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CHAPTER 54--H.F.No. 829

An act

relating to public safety; appropriating money for the courts, public defenders, public safety, corrections, human rights, and other criminal justice and judiciary-related agencies; establishing, funding, modifying, and regulating public safety, criminal justice, judiciary, law enforcement, corrections, and crime victims services, policies, programs, duties, activities, or practices; requiring studies and reports; creating and modifying working groups, councils, and task forces; imposing criminal and civil penalties; setting or increasing fines or fees; regulating DWI and driving provisions; regulating scrap metal dealers; establishing ignition strength standards for cigarettes; providing conditional repeals of certain laws;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 2.722, subdivision 1; 3.732, subdivision 1; 3.736, subdivision 1; 13.82, subdivision 27; 15A.083, subdivision 4; 16A.72; 16B.181, subdivision 2; 16C.23, subdivision 2; 169A.275, by adding a subdivision; 169A.51, subdivision 7; 171.12, by adding a subdivision; 171.305, by adding a subdivision; 171.55; 241.016, subdivision 1; 241.018; 241.27, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 241.278; 241.69, subdivisions 3, 4; 243.167, subdivision 1; 260C.193, subdivision 6; 268.19, subdivision 1; 297I.06, subdivision 3; 299A.641, subdivision 2; 299A.681, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 299C.46, by adding a subdivision; 299C.65, subdivisions 2, 5; 299N.02, subdivision 3; 302A.781, by adding a subdivision; 325E.21; 352D.02, subdivision 1; 363A.06, subdivision 1; 383A.08, subdivisions 6, 7; 401.15, subdivision 1; 403.07, subdivisions 4, 5; 403.11, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 403.31, subdivision 1; 484.54, subdivision 2; 484.83; 504B.361, subdivision 1; 518.165, subdivisions 1, 2; 518A.35, subdivision 3; 518B.01, subdivision 22; 563.01, by adding a subdivision; 595.02, subdivision 1; 609.02, subdivision 16; 609.135, subdivision 8; 609.21, subdivisions 1, 4a, 5, by adding subdivisions; 609.341, subdivision 11; 609.344, subdivision 1; 609.345, subdivision 1; 609.3455, by adding a subdivision; 609.352; 609.52, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 609.526; 609.581, by adding subdivisions; 609.582, subdivision 2; 609.595, subdivisions 1, 2; 611A.036, subdivisions 2, 7; 611A.675, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 634.15, subdivisions 1, 2; 641.15, by adding a subdivision; 641.265, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 8, article 4, section 4; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 171; 241; 299C; 299F; 357; 484; 504B; 609; 611A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 241.021, subdivision 5; 241.85, subdivision 2; 242.193, subdivision 2; 260B.173; 403.31, subdivision 6; 480.175, subdivision 3; 609.21, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, 3, 4; 609.805; 611.20, subdivision 5.

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

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1.

new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made in this act. new text end

new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 923,045,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 953,879,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,876,924,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end new text begin 55,688,000 new text end new text begin 50,392,000 new text end new text begin 106,080,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental Fund new text end new text begin 67,000 new text end new text begin 69,000 new text end new text begin 136,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue Fund new text end new text begin 11,974,000 new text end new text begin 15,014,000 new text end new text begin 27,038,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 367,000 new text end new text begin 373,000 new text end new text begin 740,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 991,141,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 1,019,727,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 2,010,918,000 new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY 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 act. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment. 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 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin SUPREME COURT 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 44,592,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 45,923,000 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 Judicial Salaries. new text end

new text begin Effective July 1, 2007, and July 1, 2008, the salaries of justices of the supreme court and judges of the court of appeals and district court are increased by three percent. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Supreme Court Operations new text end

new text begin 31,292,000 new text end new text begin 32,623,000 new text end

new text begin Contingent Account. $5,000 each year is for a contingent account for expenses necessary for the normal operation of the court for which no other reimbursement is provided. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Civil Legal Services new text end

new text begin 13,300,000 new text end new text begin 13,300,000 new text end

new text begin Base Budget. The base budget for civil legal services is $12,320,000 each year for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. new text end

new text begin Legal Services to Low-Income Clients in Family Law Matters. Of this appropriation, $877,000 each year is to improve the access of low-income clients to legal representation in family law matters. This appropriation must be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 480.242, to the qualified legal services programs described in Minnesota Statutes, section 480.242, subdivision 2, paragraph (a). Any unencumbered balance remaining in the first year does not cancel and is available in the second year. new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin COURT OF APPEALS new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 9,766,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 10,620,000 new text end

new text begin Caseload Increase. $1,285,000 the first year and $1,876,000 the second year are for caseload increases. This money must be used for three additional judge units, an additional staff attorney, 2.67 additional full-time equivalent law clerk positions, and for retired judges. new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin TRIAL COURTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 246,077,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 254,916,000 new text end

new text begin New Judge Units. $1,792,000 the first year and $3,241,000 the second year are for an increase in judge units, including three trial court judge units in the First Judicial District, one trial court judge unit in the Seventh Judicial District, one trial court judge unit in the Ninth Judicial District and two trial court judge units in the Tenth Judicial District. These new judge units begin on January 1, 2008. Each judge unit consists of a judge, law clerk, and court reporter. new text end

new text begin Maintain and Expand Drug Courts. $2,096,000 the first year and $2,097,000 the second year are to maintain and to establish new drug courts. new text end

new text begin Guardian Ad Litem Services. $1,260,000 the first year and $1,629,000 the second year are for guardian ad litem services. new text end

new text begin Interpreter Services. $606,000 the first year and $777,000 the second year are for interpreter services. new text end

new text begin Psychological Services. $1,531,000 the first year and $2,151,000 the second year are for psychological services. new text end

new text begin In Forma Pauperis Services. $178,000 each year is for in forma pauperis services. new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin TAX COURT new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 794,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 825,000 new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin UNIFORM LAWS COMMISSION new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 58,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 52,000 new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 450,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 460,000 new text end

new text begin Investigative and Hearing Costs. $125,000 each year is for special investigative and hearing costs for major disciplinary actions undertaken by the board. This appropriation does not cancel. Any encumbered and unspent balances remain available for these expenditures in subsequent fiscal years. new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 66,348,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 69,519,000 new text end

new text begin District Public Defense Caseload Increase. $3,213,000 the first year and $5,009,000 the second year are for 34 new full-time equivalent attorneys and 11 new full-time equivalent support staff positions to address caseload increases. Of this amount, $200,000 each year is for transcript costs. new text end

Sec. 10.

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 152,112,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 152,706,000 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin 89,202,000 new text end new text begin 92,026,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 6,788,000 new text end new text begin 9,846,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end new text begin 55,688,000 new text end new text begin 50,392,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end new text begin 67,000 new text end new text begin 69,000 new text end
new text begin Trunk Highway new text end new text begin 367,000 new text end new text begin 373,000 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 2,687,000 new text end new text begin 2,698,000 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin 2,620,000 new text end new text begin 2,629,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end new text begin 67,000 new text end new text begin 69,000 new text end

new text begin Pandemic Flu Coordinator. $75,000 each year is for one position to coordinate state readiness for a pandemic flu event. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Criminal Apprehension new text end

new text begin 44,606,000 new text end new text begin 46,565,000 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin 43,787,000 new text end new text begin 45,726,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 445,000 new text end new text begin 459,000 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 367,000 new text end new text begin 373,000 new text end

new text begin Cooperative Investigation of Cross-Jurisdictional Criminal Activity. $93,000 each year is appropriated from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension account in the special revenue fund for grants to local officials for the cooperative investigation of cross-jurisdictional criminal activity. Any unencumbered balance remaining in the first year does not cancel but is available for the second year. new text end

new text begin Laboratory Activities. $352,000 the first year and $366,000 the second year are appropriated from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension account in the special revenue fund for laboratory activities. new text end

new text begin DWI Lab Analysis. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section new text begin 161.20, subdivision 3new text end , $367,000 the first year and $373,000 the second year are appropriated from the trunk highway fund for laboratory analysis related to driving-while-impaired cases. new text end

new text begin CriMNet Justice Information Integration. $2,635,000 the first year and $2,760,000 the second year are for statewide information integration policies. The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2010 shall be $2,032,000. new text end

new text begin Policy Group; Report. The criminal and juvenile justice information policy group shall study funding sources other than the general fund for new CriMNet costs and present its ideas to the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding by January 15, 2008. new text end

new text begin Forensic Scientists. $509,000 the first year and $1,411,000 the second year are for new forensic scientists in the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Forensic Science Laboratory. If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is available for it. new text end

new text begin Crime Labs and Crime Strike Task Forces; Working Group. The commissioner of public safety shall convene a working group to study and prepare a report on the appropriateness of additional regional forensic crime laboratories and regional crime strike task forces. The commissioner must consult with the chairs of the legislative committees with responsibility for public safety finance on the membership of the working group. The Forensic Laboratory Advisory Board, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 299C.156, and the Gang and Drug Oversight Council, established under section 299A.641, must provide advice and assistance to the commissioner and the working group as requested by the commissioner. The working group must submit its report and recommendations to the house of representatives and senate committees with responsibility for public safety finance by February 1, 2008. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Fire Marshal new text end

new text begin 6,193,000 new text end new text begin 9,234,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the fire safety account in the special revenue fund. new text end

new text begin Of this amount, $3,330,000 the first year and $6,300,000 the second year are for activities under Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.012. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement new text end

new text begin 1,792,000 new text end new text begin 1,838,000 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin 1,642,000 new text end new text begin 1,685,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 150,000 new text end new text begin 153,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Office of Justice Programs new text end

new text begin 41,153,000 new text end new text begin 41,986,000 new text end

new text begin Crime Victim Reparations. $250,000 each year is to increase the amount of funding for crime victim reparations. new text end

new text begin Emergency Assistance Grants. $100,000 each year is for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 611A.675. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Gang and Drug Task Force. $600,000 the first year and $1,900,000 the second year are for grants to the Gang and Drug Task Force. new text end

new text begin Victim Notification System. $455,000 each year is for the continuation of the victim information and notification everyday (VINE) service. new text end

new text begin Supervised Parenting Grants. $200,000 each year are for grants to organizations that provide supervised parenting time services to parents and children in Minnesota. The commissioner shall establish grant evaluation and award criteria for the program and ensure that grant recipients operate in a manner consistent with standards and guidelines promulgated by the Supervised Visitation Network. Any portion of the appropriation for the first year that is not used in that year is available for grants in the second year. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Child Advocacy Center Grants. $50,000 each year is for child advocacy center grants under section 18. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Squad Car Cameras. $500,000 each year is for grants to enable local law enforcement agencies to make squad car camera technology upgrades or acquisitions. Of this amount, $250,000 each year for the first two years is for a grant to the city of Minneapolis. new text end

new text begin To be eligible for an acquisition grant, law enforcement agencies shall provide a 25 percent match. No match is required for upgrade grants. new text end

new text begin The base budget for these grants is $500,000 in fiscal year 2010. The base budget for the grants is $0 for fiscal years 2011 and thereafter. new text end

new text begin Crime Victim Support Grant. $100,000 each year is for a grant to a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing immediate and long-term emotional support and practical help for the families and friends of individuals who have died by homicide, suicide, or accident. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Auto Theft Emergency Grant. $75,000 each year is for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 611A.675, subdivision 1, clause (6). This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Crime Victims. $1,700,000 each year is to increase funding for victim services. Of this amount, 59 percent is for battered women shelters, 17 percent is for domestic violence programs, eight percent is for general crime victims, 11 percent is for sexual assault programs, and five percent is for abused children programs. Of this amount, $737,000 each year is added to the base budget. new text end

new text begin COPS Grants. $1,000,000 each year is to hire new peace officers and for peace officer overtime pay under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.62, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2). The commissioner shall award the grants based on the procedures set forth under section 299A.62. Of this amount, at least $238,000 the first year and $217,000 the second year must be awarded to two cities in Hennepin County that are not cities of the first class and have the highest Part 1 and Part 2 crime rates per 100,000 inhabitants in the county as calculated by the latest Bureau of Criminal Apprehension report. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Youth Intervention Programs. $750,000 each year is for youth intervention programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.73. The commissioner shall use this money to make grants to help existing programs serve unmet needs in their communities and to fund new programs in underserved areas of the state. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Legal Advocacy for Trafficking Victims. $150,000 each year is for a grant for ten weekly international trafficking screening clinics that are staffed by attorneys from a nonprofit organization that provides free legal, medical, dental, mental health, shelter, and vocational counseling services and English language classes to trafficking victims in the state. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2009. new text end

new text begin The grant applicant shall prepare and submit to the commissioner a written grant proposal detailing the screening clinic free services, including components of the services offered. new text end

new text begin Homeless Outreach. $150,000 each year is for homeless outreach grants under section 17. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Defibrillators. $50,000 each year is for grants to local law enforcement agencies in counties other than metropolitan counties, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 4, to purchase defibrillators. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Integrated Domestic Violence Response Framework; Report. $500,000 the first year is for a grant to the city of St. Paul to implement an integrated domestic violence response framework. The project must focus on the following items: developing policies, procedures, and quality assurance for domestic violence responses from 911 operators, law enforcement, prosecutors, probation, district court, victim advocates, social service providers, and other identified interveners; developing an information gathering and dissemination plan for interveners; and developing training curricula for interveners. The project must develop a statewide model for a domestic violence response framework that may be used by local criminal justice agencies and advocacy programs throughout the state. The city of St. Paul may contract with outside organizations to assist with the duties to be performed under this project. These contracts, regardless of the monetary limit or nature of the contract, shall be subject to municipal bidding procedures or be awarded through the city's request for proposal (RFP) process. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2009. new text end

new text begin By February 1, 2010, the city of St. Paul shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice funding and policy on the results of the project. new text end

new text begin Children at Risk. $250,000 each year is for a grant to an organization that provides services to children under the age of ten who are involved or are at highest risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system and who are at highest risk of future serious or violent offending, substance abuse, school failure, teen pregnancy, or welfare dependency. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Administration Costs. Up to 2.5 percent of the grant funds appropriated in this subdivision may be used to administer the grant program. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin 911 Emergency Services/ARMER new text end

new text begin 55,681,000 new text end new text begin 50,385,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the state government special revenue fund for 911 emergency telecommunications services. new text end

new text begin Public Safety Answering Points. $13,664,000 each year is to be distributed as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 403.113, subdivision 2. new text end

new text begin Medical Resource Communication Centers. $683,000 each year is for grants to the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board for the Metro East and Metro West Medical Resource Communication Centers that were in operation before January 1, 2000. new text end

new text begin ARMER Debt Service. $6,149,000 the first year and $11,853,000 the second year are to the commissioner of finance to pay debt service on revenue bonds issued under Minnesota Statutes, section 403.275. new text end

new text begin Any portion of this appropriation not needed to pay debt service in a fiscal year may be used by the commissioner of public safety to pay cash for any of the capital improvements for which bond proceeds were appropriated by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 9, subdivision 8; or in subdivision 8. new text end

new text begin The base for this appropriation is $17,557,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $23,261,000 in fiscal year 2011. new text end

new text begin Metropolitan Council Debt Service. $1,410,000 each year is to the commissioner of finance for payment to the Metropolitan Council for debt service on bonds issued under Minnesota Statutes, section 403.27. new text end

new text begin ARMER Improvements. $1,000,000 each year is for the Statewide Radio Board for costs of design, construction, maintenance of, and improvements to those elements of the statewide public safety radio and communication system that support mutual aid communications and emergency medical services or provide interim enhancement of public safety communication interoperability in those areas of the state where the statewide public safety radio and communication system is not yet implemented. new text end

new text begin ARMER Interoperability Planning. $323,000 each year is to provide funding to coordinate and plan for communication interoperability between public safety entities. new text end

new text begin ARMER State Backbone Operating Costs. $3,110,000 each year is to the commissioner of transportation for costs of maintaining and operating the first and third phases of the statewide radio system backbone. The base for this appropriation is $5,060,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $5,060,000 in fiscal year 2011 to provide funding to operate one additional phase of the system. new text end

new text begin Zone Controller. $5,400,000 the first year is a onetime appropriation to upgrade zone controllers and network elements in phases one and two of the statewide radio system. new text end

new text begin Advance Project Development. $3,750,000 the first year is a onetime appropriation for site acquisition and site development work for the remaining phases of the statewide radio system. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2010. This appropriation is to the commissioner of public safety for transfer to the commissioner of transportation. new text end

new text begin System Design. $1,850,000 the first year is a onetime appropriation to complete detailed design and planning of the remaining phases of the statewide radio system. The commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of transportation shall determine the scope of the study, after consulting with the Statewide Radio Board, the commissioner of administration, and the state chief information officer. The study must address the system design for the state backbone and implications for local coverage, how data can be integrated, and whether other public safety communication networks can be integrated with the state backbone. The study must estimate the full cost of completing the state backbone to specified standards, the cost of local subsystems, and the potential advantages of using a request for proposal approach to solicit private sector participation in the project. The study must include a financial analysis of whether the estimated revenue from increasing the 911 fee by up to 30 cents will cover the estimated debt service of revenue bonds issued to finance the cost of completing the statewide radio system and a portion of the cost up to 50 percent for local subsystems. The study must also review the project organizational structure and governance. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin ARMER Public Safety new text end

new text begin 186,000,000 new text end

new text begin Radio and Communication System. The appropriations in this subdivision are from the 911 revenue bond proceeds account for the purposes indicated, to be available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. new text end

new text begin The appropriations are to the commissioner of public safety for transfer to the commissioner of transportation to construct the system backbone of the public safety radio and communication system plan under Minnesota Statutes, section 403.36. new text end

new text begin $62,000,000 of this appropriation is for the second year. $62,000,000 of this appropriation is available on or after July 1, 2009. $62,000,000 of this appropriation is available on or after July 1, 2010. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of transportation shall certify to the chairs of the house of representatives Public Safety Finance Division of the Finance Committee and the senate Public Safety Budget Division of the Finance Committee that the detailed design has been completed and that the financial analysis finds that sufficient revenue will be generated by proposed changes in the 911 fee to cover all estimated debt service on revenue bonds proposed to be issued to complete the system before the appropriation is made available. The commissioner of finance shall not approve any fee increase under Minnesota Statutes, section 403.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), until this certification is made. new text end

new text begin Bond Sale Authorization. To provide the money appropriated in this subdivision, the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to $186,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, section 403.275. new text end

Sec. 11.

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

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,296,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,278,000 new text end

new text begin Excess Amounts Transferred. This appropriation is from the peace officer training account in the special revenue fund. Any new receipts credited to that account in the first year in excess of $4,296,000 must be transferred and credited to the general fund. Any new receipts credited to that account in the second year in excess of $4,278,000 must be transferred and credited to the general fund. new text end

new text begin Peace Officer Training Reimbursements. $3,159,000 the first year and $ 3,159,000 the second year are for reimbursements to local governments for peace officer training costs. new text end

new text begin No Contact Orders. The board shall: (1) revise and update preservice courses and develop in-service training courses related to no contact orders in domestic violence cases and domestic violence dynamics; and (2) reimburse peace officers who have taken training courses described in clause (1). At a minimum, the training must include instruction in the laws relating to no contact orders and address how to best coordinate law enforcement resources relating to no contact orders. In addition, the training must include a component to instruct peace officers on doing risk assessments of the escalating factors of lethality in domestic violence cases. The board must consult with a statewide domestic violence organization in developing training courses. The board shall utilize a request for proposal process in awarding training contracts. The recipient of the training contract must conduct these trainings with advocates or instructors from a statewide domestic violence organization. new text end

new text begin Beginning on January 1, 2008, the board may not approve an in-service training course relating to domestic abuse that does not comply with this section. new text end

Sec. 12.

new text begin BOARD OF PRIVATE DETECTIVES AND PROTECTIVE AGENT SERVICES new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 129,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 132,000 new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin HUMAN RIGHTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 4,986,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 3,733,000 new text end

new text begin Management Information System. $1,403,000 the first year and $55,000 the second year are for the replacement of the department's tracking and compliance databases with a management information system. new text end

new text begin Evaluation. The department shall conduct a survey that evaluates the outcome of complaints filed with the department and whether or not a charging party is satisfied with the outcome of a complaint and the process by which the complaint is reviewed and handled by the department. The department shall evaluate complaints for which a probable cause or no probable cause determination is made. The survey must seek to determine the reasons for any dissatisfaction and whether a party sought an appeal or reconsideration of a determination or decision. The survey shall evaluate complaints filed or resolved in the past two years. By January 15, 2008, the department shall summarize the survey findings and file a report with the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding that discusses the findings and any recommended changes in policies, procedures, or staffing the department proposes to undertake in response to the findings. new text end

new text begin Inmate Complaints, Assaults, and Fatalities; Corrections Ombudsman; Working Group; Report. By August 1, 2007, the commissioner of human rights shall convene a working group to study how the state addresses inmate complaints, assaults, and deaths in county jails, workhouses, and prisons. The commissioner shall serve as chair of the working group and invite representatives from the Department of Corrections, legislature, Minnesota Sheriffs' Association, Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act counties, state bar association, criminal victims justice unit, Council on Black Minnesotans, Indian Affairs Council, Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, Chicano/Latino Affairs Council, University of Minnesota Law School, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities, and other interested parties to participate in the working group. The group must: (1) assess how state and local units of government currently process and respond to inmate complaints, assaults, and deaths; (2) assess the effectiveness of the state's former corrections ombudsman program; (3) study other states' corrections ombudsmen; (4) study whether the state should conduct a fatality review process for inmates who die while in custody; and (5) make recommendations on how state and local units of government should systematically address inmate complaints, assaults, and deaths, including the need to reappoint a corrections ombudsman. The commissioner of corrections shall provide to the working group summary data on assaults and deaths that have occurred in state and local correctional facilities. The commissioner of human rights shall file a report detailing the group's findings and recommendations with the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding by January 15, 2008. new text end

new text begin Attorney General; Continuation of Services. The attorney general shall continue to provide conciliation services and conduct settlement conferences for the department in situations where the commissioner has determined that there is probable cause to believe that a person has engaged in an unfair discriminatory practice. new text end

Sec. 14.

