1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money to increase crime alert categories 
1.3 	to include a dementia and Alzheimer's disease category and to provide grants to 
1.4 	develop law enforcement training on issues associated with dementia and 
1.5 	Alzheimer's disease; requiring a report.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. SAFETY OF PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S 
1.8 	DISEASE; APPROPRIATION.
 1.9 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $600,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $400,000 in fiscal year 
1.10 	2023 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for the 
1.11 	purposes of this section.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Law enforcement training. (a) $400,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $400,000 in 
1.13 	fiscal year 2023 are for the Office of Justice Programs to administer regional and statewide 
1.14 	voluntary training grants to state and local law enforcement and first responders to contract 
1.15 	with a training organization for training on communication strategies, behavioral studies, 
1.16 	and issues associated with persons with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, including at a 
1.17 	minimum wandering, driving, abuse, and neglect. The office shall consult with the Peace 
1.18 	Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board and stakeholders, including at a minimum 
1.19 	the Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team and the Alzheimer's Association, regarding the 
1.20 	content of the training, which must include at a minimum the requirement that trainers have 
1.21 	at least two years of direct care of a person with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, crisis 
1.22 	intervention training, and mental health experience. When awarding grants, the office shall 
1.23 	give priority to law enforcement or first responder agencies with less than 45 officers.
2.1 	(b) The commissioner shall submit a written report describing and evaluating the grant 
2.2 	program to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and 
2.3 	senate committees with jurisdiction over public safety by January 1, 2024.
2.4 		Subd. 3.Criminal alert network. $200,000 in fiscal year 2022 is for the criminal alert 
2.5 	network to increase membership, reduce the registration fee, and create additional alert 
2.6 	categories, including at a minimum a dementia and Alzheimer's disease specific category.

2.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.