SF 186

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 06/07/2023 09:55am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension to prepare an annual report on Fusion Center activities; appropriating
money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299C.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [299C.055] LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON FUSION CENTER ACTIVITIES.
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new text begin (a) The superintendent must prepare an annual report for the public and the legislature
on the Minnesota Fusion Center (MNFC) that includes general information about the MNFC;
the types of activities it monitors; the scale of information it collects; the local, state, and
federal agencies with which it shares information; and the quantifiable benefits it produces.
None of the reporting requirements in this section supersede chapter 13 or any other state
or federal law. The superintendent must report on activities for the preceding calendar year
unless another time period is specified. The report must include the following information,
to the extent allowed by other law:
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new text begin (1) the MNFC's operating budget for the current biennium, number of staff, and staff
duties;
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new text begin (2) the number of publications generated and an overview of the type of information
provided in the publications, including products such as law enforcement briefs, partner
briefs, risk assessments, threat assessments, and operational reports;
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new text begin (3) a summary of audit findings for the MNFC and what corrective actions were taken
pursuant to audits;
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new text begin (4) the number of data requests received by the MNFC and a general description of those
requests;
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new text begin (5) the types of surveillance and data analysis technologies utilized by the MNFC, such
as artificial intelligence or social media analysis tools;
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new text begin (6) a description of the commercial and governmental databases utilized by the MNFC
to the extent permitted by law;
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new text begin (7) the number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) received and processed by the
MNFC;
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new text begin (8) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that were converted into
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were referred to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement agencies;
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new text begin (9) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that involve an individual
on the Terrorist Screening Center watchlist;
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new text begin (10) the number of requests for information (RFIs) that the MNFC received from law
enforcement agencies and the number of responses to federal requests for RFIs;
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new text begin (11) the names of the federal agencies the MNFC received data from or shared data
with;
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new text begin (12) the names of the agencies that submitted SARs;
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new text begin (13) a summary description of the MNFC's activities with the Joint Terrorism Task
Force; and
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new text begin (14) the number of investigations aided by the MNFC's use of SARs and RFIs.
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new text begin (b) The agency must use existing appropriations to fund preparation of reports required
under this section.
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new text begin (c) The report shall be provided to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over data practices
and public safety issues, and shall be posted on the MNFC website by February 15 each
year beginning on February 15, 2024.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; FUSION CENTER REPORT.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
public safety to fund the report required in section 1. The appropriation is added to the
agency's base.
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