new text begin DEPARTMENT OF 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 460,829,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 475,954,000 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin 2008 new text end new text begin 2009 new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin 459,939,000 new text end new text begin 475,064,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 890,000 new text end new text begin 890,000 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 Correctional Institutions new text end

new text begin 323,492,000 new text end new text begin 336,631,000 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin 322,912,000 new text end new text begin 336,051,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 580,000 new text end new text begin 580,000 new text end

new text begin Contracts for Beds at Rush City. If the commissioner contracts with other states, local units of government, or the federal government to rent beds in the Rush City Correctional Facility, the commissioner shall charge a per diem under the contract, to the extent possible, that is equal to or greater than the per diem cost of housing Minnesota inmates in the facility. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner may use per diems collected under contracts for beds at MCF-Rush City to operate the state correctional system. new text end

new text begin Offender Re-Entry Services. $400,000 each year is for increased funding for expansion of offender re-entry services in the institutions and staffing for the Department of Corrections MCORP program. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Community Services new text end

new text begin 119,821,000 new text end new text begin 121,396,000 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin 119,721,000 new text end new text begin 121,296,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin ISR Agents, Challenge Incarceration Program. $600,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year are for intensive supervised release agents for the challenge incarceration program. new text end

new text begin ISR Agents, Conditional Release Program. $300,000 each year is for intensive supervised release agents for the conditional release program. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Interstate Compact. $225,000 each year is for increased costs based on changes made to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, Minnesota Statutes, section 243.1605. new text end

new text begin Sex Offenders, Civil Commitment and Tracking. $350,000 each year is to fund a legal representative for civil commitments and to manage and track sex offenders. new text end

new text begin Probation Supervision, CCA System. $2,800,000 each year is added to the Community Corrections Act subsidy, Minnesota Statutes, section 401.14. new text end

new text begin Probation Supervision, CPO System. $600,000 each year is added to the county probation officers reimbursement base. new text end

new text begin Probation Supervision, DOC System. $600,000 each year is for the Department of Corrections probation and supervised release unit. new text end

new text begin Probation, Caseload Reduction. $2,000,000 each year is for adult and juvenile felon offender management to be distributed statewide by the Community Corrections Act formula. These appropriations may be used for sex offender management. new text end

new text begin Sex Offender Treatment. $500,000 each year are to increase funding for providing treatment for sex offenders on community supervision. new text end

new text begin Sentencing to Service. $600,000 each year is to increase funding for sentencing to service activities such as highway litter cleanup. new text end

new text begin Short-Term Offenders. $2,500,000 each year is to increase funding for the costs associated with the housing and care of short-term offenders. The commissioner may use up to 20 percent of the total amount of the appropriation for inpatient medical care for short-term offenders. All funds remaining at the end of the fiscal year not expended for inpatient medical care must be added to and distributed with the housing funds. These funds must be distributed proportionately based on the total number of days short-term offenders are placed locally, not to exceed $70 per day. new text end

new text begin The department is exempt from the state contracting process for the purposes of paying short-term offender costs relating to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.105. new text end

new text begin Offender Re-Entry Service. $550,000 each year is for offender job-seeking services, evidence-based research, expansion of re-entry services specific to juveniles, and funding to local units of government participating in MCORP to provide re-entry programming to offenders. new text end

new text begin Offender Re-Entry Grant. $600,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the second year are for grants to the nonprofit organization selected to administer the demonstration project for high-risk adults under section 19. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Employment Services for Ex-Offenders. $200,000 each year is for grants to a nonprofit organization to establish a pilot project to provide employment services to ex-criminal offenders living in the North Minneapolis community as provided for in section 21. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Domestic Abuse Re-Entry Grants. $200,000 each year is for the grant authorized in section 20. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Re-Entry; Productive Day. $150,000 each year is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of corrections for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 2009. The commissioner shall distribute the money as a grant to the Arrowhead Regional Corrections Agency to expand the agency's productive day initiative program, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 241.275, to include juvenile offenders who are 16 years of age and older. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Mentoring Grants. $375,000 each year is for mentoring grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 241.86. The grant recipient may collaborate with local parks and recreation departments and may reimburse the departments for the use of their facilities by the grant recipient. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end

new text begin Short-Term Offender Study; Report. The commissioner shall study the use and effectiveness of the short-term offender program and identify gaps in the current system relating to programming and re-entry services for short-term offenders. On or before November 1, 2007, the commissioner shall submit a report detailing the commissioner's findings and recommendations to the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and funding. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Operations Support new text end

new text begin 17,516,000 new text end new text begin 17,927,000 new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end new text begin 17,306,000 new text end new text begin 17,717,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end new text begin 210,000 new text end new text begin 210,000 new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin SENTENCING GUIDELINES new text end

new text begin $ new text end new text begin 704,000 new text end new text begin $ new text end new text begin 609,000 new text end

new text begin Effectiveness of Re-Entry Programs and Drug Courts; Study. The Sentencing Guidelines Commission, in consultation with the commissioner of corrections and the state court administrator, shall study: (1) the effectiveness of the offender re-entry funding and programs authorized in this act; and (2) the effectiveness of the state's drug courts. The report must assess the impact this act's re-entry grants and programs and the state's drug court funding had on the recidivism rate of offenders who participated in programs that received re-entry grants or drug courts, attempt to calculate related savings, if any, in incarceration costs, and develop a formula by which to measure the impact in incarceration costs. The executive director of the commission shall file an interim report by January 15, 2008, and a final report by January 15, 2009, with the chairs and minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over public safety policy and funding. new text end

new text begin Collateral Sanctions Committee. $100,000 the first year is for the Collateral Sanctions Committee described in article 7, section 23. This money must be used for staffing, conducting research, conducting public hearings, reimbursing committee members for reasonable expenses, and for the required report. new text end

new text begin Changes to Grid for Controlled Substance Offenses. The commission shall propose changed rankings for controlled substance offenses on the sentencing guidelines grid. The proposal must encompass the following factors: new text end

new text begin (1) the proportionality of Minnesota's drug sentencing provisions when compared to sentencing provisions for other crimes in Minnesota; new text end

new text begin (2) the proportionality of Minnesota's drug sentencing provisions when compared to drug sentencing provisions throughout the United States, including the Federal system; new text end

new text begin (3) the average and the range of criminal history scores for each level of drug offender currently incarcerated in Minnesota's prisons; new text end

new text begin (4) the criminal history of offenders who would be impacted by the commission's recommendations; new text end

new text begin (5) the type and quantity of Minnesota correctional resources that are dedicated to all drug offenders; and new text end

new text begin (6) the projected annual cost to the Department of Corrections of incarcerating all drug offenders in state prisons over the next ten years, under present grid rankings and under the proposed grid rankings. new text end

new text begin The commission's proposal shall not take effect, except as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 244.09, subdivision 11. new text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin [241.86] MENTORING GRANT FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Mentoring grant. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of corrections shall award a grant to nonprofit organizations that provide one-to-one mentoring relationships to youth enrolled between the ages of seven to 13 whose parent or other significant family member is incarcerated in a county workhouse, county jail, state prison, or other type of correctional facility or is subject to correctional supervision. The intent of the grant is to provide children with adult mentors to strengthen developmental outcomes, including enhanced self-confidence and esteem; improved academic performance; and improved relationships with peers, family, and other adults that may prevent them from entering the juvenile justice system. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grant criteria. new text end

new text begin As a condition of receiving grants, the grant recipients shall do the following: new text end

new text begin (1) collaborate with other organizations that have a demonstrated history of providing services to youth and families in disadvantaged situations; new text end

new text begin (2) implement procedures to ensure that 100 percent of the mentors pose no safety risk to the child and have the skills to participate in a mentoring relationship; new text end

new text begin (3) provide enhanced training to mentors focusing on asset building and family dynamics when a parent is incarcerated; and new text end

new text begin (4) provide an individual family plan and aftercare. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Program evaluation. new text end

new text begin Grant recipients shall submit an evaluation plan to the commissioner delineating the program and student outcome goals and activities implemented to achieve the stated outcomes. The goals must be clearly stated and measurable. Grant recipients shall collect, analyze, and report on participation and outcome data that enable the department to verify that the program goals were met. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 17.

new text begin HOMELESS OUTREACH GRANTS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grant program. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety shall establish a grant program to connect people experiencing homelessness to housing and services for purposes of reducing recidivism and promoting stronger communities. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grant recipients. new text end

new text begin The commissioner, in consultation with the director of ending long-term homelessness, the Ending Long-Term Homelessness Advisory Council, and the Office of Economic Opportunity of the Department of Human Services, shall award grants to agencies experienced in homeless outreach services and provide needed staff qualified to work with people with serious mental illness or chemical dependency, and employ outreach staff who are trained and qualified to work with racially and culturally diverse populations. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Project design. new text end

new text begin Projects eligible for grants under this section must do the following: new text end

new text begin (1) provide outreach services that may be targeted to, but are not limited to, people experiencing long-term homelessness and homeless people who have had repeated interactions with law enforcement; new text end

new text begin (2) provide outreach services that will provide intervention strategies linking people to housing and services as an alternative to arrest; new text end

new text begin (3) provide a plan to connect people experiencing homelessness to services for which they may be eligible, such as Supplemental Security Income, veterans benefits, health care, housing assistance, and long-term support programs for those with significant barriers to living on their own; new text end

new text begin (4) demonstrate partnership or collaboration with local law enforcement, which may include joint application for homeless outreach grants, joint sharing in administration of the grant, development of protocol defining when outreach workers are called upon, and shared training opportunities; new text end

new text begin (5) promote community collaboration with local and county governments, social services providers, mental health crisis providers, and other community organizations that address homelessness; new text end

new text begin (6) provide a plan to leverage resources from the entities listed in clause (5) and other private sources to accomplish the goal of moving people into housing and services; and new text end

new text begin (7) provide a plan to measure and evaluate the program's effectiveness in connecting people experiencing homelessness to housing and services and reducing the use of public safety and corrections resources. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Annual report. new text end

new text begin Grant recipients shall report to the commissioner by June 30 of each year on the services and programs provided, expenditures of grant money, and an evaluation of the program's success in connecting individuals experiencing homelessness to housing and services, and reducing the use of public safety and corrections resources. The commissioner shall independently evaluate the effectiveness of the grant recipients in achieving the goals of the program and report the results of this evaluation and other information on the grant program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice funding by January 15, 2010. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 18.

new text begin CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER GRANTS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin Grants under this section are provided to stabilize funding and ensure the continued viability of core functions relating to child maltreatment investigations, interviews, treatment, and related training. The grants ensure that child victims of abuse have access to safe, secure facilities and that law enforcement has access to the tools necessary for the successful apprehension and conviction of child predators. The grants ensure that important government duties relating to the protection of children are not ignored and subjected to unstable, irregular funding sources. The grants provide funding for state mandates relating to child maltreatment reporting and assessment. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Criteria. new text end

new text begin (a) Grants must be made only to child advocacy centers that are accredited members in good standing with the National Children's Alliance or are actively pursuing that status. new text end

new text begin (b) Grant awards may be used for: new text end

new text begin (1) child interview or investigation programs and facilities; new text end

new text begin (2) coordination of or referral for support services; or new text end

new text begin (3) related statewide training programs. new text end

new text begin (c) To be eligible for a grant, a child advocacy center must facilitate the provision of the following core services: new text end

new text begin (1) support and services for alleged child abuse victims and their families; new text end

new text begin (2) coordination of investigations of child abuse by providing a location for forensic interviews; new text end

new text begin (3) promoting the coordination of services for children alleged to have been abused; new text end

new text begin (4) forensic medical examinations; new text end

new text begin (5) mental health and related support services; new text end

new text begin (6) court advocacy; and new text end

new text begin (7) consultation and training of multidisciplinary child protection teams. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 19.

new text begin DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR HIGH-RISK ADULTS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "high-risk adult" means an adult with a history of some combination of substance abuse, mental illness, chronic unemployment, incarceration, or homelessness. High-risk adults are considered to be very likely to enter or re-enter state or county correctional programs or chemical or mental health programs. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of corrections shall contract with one nonprofit entity to conduct this demonstration project and document the effectiveness of this model. Initially, the demonstration will operate in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. new text end

new text begin (b) At a minimum, the contractor shall meet the following criteria: new text end

new text begin (1) be an incorporated, nonprofit organization that is capable of managing and operating a multidisciplinary model for providing high-risk adults with housing, short-term work, health care, behavioral health care, and community re-engagement; new text end

new text begin (2) demonstrate an ability to organize and manage an alliance of nonprofit organizations providing services to high-risk adults; new text end

new text begin (3) have organizational leaders with a demonstrated ability to organize, manage, and lead service teams consisting of workers from multiple service providers that deliver direct support to high-risk adults; new text end

new text begin (4) have experience with providing a comprehensive set of housing, work, health care, behavioral health care, and community re-engagement services to high-risk adults; and new text end

new text begin (5) be a recipient of foundation and other private funds for the refinement and testing of a demonstration of this type. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Scope of the demonstration project. new text end

new text begin The contractor undertaking this demonstration project shall do the following, as part of this project: new text end

new text begin (1) enroll eligible high-risk adults over the demonstration project period, starting December 1, 2007; new text end

new text begin (2) using best practices derived from research and testing, provide or assist in arranging access to services for high-risk adults enrolled in the demonstration project, including, at a minimum, housing, behavioral health services, health care, employment, and community and family re-engagement; new text end

new text begin (3) maximize the performance of existing services and programs by coordinating access to and the delivery of these services; and new text end

new text begin (4) define conditions under which enrollees are considered to be in good standing and allowed to remain in the demonstration project. new text end

new text begin The conditions under clause (4) may include, but are not limited to, the following: new text end

new text begin (i) living in stable and safe housing; new text end

new text begin (ii) working and earning an income; new text end

new text begin (iii) paying child support, if appropriate; new text end

new text begin (iv) participating in treatment programs, if appropriate; and new text end

new text begin (v) having no arrests. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin The following types of individuals are eligible for enrollment in this demonstration project: new text end

new text begin (1) high-risk adults; new text end

new text begin (2) high-risk adults in the process of being released from state correctional facilities, county detention facilities, community-based treatment or detoxification facilities, community corrections halfway houses, or other similar programs, or on probation; and new text end

new text begin (3) high-risk adults willing to accept the requirements imposed on enrollees in the demonstration project, including, but not limited to, maintaining steady employment; paying child support, if applicable; remaining drug-free and alcohol-free, if applicable; and no criminal activity. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Payment. new text end

new text begin To the extent funds are appropriated for the purposes of this section, the commissioner of corrections shall pay to the entity under contract a monthly fee of $1,600 for each enrollee who (1) had been in the custody of the commissioner of corrections within the preceding year, and (2) is in good standing in the demonstration project. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin (a) By January 15 of each year, the entity under contract shall submit a report to the commissioners of corrections, human services, employment and economic development, and housing finance, and the legislature. The report must include the following: new text end

new text begin (1) the number of participants who have been enrolled and the number currently participating in the demonstration project; new text end

new text begin (2) a description of the services provided to enrollees over the past year and over the duration of the demonstration project to date; new text end

new text begin (3) an accounting of the costs associated with the enrollees over the past year and over the duration of the demonstration project to date; and new text end

new text begin (4) any other information requested by the commissioners of corrections, human services, employment and economic development, and housing finance, and the legislature. new text end

new text begin (b) The report must include recommendations on improving and expanding the project to other geographical areas of the state. new text end

new text begin (c) The report must include an update on the status of the independent evaluation required in subdivision 7. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Independent evaluation. new text end

new text begin An independent evaluator selected by the commissioner of corrections shall conduct an evaluation of the project. The independent evaluator shall complete and submit a report of findings and recommendations to the commissioners of corrections, human services, employment and economic development, and housing finance, and the legislature. This independent evaluation must be developed and implemented concurrently with the demonstration project, beginning on December 1, 2007. The final report is due upon completion of the demonstration project and must be submitted to the above-named entities. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 20.

new text begin RE-ENTRY GRANT ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Re-entry grant. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of corrections shall award a grant to a nonprofit having a section 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service or a public or private institution of higher education that has expertise in addressing the intersection between offender re-entry and domestic violence. The intent of the grant is to provide services to re-entering offenders and their intimate partners to: (1) reduce the incidence of domestic violence among offenders re-entering the community; (2) reduce occurrences of domestic violence, serious injury, and death experienced by intimate partners who are in relationships with offenders recently released from jail or prison; and (3) reduce criminal recidivism due to domestic violence. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grant criteria. new text end

new text begin As a condition of receiving the grant, the grant recipient must: new text end

new text begin (1) subcontract with at least one community-based domestic abuse counseling or educational program and at least one crime victim service provider to provide comprehensive services to recently released offenders and their intimate partners; new text end

new text begin (2) train the organizations selected pursuant to clause (1) on research-based practices and best practices in addressing the intersection of offender re-entry and domestic violence; and new text end

new text begin (3) serve as liaison to the Department of Corrections and provide technical assistance, training, and coordination to the organizations selected pursuant to clause (1) in implementing policies that address the intersection of offender re-entry and domestic violence. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Program evaluation. new text end

new text begin The grant recipient must rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of its intervention and work with subcontracted organizations to collect data. The grant recipient must submit an evaluation plan to the commissioner of corrections delineating project goals and specific activities performed to achieve those goals. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 21.

new text begin EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR EX-CRIMINAL OFFENDERS; PILOT PROJECT. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of corrections shall issue a grant to a nonprofit organization to establish a pilot project to provide employment services to ex-criminal offenders living in the North Minneapolis community. The pilot project must provide the ex-offender participants with a continuum of employment services that identifies their needs; intervenes with them through case management if they are struggling; and provides them with work readiness, skill training, chemical and mental health referrals, housing support, job placement, work experience, and job retention support. The pilot project shall work with community corrections officials, faith-based organizations, and businesses to create an array of support opportunities for the participants. new text end

new text begin (b) By January 15, 2010, the commissioner of corrections shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding on the activities conducted by the grant recipient and the effectiveness of the pilot project. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

ARTICLE 2

GENERAL CRIME

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 518B.01, subdivision 22, is amended to read:

Subd. 22.

Domestic abuse no contact order.

(a) A domestic abuse no contact order is an order issued by a court against a defendant in a criminal proceeding for:

(1) domestic abuse;

(2) harassment or stalking charged under section 609.749 and committed against a family or household member;

(3) violation of an order for protection charged under subdivision 14; or

(4) violation of a prior domestic abuse no contact order charged under this subdivision.

It includes pretrial orders before final disposition of the case and probationary orders after sentencing.

(b) A person who knows of the existence of a domestic abuse no contact order issued against the person and violates the order is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who knowingly violates this subdivision within ten years of a previous qualified domestic violence-related offense conviction or adjudication of delinquency.new text begin Upon a gross misdemeanor conviction under this paragraph, the defendant must be sentenced to a minimum of ten days' imprisonment and must be ordered to participate in counseling or other appropriate programs selected by the court as provided in section 518B.02. Notwithstanding section 609.135, the court must impose and execute the minimum sentence provided in this paragraph for gross misdemeanor convictions.new text end

new text begin (d) A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if the person knowingly violates this subdivision: (1) within ten years of the first of two or more previous qualified domestic violence-related offense convictions or adjudications of delinquency; or (2) while possessing a dangerous weapon, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 6. Upon a felony conviction under this paragraph in which the court stays imposition or execution of sentence, the court shall impose at least a 30-day period of incarceration as a condition of probation. The court also shall order that the defendant participate in counseling or other appropriate programs selected by the court. Notwithstanding section 609.135, the court must impose and execute the minimum sentence provided in this paragraph for felony convictions. new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end A peace officer shall arrest without a warrant and take into custody a person whom the peace officer has probable cause to believe has violated a domestic abuse no contact order, even if the violation of the order did not take place in the presence of the peace officer, if the existence of the order can be verified by the officer. The person shall be held in custody for at least 36 hours, excluding the day of arrest, Sundays, and holidays, unless the person is released earlier by a judge or judicial officer. A peace officer acting in good faith and exercising due care in making an arrest pursuant to this paragraph is immune from civil liability that might result from the officer's actions.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.02, subdivision 16, is amended to read:

Subd. 16.

Qualified domestic violence-related offense.

"Qualified domestic violence-related offense" includes new text begin a violation of or an attempt to violate new text end deleted text begin the following offenses:deleted text end sections 518B.01, subdivision 14 (violation of domestic abuse order for protection); 518B.01, subdivision 22 (violation of domestic abuse no contact order); new text begin 609.185 (first-degree murder); 609.19 (second-degree murder); new text end 609.221 (first-degree assault); 609.222 (second-degree assault); 609.223 (third-degree assault); 609.2231 (fourth-degree assault); 609.224 (fifth-degree assault); 609.2242 (domestic assault); 609.2247 (domestic assault by strangulation); 609.342 (first-degree criminal sexual conduct); 609.343 (second-degree criminal sexual conduct); 609.344 (third-degree criminal sexual conduct); 609.345 (fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct); 609.377 (malicious punishment of a child); 609.713 (terroristic threats); 609.748, subdivision 6 (violation of harassment restraining order); 609.749 (harassment/stalking); and 609.78, subdivision 2 (interference with an emergency call); and similar laws of other states, the United States, the District of Columbia, tribal lands, and United States territories.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.341, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Sexual contact.

(a) "Sexual contact," for the purposes of sections 609.343, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (f), and 609.345, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to deleted text begin (m)deleted text end new text begin (o)new text end , includes any of the following acts committed without the complainant's consent, except in those cases where consent is not a defense, and committed with sexual or aggressive intent:

(i) the intentional touching by the actor of the complainant's intimate parts, or

(ii) the touching by the complainant of the actor's, the complainant's, or another's intimate parts effected by a person in a position of authority, or by coercion, or by inducement if the complainant is under 13 years of age or mentally impaired, or

(iii) the touching by another of the complainant's intimate parts effected by coercion or by a person in a position of authority, or

(iv) in any of the cases above, the touching of the clothing covering the immediate area of the intimate parts.

(b) "Sexual contact," for the purposes of sections 609.343, subdivision 1, clauses (g) and (h), and 609.345, subdivision 1, clauses (f) and (g), includes any of the following acts committed with sexual or aggressive intent:

(i) the intentional touching by the actor of the complainant's intimate parts;

(ii) the touching by the complainant of the actor's, the complainant's, or another's intimate parts;

(iii) the touching by another of the complainant's intimate parts; or

(iv) in any of the cases listed above, touching of the clothing covering the immediate area of the intimate parts.

