1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for violent crime enforcement teams.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of public safety for violent crime enforcement team grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.7 	299A.642, subdivision 9. In awarding these grants, the commissioner must place a priority 
1.8 	on funding nonmetro teams. The commissioner of public safety shall provide outreach, 
1.9 	technical assistance, and program development support to increase the capacity of small 
1.10 	communities to access grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.642, subdivision 9, 
1.11 	particularly in areas where violent crime enforcement teams have not been established, 
1.12 	especially in greater Minnesota. By February 1 of each year, the commissioner shall report 
1.13 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives 
1.14 	committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding on 
1.15 	the distribution of grants, outreach, assistance, and support under this paragraph. The report 
1.16 	must include information on the total number of requests for grants, outreach, assistance, 
1.17 	and support, where these requests originated, and the amount of money for each successful 
1.18 	request.