compensation
for time spent on active duty, and shall apply irrespective of the title conferred upon the
individual by any law enforcement agency.

(e) "Reserve officer" means an individual whose services are utilized by a law
enforcement agency to provide supplementary assistance at special events, traffic or crowd
control, and administrative or clerical assistance, and shall include reserve deputies, special
deputies, mounted or unmounted patrols, and all other employees or volunteers performing
reserve officer functions. A reserve officer's duties do not include enforcement of the general
criminal laws of the state, and the officer does not have full powers of arrest or authorization
to carry a firearm on duty.

(f) "Law enforcement agency" means:

(1) a unit of state or local government that is authorized by law to grant full powers of
arrest and to charge a person with the duties of preventing and detecting crime and enforcing
the general criminal laws of the state;

(2) subject to the limitations in section 626.93, a law enforcement agency of a federally
recognized tribe, as defined in United States Code, title 25, section 450b(e); and

(3) subject to the limitation of section 219.995, a railroad company.

(g) "Professional peace officer education" means a postsecondary degree program, or a
nondegree program for persons who already have a college degree, that is offered by a
college or university in Minnesota, designed for persons seeking licensure as a peace officer,
and approved by the board.

(h) "Railroad peace officer" means an individual as authorized under United States Code,
title 49, section 28101:

(1) employed by a railroad for the purpose of aiding and supplementing law enforcement
agencies in the protection of property owned by or in the care, custody, or control of a
railroad and to protect the persons and property of railroad passengers and employees; and

(2) licensed by the board.

Sec. 24. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall renumber the subdivisions in column A with the number
listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary cross-reference changes in
Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules consistent with the renumbering.
new text end

	new text begin Column A new text end	new text begin Column B new text end
	new text begin 45.0135, subdivision 6 new text end	new text begin 299C.061, subdivision 9 new text end
	new text begin 45.0135, subdivision 7 new text end	new text begin 299C.061, subdivision 10 new text end
	new text begin 45.0135, subdivision 8 new text end	new text begin 299C.061, subdivision 11 new text end
	new text begin 45.0135, subdivision 9 new text end	new text begin 299C.061, subdivision 12 new text end
	new text begin 299C.061, subdivision 9 new text end	new text begin 299C.061, subdivision 13 new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 45.0135, subdivisions 2a, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3, 4, and 5;
and 325E.21, subdivision 2b, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

CORRECTIONS POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 1c, is amended to read:

Subd. 1c.

Community supervision funding; eligibility for funding formula.

(a) A
CPO jurisdiction:

(1) must collaborate with the commissioner to develop a comprehensive plan under
section 401.06; and

(2) is subject to all applicable eligibility provisions under chapter 401 necessary to
receive a subsidy under section 401.10.

(b) A non-CPO jurisdiction is eligible to receive a subsidy under section 401.10 but is
not a Community Corrections Act jurisdiction under chapter 401 deleted text begin , and deleted text end new text begin . Except as provided
under section 401.115, new text end the commissioner deleted text begin :
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) deleted text end is appropriated the jurisdiction's share of funding under section 401.10 for providing
probation services deleted text begin ; and deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (2) may seek reimbursement from the jurisdiction according to subdivision 5a.
deleted text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:

Subd. 1d.

Commissioner of corrections; reimbursing CPO deleted text begin and non-CPO jurisdictions deleted text end new text begin
jurisdiction new text end .

As calculated by the community supervision formula under section 401.10,
the commissioner must deleted text begin :
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) deleted text end reimburse a CPO jurisdiction for the cost that the jurisdiction assumes under this
section for providing probation services, including supervising juveniles committed to the
commissioner of corrections deleted text begin ; and deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (2) reimburse a non-CPO jurisdiction for the commissioner's provision of probation
services to the jurisdiction under this section.
deleted text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Commissioner deleted text begin compensation to deleted text end new text begin duties for new text end non-CPO jurisdiction.

new text begin (a) new text end For a
non-CPO jurisdiction, the commissioner must deleted text begin , out of appropriations provided under
subdivision 5a, paragraph (b), deleted text end pay probation officers the salary and all benefits fixed by the
state law or applicable bargaining unit and all necessary expenses, including secretarial
service, office equipment and supplies, postage, telephone services, and travel and
subsistence.

new text begin (b) Except as provided under section 401.115, the commissioner must pay the items
under paragraph (a) using appropriations provided under section 401.10.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.19, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a.