(c) "Sexual contact with a person under 13" means the intentional touching of the complainant's bare genitals or anal opening by the actor's bare genitals or anal opening with sexual or aggressive intent or the touching by the complainant's bare genitals or anal opening of the actor's or another's bare genitals or anal opening with sexual or aggressive intent.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.344, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Crime defined.

A person who engages in sexual penetration with another person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree if any of the following circumstances exists:

(a) the complainant is under 13 years of age and the actor is no more than 36 months older than the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant shall be a defense;

(b) the complainant is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is more than 24 months older than the complainant. In any such casenew text begin if the actor is no more than 120 months older than the complainant,new text end it shall be an affirmative defense, which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence, that the actornew text begin reasonablynew text end believes the complainant to be 16 years of age or older.new text begin In all other cases, mistake as to the complainant's age shall not be a defense.new text end If the actor in such a case is no more than 48 months but more than 24 months older than the complainant, the actor may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(c) the actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the penetration;

(d) the actor knows or has reason to know that the complainant is mentally impaired, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless;

(e) the complainant is at least 16 but less than 18 years of age and the actor is more than 48 months older than the complainant and in a position of authority over the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense;

(f) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant and the complainant was at least 16 but under 18 years of age at the time of the sexual penetration. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense;

(g) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant, the complainant was at least 16 but under 18 years of age at the time of the sexual penetration, and:

(i) the actor or an accomplice used force or coercion to accomplish the penetration;

(ii) the complainant suffered personal injury; or

(iii) the sexual abuse involved multiple acts committed over an extended period of time.

Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense;

(h) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a patient of the psychotherapist and the sexual penetration occurred:

(i) during the psychotherapy session; or

(ii) outside the psychotherapy session if an ongoing psychotherapist-patient relationship exists.

Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(i) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a former patient of the psychotherapist and the former patient is emotionally dependent upon the psychotherapist;

(j) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a patient or former patient and the sexual penetration occurred by means of therapeutic deception. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(k) the actor accomplishes the sexual penetration by means of deception or false representation that the penetration is for a bona fide medical purpose. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(1) the actor is or purports to be a member of the clergy, the complainant is not married to the actor, and:

(i) the sexual penetration occurred during the course of a meeting in which the complainant sought or received religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort from the actor in private; or

(ii) the sexual penetration occurred during a period of time in which the complainant was meeting on an ongoing basis with the actor to seek or receive religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort in private. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(m) the actor is an employee, independent contractor, or volunteer of a state, county, city, or privately operated adult or juvenile correctional system, including, but not limited to, jails, prisons, detention centers, or work release facilities, and the complainant is a resident of a facility or under supervision of the correctional system. Consent by the complainant is not a defense; deleted text begin ordeleted text end

(n) the actor provides or is an agent of an entity that provides special transportation service, the complainant used the special transportation service, and the sexual penetration occurred during or immediately before or after the actor transported the complainant. Consent by the complainant is not a defensedeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; ornew text end

new text begin (o) the actor performs massage or other bodywork for hire, the complainant was a user of one of those services, and nonconsensual sexual penetration occurred during or immediately before or after the actor performed or was hired to perform one of those services for the complainant. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.345, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Crime defined.

A person who engages in sexual contact with another person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree if any of the following circumstances exists:

(a) the complainant is under 13 years of age and the actor is no more than 36 months older than the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age or consent to the act by the complainant is a defense. In a prosecution under this clause, the state is not required to prove that the sexual contact was coerced;

(b) the complainant is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is more than 48 months older than the complainant or in a position of authority over the complainant. Consent by the complainant to the act is not a defense. In any such case,new text begin if the actor is no more than 120 months older than the complainant,new text end it shall be an affirmative defense which must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the actornew text begin reasonablynew text end believes the complainant to be 16 years of age or oldernew text begin . In all other cases, mistake as to the complainant's age shall not be a defensenew text end ;

(c) the actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual contact;

(d) the actor knows or has reason to know that the complainant is mentally impaired, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless;

(e) the complainant is at least 16 but less than 18 years of age and the actor is more than 48 months older than the complainant and in a position of authority over the complainant. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense;

(f) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant and the complainant was at least 16 but under 18 years of age at the time of the sexual contact. Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense;

(g) the actor has a significant relationship to the complainant, the complainant was at least 16 but under 18 years of age at the time of the sexual contact, and:

(i) the actor or an accomplice used force or coercion to accomplish the contact;

(ii) the complainant suffered personal injury; or

(iii) the sexual abuse involved multiple acts committed over an extended period of time.

Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the complainant is a defense;

(h) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a patient of the psychotherapist and the sexual contact occurred:

(i) during the psychotherapy session; or

(ii) outside the psychotherapy session if an ongoing psychotherapist-patient relationship exists. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(i) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a former patient of the psychotherapist and the former patient is emotionally dependent upon the psychotherapist;

(j) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a patient or former patient and the sexual contact occurred by means of therapeutic deception. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(k) the actor accomplishes the sexual contact by means of deception or false representation that the contact is for a bona fide medical purpose. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(1) the actor is or purports to be a member of the clergy, the complainant is not married to the actor, and:

(i) the sexual contact occurred during the course of a meeting in which the complainant sought or received religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort from the actor in private; or

(ii) the sexual contact occurred during a period of time in which the complainant was meeting on an ongoing basis with the actor to seek or receive religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort in private. Consent by the complainant is not a defense;

(m) the actor is an employee, independent contractor, or volunteer of a state, county, city, or privately operated adult or juvenile correctional system, including, but not limited to, jails, prisons, detention centers, or work release facilities, and the complainant is a resident of a facility or under supervision of the correctional system. Consent by the complainant is not a defense; deleted text begin ordeleted text end

(n) the actor provides or is an agent of an entity that provides special transportation service, the complainant used the special transportation service, the complainant is not married to the actor, and the sexual contact occurred during or immediately before or after the actor transported the complainant. Consent by the complainant is not a defensedeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; ornew text end

new text begin (o) the actor performs massage or other bodywork for hire, the complainant was a user of one of those services, and nonconsensual sexual contact occurred during or immediately before or after the actor performed or was hired to perform one of those services for the complainant. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.3455, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Applicability. new text end

new text begin The provisions of this section do not affect the applicability of Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.108, to crimes committed before August 1, 2005, or the validity of sentences imposed under Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.108. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.352, is amended to read:

609.352 SOLICITATION OF CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL CONDUCTnew text begin ; COMMUNICATION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIALS TO CHILDRENnew text end .

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section:

(a) "child" means a person 15 years of age or younger;

(b) "sexual conduct" means sexual contact of the individual's primary genital area, sexual penetration as defined in section 609.341, or sexual performance as defined in section 617.246; and

(c) "solicit" means commanding, entreating, or attempting to persuade a specific person in person, by telephone, by letter, or by computerized or other electronic means.

Subd. 2.

Prohibited act.

A person 18 years of age or older who solicits a child or someone the person reasonably believes is a child to engage in sexual conduct with intent to engage in sexual conduct is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced deleted text begin to imprisonment for not more than three years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or bothdeleted text end new text begin as provided in subdivision 4new text end .

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Internet or computer solicitation of children. new text end

new text begin A person 18 years of age or older who uses the Internet or a computer, computer program, computer network, or computer system to commit any of the following acts, with the intent to arouse the sexual desire of any person, is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 4: new text end

new text begin (1) soliciting a child or someone the person reasonably believes is a child to engage in sexual conduct; new text end

new text begin (2) engaging in communication relating to or describing sexual conduct with a child or someone the person reasonably believes is a child; or new text end

new text begin (3) distributing any material, language, or communication, including a photographic or video image, that relates to or describes sexual conduct to a child or someone the person reasonably believes is a child. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2b. new text end

new text begin Jurisdiction. new text end

new text begin A person may be convicted of an offense under subdivision 2a if the transmission that constitutes the offense either originates within this state or is received within this state. new text end

Subd. 3.

Defenses.

new text begin (a) new text end Mistake as to age is not a defense to a prosecution under this section.

new text begin (b) The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement officer was involved in the detection or investigation of an offense under this section does not constitute a defense to a prosecution under this section. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Penalty. new text end

new text begin A person convicted under subdivision 2 or 2a is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years, or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Sentence.

Whoever commits theft may be sentenced as follows:

(1) to imprisonment for not more than 20 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $100,000, or both, if the property is a firearm, or the value of the property or services stolen is more than $35,000 and the conviction is for a violation of subdivision 2, clause (3), (4), (15), or (16); or

(2) to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both, if the value of the property or services stolen exceeds deleted text begin $2,500deleted text end new text begin $5,000new text end , or if the property stolen was an article representing a trade secret, an explosive or incendiary device, or a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II pursuant to section 152.02 with the exception of marijuana; or

(3) to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, ifnew text begin any of the following circumstances existnew text end :

(a) the value of the property or services stolen is more than deleted text begin $500deleted text end new text begin $1,000new text end but not more than deleted text begin $2,500deleted text end new text begin $5,000new text end ; or

(b) the property stolen was a controlled substance listed in schedule III, IV, or V pursuant to section 152.02; or

(c) the value of the property or services stolen is more than deleted text begin $250deleted text end new text begin $500new text end but not more than deleted text begin $500deleted text end new text begin $1,000new text end and the person has been convicted within the preceding five years for an offense under this section, section 256.98; 268.182; 609.24; 609.245; 609.53; 609.582, subdivision 1, 2, or 3; 609.625; 609.63; 609.631; or 609.821, or a statute from another state, the United States, or a foreign jurisdiction, in conformity with any of those sections, and the person received a felony or gross misdemeanor sentence for the offense, or a sentence that was stayed under section 609.135 if the offense to which a plea was entered would allow imposition of a felony or gross misdemeanor sentence; or

(d) the value of the property or services stolen is not more than deleted text begin $500deleted text end new text begin $1,000new text end , and any of the following circumstances exist:

(i) the property is taken from the person of another or from a corpse, or grave or coffin containing a corpse; or

(ii) the property is a record of a court or officer, or a writing, instrument or record kept, filed or deposited according to law with or in the keeping of any public officer or office; or

(iii) the property is taken from a burning, abandoned, or vacant building or upon its removal therefrom, or from an area of destruction caused by civil disaster, riot, bombing, or the proximity of battle; or

(iv) the property consists of public funds belonging to the state or to any political subdivision or agency thereof; or

(v) the property stolen is a motor vehicle; or

(4) to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the value of the property or services stolen is more than deleted text begin $250deleted text end new text begin $500new text end but not more than deleted text begin $500deleted text end new text begin $1,000new text end ; or

(5) in all other cases where the value of the property or services stolen is deleted text begin $250deleted text end new text begin $500new text end or less, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both, provided, however, in any prosecution under subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), and (13), the value of the money or property or services received by the defendant in violation of any one or more of the above provisions within any six-month period may be aggregated and the defendant charged accordingly in applying the provisions of this subdivision; provided that when two or more offenses are committed by the same person in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses aggregated under this paragraph.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.52, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Enhanced penalty. new text end

new text begin If a violation of this section creates a reasonably foreseeable risk of bodily harm to another, the penalties described in subdivision 3 are enhanced as follows: new text end

new text begin (1) if the penalty is a misdemeanor or a gross misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both; and new text end

new text begin (2) if the penalty is a felony, the statutory maximum sentence for the offense is 50 percent longer than for the underlying crime. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.526, is amended to read:

609.526 PRECIOUS METAL new text begin AND SCRAP METAL new text end DEALERS; RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given: new text end

new text begin (1) "precious metal dealer" has the meaning given in section 325F.731, subdivision 2; and new text end

new text begin (2) "scrap metal dealer" has the meaning given in section 325E.21, subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Crime described. new text end

Any precious metal dealer deleted text begin as defined in section 325F.731, subdivision 2,deleted text end new text begin or scrap metal dealernew text end or any person employed by a deleted text begin precious metaldeleted text end dealer deleted text begin as defined in section 325F.731, subdivision 2deleted text end , who receives, possesses, transfers, buys, or conceals any stolen property or property obtained by robbery, knowing or having reason to know the property was stolen or obtained by robbery, may be sentenced as follows:

(1) if the value of the property received, bought, or concealed is $1,000 or more, to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $50,000, or both;

(2) if the value of the property received, bought, or concealed is less than $1,000 but more than deleted text begin $300deleted text end new text begin $500new text end , to imprisonment for not more than deleted text begin fivedeleted text end new text begin three new text end years or to payment of a fine of not more than deleted text begin $40,000deleted text end new text begin $25,000new text end , or both;

(3) if the value of the property received, bought, or concealed is deleted text begin $300deleted text end new text begin $500 new text end or less, to imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $1,000, or both.

Any person convicted of violating this section a second or subsequent time within a period of one year may be sentenced as provided in clause (1).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.581, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Government building. new text end

new text begin "Government building" means a building that is owned, leased, controlled, or operated by a governmental entity for a governmental purpose. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.581, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Religious establishment. new text end

new text begin "Religious establishment" means a building used for worship services by a religious organization and clearly identified as such by a posted sign or other means. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.581, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin School building. new text end

new text begin "School building" means a public or private preschool, elementary school, middle school, secondary school, or postsecondary school building. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.581, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Historic property. new text end

new text begin "Historic property" means any property identified as a historic site or historic place by sections 138.661 to 138.664 and clearly identified as such by a posted sign or other means. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.582, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Burglary in the second degree.

new text begin (a) new text end Whoever enters a building without consent and with intent to commit a crime, or enters a building without consent and commits a crime while in the building, either directly or as an accomplice, commits burglary in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both, if:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end the building is a dwelling;

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end the portion of the building entered contains a banking business or other business of receiving securities or other valuable papers for deposit or safekeeping and the entry is with force or threat of force;

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end the portion of the building entered contains a pharmacy or other lawful business or practice in which controlled substances are routinely held or stored, and the entry is forcible; or

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end when entering or while in the building, the burglar possesses a tool to gain access to money or property.

new text begin (b) Whoever enters a government building, religious establishment, historic property, or school building without consent and with intent to commit a crime under section 609.52 or 609.595, or enters a government building, religious establishment, historic property, or school building without consent and commits a crime under section 609.52 or 609.595 while in the building, either directly or as an accomplice, commits burglary in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin [609.593] DAMAGE OR THEFT TO ENERGY TRANSMISSION OR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Crime. new text end

new text begin Whoever intentionally and without consent from one authorized to give consent causes any damage or takes, removes, severs, or breaks: new text end

new text begin (1) any line erected or maintained for the purpose of transmitting electricity for light, heat, or power, or any insulator or cross-arm, appurtenance or apparatus connected to the line, or any wire, cable, or current of the line; new text end

new text begin (2) any pipe or main or hazardous liquid pipeline erected, operated, or maintained for the purpose of transporting, conveying, or distributing gas or other hazardous liquids for light, heat, power, or any other purpose, or any part of the pipe, main, or pipeline, or any valve, meter, holder, compressor, machinery, appurtenance, equipment, or apparatus connected with any main or pipeline; or new text end

new text begin (3) any machinery, equipment, or fixtures used in receiving, initiating, amplifying, processing, transmitting, retransmitting, recording, switching, or monitoring telecommunications services, such as computers, transformers, amplifiers, routers, repeaters, multiplexers, and other items performing comparable functions; and machinery, equipment, and fixtures used in the transportation of telecommunications services, radio transmitters and receivers, satellite equipment, microwave equipment, and other transporting media including wire, cable, fiber, poles, and conduit; new text end

new text begin is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Penalty. new text end

new text begin Whoever violates subdivision 1 is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.595, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Criminal damage to property in the first degree.

Whoever intentionally causes damage to physical property of another without the latter's consent may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both, if:

(1) the damage to the property caused a reasonably foreseeable risk of bodily harm; or

(2) the property damaged belongs to a common carrier and the damage impairs the service to the public rendered by the carrier; or

(3) the damage reduces the value of the property by more than deleted text begin $500deleted text end new text begin $1,000new text end measured by the cost of repair and replacement; or

(4) the damage reduces the value of the property by more than deleted text begin $250deleted text end new text begin $500new text end measured by the cost of repair and replacement and the defendant has been convicted within the preceding three years of an offense under this subdivision or subdivision 2.

In any prosecution under clause (3), the value of any property damaged by the defendant in violation of that clause within any six-month period may be aggregated and the defendant charged accordingly in applying the provisions of this section; provided that when two or more offenses are committed by the same person in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses aggregated under this paragraph.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.595, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Criminal damage to property in the third degree.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 1a, whoever intentionally causes damage to another person's physical property without the other person's consent may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the damage reduces the value of the property by more than deleted text begin $250deleted text end new text begin $500new text end but not more than deleted text begin $500deleted text end new text begin $1,000new text end as measured by the cost of repair and replacement.

(b) Whoever intentionally causes damage to another person's physical property without the other person's consent because of the property owner's or another's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability as defined in section 363A.03, age, or national origin may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both, if the damage reduces the value of the property by not more than deleted text begin $250deleted text end new text begin $500new text end .

(c) In any prosecution under paragraph (a), the value of property damaged by the defendant in violation of that paragraph within any six-month period may be aggregated and the defendant charged accordingly in applying this section. When two or more offenses are committed by the same person in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses aggregated under this paragraph.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 19.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.805, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

ARTICLE 3

DWI AND DRIVING RELATED PROVISIONS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169A.275, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Exception. new text end

new text begin (a) A judge is not required to sentence a person as provided in this section if the judge requires the person as a condition of probation to drive only motor vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device meeting the standards described in section 171.306. new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision expires July 1, 2009. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 169A.51, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Requirements for conducting tests; liability.

(a) Only a physician, medical technician, emergency medical technician-paramedic, registered nurse, medical technologist, medical laboratory technician, new text begin phlebotomist, new text end or laboratory assistant acting at the request of a peace officer may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the presence of alcohol, a controlled substance or its metabolite, or a hazardous substance. This limitation does not apply to the taking of a breath or urine sample.

(b) The person tested has the right to have someone of the person's own choosing administer a chemical test or tests in addition to any administered at the direction of a peace officer; provided, that the additional test sample on behalf of the person is obtained at the place where the person is in custody, after the test administered at the direction of a peace officer, and at no expense to the state. The failure or inability to obtain an additional test or tests by a person does not preclude the admission in evidence of the test taken at the direction of a peace officer unless the additional test was prevented or denied by the peace officer.

(c) The physician, medical technician, emergency medical technician-paramedic, medical technologist, medical laboratory technician, laboratory assistant, new text begin phlebotomist, new text end or registered nurse drawing blood at the request of a peace officer for the purpose of determining the concentration of alcohol, a controlled substance or its metabolite, or a hazardous substance is in no manner liable in any civil or criminal action except for negligence in drawing the blood. The person administering a breath test must be fully trained in the administration of breath tests pursuant to training given by the commissioner of public safety.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Driving record disclosure to law enforcement. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall also furnish driving records, without charge, to chiefs of police, county sheriffs, prosecuting attorneys, and other law enforcement agencies with the power to arrest. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.305, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Program standards. new text end

new text begin The program standards applicable to section 171.306 also apply to this section. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 5.

new text begin [171.306] IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE PILOT PROJECT. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Pilot project established; reports. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall conduct a two-year ignition interlock device pilot project as provided in this section. The commissioner shall select one metropolitan county and one rural county to participate in the pilot project. The pilot project must begin on July 1, 2007, and continue until June 30, 2009. The commissioner shall submit two preliminary reports by February 1, 2008, and by December 1, 2008, and a final report by September 1, 2009, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding. The reports must evaluate the successes and failures of the pilot project, provide information on participation rates, and make recommendations on continuing the project. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Performance standards; certification. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall determine appropriate performance standards and a certification process for ignition interlock devices for the pilot project. Only devices certified by the commissioner as meeting the performance standards may be used in the pilot project. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Pilot project components. new text end

new text begin (a) Under the pilot project, the commissioner shall issue a driver's license to an individual whose driver's license has been revoked under chapter 169A for a repeat impaired driving incident if the person qualifies under this section and agrees to all of the conditions of the project. new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must denote the person's driver's license record to indicate the person's participation in the program. The license must authorize the person to drive only vehicles having functioning ignition interlock devices conforming with the requirements of subdivision 2. new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding any statute or rule to the contrary, the commissioner has authority to and shall determine the appropriate period for which a person participating in the ignition interlock pilot program shall be subject to this program, and when the person is eligible to be issued: new text end

new text begin (1) a limited driver's license subject to the ignition interlock restriction; new text end

new text begin (2) full driving privileges subject to the ignition interlock restriction; and new text end

new text begin (3) a driver's license without an ignition interlock restriction. new text end

new text begin (d) A person participating in this pilot project shall agree to participate in any treatment recommended by a chemical use assessment. new text end

new text begin (e) The commissioner shall determine guidelines for participation in the project. A person participating in the project shall sign a written agreement accepting these guidelines and agreeing to comply with them. new text end

new text begin (f) It is a misdemeanor for a person who is licensed under this section for driving a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device to drive, operate, or be in physical control of a motor vehicle other than a vehicle properly equipped with an ignition interlock device. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.55, is amended to read:

171.55 OUT-OF-STATE CONVICTIONS GIVEN EFFECT.

The commissioner shall give the same effect for driver licensing purposes to conduct reported from a licensing authority or court in another state new text begin or province or territory of Canada new text end that the commissioner would give to conduct reported from a court or other agency of this state, whether or not the other state new text begin or province or territory of Canada new text end is a party to the Driver License Compact in section 171.50. The conduct to be given effect by the commissioner includes a report of conviction for an offense enumerated in section 171.50, article IV, or an offense described in sections 171.17 and 171.18.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Criminal vehicular homicidenew text begin or operation; crime describednew text end .

