1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying laws governing certain executive 
1.3 	branch advisory groups;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 299A.62, 
1.4 	subdivision 2; 299A.63, subdivision 2; 611A.32, subdivision 2; 611A.33; 
1.5 	611A.35; 629.342, subdivision 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
1.6 	243.93; 299C.156; 299M.02; 611A.34.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.62, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.Awarding grant. Grants under this section shall be awarded by the 
1.10 	commissioner of public safety. ~~Before any grants are awarded, a committee consisting~~ 
1.11 	~~of the attorney general, and representatives from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police~~ 
1.12 	~~Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the Minnesota Police and Peace~~ 
1.13 	~~Officers Association, shall evaluate the grant applications. Before grants are awarded,~~ 
1.14 	~~the commissioner shall meet and consult with the committee concerning its evaluation~~ 
1.15 	~~of and recommendations on grant proposals.~~ A grant under subdivision 1, paragraph 
1.16 	(b), clause (1), may be awarded only to a law enforcement agency that demonstrates in 
1.17 	its application that it currently has a need for an additional officer to be assigned to: (1) 
1.18 	community-oriented policing duties; or (2) the investigation and prevention of juvenile 
1.19 	crime, based on the juvenile crime rate in the area over which the agency has jurisdiction. 
1.20 	More than one grant under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), may be awarded to 
1.21 	an agency; however, each grant may fund only one position. At least 50 percent of the 
1.22 	grants awarded under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), must be awarded to the 
1.23 	cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

1.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299A.63, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.1 		Subd. 2.Awarding grant. The commissioner of public safety shall act as fiscal 
2.2 	agent for the grant program and shall be responsible for receiving applications for grants 
2.3 	and awarding grants under this section. ~~Before any grants are awarded, a committee~~ 
2.4 	~~consisting of the attorney general, and representatives from the Minnesota Chiefs of Police~~ 
2.5 	~~Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the Minnesota Police and Peace~~ 
2.6 	~~Officers Association, shall evaluate the grant applications. Before grants are awarded, the~~ 
2.7 	~~commissioner shall meet and consult with the committee concerning its evaluation of and~~ 
2.8 	~~recommendations on grant proposals.~~ At least 50 percent of the grants awarded under this 
2.9 	section must be awarded to the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.

2.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.11 		Subd. 2.Applications. Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the 
2.12 	commissioner for a grant to provide emergency shelter services to battered women, 
2.13 	support services to domestic abuse victims, or both, to battered women and their children. 
2.14 	The application shall be submitted in a form approved by the commissioner by rule 
2.15 	adopted under chapter 14, ~~after consultation with the advisory council,~~ and shall include:
2.16 	(1) a proposal for the provision of emergency shelter services for battered women, 
2.17 	support services for domestic abuse victims, or both, for battered women and their children;
2.18 	(2) a proposed budget;
2.19 	(3) the agency's overall operating budget, including documentation on the retention 
2.20 	of financial reserves and availability of additional funding sources;
2.21 	(4) evidence of an ability to integrate into the proposed program the uniform method 
2.22 	of data collection and program evaluation established under ~~sections~~ section611A.33 
2.23 	~~and 611A.34~~;
2.24 	(5) evidence of an ability to represent the interests of battered women and domestic 
2.25 	abuse victims and their children to local law enforcement agencies and courts, county 
2.26 	welfare agencies, and local boards or departments of health;
2.27 	(6) evidence of an ability to do outreach to unserved and underserved populations 
2.28 	and to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services; and
2.29 	(7) any other content the commissioner may require by rule adopted under chapter 
2.30 	14, after considering the recommendations of the advisory council.
2.31 	Programs which have been approved for grants in prior years may submit materials 
2.32 	which indicate changes in items listed in clauses (1) to (7), in order to qualify for renewal 
2.33 	funding. Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to require programs to submit 
2.34 	complete applications for each year of renewal funding.