Department of Corrections deleted text begin billing; CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction
reimbursement deleted text end new text begin annual reporting new text end .

(a) At least deleted text begin every six months, the commissioner must
bill for the total cost and expenses incurred by the commissioner on behalf of each non-CPO
jurisdiction that has received probation services. deleted text end new text begin annually, new text end the commissioner must notify
each new text begin CPO and new text end non-CPO jurisdiction of the new text begin total new text end cost and expenses deleted text begin , and the jurisdiction must
pay to the commissioner the amount due for reimbursement deleted text end new text begin incurred by the commissioner
on behalf of each CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction that has received probation services new text end .

deleted text begin (b) Each CPO and non-CPO jurisdiction must reimburse the Department of Corrections
for the total cost and expenses of the probation services as incurred by the commissioner,
excluding the cost and expense of services provided under the state's obligation for adult
felony supervision in section 244.20. Money received under this paragraph from a non-CPO
jurisdiction must be annually appropriated to the commissioner for providing probation
services to the jurisdiction.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) Objections by a non-CPO jurisdiction to all allocation of cost and expenses must be
presented to and determined by the commissioner.
deleted text end

new text begin (b) new text end deleted text begin (d) In addition to the billing and reimbursement requirements under this section, deleted text end
Invoicing and payments for probation services new text begin for a CPO jurisdiction new text end are as provided under
sections 401.14 and 401.15.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 244.20, is amended to read:

244.20 PROBATION; FELONY SUPERVISION.

new text begin (a) new text end Notwithstanding sections 244.19, subdivisions 1 to 1d, and 609.135, subdivision 1,
the Department of Corrections:

(1) has exclusive responsibility for providing probation services for adult felons in
counties and Tribal Nations that do not take part in the Community Corrections Act subsidy
program under chapter 401; and

(2) to provide felony supervision, retains the county's or Tribal Nation's funding allotted
under section 401.10 for providing felony probation services.

new text begin (b) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to a Tribal Nation's subsidy under section
401.115.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.03, is amended to read:

401.03 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) The commissioner must, as provided in chapter 14, adopt rules to implement this
chapter and provide consultation and technical assistance to counties and Tribal Nations to
help them develop comprehensive plans new text begin , including abbreviated plans new text end .

(b) The time limit to adopt rules under section 14.125 does not apply.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Community supervision funding formula.

(a) Beginning July 1, 2023,
the community supervision subsidy paid to each county, the commissioner for supervision
of non-CCA jurisdictions served by the Department of Corrections, and each applicable
Tribal Nation deleted text begin under paragraph (e) deleted text end new text begin providing services as a CCA jurisdiction or CPO
jurisdiction as defined in section 244.19, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b), new text end equals the sum of:

(1) a base funding amount equal to $150,000; and

(2) a community supervision formula equal to the sum of:

(i) for each individual with a felony sentence, a felony per diem rate of $5.62 multiplied
by the sum of the county's or Tribal Nation's adult felony population, adult supervised
release and parole populations, and juvenile supervised release and parole populations as
reported in the most recent probation survey published by the commissioner, multiplied by
365; and

(ii) for each individual sentenced for a gross misdemeanor or misdemeanor or under
juvenile probation, the felony per diem rate of $5.62 multiplied by 0.5 and then multiplied
by the sum of the county's or Tribal Nation's gross misdemeanor, misdemeanor, and juvenile
populations as reported in the most recent probation survey published by the commissioner,
multiplied by 365.

(b) For a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or
(c), the base funding amount must be shared equally between the jurisdiction and the
commissioner for the provision of felony supervision under section 244.20.

(c) If in any year the total amount appropriated for the purpose of this section is more
than or less than the total of base funding plus community supervision formula funding for
all counties and applicable Tribal Nations, the sum of each county's and applicable Tribal
Nation's base funding plus community supervision formula funding is adjusted by the ratio
of amounts appropriated for this purpose divided by the total of base funding plus community
supervision formula funding for all counties and applicable Tribal Nations.

