SF 3697

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/22/2022 10:14am

A bill for an act
relating to taxation; property; establishing public safety aid for local governments
and Tribal governments; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [477A.0127] PUBLIC SAFETY AID.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given:
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new text begin (1) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city that directly employs at least one
peace officer as defined under section 477C.01, subdivision 7, clauses (1), (3), and (4).
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new text begin (2) "City per capita aid amount" equals the total amount allocated to cities under
subdivision 6, divided by the total population of every city.
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new text begin (3) "County per capita aid amount" equals the total amount allocated to counties and
Tribal governments under subdivision 6, divided by the sum of the total population of every
county plus the total Tribal population but excluding the total population of every city.
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new text begin (4) "Population" means population estimates made or conducted by the United States
Bureau of the Census, the Metropolitan Council pursuant to section 473.24, or by the state
demographer pursuant to section 4A.02, paragraph (d), whichever is the most recent estimate
and available as of January 1 of the year in which the aid is calculated.
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new text begin (5) "Tribal governments" has the meaning given to "Minnesota Tribal governments" in
section 10.65, subdivision 2.
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new text begin (6) "Tribal population" means population estimates made or conducted by the United
States Bureau of the Census of the federally recognized American Indian reservations and
off-reservation trust lands in Minnesota, whichever is the most recent estimate and available
as of January 1 of the year in which the aid is calculated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Distribution. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of revenue must distribute payments under
this section as follows:
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new text begin (1) A county's public safety aid amount equals:
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new text begin (i) the county's population minus the total population of every city located in that county,
times;
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new text begin (ii) the county per capita aid amount.
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new text begin (2) A Tribal government's public safety aid amount equals:
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new text begin (i) the Tribe's population times;
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new text begin (ii) the county per capita aid amount.
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new text begin (3) A city's public safety aid amount equals:
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new text begin (i) the city's population times;
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new text begin (ii) the city per capita aid amount.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Certification to commissioner. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety must certify
to the commissioner of revenue, on or before June 1 each year, each city that meets the
definition of city in subdivision 1 as of January 1 of the aid calculation year.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Use of aid. new text end

new text begin (a) Counties, Tribal governments, and cities that receive a distribution
under this section must use the aid to provide public safety including, but not limited to,
paying personnel and equipment costs.
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new text begin (b) Counties must consult with their county sheriff in determining how to use the aid.
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new text begin (c) Counties, Tribal governments, and cities that receive a distribution under this section
may not apply the aid toward:
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new text begin (1) their employer contribution to the public employees police and fire fund, if that
county, Tribal government, or city received police state aid under chapter 477C in the year
immediately prior to a distribution under this section; or
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new text begin (2) any costs associated with alleged wrongdoing or misconduct.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Payments. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of revenue must calculate the amount of public
safety aid payable to each county, Tribal government, and city under this section. On or
before August 1 each year, the commissioner must certify the amount to be paid to each
county, Tribal government, and city in the following year. The commissioner must distribute
public safety aid in the same manner and at the same times as aid payments under section
477A.015. For aid payable in 2022 only, the commissioner shall certify the amount to be
paid in 2022 to each county, Tribal government, and city by August 1, 2022, and the full
2022 payment to the counties, Tribal governments, and cities must be made at the time
provided in section 477A.015 for the second installment of local government aid.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Aid allocation. new text end

new text begin (a) The total amount of aid to be annually allocated to counties
and Tribal governments under this section is $30,000,000.
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new text begin (b) The total amount of aid to be annually allocated to cities under this section is
$70,000,000.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Redistribution of a city's public safety aid to a county. new text end

new text begin (a) Any statutory or
home rule charter city that receives a distribution under this section when that statutory or
home rule charter city did not meet the definition of city under subdivision 1 shall redistribute
those payments to the county where the statutory or home rule charter city is located.
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new text begin (b) If a statutory or home rule charter city that must redistribute aid under paragraph (a)
is located in two or more counties, that statutory or home rule charter city shall redistribute
aid payments proportionally to each county where it is located based on the share of that
city's population in each county.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Aid amount corrections. new text end

new text begin If, due to a clerical error, the amount certified by the
commissioner to a county, Tribal government, or city is less than the amount to which the
county, Tribal government, or city is entitled pursuant to this section, the commissioner of
revenue shall distribute additional aid payments in the same manner as additional aid
payments are made under section 477A.014. The additional payments shall be paid from
the general fund and shall not diminish the distributions made to other counties, Tribal
governments, and cities under this section.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin An amount sufficient to discharge the duties imposed under
this section is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning with aid payable in 2022 and
thereafter.
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