A person is guilty of criminal vehicular homicide deleted text begin resulting in death and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or bothdeleted text end new text begin or operation and may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 1anew text end , if the person causes new text begin injury to or new text end the death of deleted text begin a human being not constituting murder or manslaughterdeleted text end new text begin another new text end as a result of operating a motor vehicle:

(1) in a grossly negligent manner;

(2) in a negligent manner while under the influence of:

(i) alcohol;

(ii) a controlled substance; or

(iii) any combination of those elements;

(3) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more;

(4) while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, as measured within two hours of the time of driving;

(5) in a negligent manner while knowingly under the influence of a hazardous substance;

(6) in a negligent manner while any amount of a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II, new text begin or its metabolite, new text end other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols, is present in the person's body; deleted text begin ordeleted text end

(7) where the driver who causes the accident leaves the scene of the accident in violation of section 169.09, subdivision 1 or 6deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; ornew text end

new text begin (8) where the driver had actual knowledge that a peace officer had previously issued a citation or warning that the motor vehicle was defectively maintained, the driver had actual knowledge that remedial action was not taken, the driver had reason to know that the defect created a present danger to others, and the injury or death was caused by the defective maintenance. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Criminal penalties. new text end

new text begin (a) A person who violates subdivision 1 and causes the death of a human being not constituting murder or manslaughter or the death of an unborn child may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both. new text end

new text begin (b) A person who violates subdivision 1 and causes great bodily harm to another not constituting attempted murder or assault or great bodily harm to an unborn child who is subsequently born alive may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. new text end

new text begin (c) A person who violates subdivision 1 and causes substantial bodily harm to another may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both. new text end

new text begin (d) A person who violates subdivision 1 and causes bodily harm to another may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.21, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Conviction not bar to punishment for other crimes. new text end

new text begin A prosecution for or a conviction of a crime under this section relating to causing death or injury to an unborn child is not a bar to conviction of or punishment for any other crime committed by the defendant as part of the same conduct. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.21, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:

Subd. 4a.

Affirmative defense.

It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge under subdivision 1, clause (6)deleted text begin ; 2, clause (6); 2a, clause (6); 2b, clause (6); 3, clause (6); or 4, clause (6)deleted text end , that the defendant used the controlled substance according to the terms of a prescription issued for the defendant in accordance with sections 152.11 and 152.12.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them.

(a) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 609.52, subdivision 1new text begin , and includes attached trailersnew text end .

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

(c) "Hazardous substance" means any chemical or chemical compound that is listed as a hazardous substance in rules adopted under chapter 182.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 634.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Certificates of analysis; blood sample reports; chain of custody.

new text begin (a) new text end In any hearing or trial of a criminal offense or petty misdemeanor or proceeding pursuant to section 169A.53, subdivision 3, the following documents shall be admissible in evidence:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end a report of the facts and results of any laboratory analysis or examination if it is prepared and attested by the person performing the laboratory analysis or examination in any laboratory operated by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension or authorized by the bureau to conduct an analysis or examination, or in any laboratory of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the federal Postal Inspection Service, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, or the federal Drug Enforcement Administration;

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end a report of a blood sample withdrawn under the implied consent law if:

(i) The report was prepared by the person who administered the test;

(ii) The person who withdrew the blood sample was competent to administer the test under section 169A.51, subdivision 7; and

(iii) The report was prepared consistent with any applicable rules promulgated by the commissioner of public safety; and

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end a verified chain of custody of a specimen while under the control of a laboratory described in clause deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end .

new text begin (b) new text end A report described in new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1), new text end purported to be signed by the person performing the analysis or examination in a laboratory named in that clause, or a blood sample report described in new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2),new text end purported to be signed by the person who withdrew the blood sample shall be admissible as evidence without proof of the seal, signature or official character of the person whose name is signed to it. The signature in new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end or deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2),new text end can be written or in electronic format.

new text begin (c) At least 20 days before trial, the prosecutor shall submit to the accused person or the accused person's attorney notice of the contents of a report described in paragraph (a) and of the requirements of subdivision 2. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 634.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Testimony at trial.

new text begin (a) new text end Except in civil proceedings, including proceedings under section 169A.53, an accused person or the accused person's attorney may request, by notifying the prosecuting attorney at least ten days before the trial, that the following persons testify in person at the trial on behalf of the state:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end a person who performed the laboratory analysis or examination for the report described in subdivision 1, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end ; or

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end a person who prepared the blood sample report described in subdivision 1, new text begin paragraph (a), new text end clause deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end .

If a petitioner in a proceeding under section 169A.53 subpoenas a person described in deleted text begin paragraph (a)deleted text end new text begin clause (1)new text end or deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2),new text end to testify at the proceeding, the petitioner is not required to pay the person witness fees under section 357.22 in excess of $100.

new text begin (b) If the accused person or the accused person's attorney does not comply with the ten-day requirement described in paragraph (a), the prosecutor is not required to produce the person who performed the analysis or examination or prepared the report. In this case, the accused person's right to confront that witness is waived and the report shall be admitted into evidence. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 14.

new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. new text end

new text begin (a) In Minnesota Statutes, sections 171.3215, subdivision 2a; and 609.135, subdivision 2, the revisor of statutes shall change the references in column A to the references in column B. new text end

new text begin Column A new text end new text begin Column B new text end
new text begin 609.21, subdivision 1 new text end new text begin 609.21, subdivision 1a, paragraph (a) new text end
new text begin 609.21, subdivision 2 new text end new text begin 609.21, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b) new text end
new text begin 609.21, subdivision 2a new text end new text begin 609.21, subdivision 1a, paragraph (c) new text end
new text begin 609.21, subdivision 2b new text end new text begin 609.21, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d) new text end
new text begin 609.21, subdivision 4 new text end new text begin 609.21, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b) new text end

new text begin (b) In Minnesota Statutes, section 609.035, subdivision 1, the revisor of statutes shall replace the reference to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.21, subdivisions 3 and 4, with a reference to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.21, subdivision 1b. new text end

new text begin (c) In Minnesota Statutes, section 609.266, the revisor of statutes shall replace the reference to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.21, subdivisions 3 and 4, with a reference to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.21, subdivision 1a, paragraphs (a) and (b). new text end

new text begin (d) In Minnesota Statutes, section 169A.03, subdivisions 20 and 21, and Minnesota Statutes, section 169A.24, subdivision 1, the revisor of statutes shall strike the references to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.21, subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 2a, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 2b, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 3, clauses (2) to (6); and subdivision 4, clauses (2) to (6). new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.21, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, 3, and 4, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

ARTICLE 4

CRIME VICTIMS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299C.46, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Orders for protection and no contact orders. new text end

new text begin The data communications network must include orders for protection issued under section 518B.01 and no contact orders issued under section 629.715, subdivision 4. A no contact order must be accompanied by a photograph of the offender for the purpose of enforcement of the order, if a photograph is available and verified by the court to be an image of the defendant. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 363A.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Formulation of policies.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall formulate policies to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and shallnew text begin do the followingnew text end :

(1) exercise leadership under the direction of the governor in the development of human rights policies and programs, and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature for their consideration and implementation;

(2) establish and maintain a principal office in St. Paul, and any other necessary branch offices at any location within the state;

(3) meet and function at any place within the state;

(4) employ attorneys, clerks, and other employees and agents as the commissioner may deem necessary and prescribe their duties;

(5) to the extent permitted by federal law and regulation, utilize the records of the Department of Employment and Economic Development of the state when necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;

(6) obtain upon request and utilize the services of all state governmental departments and agencies;

(7) adopt suitable rules for effectuating the purposes of this chapter;

(8) issue complaints, receive and investigate charges alleging unfair discriminatory practices, and determine whether or not probable cause exists for hearing;

(9) subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production for examination of any books or papers relative to any matter under investigation or in question as the commissioner deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(10) attempt, by means of education, conference, conciliation, and persuasion to eliminate unfair discriminatory practices as being contrary to the public policy of the state;

(11) develop and conduct programs of formal and informal education designed to eliminate discrimination and intergroup conflict by use of educational techniques and programs the commissioner deems necessary;

(12) make a written report of the activities of the commissioner to the governor each year;

(13) accept gifts, bequests, grants, or other payments public and private to help finance the activities of the department;

(14) create such local and statewide advisory committees as will in the commissioner's judgment aid in effectuating the purposes of the Department of Human Rights;

(15) develop such programs as will aid in determining the compliance throughout the state with the provisions of this chapter, and in the furtherance of such duties, conduct research and study discriminatory practices based upon race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, familial status, sexual orientation, or other factors and develop accurate data on the nature and extent of discrimination and other matters as they may affect housing, employment, public accommodations, schools, and other areas of public life;

(16) develop and disseminate technical assistance to persons subject to the provisions of this chapter, and to agencies and officers of governmental and private agencies;

(17) provide staff services to such advisory committees as may be created in aid of the functions of the Department of Human Rights;

(18) make grants in aid to the extent that appropriations are made available for that purpose in aid of carrying out duties and responsibilities; and

(19) cooperate and consult with the commissioner of labor and industry regarding the investigation of violations of, and resolution of complaints regarding section 363A.08, subdivision 7.

In performing these duties, the commissioner shall give priority to those duties in clauses (8), (9), and (10) and to the duties in section 363A.36.

new text begin (b) All gifts, bequests, grants, or other payments, public and private, accepted under paragraph (a), clause (13), must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a special account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of human rights to help finance activities of the department. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [504B.206] RIGHT OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE TO TERMINATE LEASE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Right to terminate; procedure. new text end

new text begin (a) A tenant to a residential lease who is a victim of domestic abuse and fears imminent domestic abuse against the tenant or the tenant's minor children if the tenant or the tenant's minor children remain in the leased premises may terminate a lease agreement without penalty or liability as provided in this section. The tenant must provide advance written notice to the landlord stating that: new text end

new text begin (1) the tenant fears imminent domestic abuse from a person named in an order for protection or no contact order; new text end

new text begin (2) the tenant needs to terminate the tenancy; and new text end

new text begin (3) the specific date the tenancy will terminate. new text end

new text begin (b) The written notice must be delivered before the termination of the tenancy by mail, fax, or in person, and be accompanied by the order for protection or no contact order. new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of this section, an order for protection means an order issued under chapter 518B. A no contact order means a no contact order currently in effect, issued under section 518B.01, subdivision 22, or chapter 609. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Treatment of information. new text end

new text begin A landlord must not disclose information provided to the landlord by a tenant documenting domestic abuse under subdivision 1. The information must not be entered into any shared database or provided to any person or entity but may be used when required as evidence in an eviction proceeding, action for unpaid rent or damages arising out of the tenancy, claims under section 504B.178, with the consent of the tenant, or as otherwise required by law. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Liability for rent; termination of tenancy. new text end

new text begin (a) A tenant terminating a lease under subdivision 1 is responsible for the rent payment for the full month in which the tenancy terminates and an additional amount equal to one month's rent. The tenant is relieved of any other contractual obligation for payment of rent or any other charges for the remaining term of the lease, except as provided in this section. new text end

new text begin (b) This section does not affect a tenant's liability for delinquent, unpaid rent or other amounts owed to the landlord before the lease was terminated by the tenant under this section. new text end

new text begin (c) The tenancy terminates, including the right of possession of the premises, on the termination date stated in the notice under subdivision 1. The amount equal to one month's rent must be paid on or before the termination of the tenancy for the tenant to be relieved of the contractual obligations for the remaining term of the lease as provided in this section. new text end

new text begin (d) For purposes of this section, the provisions of section 504B.178 are triggered as follows: new text end

new text begin (1) if the only tenant is the tenant who is the victim of domestic abuse and the tenant's minor children, if any, upon the first day of the month following the later of: new text end

new text begin (i) the date the tenant vacates the premises; or new text end

new text begin (ii) the termination of the tenancy indicated in the written notice under subdivision 1; or new text end

new text begin (2) if there are additional tenants bound by the lease, upon the expiration of the lease. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Multiple tenants. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the release of a tenant from a lease agreement under this section, if there are any remaining tenants the tenancy continues for those remaining tenants. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Waiver prohibited. new text end

new text begin A residential tenant may not waive, and a landlord may not require the residential tenant to waive, the tenant's rights under this section. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "domestic abuse" has the meaning given in section 518B.01, subdivision 2. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 595.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Competency of witnesses.

Every person of sufficient understanding, including a party, may testify in any action or proceeding, civil or criminal, in court or before any person who has authority to receive evidence, except as provided in this subdivision:

(a) A husband cannot be examined for or against his wife without her consent, nor a wife for or against her husband without his consent, nor can either, during the marriage or afterwards, without the consent of the other, be examined as to any communication made by one to the other during the marriage. This exception does not apply to a civil action or proceeding by one against the other, nor to a criminal action or proceeding for a crime committed by one against the other or against a child of either or against a child under the care of either spouse, nor to a criminal action or proceeding in which one is charged with homicide or an attempt to commit homicide and the date of the marriage of the defendant is subsequent to the date of the offense, nor to an action or proceeding for nonsupport, neglect, dependency, or termination of parental rights.

(b) An attorney cannot, without the consent of the attorney's client, be examined as to any communication made by the client to the attorney or the attorney's advice given thereon in the course of professional duty; nor can any employee of the attorney be examined as to the communication or advice, without the client's consent.

(c) A member of the clergy or other minister of any religion shall not, without the consent of the party making the confession, be allowed to disclose a confession made to the member of the clergy or other minister in a professional character, in the course of discipline enjoined by the rules or practice of the religious body to which the member of the clergy or other minister belongs; nor shall a member of the clergy or other minister of any religion be examined as to any communication made to the member of the clergy or other minister by any person seeking religious or spiritual advice, aid, or comfort or advice given thereon in the course of the member of the clergy's or other minister's professional character, without the consent of the person.

(d) A licensed physician or surgeon, dentist, or chiropractor shall not, without the consent of the patient, be allowed to disclose any information or any opinion based thereon which the professional acquired in attending the patient in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable the professional to act in that capacity; after the decease of the patient, in an action to recover insurance benefits, where the insurance has been in existence two years or more, the beneficiaries shall be deemed to be the personal representatives of the deceased person for the purpose of waiving this privilege, and no oral or written waiver of the privilege shall have any binding force or effect except when made upon the trial or examination where the evidence is offered or received.

(e) A public officer shall not be allowed to disclose communications made to the officer in official confidence when the public interest would suffer by the disclosure.

(f) Persons of unsound mind and persons intoxicated at the time of their production for examination are not competent witnesses if they lack capacity to remember or to relate truthfully facts respecting which they are examined.

(g) A registered nurse, psychologist, consulting psychologist, or licensed social worker engaged in a psychological or social assessment or treatment of an individual at the individual's request shall not, without the consent of the professional's client, be allowed to disclose any information or opinion based thereon which the professional has acquired in attending the client in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable the professional to act in that capacity. Nothing in this clause exempts licensed social workers from compliance with the provisions of sections 626.556 and 626.557.

(h) An interpreter for a person disabled in communication shall not, without the consent of the person, be allowed to disclose any communication if the communication would, if the interpreter were not present, be privileged. For purposes of this section, a "person disabled in communication" means a person who, because of a hearing, speech or other communication disorder, or because of the inability to speak or comprehend the English language, is unable to understand the proceedings in which the person is required to participate. The presence of an interpreter as an aid to communication does not destroy an otherwise existing privilege.

(i) Licensed chemical dependency counselors shall not disclose information or an opinion based on the information which they acquire from persons consulting them in their professional capacities, and which was necessary to enable them to act in that capacity, except that they may do so:

(1) when informed consent has been obtained in writing, except in those circumstances in which not to do so would violate the law or would result in clear and imminent danger to the client or others;

(2) when the communications reveal the contemplation or ongoing commission of a crime; or

(3) when the consulting person waives the privilege by bringing suit or filing charges against the licensed professional whom that person consulted.

(j) A parent or the parent's minor child may not be examined as to any communication made in confidence by the minor to the minor's parent. A communication is confidential if made out of the presence of persons not members of the child's immediate family living in the same household. This exception may be waived by express consent to disclosure by a parent entitled to claim the privilege or by the child who made the communication or by failure of the child or parent to object when the contents of a communication are demanded. This exception does not apply to a civil action or proceeding by one spouse against the other or by a parent or child against the other, nor to a proceeding to commit either the child or parent to whom the communication was made or to place the person or property or either under the control of another because of an alleged mental or physical condition, nor to a criminal action or proceeding in which the parent is charged with a crime committed against the person or property of the communicating child, the parent's spouse, or a child of either the parent or the parent's spouse, or in which a child is charged with a crime or act of delinquency committed against the person or property of a parent or a child of a parent, nor to an action or proceeding for termination of parental rights, nor any other action or proceeding on a petition alleging child abuse, child neglect, abandonment or nonsupport by a parent.

(k) Sexual assault counselors may not be deleted text begin compelled to testify aboutdeleted text end new text begin allowed to disclosenew text end any opinion or information received from or about the victim without the consent of the victim. However, a counselor may be compelled to identify or disclose information in investigations or proceedings related to neglect or termination of parental rights if the court determines good cause exists. In determining whether to compel disclosure, the court shall weigh the public interest and need for disclosure against the effect on the victim, the treatment relationship, and the treatment services if disclosure occurs. Nothing in this clause exempts sexual assault counselors from compliance with the provisions of sections 626.556 and 626.557.

"Sexual assault counselor" for the purpose of this section means a person who has undergone at least 40 hours of crisis counseling training and works under the direction of a supervisor in a crisis center, whose primary purpose is to render advice, counseling, or assistance to victims of sexual assault.

(l) A person cannot be examined as to any communication or document, including worknotes, made or used in the course of or because of mediation pursuant to an agreement to mediate. This does not apply to the parties in the dispute in an application to a court by a party to have a mediated settlement agreement set aside or reformed. A communication or document otherwise not privileged does not become privileged because of this paragraph. This paragraph is not intended to limit the privilege accorded to communication during mediation by the common law.

(m) A child under ten years of age is a competent witness unless the court finds that the child lacks the capacity to remember or to relate truthfully facts respecting which the child is examined. A child describing any act or event may use language appropriate for a child of that age.

(n) A communication assistant for a telecommunications relay system for communication-impaired persons shall not, without the consent of the person making the communication, be allowed to disclose communications made to the communication assistant for the purpose of relaying.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611A.036, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Victim's spouse or deleted text begin next of kindeleted text end new text begin immediate family membersnew text end .

An employer must allow a victim of a deleted text begin heinousdeleted text end new text begin violentnew text end crime, as well as the victim's spouse or deleted text begin next of kindeleted text end new text begin immediate family membersnew text end , reasonable time off from work to attend criminal proceedings related to the victim's case.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611A.036, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Definition.

As used in this section, deleted text begin "heinous crime"deleted text end new text begin "violent crime"new text end meansnew text begin a violation or attempt to violate any of the followingnew text end :new text begin section 609.185 (murder in the first degree); 609.19 (murder in the second degree); 609.195 (murder in the third degree); 609.20 (manslaughter in the first degree); 609.205 (manslaughter in the second degree); 609.21 (criminal vehicular homicide and injury); 609.221 (assault in the first degree); 609.222 (assault in the second degree); 609.223 (assault in the third degree); 609.2231 (assault in the fourth degree); 609.2241 (knowing transfer of communicable disease); 609.2242 (domestic assault); 609.2245 (female genital mutilation); 609.2247 (domestic assault by strangulation); 609.228 (great bodily harm caused by distribution of drugs); 609.23 (mistreatment of persons confined); 609.231 (mistreatment of residents or patients); 609.2325 (criminal abuse); 609.233 (criminal neglect); 609.235 (use of drugs to injure or facilitate crime); 609.24 (simple robbery); 609.245 (aggravated robbery); 609.25 (kidnapping); 609.255 (false imprisonment); 609.265 (abduction); 609.2661 (murder of an unborn child in the first degree); 609.2662 (murder of an unborn child in the second degree); 609.2663 (murder of an unborn child in the third degree); 609.2664 (manslaughter of an unborn child in the first degree); 609.2665 (manslaughter of an unborn child in the second degree); 609.267 (assault of an unborn child in the first degree); 609.2671 (assault of an unborn child in the second degree); 609.2672 (assault of an unborn child in the third degree); 609.268 (injury or death of an unborn child in commission of a crime); 609.282 (labor trafficking); 609.342 (criminal sexual conduct in the first degree); 609.343 (criminal sexual conduct in the second degree); 609.344 (criminal sexual conduct in the third degree); 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree); 609.3451 (criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree); 609.3453 (criminal sexual predatory conduct); 609.352 (solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct); 609.377 (malicious punishment of a child); 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of a child); 609.561, subdivision 1, (arson in the first degree; dwelling); 609.582, subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (c), (burglary in the first degree; occupied dwelling or involving an assault); or 609.66, subdivision 1e, paragraph (b), (drive-by shooting; firing at or toward a person, or an occupied building or motor vehicle).new text end

deleted text begin (1) a violation or attempted violation of section 609.185 or 609.19; deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) a violation of section 609.195 or 609.221; or deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) a violation of section 609.342, 609.343, or 609.344, if the offense was committed with force or violence or if the complainant was a minor at the time of the offense. deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [611A.26] POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS; CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT COMPLAINTS; LIMITATIONS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Polygraph prohibition. new text end

new text begin No law enforcement agency or prosecutor shall require that a complainant of a criminal sexual conduct offense submit to a polygraph examination as part of or a condition to proceeding with the investigation, charging, or prosecution of such offense. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Law enforcement inquiry. new text end

new text begin A law enforcement agency or prosecutor may not ask that a complainant of a criminal sexual conduct offense submit to a polygraph examination as part of the investigation, charging, or prosecution of such offense unless the complainant has been referred to, and had the opportunity to exercise the option of consulting with a sexual assault counselor as defined in section 595.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (k). new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Informed consent requirement. new text end

new text begin At the request of the complainant, a law enforcement agency may conduct a polygraph examination of the complainant only with the complainant's written, informed consent as provided in this subdivision. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Informed consent. new text end

new text begin To consent to a polygraph, a complainant must be informed in writing that: new text end

new text begin (1) the taking of the polygraph examination is voluntary and solely at the victim's request; new text end

new text begin (2) a law enforcement agency or prosecutor may not ask or require that the complainant submit to a polygraph examination; new text end

new text begin (3) the results of the examination are not admissible in court; and new text end

new text begin (4) the complainant's refusal to take a polygraph examination may not be used as a basis by the law enforcement agency or prosecutor not to investigate, charge, or prosecute the offender. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Polygraph refusal. new text end

new text begin A complainant's refusal to submit to a polygraph examination shall not prevent the investigation, charging, or prosecution of the offense. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

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

new text begin (a) "Criminal sexual conduct" means a violation of section 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, or 609.3451. new text end

new text begin (b) "Complainant" means a person reporting to have been subjected to criminal sexual conduct. new text end

new text begin (c) "Polygraph examination" means any mechanical or electrical instrument or device of any type used or allegedly used to examine, test, or question individuals for the purpose of determining truthfulness. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2008. new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611A.675, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Grants authorized.