(d) If in any year the base funding plus the community supervision formula amount
based on what was appropriated in fiscal year 2024 is less than the funding paid to the
county in fiscal year 2023, the difference is added to the community supervision formula
amount for that county. A county is not eligible for additional funding under this paragraph
unless the base funding plus community supervision formula results in an increase in funding
for the county based on what was appropriated in the previous fiscal year. This paragraph
expires June 30, 2029.

deleted text begin (e) For each Tribal Nation, a funding amount of $250,000 is allotted annually to purchase
probation services or probation-related services, including contracted services, but a Tribal
Nation that becomes a CCA jurisdiction or a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19,
subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), is an applicable Tribal Nation under paragraphs (a) to
(c) and:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) has the Tribal Nation's funding amount of $250,000 transferred to the total community
supervision subsidy amount appropriated for the purposes of this section; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) is allotted a base funding amount equal to $150,000 plus an amount as determined
according to the community supervision formula under paragraph (a), clause (2).
deleted text end

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act savings under section 244.50,
subdivision 4, clause (2), are appropriated to each CCA jurisdiction and non-CCA jurisdiction
served by the Department of Corrections by dividing the three-year average of the number
of individuals on supervised release and intensive supervised release within the jurisdiction
by the three-year average of the total number of individuals under supervised release and
intensive supervised release statewide, using the numbers reported annually in the Probation
Survey report.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.10, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Interstate Transfer Unit. new text end

new text begin Prior to disbursing the community supervision
subsidy in subdivision 1, the commissioner shall prorate the cost of the Interstate Transfer
Unit based upon the county's share of the probation population as reported in the most recent
probation survey and deduct that amount from the county's subsidy.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Policy items.

(a) new text begin Except for an abbreviated comprehensive plan submitted
under section 401.115, new text end a comprehensive plan submitted to the commissioner for approval
under section 401.06 must include items prescribed by commissioner policy and may include
the following:

(1) the manner in which presentence and postsentence investigations and reports for the
district courts and social history reports for the juvenile courts will be made;

(2) the manner in which conditional release services to the courts and persons under
jurisdiction of the commissioner will be provided;

(3) a program for detaining, supervising, and treating persons under pretrial detention
or under commitment;

(4) delivery of other correctional services;

(5) proposals for new programs, which proposals must demonstrate a need for the
program, and the program's purpose, objective, administrative structure, staffing pattern,
staff training, financing, evaluation process, degree of community involvement, client
participation, and duration;

(6) descriptions of programs that adhere to best practices for assessing risk and using
interventions that address an individual's needs while tailoring supervision and interventions
by using risk, need, and responsivity principles; and

(7) data on expenditures, costs, and programming results and outcomes for individuals
under community supervision.

(b) The commissioner must develop in policy budgetary requirements for comprehensive
plans to ensure the efficient and accountable expenditure of a county's or Tribal Nation's
subsidy for correctional services and programming to produce successful community
supervision outcomes.

Sec. 10.

new text begin [401.115] NONPARTICIPATING TRIBAL NATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subsidy amount. new text end

new text begin A Tribal Nation electing not to provide services as a
CCA jurisdiction or a CPO jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b),
is eligible for a subsidy of $250,000 annually to purchase or provide community supervision
services or reentry services, including contracted services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Eligibility for subsidy. new text end

new text begin A Tribal Nation is eligible to receive funding under
subdivision 1 upon submission and approval by the commissioner of an abbreviated
comprehensive plan. Section 401.08 does not apply. The abbreviated plan must comply
with commissioner-developed standards, and at minimum:
new text end

new text begin (1) describe the community supervision services or reentry services for which the funding
will be utilized;
new text end

new text begin (2) identify a steering committee to oversee the use of funds; and
new text end

new text begin (3) provide a budget for those services.
new text end

new text begin Once approved, the abbreviated comprehensive plan is valid for two years.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Paying subsidy. new text end

new text begin A Tribal Nation receiving the subsidy under subdivision 1
must be paid according to section 401.14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Eligibility for community supervision funding formula. new text end

new text begin A Tribal Nation
electing to become a CCA jurisdiction or a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19,
subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), is an applicable Tribal Nation under section 401.10,
subdivision 1, paragraphs (a) to (c), and:
new text end

new text begin (1) has the Tribal Nation's funding amount under subdivision 1 transferred to the
community supervision formula amount appropriated for the purpose of section 401.10;
new text end

new text begin (2) is allotted a base funding amount equal to $150,000 plus an amount as determined
according to the community supervision formula under section 401.10, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), clause (2); and
new text end

new text begin (3) is subject to all requirements relating to providing correctional services in section
244.19 and chapter 401.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.14, is amended to read:

401.14 PAYING SUBSIDY new text begin TO CCA AND NON-CCA JURISDICTIONS new text end .

Subdivision 1.

