1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for a match for FEMA money for 
1.3 	natural disaster assistance payments; reducing appropriations for the courts, 
1.4 	public defenders, public safety, corrections, human rights, and other criminal 
1.5 	justice agencies;amending Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 11.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 | Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
1.8 	The amounts shown in this section summarize the direct appropriations, by fund, 
1.9 	made in this act.

1.10 | | | 2008 | | 2009 | | Total
1.11 | General | $ | 360,000 | $ | (16,883,000) | $ | (16,523,000)
1.12 | Special Revenue Fund | | -0- | | 50,000 | | 50,000
1.13 | Total | $ | 360,000 | $ | (16,833,000) | $ | (16,473,000)

1.14 | Sec. 2. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
1.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown 
1.16 	in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, to 
1.17 	the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the 
1.18 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for 
1.19 	each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this act mean that the addition to 
1.20 	or subtraction from the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year 
1.21 	ending June 30, 2008, or June 30, 2009, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and 
1.22 	reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, are effective the day 
1.23 	following final enactment. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal 
1.24 	year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.

2.1 | | | | APPROPRIATIONS
2.2 | | | | Available for the Year
2.3 | | | | Ending June 30
2.4 | | | | | 2008 | | 2009

2.5 | Sec. 3. SUPREME COURT | $ | -0- | $ | (1,781,000)
2.6 	$516,000 in the second year is to reduce 
2.7 	funding for civil legal services.
2.8 	$1,265,000 in the second year is to reduce 
2.9 	funding for Supreme Court operations.

2.10 | Sec. 4. COURT OF APPEALS | $ | -0- | $ | (282,000)

2.11 | Sec. 5. DISTRICT COURTS | $ | -0- | $ | (7,039,000)

2.12 | Sec. 6. BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE | $ | -0- | $ | (2,781,000)

2.13 | Sec. 7. PUBLIC SAFETY | | | |

2.14 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | 360,000 | $ | (1,751,000)

2.15 | Subd. 2.Emergency Management | | 360,000 | | (40,000)
2.16 	$360,000 in the first year is to provide a 
2.17 	match for FEMA money received for natural 
2.18 	disaster assistance payments and is added 
2.19 	to appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 54, 
2.20 	article 1, section 10, subdivision 2. This 
2.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
2.22 	2010. This is a onetime appropriation.
2.23 	The appropriation from the general fund in 
2.24 	the second year to reimburse local chemical 
2.25 	assessment and hazardous materials teams 
2.26 	when they respond to incidents is reduced 
2.27 	by $40,000. Reimbursements up to $40,000 
2.28 	per year are to be made from revenues in 
2.29 	the special revenue fund from billings to 
2.30 	responsible companies.

2.31 | Subd. 3.Criminal Apprehension | | -0- | | (608,000)
3.1 	$608,000 in the second year is to reduce the 
3.2 	funding for CriMNet justice information 
3.3 	integration.

3.4 | Subd. 4.Office of Justice Programs | | -0- | | (1,103,000)
3.5 	$653,000 in the second year are reductions 
3.6 	for crime victims services grants.
3.7 	$450,000 in the second year are reductions 
3.8 	for grants to the Financial Crimes Task Force.

3.9 | Sec. 8. HUMAN RIGHTS | $ | -0- | $ | (149,000)
3.10 	This reduction is from Laws 2007, chapter 
3.11 	54, article 1, section 13.

3.12 | Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | | | |

3.13 | Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation | $ | -0- | $ | (3,100,000)

3.14 | Subd. 2.Short-Term Offenders | | -0- | | (2,500,000)
3.15 	This reduction is from Laws 2007, chapter 
3.16 	54, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3.

3.17 | Subd. 3.Sentencing to Service | | -0- | | (600,000)
3.18 	This reduction is from Laws 2007, chapter 
3.19 	54, article 1, section 14, subdivision 3.

3.20 	Sec. 10. Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 11, is amended to read:

3.21

3.22

Sec. 11. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS 
AND TRAINING (POST) BOARD

$

4,296,000

$

~~4,278,000~~
4,328,000

3.23 	Excess Amounts Transferred. This 
3.24 	appropriation is from the peace officer 
3.25 	training account in the special revenue fund. 
3.26 	Any new receipts credited to that account in 
3.27 	the first year in excess of $4,296,000 must be 
3.28 	transferred and credited to the general fund. 
3.29 	Any new receipts credited to that account 
3.30 	in the second year in excess of ~~$4,278,000~~
4.1 	$4,328,000 must be transferred and credited 
4.2 	to the general fund. 
4.3 	Peace Officer Training Reimbursements.
4.4 	$3,159,000 the first year and $ 3,159,000 the 
4.5 	second year are for reimbursements to local 
4.6 	governments for peace officer training costs. 
4.7 	No Contact Orders. The board shall: (1) 
4.8 	revise and update preservice courses and 
4.9 	develop in-service training courses related 
4.10 	to no contact orders in domestic violence 
4.11 	cases and domestic violence dynamics; and 
4.12 	(2) reimburse peace officers who have taken 
4.13 	training courses described in clause (1). 
4.14 	At a minimum, the training must include 
4.15 	instruction in the laws relating to no contact 
4.16 	orders and address how to best coordinate 
4.17 	law enforcement resources relating to no 
4.18 	contact orders. In addition, the training 
4.19 	must include a component to instruct peace 
4.20 	officers on doing risk assessments of the 
4.21 	escalating factors of lethality in domestic 
4.22 	violence cases. The board must consult with 
4.23 	a statewide domestic violence organization 
4.24 	in developing training courses. The board 
4.25 	shall utilize a request for proposal process in 
4.26 	awarding training contracts. The recipient 
4.27 	of the training contract must conduct these 
4.28 	trainings with advocates or instructors from 
4.29 	a statewide domestic violence organization. 
4.30 	Beginning on January 1, 2008, the board may 
4.31 	not approve an in-service training course 
4.32 	relating to domestic abuse that does not 
4.33 	comply with this section.