The deleted text begin Crime Victim and Witness Advisory Councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of public safetynew text end shall make grants to prosecutors and victim assistance programs for the purpose of providing emergency assistance to victims. As used in this section, "emergency assistance" includes but is not limited to:

(1) replacement of necessary property that was lost, damaged, or stolen as a result of the crime;

(2) purchase and installation of necessary home security devices;

(3) transportation to locations related to the victim's needs as a victim, such as medical facilities and facilities of the criminal justice system;

(4) cleanup of the crime scene; deleted text begin anddeleted text end

(5) reimbursement for reasonable travel and living expenses the victim incurred to attend court proceedings that were held at a location other than the place where the crime occurred due to a change of venuenew text begin ; andnew text end

new text begin (6) reimbursement of towing and storage fees incurred due to impoundment of a recovered stolen vehiclenew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611A.675, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Application for grants.

new text begin (a) new text end A city or county attorney's office or victim assistance program may apply to the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of public safetynew text end for a grant for any of the purposes described in subdivision 1 or for any other emergency assistance purpose approved by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . The application must be on forms and pursuant to procedures developed by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end . The application must describe the type or types of intended emergency assistance, estimate the amount of money required, and include any other information deemed necessary by the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissionernew text end .

new text begin (b) A city or county attorney's office or victim assistance program that applies for a grant for the purpose described in subdivision 1, clause (6), must make the application on a separate form and pursuant to procedures developed by the commissioner. The application must estimate the amount of money required for reimbursement costs, estimate the amount of money required for administrative costs, and include any other information deemed necessary by the commissioner. An applicant may not spend in any fiscal year more than five percent of the grant awarded for administrative costs. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611A.675, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Awards; limitations. new text end

new text begin (a) No award may be granted under subdivision 1, clause (6), to a victim that fails to provide proof of insurance stating that security had been provided for the vehicle at the time the vehicle was stolen. As used in this paragraph, "proof of insurance" has the meaning given it in section 169.791, subdivision 1, paragraph (g). new text end

new text begin (b) An award paid to a victim under subdivision 1, clause (6), shall compensate the victim for actual costs incurred but shall not exceed $300. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611A.675, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Reporting by local agencies required.

A city or county attorney's office or victim assistance program that receives a grant under this section shall file an annual report with the deleted text begin councildeleted text end new text begin commissioner of public safetynew text end itemizing the expenditures made during the preceding year, the purpose of those expenditures, and the ultimate disposition, if any, of each assisted victim's criminal case.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 611A.675, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Report to legislature.

deleted text begin On or before February 1, 1999, the council shall report to the chairs of the senate Crime Prevention and house of representatives Judiciary Committees on the implementation, use, and administration of the grant program created under this section. deleted text end new text begin By February 1, 2008, the commissioner of public safety shall report to the chairs and ranking members of the senate and house committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding on the implementation, use, and administration of the grant programs created under this section. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

ARTICLE 5

COURTS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 2.722, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Description.

Effective July 1, 1959, the state is divided into ten judicial districts composed of the following named counties, respectively, in each of which districts judges shall be chosen as hereinafter specified:

1. Goodhue, Dakota, Carver, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott, and Sibley; deleted text begin 33deleted text end new text begin 36 new text end judges; and four permanent chambers shall be maintained in Red Wing, Hastings, Shakopee, and Glencoe and one other shall be maintained at the place designated by the chief judge of the district;

2. Ramsey; 26 judges;

3. Wabasha, Winona, Houston, Rice, Olmsted, Dodge, Steele, Waseca, Freeborn, Mower, and Fillmore; 23 judges; and permanent chambers shall be maintained in Faribault, Albert Lea, Austin, Rochester, and Winona;

4. Hennepin; 60 judges;

5. Blue Earth, Watonwan, Lyon, Redwood, Brown, Nicollet, Lincoln, Cottonwood, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock, Faribault, Martin, and Jackson; 16 judges; and permanent chambers shall be maintained in Marshall, Windom, Fairmont, New Ulm, and Mankato;

6. Carlton, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook; 15 judges;

7. Benton, Douglas, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Stearns, Todd, Clay, Becker, and Wadena; deleted text begin 27deleted text end new text begin 28new text end judges; and permanent chambers shall be maintained in Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Little Falls, and St. Cloud;

8. Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Lac qui Parle, Meeker, Renville, Swift, Yellow Medicine, Big Stone, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin; 11 judges; and permanent chambers shall be maintained in Morris, Montevideo, and Willmar;

9. Norman, Polk, Marshall, Kittson, Red Lake, Roseau, Mahnomen, Pennington, Aitkin, Itasca, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Clearwater, Cass and Koochiching; deleted text begin 22deleted text end new text begin 23 new text end judges; and permanent chambers shall be maintained in Crookston, Thief River Falls, Bemidji, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, and International Falls; and

10. Anoka, Isanti, Wright, Sherburne, Kanabec, Pine, Chisago, and Washington; deleted text begin 43deleted text end new text begin 45 new text end judges; and permanent chambers shall be maintained in Anoka, Stillwater, and other places designated by the chief judge of the district.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2008. new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.732, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section and section 3.736 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.

(1) "State" includes each of the departments, boards, agencies, commissions, courts, and officers in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the state of Minnesota and includes but is not limited to the Housing Finance Agency, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, the Higher Education Facilities Authority, the Health Technology Advisory Committee, the Armory Building Commission, the Zoological Board, the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, the State Agricultural Society, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, state hospitals, and state penal institutions. It does not include a city, town, county, school district, or other local governmental body corporate and politic.

(2) "Employee of the state" means all present or former officers, members, directors, or employees of the state, members of the Minnesota National Guard, members of a bomb disposal unit approved by the commissioner of public safety and employed by a municipality defined in section 466.01 when engaged in the disposal or neutralization of bombs or other similar hazardous explosives, as defined in section 299C.063, outside the jurisdiction of the municipality but within the state, or persons acting on behalf of the state in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently, with or without compensation. It does not include either an independent contractornew text begin except, for purposes of this section and section 3.736 only, a guardian ad litem acting under court appointment,new text end or members of the Minnesota National Guard while engaged in training or duty under United States Code, title 10, or title 32, section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505, as amended through December 31, 1983. Notwithstanding sections 43A.02 and 611.263, for purposes of this section and section 3.736 only, "employee of the state" includes a district public defender or assistant district public defender in the Second or Fourth Judicial District and a member of the Health Technology Advisory Committee.

(3) "Scope of office or employment" means that the employee was acting on behalf of the state in the performance of duties or tasks lawfully assigned by competent authority.

(4) "Judicial branch" has the meaning given in section 43A.02, subdivision 25.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 3.736, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General rule.

The state will pay compensation for injury to or loss of property or personal injury or death caused by an act or omission of an employee of the state while acting within the scope of office or employment or a peace officer who is not acting on behalf of a private employer and who is acting in good faith under section 629.40, subdivision 4, under circumstances where the state, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant, whether arising out of a governmental or proprietary function. Nothing in this section waives the defense of judicialnew text begin , quasi-judicial,new text end or legislative immunity except to the extent provided in subdivision 8.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15A.083, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Ranges for other judicial positions.

Salaries or salary ranges are provided for the following positions in the judicial branch of government. The appointing authority of any position for which a salary range has been provided shall fix the individual salary within the prescribed range, considering the qualifications and overall performance of the employee. deleted text begin The Supreme Court shall set the salary of the state court administrator and the salaries of district court administrators. The salary of the state court administrator or a district court administrator may not exceed the salary of a district court judge.deleted text end If district court administrators die, the amounts of their unpaid salaries for the months in which their deaths occur must be paid to their estates. The salary of the state public defender shall be fixed by the State Board of Public Defense but must not exceed the salary of a district court judge.

Salary or Range
Effective
July 1, 1994
Board on Judicial Standards executive director $44,000-60,000

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 260C.193, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Termination of jurisdiction.

The court may dismiss the petition or otherwise terminate its jurisdiction on its own motion or on the motion or petition of any interested party at any time. Unless terminated by the court, and except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, the jurisdiction of the court shall continue until the individual becomes 19 years of age if the court determines it is in the best interest of the individual to do so. deleted text begin Court jurisdiction under section 260C.007, subdivision 6, clause (14), may not continue past the child's 18th birthday.deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 302A.781, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Other claims preserved. new text end

new text begin In addition to the claims in subdivision 4, all other statutory and common law rights of persons who may bring claims of injury to a person, including death, are not affected by dissolution under this chapter. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 352D.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Coverage.

(a) Employees enumerated in paragraph (c), clauses (2), (3), (4), and (6) to (14), if they are in the unclassified service of the state or Metropolitan Council and are eligible for coverage under the general state employees retirement plan under chapter 352, are participants in the unclassified plan under this chapter unless the employee gives notice to the executive director of the Minnesota State Retirement System within one year following the commencement of employment in the unclassified service that the employee desires coverage under the general state employees retirement plan. For the purposes of this chapter, an employee who does not file notice with the executive director is deemed to have exercised the option to participate in the unclassified plan.

(b) Persons referenced in paragraph (c), clause (5), are participants in the unclassified program under this chapter unless the person was eligible to elect different coverage under section 3A.07 and elected retirement coverage by the applicable alternative retirement plan. Persons referenced in paragraph (c), clause (15), are participants in the unclassified program under this chapter for judicial employment in excess of the service credit limit in section 490.121, subdivision 22.

(c) Enumerated employees and referenced persons are:

(1) the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the state auditor, and the attorney general;

(2) an employee in the Office of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, Attorney General;

(3) an employee of the State Board of Investment;

(4) the head of a department, division, or agency created by statute in the unclassified service, an acting department head subsequently appointed to the position, or an employee enumerated in section 15A.0815 or 15A.083, subdivision 4;

(5) a member of the legislature;

(6) a full-time unclassified employee of the legislature or a commission or agency of the legislature who is appointed without a limit on the duration of the employment or a temporary legislative employee having shares in the supplemental retirement fund as a result of former employment covered by this chapter, whether or not eligible for coverage under the Minnesota State Retirement System;

(7) a person who is employed in a position established under section 43A.08, subdivision 1, clause (3), or in a position authorized under a statute creating or establishing a department or agency of the state, which is at the deputy or assistant head of department or agency or director level;

(8) the regional administrator, or executive director of the Metropolitan Council, general counsel, division directors, operations managers, and other positions as designated by the council, all of which may not exceed 27 positions at the council and the chair;

(9) the executive director, associate executive director, and not to exceed nine positions of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education in the unclassified service, as designated by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education before January 1, 1992, or subsequently redesignated with the approval of the board of directors of the Minnesota State Retirement System, unless the person has elected coverage by the individual retirement account plan under chapter 354B;

(10) the clerk of the appellate courts appointed under article VI, section 2, of the Constitution of the state of Minnesotanew text begin , the state court administrator and judicial district administratorsnew text end ;

(11) the chief executive officers of correctional facilities operated by the Department of Corrections and of hospitals and nursing homes operated by the Department of Human Services;

(12) an employee whose principal employment is at the state ceremonial house;

(13) an employee of the Minnesota Educational Computing Corporation;

(14) an employee of the State Lottery who is covered by the managerial plan established under section 43A.18, subdivision 3; and

(15) a judge who has exceeded the service credit limit in section 490.121, subdivision 22.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [357.42] DRUG COURT FEES. new text end

new text begin (a) When a court establishes a drug court process, the court may establish one or more fees for services provided to defendants participating in the process. new text end

new text begin (b) In each fiscal year, the court shall deposit the drug court participation fees in the special revenue fund and credit the fees to a separate account for the trial courts. The balance in this account is appropriated to the trial courts and does not cancel but is available until expended. Expenditures from this account must be made for drug court purposes. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 484.54, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Expense payments.

A judge shall be paid travel and subsistence expenses for travel from the judge's place of residence to and from the judge's permanent chambers only for a period of two years deleted text begin after July 1, 1977, or the date the judge initially assumes office, whichever is laterdeleted text end new text begin as provided by Judicial Council policynew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 484.83, is amended to read:

484.83 REINSTATEMENT OF FORFEITED SUMS.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Abandonment of fees. new text end

new text begin All sums deposited with the court administrator to cover fees shall be deemed abandoned if the fees are not disbursed or the services covered by the fees are not performed and the person entitled to refund of the fees does not file a written demand for refund with the court administrator within six months from the date of trial, dismissal, or striking of the cause as to jury fees and from the date of deposit as to other fees. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Bail forfeitures. new text end

new text begin Any bail not forfeited by court order shall be deemed abandoned and forfeited if the person entitled to refund does not file a written demand for refund with the court administrator within six months from the date when the person became entitled to the refund. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reinstated forfeited sums. new text end

A district court judge may order any sums forfeited to be reinstated and the commissioner of finance shall then refund accordingly. The commissioner of finance shall reimburse the court administrator if the court administrator refunds the deposit upon a judge's order and obtains a receipt to be used as a voucher.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [484.843] ABANDONMENT OF NONFELONY BAIL; DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED SUMS; FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Abandonment of deposits and bail. new text end

new text begin (a) Any bail deposited with the court administrator of the Fourth Judicial District on a nonfelony case and not forfeited by court order shall be deemed abandoned and forfeited if the person entitled to refund does not file a written demand for refund with the court administrator within six months from the date when the person became entitled to the refund. new text end

new text begin (b) Any judge may order any sums so forfeited under paragraph (a) to be reinstated for cause and the court administrator shall then refund accordingly. The receipting municipality or subdivision of government shall reimburse the court administrator if the court administrator refunds the deposit upon such an order and obtains a receipt to be used as a voucher. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Disposition of forfeited sums. new text end

new text begin All sums collected on any bail, bond, or recognizance forfeited by court order or under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), for the Fourth Judicial District on a nonfelony case shall be paid to Hennepin County to be applied to the support of the law library of the county. The receipt of the county treasurer to the court administrator shall be a sufficient voucher. When the sums so forfeited, minus refunds, during any calendar year equal $2,500, all sums in excess of that amount shall be paid to the municipality or subdivision of government in which the violation occurred. The payments shall be made periodically but not before six months from the date of the order for forfeiture. During that six-month period, but not thereafter, any judge may set aside the forfeiture order upon proper showing of cause. No obligation to pay sums so ordered forfeited exists unless the forfeiture is not set aside within the six-month period. For the purpose of determining when the $2,500 shall have accrued to the county law library, the final forfeiture shall be deemed to occur at the end of the six-month period. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 504B.361, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Summons and writ.

(a) Thenew text begin state court administrator shall develop a uniform form for thenew text end summons and writ of recovery of premises and order to vacate deleted text begin may be substantially in the forms in paragraphs (b) and (c)deleted text end .

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end

deleted text begin FORM OF SUMMONS deleted text end

deleted text begin State of Minnesota . ) deleted text end
deleted text begin ) deleted text end deleted text begin ss. deleted text end
deleted text begin County of . ) deleted text end

deleted text begin Whereas, ..............., of ..........., has filed with the undersigned, a judge of county stated, a complaint against ..............., of .........., a copy of which is attached: You are hereby summoned to appear before the undersigned on the .......... day of .........., year.........., at .......... o'clock ...m., at .........., to answer and defend against the complaint and to further be dealt with according to law. deleted text end

deleted text begin Dated at ........, this ........ day of ........, year ...... deleted text end
deleted text begin . , . deleted text end
deleted text begin Judge of . court. . deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end

deleted text begin FORM OF WRIT OF RECOVERY OF PREMISES AND ORDER TO VACATE deleted text end

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deleted text begin Therefore, you are commanded that, taking with you the force of the county, if necessary, you cause ................. to be immediately removed from the premises, and the plaintiff to recover the premises. You are also commanded that from the personal property of ........................ within the county that you seize and sell, the plaintiff be paid ............ . dollars, as the costs assessed against the defendant, together with 25 cents for this writ. You are ordered to return this writ within 30 days. deleted text end

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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 518.165, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Permissive appointment of guardian ad litem.

In all proceedings for child custody or for dissolution or legal separation where custody or parenting time with a minor child is in issue, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem from a panel established by the court to represent the interests of the child. The guardian ad litem shall advise the court with respect to custodydeleted text begin , support,deleted text end and parenting time.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 518.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Required appointment of guardian ad litem.

In all proceedings for child custody or for marriage dissolution or legal separation in which custody or parenting time with a minor child is an issue, if the court has reason to believe that the minor child is a victim of domestic child abuse or neglect, as those terms are defined in sections 260C.007 and 626.556, respectively, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem. The guardian ad litem shall represent the interests of the child and advise the court with respect to custodydeleted text begin , support,deleted text end and parenting time. If the child is represented by a guardian ad litem in any other pending proceeding, the court may appoint that guardian to represent the child in the custody or parenting time proceeding. No guardian ad litem need be appointed if the alleged domestic child abuse or neglect is before the court on a juvenile dependency and neglect petition. Nothing in this subdivision requires the court to appoint a guardian ad litem in any proceeding for child custody, marriage dissolution, or legal separation in which an allegation of domestic child abuse or neglect has not been made.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 518A.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Income cap on determining basic support.

(a) The basic support obligation for parents with a combined parental income for determining child support in excess of the income limit deleted text begin currently in effectdeleted text end under subdivision 2 must be the same dollar amount as provided for the parties with a combined parental income for determining child support equal to the income deleted text begin in effectdeleted text end new text begin limitnew text end under subdivision 2.

(b) A court may order a basic support obligation in a child support order in an amount that exceeds the income limit in subdivision 2 if it finds that a child has a disability or other substantial, demonstrated need for the additional support for those reasons set forth in section 518A.43 and that the additional support will directly benefit the child.

deleted text begin (c) The dollar amount for the cap in subdivision 2 must be adjusted on July 1 of every even-numbered year to reflect cost-of-living changes. The Supreme Court must select the index for the adjustment from the indices listed in section 518A.75, subdivision 1. The state court administrator must make the changes in the dollar amounts required by this paragraph available to courts and the public on or before April 30 of the year in which the amount is to change. deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 563.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 7a. new text end

new text begin Copy costs. new text end

new text begin The court administrator shall provide a person who is proceeding in forma pauperis with a copy of the person's court file without charge. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 609.135, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Fine and surcharge collection.

new text begin (a)new text end A defendant's obligation to pay court-ordered fines, surcharges, court costs,new text begin restitution,new text end and fees shall survive for a period of six years from the date of the expiration of the defendant's stayed sentence for the offense for which the fines, surcharges, court costs,new text begin restitution,new text end and fees were imposed, or six years from the imposition or due date of the fines, surcharges, court costs,new text begin restitution,new text end and fees, whichever is later. Nothing in this subdivision extends the period of a defendant's stay of sentence imposition or execution.

new text begin (b) The six-year period relating to a defendant's obligation to pay restitution under paragraph (a) does not limit the victim's right to collect restitution through other means such as a civil judgment. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 18.

Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 8, article 4, section 4, is amended to read:

Sec. 4.

DISTRICT COURTS

$ 118,470,000 $ 128,842,000

Carlton County Extraordinary Expenses. $300,000 the first year is to reimburse Carlton county for extraordinary expenses related to homicide trials. This is a onetime appropriation.

New Judge Units. $774,000 the first year and $1,504,000 the second year are for an increase in judgeship units, including one trial court judge unit beginning October 1, 2001, in the tenth judicial district, one trial court judge unit beginning April 1, 2002, in the third judicial district, one trial court judge unit beginning July 1, 2002, in the tenth judicial district, one trial court judge unit beginning January 1, 2003, in the seventh judicial district, and one trial court judge unit beginning January 1, 2003, in the first judicial district. Each judge unit consists of a judge, law clerk, and court reporter.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Programs. A portion of this appropriation may be used for the alternative dispute resolution programs authorized by article 5, section 18.

Supplemental Funding for Certain Mandated Costs. $4,533,000 the first year and $6,032,000 the second year are to supplement funding for guardians ad litem, interpreters, rule 20 and civil commitment examinations, and in forma pauperis costs in the fifth, seventh, eighth, and ninth judicial districts.

Trial Court Infrastructure Staff. $684,000 the first year and $925,000 the second year are for infrastructure staff.

Court Effectiveness Initiatives; Community Courts and Screener Collectors. $835,000 the first year and $765,000 the second year are for court effectiveness initiatives. Of this amount, $125,000 each year is for continued funding of the community court in the fourth judicial district and $125,000 each year is for continued funding of the community court in the second judicial district. These are onetime appropriations.

The second judicial district and fourth judicial district shall each report quarterly to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over criminal justice funding on:

(1) how money appropriated for this initiative was spent; and

(2) the cooperation of other criminal justice agencies and county units of government in the community courts' efforts.

The first report is due on October 1, 2001. None of this appropriation may be used for the purpose of complying with these reporting requirements.

Of this amount, $585,000 the first year and $515,000 the second year are for screener collector programs.

deleted text begin The fifth, seventh, and ninth judicial district courts shall implement screener collector programs to enhance the collection of overdue fine revenue by at least ten percent in each location serviced by a screener collector. By August 15, 2002, and annually thereafter, the state court administrator shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding issues on the total amount of fines collected, the amount of overdue fines collected for the two preceding fiscal years, and the expenditures associated with the screener collector program. deleted text end

Ninth District County and Support Pilot Projects. Up to $99,000 each year may be used for the ninth judicial district to implement the pilot projects on the six-month review of child custody, parenting time, and support orders, and on the accounting for child support by obligees.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 19.

Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 2, is amended to read:

Sec. 2.