Payment.

new text begin (a) This section does not apply to:
new text end

new text begin (1) a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (d); and
new text end

new text begin (2) a non-CCA jurisdiction under section 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c),
for the portion of the subsidy allotted for felony probation services.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end After a county or Tribal Nation becomes compliant with the prerequisites for receiving
the subsidy and the commissioner approves the new text begin applicable new text end comprehensive plan, the
commissioner must determine whether funds exist to pay the subsidy and proceed to pay it
in accordance with applicable law.

Subd. 2.

Quarterly new text begin estimate and new text end remittance.

Based on the approved comprehensive
plan, the commissioner may estimate the amount to be expended in furnishing the required
correctional services during each calendar quarter and cause the estimated amount to be
remitted to the counties and Tribal Nations entitled to the amount as provided under section
401.15, subdivision 1.

Subd. 3.

Installment payments.

The commissioner must:

(1) make payments for correctional services to each county and Tribal Nation in 12
installments per year;

(2) ensure that the pertinent payment of the allotment for each month is made to each
county and Tribal Nation on the first working day after the end of each month of the calendar
year, except for the last month of the calendar year; and

(3) ensure that each county and Tribal Nation receives its monthly payment allotment
no later than the last working day of each month.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Formula review.

The commissioner must deleted text begin annually deleted text end review the community
supervision formula under section 401.10 new text begin at the start of each biennium new text end and calculate and
prorate the subsidy accordingly.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.78, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:

Subd. 2c.

Felony offense; reporting fictitious emergency resulting in response to
the home of certain officials.

Whoever violates subdivision 2, clause (2), is guilty of a
felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of
a fine of not more than $5,000, or both, if the person places the call with the intent of
prompting an emergency response to the home of:

(1) an elected official;

(2) a judge as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (5);

(3) a prosecuting attorney as defined in section 609.221, subdivision 6, clause (4);

(4) deleted text begin an employee of a correctional facility as defined in section 241.021, subdivision 1i deleted text end new text begin
a correctional employee of the state or a local political subdivision new text end ; or

(5) a peace officer as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).

Sec. 14.

Laws 2023, chapter 52, article 11, section 31, is amended to read:

Sec. 31. MENTAL HEALTH UNIT PILOT PROGRAM.

(a) The commissioner of corrections shall establish a pilot program with interested
counties to provide mental health care to individuals with serious and persistent mental
illness who are incarcerated in county jails. The pilot program must require the participating
counties to pay according to Minnesota Statutes, section 243.51, a per diem for
reimbursement of the Mental Health Unit at the Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park
Heights, and other costs incurred by the Department of Corrections.

(b) The commissioner in consultation with the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association shall
develop program protocols, guidelines, and procedures and qualifications for participating
counties and incarcerated individuals to be treated in the Mental Health Unit. The program
is limited to a total of five incarcerated individuals from the participating counties at any
one time. Incarcerated individuals must deleted text begin volunteer to be treated in the unit and deleted text end be able to
participate in programming with other incarcerated individuals. new text begin A licensed mental health
professional must evaluate the incarcerated individual and recommend the individual to
receive treatment in the unit.
new text end

(c) The Minnesota Correctional Facility - Oak Park Heights warden, director of
psychology, and associate director of behavioral health, or a designee of each, in consultation
with the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, the Minnesota branch of the National Association
on Mental Illness, and the Department of Human Services, shall oversee the pilot program.

deleted text begin (d) On November 15, 2024, the warden shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over
corrections describing the protocols, guidelines, and procedures for participation in the pilot
program by counties and incarcerated individuals, challenges with staffing, cost sharing
with counties, capacity of the program, services provided to the incarcerated individuals,
program outcomes, concerns regarding the program, and recommendations for the viability
of a long-term program.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end The pilot program expires deleted text begin November 16, 2024 deleted text end new text begin August 1, 2027 new text end .

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H2432-1

45.0135 COMMERCE FRAUD BUREAU.

Subd. 2a.

Authorization.

