HF 3884

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring an additional gang strike force; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 299A.641, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 299A.641, subdivision 3,
is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Oversight council's duties.

The oversight council shall develop an overall
strategy to ameliorate the harm caused to the public by gang and drug crime within
the state of Minnesota. This strategy may include the development of protocols and
procedures to investigate gang and drug crime and a structure for best addressing these
issues in a multijurisdictional manner. Additionally, the oversight council shall:

(1) identify and recommend a candidate or candidates for statewide coordinator to
the commissioner of public safety;

(2) establish multijurisdictional task forces and strike forces to combat gang and
drug crime, to include a metro gang strike force new text begin and a gang strike force located in the St.
Cloud metropolitan area new text end ;

(3) assist the Department of Public Safety in developing an objective grant review
application process that is free from conflicts of interest;

(4) make funding recommendations to the commissioner of public safety on grants
to support efforts to combat gang and drug crime;

(5) assist in developing a process to collect and share information to improve the
investigation and prosecution of drug offenses;

(6) develop and approve an operational budget for the office of the statewide
coordinator and the oversight council; and

(7) adopt criteria and identifying characteristics for use in determining whether
individuals are or may be members of gangs involved in criminal activity.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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