SUPREME COURT

$ 38,806,000 $ 36,439,000

deleted text begin Report on Court Fees. The state court administrator shall review and report back on the financial consequences of policy changes made in the following areas: (1) criminal and traffic offender surcharges; (2) public defender co-pays; and (3) the use of revenue recapture to collect the public defender co-pay. The report shall also list the local governmental units that employ administrative procedures to collect fines for ordinance violations. The state court administrator must submit the report to the chairs and ranking minority members on the committees that have jurisdiction over court funding by January 15 of each year. deleted text end

$5,000 each year is for a contingent account for expenses necessary for the normal operation of the court for which no other reimbursement is provided.

Legal Services to Low-Income Clients in Family Law Matters. Of this appropriation, $877,000 each year is to improve the access of low-income clients to legal representation in family law matters. This appropriation must be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, section 480.242, to the qualified legal services programs described in Minnesota Statutes, section 480.242, subdivision 2, paragraph (a). Any unencumbered balance remaining in the first year does not cancel and is available in the second year.

Of this appropriation, $355,000 in fiscal year 2005 is for the implementation of the Minnesota Child Support Act and is contingent upon its enactment. This is a onetime appropriation.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 20.

new text begin PUBLIC DEFENDER STUDY AND REPORT REQUIRED. new text end

new text begin The State Board of Public Defense and the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners shall jointly prepare a report to the legislature on the history of the funding of the public defender's office in the Fourth Judicial District provided by the state and Hennepin County. The report must compare the costs and services provided by the Fourth Judicial District Public Defender's Office to the costs and services provided by the state Board of Public Defense in all other public defender district offices. The report must detail the amount of funding provided by Hennepin County to the Fourth Judicial District Public Defender's Office and the amount necessary for the state to assume the full costs of the public defender duties in the Fourth Judicial District as in the other judicial districts throughout the state. The report must also recommend specific legislation that would provide for an appropriate resolution of the state and local funding of the Fourth Judicial District Public Defender's Office. The report must be completed by October 1, 2007, and be submitted to the commissioner of finance, the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house committees and divisions with jurisdiction over finance, judiciary, judiciary finance, and public safety finance, and the house Ways and Means Committee. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 21.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 260B.173; 480.175, subdivision 3; and 611.20, subdivision 5, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

ARTICLE 6

CORRECTIONS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.72, is amended to read:

16A.72 INCOME CREDITED TO GENERAL FUND; EXCEPTIONS.

All income, including fees or receipts of any nature, shall be credited to the general fund, except:

(1) federal aid;

(2) contributions, or reimbursements received for any account of any division or department for which an appropriation is made by law;

(3) income to the University of Minnesota;

(4) income to revolving funds now established in institutions under the control of the commissioners of corrections or human services;

(5) investment earnings resulting from the master lease program, except that the amount credited to another fund or account may not exceed the amount of the additional expense incurred by that fund or account through participation in the master lease program;

(6) investment earnings resulting from any gift, donation, devise, endowment, trust, or court ordered or approved escrow account or trust fund, which should be credited to the fund or account and appropriated for the purpose for which it was received;

(7) receipts from the operation of patients' and inmates' stores and new text begin patients' new text end vending machines, which shall be deposited in the social welfare fundnew text begin , or in the case of prison industries in the correctional revolving fund,new text end in each institution for the benefit of the patients and inmates;

(8) deleted text begin money received in payment for services of inmate labor employed in the industries carried on in the state correctional facilities which receipts shall be credited to the current expense fund of those facilitiesdeleted text end new text begin income to prison industries which shall be credited to the correctional industries revolving fundnew text end ;

(9) as provided in sections 16B.57 and 85.22;

(10) income to the Minnesota Historical Society;

(11) the percent of income collected by a private collection agency and retained by the collection agency as its collection fee; or

(12) as otherwise provided by law.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16B.181, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Public entities; purchases from corrections industries.

(a) The commissioner of corrections, in consultation with the commissioner of administration, shall prepare updated lists of the items available for purchase from Department of Corrections industries and annually forward a copy of the most recent list to all public entities within the state. A public entity that is supported in whole or in part with funds from the state treasury may purchase items directly from corrections industries. The bid solicitation process is not required for these purchases.

(b) The commissioner of administration shall develop a contract or contracts to enable public entities to purchase items directly from corrections industries. deleted text begin The commissioner of administration, in consultation with the commissioner of corrections, shall determine the fair market price for listed items.deleted text end The commissioner of administration shall require that all requests for bids or proposals, for items provided by corrections industries, be forwarded to the commissioner of corrections to enable corrections industries to submit bids. The commissioner of corrections shall consult with the commissioner of administration prior to introducing new products to the state agency market.

(c) No public entity may evade the intent of this section by adopting slight variations in specifications, when Minnesota corrections industry items meet the reasonable needs and specifications of the public entity.

deleted text begin (d) The commissioners of administration and corrections shall develop annual performance measures outlining goals to maximize inmate work program participation. The commissioners of administration and corrections shall appoint cochairs for a task force whose purpose is to determine additional methods to achieve the performance goals for public entity purchasing. The task force shall include representatives from the Minnesota House of Representatives, Minnesota Senate, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, Minnesota League of Cities, Minnesota Association of Counties, and administrators with purchasing responsibilities from the Minnesota state Departments of Corrections, Public Safety, Finance, Transportation, Natural Resources, Human Services, Health, and Employment and Economic Development. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the task force created in this paragraph expires on June 30, 2003.deleted text end

deleted text begin (e) If performance goals for public entity purchasing are not achieved in two consecutive fiscal years, public entities shall purchase items available from corrections industries. The commissioner of administration shall be responsible for notifying public entities of this requirement. deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16C.23, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Surplus property.

"Surplus property" means state or federal commodities, equipment, materials, supplies, books, printed matter, buildings, and other personal or real property that is obsolete, unused, not needed for a public purpose, or ineffective for current use.new text begin Surplus property does not include products manufactured by or held in inventory by prison industries for sale to the general public in the normal course of its business.new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.016, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Biennial report.

(a) The Department of Corrections shall submit a performance report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice funding by January 15, 2005, and every other year thereafter. The issuance and content of the report must include the following:

(1) department strategic mission, goals, and objectives;

(2) the department-wide per diem, adult facility-specific per diems, and an average per diem, reported in a standard calculated method as outlined in the departmental policies and procedures;

(3) department annual statistics as outlined in the departmental policies and procedures; and

(4) information about prison-based mental health programs, including, but not limited to, the availability of these programs, participation rates, and completion rates.

(b) The department shall maintain recidivism rates for adult facilities on an annual basis. In addition, each year the department shall, on an alternating basis, complete a recidivism analysis of adult facilities, juvenile services, and the community services divisions and include a three-year recidivism analysis in the report described in paragraph (a). deleted text begin When appropriate,deleted text end The recidivism analysis must deleted text begin includedeleted text end new text begin : (1) assess new text end education programs, vocational programs, treatment programs, including mental health programs, industry, and employmentnew text begin ; and (2) assess statewide re-entry policies and funding, including postrelease treatment, education, training, and supervisionnew text end . In addition, when reporting recidivism for the department's adult and juvenile facilities, the department shall report on the extent to which offenders it has assessed as chemically dependent commit new offenses, with separate recidivism rates reported for persons completing and not completing the department's treatment programs.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.018, is amended to read:

241.018 PER DIEM CALCULATION.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin State correctional facilities. new text end

(a) The commissioner of corrections shall develop a uniform method to calculate the average department-wide per diem cost of incarcerating offenders at state adult correctional facilities. In addition to other costs currently factored into the per diem, it must include an appropriate percentage of capitol costs for all adult correctional facilities and 65 percent of the department's management services budget.

(b) The commissioner also shall use this method of calculating per diem costs for offenders in each state adult correctional facility. When calculating the per diem cost of incarcerating offenders at a particular facility, the commissioner shall include an appropriate percentage of capital costs for the facility and an appropriate prorated amount, given the facility's population, of 65 percent of the department's management services budget.

(c) The commissioner shall ensure that these new per diem methods are used in all future annual performance reports to the legislature and are also reflected in the department's biennial budget document.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Local correctional facilities. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of corrections shall develop a uniform method to calculate the average per diem cost of incarcerating offenders in county and regional jail facilities licensed by the commissioner under section 241.021, subdivision 1, paragraph (a). new text end

new text begin (b) Each county and regional jail in the state must annually provide the commissioner with a per diem calculation based on the formula the commissioner promulgates pursuant to paragraph (a). new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall include the county and regional jail per diem data collected under paragraph (b) in the Department of Correction's annual performance report to the legislature mandated by section 241.016. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.27, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Establishment of Minnesota correctional industriesnew text begin ; MINNCOR industriesnew text end .

For the purpose of providing adequate, regular and suitable employment, deleted text begin vocationaldeleted text end new text begin educational new text end training, and to aid the inmates of state correctional facilities, the commissioner of corrections may establish, equip, maintain and operate at any correctional facility under the commissioner's control such industrial and commercial activities as may be deemed necessary and suitable to the profitable employment, deleted text begin vocationaldeleted text end new text begin educational new text end training and development of proper work habits of the inmates of state correctional facilities. The industrial and commercial activities authorized by this section new text begin are designated MINNCOR industries and new text end shall be for the primary purpose of new text begin sustaining and ensuring MINNCOR industries' self-sufficiency, new text end providing deleted text begin vocationaldeleted text end new text begin educational new text end training, meaningful employment and the teaching of proper work habits to the inmates of correctional facilities under the control of the commissioner of corrections, and not new text begin solely new text end as competitive business ventures. new text begin The net profits from these activities shall be used for the benefit of the inmates as it relates to education, self-sufficiency skills, and transition services and not to fund non-inmate-related activities or mandates. new text end Prior to the establishment of any industrial and commercial activity, the commissioner of corrections may consult with representatives of business, industry, organized labor, the state Department of Education, the state Apprenticeship Council, the state Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Employment Security, the Department of Administration, and such other persons and bodies as the commissioner may feel are qualified to determine the quantity and nature of the goods, wares, merchandise and services to be made or provided, and the types of processes to be used in their manufacture, processing, repair, and production consistent with the greatest opportunity for the reform and deleted text begin vocationaldeleted text end new text begin educational new text end training of the inmates, and with the best interests of the state, business, industry and labor.

The commissioner of corrections shall, at all times in the conduct of any industrial or commercial activity authorized by this section, utilize inmate labor to the greatest extent feasible, provided, however, that the commissioner may employ all administrative, supervisory and other skilled workers necessary to the proper instruction of the inmates and the profitable and efficient operation of the industrial and commercial activities authorized by this section.

Additionally, the commissioner of corrections may authorize the director of any correctional facility under the commissioner's control to accept work projects from outside sources for processing, fabrication or repair, provided that preference shall be given to the performance of such work projects for state departments and agencies.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Revolving fund; use of fund.

There is established in the Department of Corrections under the control of the commissioner of corrections the Minnesota correctional industries revolving fund to which shall be transferred the revolving funds authorized in Minnesota Statutes 1978, sections 243.41 and 243.85, clause (f), and any other industrial revolving funds heretofore established at any state correctional facility under the control of the commissioner of corrections. The revolving fund established shall be used for the conduct of the industrial and commercial activities now or hereafter established at any state correctional facility, including but not limited to the purchase of equipment, raw materials, the payment of salaries, wages and other expenses necessary and incident thereto. The purchase of new text begin services, new text end materialsnew text begin ,new text end and commodities new text begin used in and held new text end for resale are not subject to the competitive bidding procedures of section 16C.06, but are subject to all other provisions of chapters 16B and 16C. When practical, purchases must be made from small targeted group businesses designated under section 16C.16. Additionally, the expenses of inmate deleted text begin vocationaldeleted text end new text begin educationalnew text end trainingnew text begin , self-sufficiency skills, transition services,new text end and the inmate release fund may be financed from the correctional industries revolving fund in an amount to be determined by the commissionernew text begin or the MINNCOR chief executive officer as duly appointed by the commissionernew text end . The proceeds and income from all industrial and commercial activities conducted at state correctional facilities shall be deposited in the correctional industries revolving fund subject to disbursement as hereinabove provided. The commissioner of corrections may request that money in the fund be invested pursuant to section 11A.25; the proceeds from the investment not currently needed shall be accounted for separately and credited to the fund.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.27, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Disbursement from fund.

The correctional industries revolving fund shall be deposited in the state treasury and paid out only on proper vouchers as may be authorized and approved by the commissioner of corrections, and in the same manner and under the same restrictions as are now provided by law for the disbursement of funds by the commissioner. new text begin An amount deposited in the state treasury equal to six months of net operating cash as determined by the prior 12 months of revenue and cash flow statements, shall be restricted for use only by correctional industries as described under subdivision 2. For purposes of this subdivision, "net operating cash" means net income minus sales plus cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold include all direct costs of correctional industry products attributable to their production. new text end The commissioner of corrections is authorized to keep and maintain at any correctional facility under the commissioner's control a contingent fund, as provided in section 241.13; but the contingent fund shall at all times be covered and protected by a proper and sufficient bond to be duly approved as by law now provided.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.27, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Revolving fund; borrowing.

The commissioner of corrections is authorized, when in the commissioner's judgment it becomes necessary in order to meet current demands on the correctional industries revolving fund, to borrow sums of money as may be necessary. The sums so borrowed shall not exceed, in any one year, deleted text begin 50 percent of the total of the net worth of correctional industriesdeleted text end new text begin six months of net operating cash as determined by the previous 12 months of the correctional industries' revenue and cash flow statementsnew text end .

When the commissioner of corrections shall certify to the commissioner of finance that, in the commissioner's judgment, it is necessary to borrow a specified sum of money in order to meet the current demands on the correctional industries revolving fund, and the commissioner of finance may, in the commissioner's discretion, transfer and credit to the correctional industries revolving fund, from any moneys in the state treasury not required for immediate disbursement, the whole or such part of the amount so certified as they deem advisable, which sum so transferred shall be repaid by the commissioner from the revolving fund to the fund from which transferred, at such time as shall be specified by the commissioner of finance, together with interest thereon at such rate as shall be specified by the commissioner of finance, not exceeding four percent per annum. When any transfer shall so have been made to the correctional industries revolving fund, the commissioner of finance shall notify the commissioner of corrections of the amount so transferred to the credit of the correctional industries revolving fund, the date when the same is to be repaid, and the rate of interest so to be paid.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.278, is amended to read:

241.278 AGREEMENTS FOR WORK FORCE OF STATE OR COUNTY JAIL INMATES.

The commissioner of corrections, in the interest of inmate rehabilitationnew text begin or to promote programs under section 241.275, subdivision 2new text end , may enter into interagency agreements with state, county, or municipal agencies, or contract with nonprofit agencies to new text begin manage, new text end fundnew text begin ,new text end or partially fund the cost of programs that use state or county jail inmates as a work force. The commissioner is authorized to receive funds via these agreements and these funds are appropriated to the commissioner for community service programmingnew text begin or when prison industries are party to the agreement, shall be deposited in the Minnesota correctional industries revolving fund for use as described under section 241.27, subdivision 2new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.69, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Transfer.

If the licensed mental health professional finds the person to be a person who is mentally ill and in need of short-term care, the deleted text begin examiningdeleted text end new text begin licensed mentalnew text end health deleted text begin caredeleted text end professional may recommend transfer by the commissioner of corrections to the mental health unit established pursuant to subdivision 1.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.69, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Commitment.

If the deleted text begin examining health care professional ordeleted text end licensed mental health professional finds the person to be a person who is mentally ill and in need of long-term care in a hospital, or if an inmate transferred pursuant to subdivision 3 refuses to voluntarily participate in the treatment program at the mental health unit, the director of psychological services of the institution or the mental health professional shall initiate proceedings for judicial commitment as provided in section 253B.07. Upon the recommendation of the licensed mental health professional and upon completion of the hearing and consideration of the record, the court may commit the person to the mental health unit established in subdivision 1 or to another hospital. A person confined in a state correctional institution for adults who has been adjudicated to be a person who is mentally ill and in need of treatment may be committed to the commissioner of corrections and placed in the mental health unit established in subdivision 1.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 268.19, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Use of data.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, data gathered from any person pursuant to 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 pursuant to a district court order or section 13.05. A subpoena shall not be 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) human rights agencies within Minnesota that have enforcement powers;

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

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

(7) the Department of Labor and Industry and the Division of Insurance Fraud Prevention in the Department of Commerce on an interchangeable basis with the department for uses consistent with the administration of their duties under Minnesota law;

(8) 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 by providing data on recipients and former recipients of food stamps or food support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child care assistance under chapter 119B, or medical programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L;

(9) 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;

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

(11) the federal Immigration and Naturalization Service shall have 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; deleted text begin anddeleted text end

(12) the Department of Health solely for the purposes of epidemiologic investigationsnew text begin ; and new text end

new text begin (13) the Department of Corrections for the purpose of postconfinement employment trackingnew text end .

(b) Data on individuals and employers that are collected, maintained, or used by the department in an investigation pursuant to 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 pursuant to 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 pursuant to 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.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 383A.08, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Rules and regulations.

The county may promulgate rules and regulations for the proper operation and maintenance of each facility and the proper care and discipline of inmates detained in the facility. These rules and regulations may, among other things, provide for the diminution of sentences of inmates for good behaviordeleted text begin , but in no event to exceed a total of five days for each 30 day sentencedeleted text end new text begin in accordance with section 643.29new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 383A.08, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Confinement of inmates from other counties.

The county may accept an inmate for confinement at a county correction facility when the inmate is committed to the facility by order of a judge of a municipality or county outside Ramsey County if the county is paid the amount of compensation for board, confinementnew text begin ,new text end and maintenance of the inmate that it determines. deleted text begin No compensation of this kind may be in an amount less than the actual per diem cost per person confined.deleted text end A county outside Ramsey County or a municipality outside Ramsey County may enter into and agree with Ramsey County for the incarceration of prisoners.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 401.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Certified statements; determinations; adjustments.

deleted text begin On or beforedeleted text end new text begin Within 60 days ofnew text end the end of each calendar quarter, participating counties which have received the payments authorized by section 401.14 shall submit to the commissioner certified statements detailing the amounts expended and costs incurred in furnishing the correctional services provided in sections 401.01 to 401.16. Upon receipt of certified statements, the commissioner shall, in the manner provided in sections 401.10 and 401.12, determine the amount each participating county is entitled to receive, making any adjustments necessary to rectify any disparity between the amounts received pursuant to the estimate provided in section 401.14 and the amounts actually expended. If the amount received pursuant to the estimate is greater than the amount actually expended during the quarter, the commissioner may withhold the difference from any subsequent monthly payments made pursuant to section 401.14. Upon certification by the commissioner of the amount a participating county is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 401.14 or of this subdivision the commissioner of finance shall thereupon issue a state warrant to the chief fiscal officer of each participating county for the amount due together with a copy of the certificate prepared by the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 641.15, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Intake procedure; approved mental health screening. new text end

new text begin As part of its intake procedure for new prisoners, the sheriff or local corrections shall use a mental health screening tool approved by the commissioner of corrections in consultation with the commissioner of human services and local corrections staff to identify persons who may have mental illness. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 641.265, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Withdrawal.

A county board may withdraw from cooperation in a regional jail system deleted text begin if the county boards of all of the other cooperating counties decide, by majority vote, to allow the withdrawaldeleted text end new text begin in accordance with the terms of a joint powers agreementnew text end . With the approval of the county board of each cooperating county, the regional jail board shall fix the sum, if any, to be paid to the county withdrawing, to reimburse it for capital cost, debt service, or lease rental payments made by the county prior to withdrawal, in excess of its proportionate share of benefits from the regional jail prior to withdrawal, and the time and manner of making the payments. The payments shall be deemed additional payments of capital cost, debt service, or lease rentals to be made proportionately by the remaining counties and, when received, shall be deposited in and paid from the regional jail fund; provided that:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end payments shall not be made from any amounts in the regional jail fund which are needed for maintenance and operation expenses or lease rentals currently due and payable; and

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end the withdrawing county shall remain obligated for the payment of its proportionate share of any lease rentals due and payable after its withdrawal, in the event and up to the amount of any lease payment not made when due by one or more of the other cooperating counties.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 19.

new text begin DISCIPLINARY CONFINEMENT; PROTOCOL. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of corrections shall develop a protocol that is fair, firm, and consistent so that inmates have an opportunity to be released from disciplinary confinement in a timely manner. For those inmates in disciplinary confinement who are nearing the inmate's release date, the commissioner of corrections shall develop a reentry plan. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 20.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 241.021, subdivision 5; 241.85, subdivision 2; and 242.193, subdivision 2, new text end new text begin are repealed. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

ARTICLE 7

PUBLIC SAFETY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.82, subdivision 27, is amended to read:

Subd. 27.

Pawnshop new text begin and scrap metal dealer new text end data.

Data that would reveal the identity of persons who are customers of a licensed pawnbroker deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end secondhand goods dealernew text begin , or a scrap metal dealernew text end are private data on individuals. Data describing the property in a regulated transaction with a licensed pawnbroker deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end secondhand goods dealernew text begin , or a scrap metal dealernew text end are public.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 243.167, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definition.

As used in this section, "crime against the person" means a violation of any of the following or a similar law of another state or of the United States: section 609.165; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.20; 609.205; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223; 609.2231; 609.224, subdivision 2 or 4; 609.2242, subdivision 2 or 4;new text begin 609.2247;new text end 609.235; 609.245, subdivision 1; 609.25; 609.255; 609.3451, subdivision 2; 609.498, subdivision 1; 609.582, subdivision 1; or 617.23, subdivision 2; or any felony-level violation of section 609.229; 609.377; 609.749; or 624.713.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment, and applies retroactively to crimes committed on or after August 1, 2005. new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 297I.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Fire safety account, annual transfers, allocation.

A special account, to be known as the fire safety account, is created in the state treasury. The account consists of the proceeds under subdivisions 1 and 2. $468,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $2,268,000 in each year thereafter is transferred from the fire safety account in the special revenue fund to the general fund to offset the loss of revenue caused by the repeal of the one-half of one percent tax on fire insurance premiums. deleted text begin The general fund base appropriation for the fire marshal program is reduced by $2,832,000 in fiscal year 2008 and each year thereafter. The base funding for the fire marshal program from the fire safety account in the special revenue fund shall be $2,832,000 in fiscal year 2008 and each year thereafter.deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.641, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Membership.