(a) The commissioner may appoint peace officers, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and establish a law enforcement agency, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), known as the Commerce Fraud Bureau, to conduct investigations, and to make arrests under sections 629.30 and 629.34. The primary jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency is limited to offenses with a nexus to insurance-related crimes or financial crimes.

(b) Upon request and at the commissioner's discretion, the Commerce Fraud Bureau may respond to a law enforcement agency's request to exercise law enforcement duties in cooperation with the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over the particular matter.

(c) The Commerce Fraud Bureau must allocate at least 70 percent of its work to insurance fraud, as defined in sections 60A.951, subdivision 4, and 609.611.

Subd. 2c.

Arrests and investigations.

The initial processing of a person arrested by the Commerce Fraud Bureau for an offense within its jurisdiction is the responsibility of the bureau unless otherwise directed by the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction. Subsequent investigation shall be the responsibility of the bureau unless otherwise directed by the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction. At the request of the primary jurisdiction, the bureau may assist in a subsequent investigation being carried out by the primary jurisdiction.

Subd. 2d.

Policy for notice of investigations.

The Commerce Fraud Bureau must develop a policy for notifying the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction when it has initiated investigation of any person within the jurisdiction of that agency.

Subd. 2e.

Chief law enforcement officer.

The commissioner shall appoint a peace officer employed full time to be the chief law enforcement officer and to be responsible for the management of the Commerce Fraud Bureau. The chief law enforcement officer shall possess the necessary police and management experience to manage a law enforcement agency. The chief law enforcement officer may appoint, discipline, and discharge all employees of the bureau. All police managerial and supervisory personnel must be full-time employees of the bureau. Supervisory personnel must be on duty and available any time peace officers of the bureau are on duty.

Subd. 2f.

Compliance.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commerce Fraud Bureau shall comply with all statutes and administrative rules relating to the operation and management of a law enforcement agency.

Subd. 3.

Evidence, documentation, and related materials.

If the bureau seeks evidence, documentation, and related materials pertinent to an investigation, and the matter is located outside of this state, the bureau may designate representatives, including officials of the state where the matter is located, to secure the matter or inspect the matter on its behalf.

Subd. 4.

Confidentiality and immunity.

The provisions of chapter 13, including, but not limited to, section 13.82, apply to the classification, disclosure, and collection of data relating to the Commerce Fraud Bureau.

Subd. 5.

Annual report on activities and cost-effectiveness.

The Commerce Fraud Bureau shall maintain records and information in order to produce an annual report of its activities as may be prescribed by the commissioner of commerce. The commissioner shall report annually to the house of representatives and senate standing committees with jurisdiction over insurance issues as to the activities of the bureau and the cost-effectiveness of the programs established by the bureau.

325E.21 DEALERS IN SCRAP METAL; RECORDS, REPORTS, AND REGISTRATION.

Subd. 2b.

Catalytic converter theft prevention pilot project.

(a) The catalytic converter theft prevention pilot project is created to deter the theft of catalytic converters by marking them with vehicle identification numbers or other unique identifiers.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a procedure to mark the catalytic converters of vehicles most likely to be targeted for theft with unique identification numbers using labels, engraving, theft deterrence paint, or other methods that permanently mark the catalytic converter without damaging its function.

(c) The commissioner shall work with law enforcement agencies, insurance companies, and scrap metal dealers to identify vehicles that are most frequently targeted for catalytic converter theft and to establish the most effective methods for marking catalytic converters.

(d) Materials purchased under this program may be distributed to dealers, as defined in section 168.002, subdivision 6, automobile repair shops and service centers, law enforcement agencies, and community organizations to arrange for the marking of the catalytic converters of vehicles most likely to be targeted for theft at no cost to the vehicle owners.

(e) The commissioner may prioritize distribution of materials to areas experiencing the highest rates of catalytic converter theft.

(f) The commissioner must make educational information resulting from the pilot program available to law enforcement agencies and scrap metal dealers and is encouraged to publicize the program to the general public.

(g) The commissioner shall include a report on the pilot project in the report required under section 65B.84, subdivision 2. The report must describe the progress, results, and any findings of the pilot project including the total number of catalytic converters marked under the program, and, to the extent known, whether any catalytic converters marked under the pilot project were stolen and the outcome of any criminal investigation into the thefts.