1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating funds to enhance existing missing persons 
1.3 	notification and response systems and develop training; repealing membership fee 
1.4 	for Crime Alert Network;repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.61, 
1.5 	subdivision 4.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. BUREAU OF CRIMINAL APPREHENSION; MISSING PERSONS.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Appropriation. $420,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the 
1.9 	general fund to the commissioner of public safety for the purposes of this section.
1.10 		Subd. 2.Additional permanent positions. $170,000 is for the following additional 
1.11 	permanent positions in the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to enhance existing Missing 
1.12 	Persons notification and response systems:
1.13 	(1) one position to increase marketing capabilities for the Crime Alert Network; and
1.14 	(2) one position to support the Missing Persons Clearinghouse.
1.15 		Subd. 3.Crime Alert Network. $50,000 is for the Crime Alert Network to increase 
1.16 	membership and create additional alert categories.
1.17 		Subd. 4.Training initiatives. (a) $100,000 is to develop a statewide, online training 
1.18 	program for law enforcement on best practices in responding to and investigating missing 
1.19 	persons reports.
1.20 	(b) $100,000 is to provide regional and statewide training for law enforcement on best 
1.21 	practices in responding to and investigating missing persons reports. Training in this 
1.22 	paragraph must include information on:
2.1 	(1) handling cases involving persons with dementia, traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's 
2.2 	disease, or other mental disabilities; and
2.3 	(2) developing agency policies and procedural checklists in missing person cases.

2.4 	Sec. 2. REPEALER.
 2.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.61, subdivision 4, is repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 17-0543 

299A.61 CRIMINAL ALERT NETWORK.Subd. 4.Fee authorized. 
The commissioner of public safety may charge a fee to members of the network for the services that the network provides. Money collected from these fees is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety and must be used for network expenses.