The oversight council shall consist of the following individuals or their designees:

(1) the director of the office of special investigations as the representative of the commissioner of corrections;

(2) the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as the representative of the commissioner of public safety;

(3) the attorney general;

(4) eight chiefs of police, selected by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, two of which must be selected from cities with populations greater than 200,000;

(5) eight sheriffs, selected by the Minnesota Sheriffs Association to represent each district, two of which must be selected from counties with populations greater than 500,000;

(6) the United States attorney for the district of Minnesota;

(7) two county attorneys, selected by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association;

(8) a command-level representative of a gang strike force;

(9) a representative from a drug task force, selected by the Minnesota State Association of Narcotics Investigators;

(10) a representative from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration;

(11) a representative from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms;

(12) a representative from the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(13) a tribal peace officer, selected by the Minnesota Tribal Law Enforcement Association; deleted text begin anddeleted text end

(14) two additional members who may be selected by the oversight councilnew text begin ;new text end

new text begin (15) a senator who serves on the committee having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy, chosen by the Subcommittee on Committees of the senate Committee on Rules and Administration; and new text end

new text begin (16) a representative who serves on the committee having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy, chosen by the speaker of the house of representativesnew text end .

The oversight council may adopt procedures to govern its conduct as necessary and may select a chair from among its members.new text begin The legislative members of the council may not vote on matters before the council.new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.681, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Membership.

The oversight council consists of the following individuals, or their designees:

(1) the commissioner of public safety;

(2) the attorney general;

(3) two chiefs of police, selected by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association from police departments that participate in the Minnesota Financial Crimes Task Force;

(4) two sheriffs, selected by the Minnesota Sheriffs Association from sheriff departments that participate in the task force;

(5) the United States attorney for the district of Minnesota;

(6) a county attorney, selected by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association;

(7) a representative from the United States Postal Inspector's Office, selected by the oversight council;

(8) a representative from a not-for-profit retail merchants industry, selected by the oversight council;

(9) a representative from a not-for-profit banking and credit union industry, selected by the oversight council;

(10) a representative from a not-for-profit association representing senior citizens, selected by the oversight council;

(11) the statewide commander of the task force;

(12) a representative from the Board of Public Defense, selected by the board; deleted text begin anddeleted text end

(13) two additional members selected by the oversight councilnew text begin ;new text end

new text begin (14) a senator who serves on the committee having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy, chosen by the Subcommittee on Committees of the senate Committee on Rules and Administration; and new text end

new text begin (15) a representative who serves on the committee having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy, chosen by the speaker of the house of representativesnew text end .

The oversight council may adopt procedures to govern its conduct and shall select a chair from among its members.new text begin The legislative members of the council may not vote on matters before the council.new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.681, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Report required. new text end

new text begin By February 1 of each year, the oversight council shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding on the activities of the council and task force. At a minimum, this annual report must include: new text end

new text begin (1) a description of the council's and task force's goals for the previous year and for the coming year; new text end

new text begin (2) a description of the outcomes the council and task force achieved or did not achieve during the preceding year and a description of the outcomes they will seek to achieve during the coming year; new text end

new text begin (3) any legislative recommendations the council or task force has including, where necessary, a description of the specific legislation needed to implement the recommendations; new text end

new text begin (4) a detailed accounting of how appropriated money, grants, and in-kind contributions were spent; and new text end

new text begin (5) a detailed accounting of the grants awarded under this section. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [299C.25] SCRAP METAL DEALERS; EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. new text end

new text begin (a) The superintendent shall develop educational materials relating to the laws governing scrap metal dealers, including, but not limited to, applicable laws addressing receiving stolen property and the provisions of section 325E.21. In addition, the materials must address the proper use of the criminal alert network under section 299A.61, and must include a glossary of the terms used by law enforcement agencies to describe items of scrap metal that are different from the terms used in the scrap metal industry to describe those same items. new text end

new text begin (b) In developing the materials under paragraph (a), the superintendent shall seek the advice of scrap metal trade associations, Minnesota scrap metal dealers, and law enforcement agencies. new text end

new text begin (c) The superintendent shall distribute the materials developed in paragraph (a) to all scrap metal dealers registered with the criminal alert network. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299C.65, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Task force.

deleted text begin (a) The policy group shall appointdeleted text end A task force deleted text begin todeleted text end new text begin shallnew text end assist deleted text begin themdeleted text end new text begin the policy groupnew text end in deleted text begin theirdeleted text end new text begin itsnew text end duties. The task force shall monitor, review, and report to the policy group on CriMNet-related projects and provide oversight to ongoing operations as directed by the policy group. The task force shall consist of the following members:

(1) two deleted text begin sheriffs recommendeddeleted text end new text begin members appointednew text end by the Minnesota Sheriffs Associationnew text begin , at least one of whom must be a sheriffnew text end ;

(2) two deleted text begin police chiefs recommendeddeleted text end new text begin members appointednew text end by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Associationnew text begin , at least one of whom must be a chief of policenew text end ;

(3) two deleted text begin county attorneys recommendeddeleted text end new text begin members appointednew text end by the Minnesota County Attorneys Associationnew text begin , at least one of whom must be a county attorneynew text end ;

(4) two deleted text begin city attorneys recommendeddeleted text end new text begin members appointednew text end by the Minnesota League of Citiesnew text begin representing the interests of city attorneys, at least one of whom must be a city attorneynew text end ;

(5) two deleted text begin public defendersdeleted text end new text begin membersnew text end appointed by the Board of Public Defensenew text begin , at least one of whom must be a public defendernew text end ;

(6) two district judges appointed by the Judicial Council, deleted text begin one of whom is currently assigned to the juvenile courtdeleted text end new text begin at least one of whom has experience dealing with juvenile court mattersnew text end ;

(7) two deleted text begin communitydeleted text end corrections administrators deleted text begin recommendeddeleted text end new text begin appointednew text end by the Minnesota Association of Countiesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin representing the interests of local corrections, at leastnew text end one of whom represents a community corrections act county;

(8) two probation officersnew text begin appointed by the commissioner of corrections in consultation with the president of the Minnesota Association of Community Corrections Act Counties and the president of the Minnesota Association of County Probation Officersnew text end ;

(9) four public membersnew text begin appointed by the governor for a term of six yearsnew text end , one of whom deleted text begin has been a victim of crimedeleted text end new text begin represents the interests of victimsnew text end , and two deleted text begin whodeleted text end new text begin of whomnew text end are representatives of the private business community who have expertise in integrated information systems and who for the purpose of meetings of the full task force may be compensated pursuant to section 15.059;

(10) two deleted text begin court administratorsdeleted text end new text begin members appointed by the Minnesota Association for Court Management, at least one of whom must be a court administratornew text end ;

(11) one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the housenew text begin , or an alternate who is also a member of the house, appointed by the speaker of the housenew text end ;

(12) one member of the senate appointed by the majority leadernew text begin , or an alternate who is also a member of the senate, appointed by the majority leader of the senatenew text end ;

(13) new text begin one member appointed by new text end the attorney general deleted text begin or a designeedeleted text end ;

(14) two deleted text begin individuals recommendeddeleted text end new text begin elected officials appointednew text end by the Minnesota League of Cities, one of whom works or resides in greater Minnesota and one of whom works or resides in the seven-county metropolitan area;

(15) two deleted text begin individuals recommendeddeleted text end new text begin elected officials appointednew text end by the Minnesota Association of Counties, one of whom works or resides in greater Minnesota and one of whom works or resides in the seven-county metropolitan area;

(16) the director of the Sentencing Guidelines Commissionnew text begin or a designeenew text end ;

(17) one member appointed by the state chief information officer;

(18) one member appointed by the commissioner of public safety;

(19) one member appointed by the commissioner of corrections;

(20) one member appointed by the commissioner of administration; and

(21) one member appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court.

deleted text begin (b) In making these appointments, the appointing authority shall select members with expertise in integrated data systems or best practices. deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) The commissioner of public safety may appoint additional, nonvoting members to the task force as necessary from time to time. deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299C.65, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Review of funding and grant requests.

(a) The Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Policy Group shall review the funding requests for criminal justice information systems from state, county, and municipal government agencies. The policy group shall review the requests for compatibility to statewide criminal justice information system standards. The review shall be forwarded to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over criminal justice funding and policy.

(b) The CriMNet program office, in consultation with the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Task Force and with the approval of the policy group, shall create the requirements for any grant request and determine the integration priorities for the grant period. The CriMNet program office shall also review the requests submitted for compatibility to statewide criminal justice information systems standards.

(c) The task force shall review funding requests for criminal justice information systems grants and make recommendations to the policy group. The policy group shall review the recommendations of the task force and shall make a final recommendation for criminal justice information systems grants to be made by the commissioner of public safety. Within the limits of available state appropriations and federal grants, the commissioner of public safety shall make grants for projects that have been recommended by the policy group.

(d) The policy group may approve grants only if the applicant provides an appropriate share of matching funds as determined by the policy group to help pay up to one-half of the costs of the grant request. The matching requirement must be constant for all deleted text begin countiesdeleted text end new text begin applicants within each grant offeringnew text end . The policy group shall adopt policies concerning the use of in-kind resources to satisfy the match requirement and the sources from which matching funds may be obtained. Local operational or technology staffing costs may be considered as meeting this match requirement. Each grant recipient shall certify to the policy group that it has not reduced funds from local, county, federal, or other sources which, in the absence of the grant, would have been made available to the grant recipient to improve or integrate criminal justice technology.

(e) All grant recipients shall submit to the CriMNet program office all requested documentation including grant status, financial reports, and a final report evaluating how the grant funds improved the agency's criminal justice integration priorities. The CriMNet program office shall establish the recipient's reporting dates at the time funds are awarded.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [299F.850] CIGARETTE FIRE SAFETY DEFINITIONS. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Scope. new text end

new text begin The terms used in sections 299F.850 to 299F.859 have the meanings given them in this section. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Agent. new text end

new text begin "Agent" means any person licensed by the commissioner of revenue to purchase and affix adhesive or meter stamps on packages of cigarettes. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Cigarette. new text end

new text begin "Cigarette" means any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, the wrapper or cover of which is made of paper or any other substance or material except tobacco. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Manufacturer. new text end

new text begin "Manufacturer" means: new text end

new text begin (1) any entity that manufactures or otherwise produces cigarettes or causes cigarettes to be manufactured or produced anywhere that the manufacturer intends to be sold in the state, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer; new text end

new text begin (2) the first purchaser anywhere that intends to resell in the United States cigarettes manufactured anywhere that the original manufacturer or maker does not intend to be sold in the United States; or new text end

new text begin (3) any entity that becomes a successor of an entity described in clause (1) or (2). new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Quality control and quality assurance program. new text end

new text begin "Quality control and quality assurance program" means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors, and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the testing. This program ensures that the testing repeatability remains within the required repeatability values stated in section 299F.851, subdivision 1, paragraph (g), for all test trials used to certify cigarettes in accordance with sections 299F.850 to 299F.859. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Repeatability. new text end

new text begin "Repeatability" means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall 95 percent of the time. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Retail dealer. new text end

new text begin "Retail dealer" means any person, other than a wholesale dealer, engaged in selling cigarettes or tobacco products. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Sale. new text end

new text begin "Sale" means any transfer of title or possession or both, exchange or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatever or any agreement therefore. In addition to cash and credit sales, the giving of cigarettes as samples, prizes, or gifts and the exchanging of cigarettes for any consideration other than money, are considered sales. new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Sell. new text end

new text begin "Sell" means to make a sale or to offer or agree to make a sale. new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Wholesale dealer. new text end

new text begin "Wholesale dealer" means any person who (1) sells cigarettes or tobacco products to retail dealers or other persons for purposes of resale or (2) owns, operates, or maintains one or more cigarette or tobacco product vending machines in, at, or upon premises owned or occupied by any other person. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the first day of the 19th month following the date of its final enactment. new text end

Sec. 11.

new text begin [299F.851] TEST METHOD AND PERFORMANCE STANDARD. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in this subdivision, no cigarettes may be sold or offered for sale in this state or offered for sale or sold to persons located in this state unless (1) the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method and have met the performance standard specified in this section, (2) a written certification has been filed by the manufacturer with the state fire marshal in accordance with section 299F.852, and (3) the cigarettes have been marked in accordance with section 299F.853. new text end

new text begin (b) Testing of cigarettes must be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard E2187-04, "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes." new text end

new text begin (c) Testing must be conducted on ten layers of filter paper. new text end

new text begin (d) No more than 25 percent of the cigarettes tested in a test trial in accordance with this section may exhibit full-length burns. Forty replicate tests comprise a complete test trial for each cigarette tested. new text end

new text begin (e) The performance standard required by this subdivision must only be applied to a complete test trial. new text end

new text begin (f) Written certifications must be based upon testing conducted by a laboratory that has been accredited pursuant to standard ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), or other comparable accreditation standard required by the state fire marshal. new text end

new text begin (g) Laboratories conducting testing in accordance with this section shall implement a quality control and quality assurance program that includes a procedure that will determine the repeatability of the testing results. The repeatability value must be no greater than 0.19. new text end

new text begin (h) This subdivision does not require additional testing if cigarettes are tested consistent with sections 299F.850 to 299F.859 for any other purpose. new text end

new text begin (i) Testing performed or sponsored by the state fire marshal to determine a cigarette's compliance with the performance standard required must be conducted in accordance with this section. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Permeability bands. new text end

new text begin Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted pursuant to section 299F.852 that uses lowered permeability bands in the cigarette paper to achieve compliance with the performance standard set forth in this section must have at least two nominally identical bands on the paper surrounding the tobacco column. At least one complete band must be located at least 15 millimeters from the lighting end of the cigarette. For cigarettes on which the bands are positioned by design, there must be at least two bands fully located at least 15 millimeters from the lighting end and ten millimeters from the filter end of the tobacco column, or ten millimeters from the labeled end of the tobacco column for nonfiltered cigarettes. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Equivalent test methods. new text end

new text begin A manufacturer of a cigarette that the state fire marshal determines cannot be tested in accordance with the test method prescribed in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), shall propose a test method and performance standard for the cigarette to the state fire marshal. Upon approval of the proposed test method and a determination by the state fire marshal that the performance standard proposed by the manufacturer is equivalent to the performance standard prescribed in subdivision 1, paragraph (d), the manufacturer may employ such test method and performance standard to certify the cigarette pursuant to section 299F.852. If the state fire marshal determines that another state has enacted reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards that include a test method and performance standard that are the same as those contained in this subdivision, and the state fire marshal finds that the officials responsible for implementing those requirements have approved the proposed alternative test method and performance standard for a particular cigarette proposed by a manufacturer as meeting the fire safety standards of that state's law or regulation under a legal provision comparable to this subdivision, then the state fire marshal shall authorize that manufacturer to employ the alternative test method and performance standard to certify that cigarette for sale in this state, unless the state fire marshal demonstrates a reasonable basis why the alternative test should not be accepted under sections 299F.850 to 299F.859. All other applicable requirements of this section apply to the manufacturer. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Civil penalty. new text end

new text begin Each manufacturer shall maintain copies of the reports of all tests conducted on all cigarettes offered for sale for a period of three years, and shall make copies of these reports available to the state fire marshal and the attorney general upon written request. Any manufacturer who fails to make copies of these reports available within 60 days of receiving a written request is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each day after the 60th day that the manufacturer does not make such copies available. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Future ASTM Standards. new text end

new text begin The state fire marshal may, by written order published in the State Register, adopt a subsequent ASTM Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes upon a finding that the subsequent method does not result in a change in the percentage of full-length burns exhibited by any tested cigarette when compared to the percentage of full-length burns the same cigarette would exhibit when tested in accordance with ASTM Standard E2187-04 and the performance standard in subdivision 1, paragraph (d). A determination by the state fire marshal under this subdivision is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report to legislature. new text end

new text begin The state fire marshal shall review the effectiveness of this section and report findings every three years to the legislature and, if appropriate, make recommendations for legislation to improve the effectiveness of this section. The report and legislative recommendations must be submitted no later than January 2 of each three-year period. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Inventory before state standards. new text end

new text begin The requirements of subdivision 1 do not prohibit wholesale or retail dealers from selling their existing inventory of cigarettes on or after the effective date of this section if the wholesale or retail dealer can establish that state tax stamps were affixed to the cigarettes before the effective date of this section, and if the wholesale or retail dealer can establish that the inventory was purchased before the effective date of this section in comparable quantity to the inventory purchased during the same period of the previous year. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Implementation. new text end

new text begin This section must be implemented in accordance with the implementation and substance of the New York "Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes." new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the first day of the 19th month following the date of its final enactment. new text end

Sec. 12.

new text begin [299F.852] CERTIFICATION AND PRODUCT CHANGE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Attestation. new text end

new text begin Each manufacturer shall submit to the state fire marshal a written certification attesting that each cigarette listed in the certification: new text end

new text begin (1) has been tested in accordance with section 299F.851; and new text end

new text begin (2) meets the performance standard set forth in section 299F.851, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Description. new text end

new text begin Each cigarette listed in the certification must be described with the following information: new text end

new text begin (1) brand or trade name on the package; new text end

new text begin (2) style, such as light or ultra light; new text end

new text begin (3) length in millimeters; new text end

new text begin (4) circumference in millimeters; new text end

new text begin (5) flavor, such as menthol or chocolate, if applicable; new text end

new text begin (6) filter or nonfilter; new text end

new text begin (7) package description, such as soft pack or box; new text end

new text begin (8) marking approved in accordance with section 299F.853; new text end

new text begin (9) the name, address, and telephone number of the laboratory, if different than the manufacturer that conducted the test; and new text end

new text begin (10) the date that the testing occurred. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Information availability. new text end

new text begin The certifications must be made available to the attorney general for purposes consistent with this section and the commissioner of revenue for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this subdivision. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Recertification. new text end

new text begin Each cigarette certified under this subdivision must be recertified every three years. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Fee. new text end

new text begin For each cigarette listed in a certification, a manufacturer shall pay to the state fire marshal a $250 fee, to be deposited in the reduced cigarette ignition propensity account described in section 299F.857. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Retesting. new text end

new text begin If a manufacturer has certified a cigarette pursuant to this section, and thereafter makes any change to the cigarette that is likely to alter its compliance with the reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards required by sections 299F.850 to 299F.859, that cigarette must not be sold or offered for sale in this state until the manufacturer retests the cigarette in accordance with the testing standards set forth in section 299F.851 and maintains records of that retesting as required by section 299F.851. Any altered cigarette that does not meet the performance standard set forth in section 299F.851 may not be sold in this state. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the first day of the 19th month following the date of its final enactment. new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin [299F.853] MARKING AND CIGARETTE PACKAGING. new text end

new text begin (a) Cigarettes that are certified by a manufacturer in accordance with section 299F.852 must be marked to indicate compliance with the requirements of section 299F.851. The marking must be in eight-point type or larger and consist of: new text end

new text begin (1) modification of the product UPC code to include a visible mark printed at or around the area of the UPC code, which may consist of alphanumeric or symbolic characters permanently stamped, engraved, embossed, or printed in conjunction with the UPC; new text end

new text begin (2) any visible combination of alphanumeric or symbolic characters permanently stamped, engraved, or embossed upon the cigarette package or cellophane wrap; or new text end

new text begin (3) printed, stamped, engraved, or embossed text that indicates that the cigarettes meet the standards of sections 299F.850 to 299F.859. new text end

new text begin (b) A manufacturer shall use only one marking and shall apply this marking uniformly for all brands marketed by that manufacturer and all packages, including but not limited to packs, cartons, and cases. new text end

new text begin (c) The state fire marshal must be notified as to the marking that is selected. new text end

new text begin (d) Prior to the certification of any cigarette, a manufacturer shall present its proposed marking to the state fire marshal for approval. Upon receipt of the request, the state fire marshal shall approve or disapprove the marking offered, except that the state fire marshal shall approve any marking in use and approved for sale in New York pursuant to the New York "Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes." Proposed markings are deemed approved if the state fire marshal fails to act within ten business days of receiving a request for approval. new text end

new text begin (e) No manufacturer shall modify its approved marking unless the modification has been approved by the state fire marshal in accordance with this section. new text end

new text begin (f) Manufacturers certifying cigarettes in accordance with section 299F.852 shall provide a copy of the certifications to all wholesale dealers and agents to which they sell cigarettes, and shall also provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the package marking utilized by the manufacturer pursuant to this section for each retail dealer to which the wholesale dealers or agents sell cigarettes. Wholesale dealers and agents shall provide a copy of these package markings received from manufacturers to all retail dealers to whom they sell cigarettes. Wholesale dealers, agents, and retail dealers shall permit the state fire marshal, the commissioner of revenue, the attorney general, and their employees to inspect markings of cigarette packaging marked in accordance with this section. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the first day of the 19th month following the date of its final enactment. new text end

Sec. 14.