3.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.33, is amended to read:
3.2 	611A.33 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
3.3 	The commissioner shall:
3.4 	(1) review applications for and award grants to a program pursuant to section 
3.5 	611A.32, subdivision 1~~, after considering the recommendation of the advisory council~~;
3.6 	(2) ~~appoint the members of the advisory council created under section 611A.34, and~~ 
3.7 	~~provide consultative staff and other administrative services to the advisory council;~~
3.8 	~~(3) after considering the recommendation of the advisory council,~~ appoint a program 
3.9 	director to perform the duties set forth in section 611A.35;
3.10 	~~(4)~~ (3) design and implement a uniform method of collecting data on domestic abuse 
3.11 	victims to be used to evaluate the programs funded under section 611A.32;
3.12 	~~(5)~~ (4) provide technical aid to applicants in the development of grant requests and 
3.13 	provide technical aid to programs in meeting the data collection requirements established 
3.14 	by the commissioner; and
3.15 	~~(6)~~ (5) adopt, under chapter 14, all rules necessary to implement the provisions 
3.16 	of sections 611A.31 to 611A.36.

3.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.35, is amended to read:
3.18 	611A.35 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON BATTERED WOMEN AND DOMESTIC 
3.19 	ABUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
3.20 	The commissioner shall appoint a program director. ~~In appointing the program~~ 
3.21 	~~director the commissioner shall give due consideration to the list of applicants submitted~~ 
3.22 	~~to the commissioner pursuant to section 611A.34, subdivision 3, clause (3).~~ The program 
3.23 	director shall administer the funds appropriated for sections 611A.31 to 611A.36~~, consult~~ 
3.24 	~~with and provide staff to the advisory council,~~ and perform other duties related to battered 
3.25 	women's and domestic abuse programs as the commissioner may assign. The program 
3.26 	director shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service.

3.27 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 629.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.28 		Subd. 2.Policies required. (a) By July 1, 1993, each law enforcement agency 
3.29 	shall develop, adopt, and implement a written policy regarding arrest procedures for 
3.30 	domestic abuse incidents. In the development of a policy, each law enforcement agency 
3.31 	shall consult with domestic abuse advocates, community organizations, and other law 
3.32 	enforcement agencies with expertise in the recognition and handling of domestic abuse 
3.33 	incidents. The policy shall discourage dual arrests, include consideration of whether 
3.34 	one of the parties acted in self defense, and provide guidance to officers concerning 
4.1 	instances in which officers should remain at the scene of a domestic abuse incident until 
4.2 	the likelihood of further imminent violence has been eliminated.
4.3 	(b) The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension~~,~~ and the Board of Peace Officer Standards 
4.4 	and Training, ~~and the Advisory Council on Battered Women and Domestic Abuse~~ 
4.5 	~~appointed by the commissioner of corrections under section 611A.34,~~ in consultation with 
4.6 	the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the 
4.7 	Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, shall develop a written model policy 
4.8 	regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents for use by local law enforcement 
4.9 	agencies. Each law enforcement agency may adopt the model policy in lieu of developing 
4.10 	its own policy under the provisions of paragraph (a).
4.11 	(c) Local law enforcement agencies that have already developed a written policy 
4.12 	regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents before July 1, 1992, are not 
4.13 	required to develop a new policy but must review their policies and consider the written 
4.14 	model policy developed under paragraph (b).

4.15 	Sec. 7. CLARIFICATION OF CONTINUED EXISTENCE.
 4.16 	This section clarifies that the groups listed in this section did not expire June 30, 
4.17 	2009. Actions taken by the groups listed in this section and public funds spent on behalf 
4.18 	of these groups since June 30, 2009, are valid:
4.19 	(1) Automobile Theft Prevention Advisory Board, created in Minnesota Statutes, 
4.20 	section 65B.84, subdivision 4; and
4.21 	(2) Fire Service Advisory Committee, created in Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.22 	299F.012, subdivision 2.

4.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment 
4.24 	and applies retroactively to June 30, 2009.

4.25 	Sec. 8.  REPEALER.
 4.26 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 243.93; 299C.156; 299M.02; and 611A.34, are 
4.27 	repealed.