new text begin [299F.854] PENALTIES AND REMEDIES. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Wholesale. new text end

new text begin (a) A manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or any other person or entity who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes, other than through retail sale, in violation of section 299F.851 is liable to a civil penalty: new text end

new text begin (1) for a first offense, not to exceed $10,000 per each sale of such cigarettes; and new text end

new text begin (2) for a subsequent offense, not to exceed $25,000 per each sale of such cigarettes. new text end

new text begin (b) However, the penalty against any such person or entity for a violation under paragraph (a) must not exceed $100,000 during any 30-day period. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Retail. new text end

new text begin (a) A retail dealer who knowingly sells cigarettes in violation of section 299F.851 is liable to a civil penalty for a first offense, not to exceed: new text end

new text begin (1) $500, and for a subsequent offense, not to exceed $2,000, per each sale or offer for sale of such cigarettes, if the total number sold or offered for sale does not exceed 1,000 cigarettes; or new text end

new text begin (2) $1,000, and for a subsequent offense, not to exceed $5,000, per each sale or offer for sale of such cigarettes, if the total number sold or offered for sale exceeds 1,000 cigarettes. new text end

new text begin (b) However, the penalty against any retail dealer must not exceed $25,000 during any 30-day period. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin False certification. new text end

new text begin In addition to any penalty prescribed by law, any corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, limited partnership, or association engaged in the manufacture of cigarettes that knowingly makes a false certification pursuant to this subdivision is, for a first offense, liable to a civil penalty of at least $75,000, and for a subsequent offense a civil penalty not to exceed $250,000 for each false certification. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Violation of other provision. new text end

new text begin Any person violating any other provision in sections 299F.850 to 299F.859 is liable to a civil penalty for a first offense not to exceed $1,000, and for a subsequent offense a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000, for each violation. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Forfeiture. new text end

new text begin Cigarettes that have been sold or offered for sale that do not comply with the performance standard required by section 299F.851 are subject to forfeiture under section 297F.21 and, upon judgment of forfeiture, shall be destroyed; provided, however, that before destroying any cigarettes seized in accordance with section 297F.21, which seizure is hereby authorized, the true holder of the trademark rights in the cigarette brand must be permitted to inspect the cigarette. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Remedies. new text end

new text begin In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the state fire marshal or attorney general may institute a civil action in district court for a violation of this section, including petitioning for injunctive relief or to recover any costs or damages suffered by the state because of a violation under this section, including enforcement costs relating to the specific violation and attorney fees. Each violation of sections 299F.850 to 299F.859 or of rules adopted under sections 299F.850 to 299F.859 constitutes a separate civil violation for which the state fire marshal or attorney general may obtain relief. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the first day of the 19th month following the date of its final enactment. new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin [299F.855] IMPLEMENTATION. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Rules. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety, in consultation with the state fire marshal, may adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 14, necessary to effectuate the purposes of sections 299F.850 to 299F.859. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Commissioner of revenue. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of revenue in the regular course of conducting inspections of wholesale dealers, agents, and retail dealers, as authorized under chapter 297F, may inspect cigarettes to determine if the cigarettes are marked as required by section 299F.853. If the cigarettes are not marked as required, the commissioner of revenue shall notify the state fire marshal. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1 is effective the day following final enactment. Subdivision 2 is effective the first day of the 19th month following the date of its final enactment. new text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin [299F.856] INSPECTION. new text end

new text begin To enforce sections 299F.850 to 299F.859, the attorney general and the state fire marshal may examine the books, papers, invoices, and other records of any person in possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, stored, sold, or offered for sale, as well as the stock of cigarettes on the premises. Every person in the possession, control, or occupancy of any premises where cigarettes are placed, sold, or offered for sale is hereby directed and required to give the attorney general and the state fire marshal the means, facilities, and opportunity for the examinations authorized by this section. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the first day of the 19th month following the date of its final enactment. new text end

Sec. 17.

new text begin [299F.857] REDUCED CIGARETTE IGNITION PROPENSITY ACCOUNT. new text end

new text begin The reduced cigarette ignition propensity account is established in the state treasury. The account consists of all money recovered as penalties under section 299F.854 and fees collected under section 299F.852, subdivision 5. The money must be deposited to the credit of the account and, in addition to any other money made available for such purpose, is appropriated to the state fire marshal for costs associated with sections 299F.850 to 299F.859. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the first day of the 19th month following the date of its final enactment. new text end

Sec. 18.

new text begin [299F.858] SALE OUTSIDE OF MINNESOTA. new text end

new text begin Sections 299F.850 to 299F.859 do not prohibit any person or entity from manufacturing or selling cigarettes that do not meet the requirements of section 299F.851 if the cigarettes are or will be stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside the United States and that person or entity has taken reasonable steps to ensure that such cigarettes will not be sold or offered for sale to persons located in Minnesota. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the first day of the 19th month following the date of its final enactment. new text end

Sec. 19.

new text begin [299F.859] LOCAL REGULATION. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the local governmental units of this state may neither enact nor enforce any ordinance or other local law or regulation conflicting with, or preempted by, any provision of sections 299F.850 to 299F.858 or with any policy of this state expressed by sections 299F.850 to 299F.858, whether that policy be expressed by inclusion of a provision in sections 299F.850 to 299F.858 or by exclusion of that subject from sections 299F.850 to 299F.858. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the first day of the 19th month following the date of its final enactment. new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299N.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Powers and duties.

(a) The board shall:

(1) review fire service training needs and make recommendations on training to Minnesota fire service organizations;

(2) establish standards for educational programs for the fire service and develop procedures for continuing oversight of the programs; and

(3) establish qualifications for fire service training instructors in programs established under clause (2).

(b) The board may:

(1) new text begin hire or new text end contract for technical or professional services according to section 15.061;

(2) pay expenses necessary to carry out its duties;

(3) apply for, receive, and accept grants, gifts, devises, and endowments that any entity may make to the board for the purposes of this chapter and may use any money given to it consistent with the terms and conditions under which the money was received and for the purposes stated;

(4) make recommendations to the legislature to improve the quality of firefighter training;

(5) collect and provide data, subject to section 13.03;

(6) conduct studies and surveys and make reports; and

(7) conduct other activities necessary to carry out its duties.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 325E.21, is amended to read:

325E.21 DEALERS IN deleted text begin WIRE AND CABLEdeleted text end new text begin SCRAP METALnew text end ; RECORDS deleted text begin ANDdeleted text end new text begin ,new text end REPORTSnew text begin , AND REGISTRATIONnew 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 terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. new text end

new text begin (b) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" means a duly authorized municipal, county, state, or federal law enforcement agency. new text end

new text begin (c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other entity. new text end

new text begin (d) "Scrap metal" means: new text end

new text begin (1) wire and cable commonly and customarily used by communication and electric utilities; and new text end

new text begin (2) copper, aluminum, or any other metal purchased primarily for its reuse or recycling value as raw metal, including metal that is combined with other materials at the time of purchase. new text end

new text begin (e) "Scrap metal dealer" or "dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying or selling scrap metal, or both, but does not include a person engaged exclusively in the business of buying or selling new or used motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts, paper or wood products, rags or furniture, or secondhand machinery. new text end

deleted text begin Subdivision 1. deleted text end new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

Purchase or acquisition record required.

new text begin (a) new text end Every deleted text begin person, firm or corporationdeleted text end new text begin scrap metal dealernew text end , including an agent, employeenew text begin ,new text end or representative deleted text begin thereofdeleted text end new text begin of the dealernew text end , deleted text begin engaging in the business of buying and selling wire and cable commonly and customarily used by communication and electric utilitiesdeleted text end shall keep anew text begin writtennew text end recorddeleted text begin , in the English language, legibly written in ink or typewriting,deleted text end at the time of each purchase or acquisitiondeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin of scrap metal. The record must include:new text end

new text begin (1)new text end an accurate account or description, including the weight if customarily purchased by weight, of deleted text begin such wire and cable commonly and customarily used by communication and electric utilitiesdeleted text end new text begin the scrap metalnew text end purchased or acquireddeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end

new text begin (2)new text end the date, timenew text begin ,new text end and place of the receipt of the deleted text begin same,deleted text end new text begin scrap metal purchased or acquired;new text end

new text begin (3)new text end the name and address of the person selling or delivering the deleted text begin same anddeleted text end new text begin scrap metal;new text end

new text begin (4) the number of the check or electronic transfer used to purchase the scrap metal; new text end

new text begin (5)new text end the number of the new text begin seller's or deliverer's new text end driver's license deleted text begin of such persondeleted text end new text begin , Minnesota identification card number, or other identification document number of an identification document issued for identification purposes by any state, federal, or foreign government if the document includes the person's photograph, full name, birth date, and signature; andnew text end

new text begin (6) the license plate number and description of the vehicle used by the person when delivering the scrap metal, and any identifying marks on the vehicle, such as a business name, decals, or markings, if applicablenew text end .

deleted text begin Suchdeleted text end new text begin (b) Thenew text end record, as well as deleted text begin such wire and cable commonly and customarily used by communication and electric utilitiesdeleted text end new text begin the scrap metalnew text end purchased or received, shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection of any deleted text begin sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county, or of any police officer in any incorporated city or statutory city, in which such business may be carried ondeleted text end new text begin law enforcement agencynew text end .

deleted text begin Such person shall not bedeleted text end new text begin (c) No record is new text end required deleted text begin to furnish or keep such record of anydeleted text end new text begin for new text end property purchased from merchants, manufacturers or wholesale dealers, having an established place of business, or of any goods purchased at open sale from any bankrupt stock, but a bill of sale or other evidence of open or legitimate purchase of deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end property shall be obtained and kept by deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin thenew text end personnew text begin ,new text end which must be shown upon demand to deleted text begin the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the county, or to any police officer in any incorporated city or statutory city, in which such business may be carried on. The provisions of this subdivision and of subdivision 2 shall not apply to or include any person, firm or corporation engaged exclusively in the business of buying or selling motor vehicles, new or used, paper or wood products, rags or furniture, secondhand machinerydeleted text end new text begin any law enforcement agencynew text end .

new text begin (d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a scrap metal dealer or the dealer's agent, employee, or representative may not disclose personal information concerning a customer without the customer's consent unless the disclosure is made in response to a request from a law enforcement agency. A scrap metal dealer must implement reasonable safeguards to protect the security of the personal information and prevent unauthorized access to or disclosure of the information. For purposes of this paragraph, "personal information" is any individually identifiable information gathered in connection with a record under paragraph (a). new text end

deleted text begin Subd. 2. deleted text end

deleted text begin Sheriff's copy of record required. deleted text end

deleted text begin It shall be the duty of every such person, firm or corporation defined in subdivision 1 hereof, to make out and to deliver or mail to the office of the sheriff of the county in which business is conducted, not later than the second business day of each week, a legible and correct copy of the record required in subdivision 1 of the entries during the preceding week. In the event such person, firm or corporation has not made any purchases or acquisitions required to be recorded under subdivision 1 hereof during the preceding week no report need be submitted to the sheriff under this subdivision. deleted text end

Subd. deleted text begin 3.deleted text end new text begin 2.new text end

Retention required.

Records required to be maintained by subdivision deleted text begin 1 hereofdeleted text end new text begin 1anew text end shall be retained by the deleted text begin person making themdeleted text end new text begin scrap metal dealer new text end for a period of three years.

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Payment by check or electronic transfer required. new text end

new text begin A scrap metal dealer or the dealer's agent, employee, or representative shall pay for all scrap metal purchases only by check or electronic transfer. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Registration required. new text end

new text begin (a) Every scrap metal dealer shall register with and participate in the criminal alert network described in section 299A.61. The dealer shall ensure that the dealer's system for receiving incoming notices from the network is in proper working order and ready to receive incoming notices. The dealer shall check the system for incoming notices twice each day the business is open, once upon opening and then again before closing. The dealer shall inform all employees involved in the purchasing or receiving of scrap metal of alerts received relating to scrap metal of the type that might be conceivably sold to the dealer. In addition, the dealer shall post copies of the alerts in a conspicuous location. new text end

new text begin (b) The scrap metal dealer shall pay to the commissioner of public safety a $50 annual fee to participate in the criminal alert network and for the educational materials described in section 299C.25. new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall notify the scrap metal dealer if a message sent to the dealer is returned as undeliverable or is otherwise not accepted for delivery by the dealer's system. The dealer shall take action necessary to ensure that future messages are received. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Training. new text end

new text begin Each scrap metal dealer shall review the educational materials provided by the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension under section 299C.25 and ensure that all employees do so as well. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Criminal penalty. new text end

new text begin A scrap metal dealer, or the agent, employee, or representative of the dealer, who intentionally violates a provision of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Exemption. new text end

new text begin A scrap metal dealer may purchase aluminum cans without complying with this section. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Property held by law enforcement. new text end

new text begin (a) Whenever a law enforcement official from any agency has probable cause to believe that property in the possession of a scrap metal dealer is stolen or is evidence of a crime and notifies the dealer not to sell the item, the item may not be sold or removed from the premises. This investigative hold remains in effect for 90 days from the date of initial notification, or until it is canceled or a seizure order is issued, whichever comes first. new text end

new text begin (b) If an item is identified as stolen or evidence in a criminal case, the law enforcement official may: new text end

new text begin (1) physically seize and remove it from the dealer, pursuant to a written order from the law enforcement official; or new text end

new text begin (2) place the item on hold or extend the hold as provided in this section and leave it in the shop. new text end

new text begin (c) When an item is seized, the person doing so shall provide identification upon request of the dealer, and shall provide the dealer the name and telephone number of the seizing agency and investigator, and the case number related to the seizure. new text end

new text begin (d) A dealer may request seized property be returned in accordance with section 626.04. new text end

new text begin (e) When an order to hold or seize is no longer necessary, the law enforcement official shall so notify the dealer. new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Video security cameras required. new text end

new text begin (a) Each scrap metal dealer shall install and maintain at each location video surveillance cameras, still digital cameras, or similar devices positioned to record or photograph a frontal view showing the face of each seller or prospective seller of scrap metal who enters the location. The scrap metal dealer shall also photograph the seller's or prospective seller's vehicle, including license plate, either by video camera or still digital camera, so that an accurate and complete description of it may be obtained from the recordings made by the cameras. The video camera or still digital camera must be kept in operating condition. The camera must record and display the accurate date and time. The video camera must be turned on at all times when the location is open for business and at any other time when scrap metal is purchased. new text end

new text begin (b) If the scrap metal dealer does not purchase some or any scrap metal at a specific business location, the dealer need not comply with this subdivision with respect to those purchases. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date. new text end

Sec. 22.

new text begin REPEAL BY PREEMPTION. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes, sections 299F.850 to 299F.859, are repealed if a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts these sections is adopted and becomes effective. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 23.

new text begin COLLATERAL SANCTIONS COMMITTEE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment; duties. new text end

new text begin The Collateral Sanctions Committee shall study issues related to collateral sanctions. Specifically, the committee shall study how collateral sanctions are addressed in other states and determine best practices on this. In addition, the committee shall study issues relating to how criminal convictions and adjudications affect an individual's employment and professional licensing opportunities in Minnesota. The committee shall consider the policy implications of providing a process to allow individuals currently prohibited from certain types of employment or professional licensing because of a criminal record to seek a waiver. The committee shall make recommendations on changes in law and policy it deems appropriate in this area. By January 15, 2008, the committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy in the senate and house of representatives. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Resources. new text end

new text begin The Sentencing Guidelines Commission shall provide technical and research assistance to the committee, with the assistance of the commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of corrections. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin The committee consists of the following: new text end

new text begin (1) the executive director of the Sentencing Guidelines Commission, who shall serve as the committee's chair and convening authority; new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner of public safety, or designee; new text end

new text begin (3) the commissioner of corrections, or designee; new text end

new text begin (4) the attorney general, or designee; new text end

new text begin (5) the state public defender, or designee; new text end

new text begin (6) a crime victim's advocate, appointed by the commissioner of public safety; new text end

new text begin (7) a county attorney, appointed by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association; new text end

new text begin (8) a city attorney, appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities; new text end

new text begin (9) a district court judge, appointed by the Judicial Council; new text end

new text begin (10) a private criminal defense attorney, appointed by the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; new text end

new text begin (11) a probation officer, appointed by the Minnesota Association of County Probation Officers; new text end

new text begin (12) two peace officers, one appointed by the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association and the other appointed by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association; new text end

new text begin (13) two members with knowledge of housing issues, one of whom is a landlord and the other a tenant, appointed by the commissioner of public safety; new text end

new text begin (14) a member from the employment industry, appointed by the commissioner of public safety; new text end

new text begin (15) a member from a community crime prevention organization, appointed by the commissioner of public safety; new text end

new text begin (16) a member from a community of color, appointed by the commissioner of public safety; new text end

new text begin (17) a member who is an ex-criminal offender, appointed by the commissioner of public safety; and new text end

new text begin (18) a member from an agency that provides re-entry services to offenders being released from incarceration, appointed by the commissioner of public safety. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Expenses; expiration. new text end

new text begin The provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, apply to the committee. The committee expires on January 15, 2008. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin As used in this section, "collateral sanctions" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 609B.050, subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

ARTICLE 8

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 403.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Use of furnished information.

new text begin (a) new text end Names, addresses, and telephone numbers provided to a 911 system under subdivision 3 are private data and may be used only deleted text begin for identifyingdeleted text end new text begin : (1) to identifynew text end the location or identity, or both, of a person calling a 911 public safety answering pointnew text begin ; or (2) by a public safety answering point to notify the public of an emergencynew text end . The information furnished under subdivision 3 may not be used or disclosed by 911 system agencies, their agents, or their employees for any other purpose except under a court order.

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "emergency" means a situation in which property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt notification of the public by the public safety answering point is essential. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 403.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Liability.

(a) A wire-line telecommunications service provider, its employees, or its agents are not liable to any person who uses enhanced 911 telecommunications service for release of subscriber information required under this chapter to any public safety answering point.

(b) A wire-line telecommunications service provider is not liable to any person for the good faith release to emergency communications personnel of information not in the public record, including, but not limited to, nonpublished or nonlisted telephone numbers.

(c) A wire-line telecommunications service provider, its employees, or its agents are not liable to any person for civil damages resulting from or caused by any act or omission in the development, design, installation, operation, maintenance, performance, or provision of enhanced 911 telecommunications service, except for willful or wanton misconduct.

(d) A multiline telephone system manufacturer, provider, or operator is not liable for any civil damages or penalties as a result of any act or omission, except willful or wanton misconduct, in connection with developing, designing, installing, maintaining, performing, provisioning, adopting, operating, or implementing any plan or system required by section 403.15.

new text begin (e) A telecommunications service provider that participates in or cooperates with the public safety answering point in notifying the public of an emergency, as authorized under subdivision 4, is immune from liability arising out of the notification except for willful or wanton misconduct. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 403.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Emergency telecommunications service fee; account.

(a) Each customer of a wireless or wire-line switched or packet-based telecommunications service provider connected to the public switched telephone network that furnishes service capable of originating a 911 emergency telephone call is assessed a fee based upon the number of wired or wireless telephone lines, or their equivalent, to cover the costs of ongoing maintenance and related improvements for trunking and central office switching equipment for 911 emergency telecommunications service, to offset administrative and staffing costs of the commissioner related to managing the 911 emergency telecommunications service program, to make distributions provided for in section 403.113, and to offset the costs, including administrative and staffing costs, incurred by the State Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety in handling 911 emergency calls made from wireless phones.

(b) Money remaining in the 911 emergency telecommunications service account after all other obligations are paid must not cancel and is carried forward to subsequent years and may be appropriated from time to time to the commissioner to provide financial assistance to counties for the improvement of local emergency telecommunications services. The improvements may include providing access to 911 service for telecommunications service subscribers currently without access and upgrading existing 911 service to include automatic number identification, local location identification, automatic location identification, and other improvements specified in revised county 911 plans approved by the commissioner.

(c) The fee may not be less than eight cents nor more than 65 cents a month new text begin until June 30, 2008, not less than eight cents nor more than 75 cents a month until June 30, 2009, not less than eight cents nor more than 85 cents a month until June 30, 2010, and not less than eight cents nor more than 95 cents a month on or after July 1, 2010, new text end for each customer access line or other basic access service, including trunk equivalents as designated by the Public Utilities Commission for access charge purposes and including wireless telecommunications services. With the approval of the commissioner of finance, the commissioner of public safety shall establish the amount of the fee within the limits specified and inform the companies and carriers of the amount to be collected. When the revenue bonds authorized under section 403.27, subdivision 1, have been fully paid or defeased, the commissioner shall reduce the fee to reflect that debt service on the bonds is no longer needed. The commissioner shall provide companies and carriers a minimum of 45 days' notice of each fee change. The fee must be the same for all customers.

(d) The fee must be collected by each wireless or wire-line telecommunications service provider subject to the fee. Fees are payable to and must be submitted to the commissioner monthly before the 25th of each month following the month of collection, except that fees may be submitted quarterly if less than $250 a month is due, or annually if less than $25 a month is due. Receipts must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a 911 emergency telecommunications service account in the special revenue fund. The money in the account may only be used for 911 telecommunications services.

(e) This subdivision does not apply to customers of interexchange carriers.

(f) The installation and recurring charges for integrating wireless 911 calls into enhanced 911 systems are eligible for payment by the commissioner if the 911 service provider is included in the statewide design plan and the charges are made pursuant to contract.

(g) Competitive local exchanges carriers holding certificates of authority from the Public Utilities Commission are eligible to receive payment for recurring 911 services.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 403.11, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Fee collection declaration. new text end

new text begin If the commissioner disputes the accuracy of a fee submission or if no fees are submitted by a wireless, wire-line, or packet-based telecommunications service provider, the wireless, wire-line, or packet-based telecommunications service provider shall submit a sworn declaration signed by an officer of the company certifying, under penalty of perjury, that the information provided with the fee submission is true and correct. The sworn declaration must specifically describe and affirm that the 911 fee computation is complete and accurate. When a wireless, wire-line, or packet-based telecommunications service provider fails to provide a sworn declaration within 90 days of notice by the commissioner that the fee submission is disputed, the commissioner may estimate the amount due from the wireless, wire-line, or packet-based telecommunications service provider and refer that amount for collection under section 16D.04. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 403.11, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Examination of fees. new text end

new text begin If the commissioner determines that an examination is necessary to document the fee submission and sworn declaration in subdivision 1a, the wireless, wire-line, or packet-based telecommunications service provider must contract with an independent certified public accountant to conduct an examination of fees. The examination must be conducted in accordance with attestation audit standards. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 403.31, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Allocation of operating costs.

deleted text begin The current costs of the board in implementing the regionwide public safety radio communication plan system and the first and second phase systems shall be allocated among and paid by the following users, all in accordance with the regionwide public safety radio system communication plan adopted by the board: deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the state of Minnesota for its operations using the system in the metropolitan counties; deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) all local government units using the system; and deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) other eligible users of the system. deleted text end new text begin (a) The ongoing costs of the commissioner not otherwise appropriated in operating the statewide public safety radio communication system shall be allocated among and paid by the following users, all in accordance with the statewide public safety radio communication system plan under section 403.36: new text end

new text begin (1) the state of Minnesota for its operations using the system; new text end

new text begin (2) all local government units using the system; and new text end

new text begin (3) other eligible users of the system. new text end

new text begin (b) Each local government and other eligible users of the system shall pay to the commissioner all sums charged under this section, at the times and in the manner determined by the commissioner. The governing body of each local government shall take all action necessary to provide the money required for these payments and to make the payments when due. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin REPEALER. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 403.31, subdivision 6, new text end new text begin is repealed. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007. new text end

Presented to the governor May 4, 2007

Signed by the governor May 7, 2007, 4:10 p.m.

Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes