SF 4195

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/24/2022 01:24pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; establishing public safety aid for local governments and
Tribal governments; providing for grant programs; modifying certain law related
to domestic abuse victims; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 611A.31, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision;
611A.32, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3; 611A.345; 611A.35; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 299A; 477A.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [299A.74] COMMUNITY OUTPOST HOUSE AND YOUTH CONFLICT
RESOLUTION CENTER GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Title. new text end

new text begin This section may be cited as the "Community Outpost Outreach
and Engagement, and Youth Conflict Resolution and Empowerment Act."
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision
have the meanings given.
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new text begin (b) "Community outpost house" means a location in the jurisdiction served by a law
enforcement agency that is operated by the law enforcement agency in a collaborative
manner with nonprofit organizations and other service providers.
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new text begin (c) "Eligible applicant" means a nonprofit organization or a law enforcement agency
applying for a grant jointly with at least one nonprofit organization.
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new text begin (d) "Youth conflict resolution center" means a location in a jurisdiction that has
historically experienced a high volume of youth violent criminal behavior that provides
youth services in a collaborative manner and is operated by a nonprofit organization and
other service providers.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grant program. new text end

new text begin The Office of Justice Programs shall administrator a grant
program to fund eligible applicants to establish and operate community outpost houses or
youth conflict resolution centers. The purpose of this program is to provide long-term
stabilization in the relationship of law enforcement and the community and youth and peers
of the youth by:
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new text begin (1) building relationships, awareness, and trust with members of the community;
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new text begin (2) uniting members of the community and law enforcement;
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new text begin (3) improving the quality of life in the neighborhood;
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new text begin (4) reducing crime; and
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new text begin (5) providing youth with a place to resolve conflict in a positive manner.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Uses of funds. new text end

new text begin A grant recipient shall operate a community outpost house or
youth conflict resolution center to:
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new text begin (1) connect with residents and be involved in community outreach programs;
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new text begin (2) provide government benefit program consultations;
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new text begin (3) provide nursing services and coordination with medical services in the community;
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new text begin (4) provide emergency medical services;
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new text begin (5) offer space for use by community groups;
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new text begin (6) hold events with community partners, including public health services, educational
classes or seminars, and tutoring services for youth; and
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new text begin (7) provide youth conflict resolution, suicide awareness and counseling, health and
wellness, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal development programming.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Community outpost house. new text end

new text begin A grant recipient shall certify to the commissioner
that a peace officer stationed at a community outpost house:
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new text begin (1) has demonstrated communication and problem-solving skills;
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new text begin (2) does not have a history of multiple verified instances of excessive force, pursuit, or
emergency vehicle operation, or impartial policing and discriminatory conduct; and
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new text begin (3) has completed section 626.8469 training in crisis response, conflict management,
and cultural diversity to understand the sensitivities of the obligations of a position at the
community outpost house.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin Beginning on March 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the commissioner
shall submit a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over public safety
providing information related to the administration of the grant program, including but not
limited to the number and names of grant recipients, the impact that community outpost
houses and youth conflict resolution centers have had on the relationships between law
enforcement officers and the community, and any changes in the rates of crime in the
communities in which community outpost houses and youth conflict resolution centers have
been established under this section.
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Sec. 2.

new text begin [477A.0127] PUBLIC SAFETY AID.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given:
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new text begin (1) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city that directly employs at least one
peace officer as defined under section 477C.01, subdivision 7, clauses (1), (3), and (4).
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new text begin (2) "City per capita aid amount" equals the total amount allocated to cities under
subdivision 6, divided by the total population of every city.
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new text begin (3) "County per capita aid amount" equals the total amount allocated to counties and
Tribal governments under subdivision 6, divided by the sum of the total population of every
county plus the total Tribal population but excluding the total population of every city.
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new text begin (4) "Population" means population estimates made or conducted by the United States
Bureau of the Census, the Metropolitan Council pursuant to section 473.24, or by the state
demographer pursuant to section 4A.02, paragraph (d), whichever is the most recent estimate
and available as of January 1 of the year in which the aid is calculated.
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new text begin (5) "Tribal governments" has the meaning given to "Minnesota Tribal governments" in
section 10.65, subdivision 2.
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new text begin (6) "Tribal population" means population estimates made or conducted by the United
States Bureau of the Census of the federally recognized American Indian reservations and
off-reservation trust lands in Minnesota, whichever is the most recent estimate and available
as of January 1 of the year in which the aid is calculated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Distribution. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of revenue must distribute payments under
this section as follows:
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new text begin (1) A county's public safety aid amount equals:
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new text begin (i) the county's population minus the total population of every city located in that county,
times;
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new text begin (ii) the county per capita aid amount.
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new text begin (2) A Tribal government's public safety aid amount equals:
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new text begin (i) the Tribe's population times;
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new text begin (ii) the county per capita aid amount.
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new text begin (3) A city's public safety aid amount equals:
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new text begin (i) the city's population times;
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new text begin (ii) the city per capita aid amount.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Certification to commissioner. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety must certify
to the commissioner of revenue, on or before June 1 each year, each city that meets the
definition of city in subdivision 1 as of January 1 of the aid calculation year.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Use of aid. new text end

new text begin (a) Counties, Tribal governments, and cities that receive a distribution
under this section must use the aid to provide public safety including, but not limited to,
paying personnel and equipment costs.
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new text begin (b) Counties must consult with their county sheriff in determining how to use the aid.
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new text begin (c) Counties, Tribal governments, and cities that receive a distribution under this section
may not apply the aid toward:
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new text begin (1) their employer contribution to the public employees police and fire fund, if that
county, Tribal government, or city received police state aid under chapter 477C in the year
immediately prior to a distribution under this section; or
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new text begin (2) any costs associated with alleged wrongdoing or misconduct.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Payments. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of revenue must calculate the amount of public
safety aid payable to each county, Tribal government, and city under this section. On or
before August 1 each year, the commissioner must certify the amount to be paid to each
county, Tribal government, and city in the following year. The commissioner must distribute
public safety aid in the same manner and at the same times as aid payments under section
477A.015. For aid payable in 2022 only, the commissioner shall certify the amount to be
paid in 2022 to each county, Tribal government, and city by August 1, 2022, and the full
2022 payment to the counties, Tribal governments, and cities must be made at the time
provided in section 477A.015 for the second installment of local government aid.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Aid allocation. new text end

new text begin (a) The total amount of aid to be annually allocated to counties
and Tribal governments under this section is $30,000,000.
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new text begin (b) The total amount of aid to be annually allocated to cities under this section is
$70,000,000.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Redistribution of a city's public safety aid to a county. new text end

new text begin (a) Any statutory or
home rule charter city that receives a distribution under this section when that statutory or
home rule charter city did not meet the definition of city under subdivision 1 shall redistribute
those payments to the county where the statutory or home rule charter city is located.
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new text begin (b) If a statutory or home rule charter city that must redistribute aid under paragraph (a)
is located in two or more counties, that statutory or home rule charter city shall redistribute
aid payments proportionally to each county where it is located based on the share of that
city's population in each county.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Aid amount corrections. new text end

new text begin If, due to a clerical error, the amount certified by the
commissioner to a county, Tribal government, or city is less than the amount to which the
county, Tribal government, or city is entitled pursuant to this section, the commissioner of
revenue shall distribute additional aid payments in the same manner as additional aid
payments are made under section 477A.014. The additional payments shall be paid from
the general fund and shall not diminish the distributions made to other counties, Tribal
governments, and cities under this section.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin An amount sufficient to discharge the duties imposed under
this section is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of revenue.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective beginning with aid payable in 2022 and
thereafter.
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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611A.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

deleted text begin Battered woman deleted text end new text begin Domestic abuse victim new text end .

" deleted text begin Battered woman deleted text end new text begin Domestic abuse
victim new text end " means a deleted text begin woman deleted text end new text begin person new text end who is being or has been victimized by domestic abuse as
defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611A.31, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Housing supports. new text end

new text begin "Housing supports" are those services and supports used
to enable victims to secure and maintain transitional and permanent housing placement
designed for independent living. Housing supports include but are not limited to providing
rental or financial assistance, advocacy, legal services, counseling, child care, financial
education, employment skills, health care, or information and referral services to meet these
needs. Transitional housing placements may take place in communal living, clustered site,
or scattered site programs, or other transitional housing methods. Grants for housing supports
may also support housing for sexual assault victims, as defined in section 611A.211,
subdivision 4.
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Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611A.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Grants awarded.

The commissioner shall award grants to programs
which provide emergency shelter services deleted text begin to battered women deleted text end new text begin , housing supports, new text end and support
services to deleted text begin battered women and deleted text end domestic abuse victims and their children. The commissioner
shall also award grants for training, technical assistance, and for the development and
implementation of education programs to increase public awareness of the causes of deleted text begin battering deleted text end new text begin
domestic abuse new text end , the solutions to preventing and ending domestic violence, and the problems
faced by deleted text begin battered women and deleted text end domestic abuse victims. Grants shall be awarded in a manner
that ensures that they are equitably distributed to programs serving metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan populations. deleted text begin By July 1, 1995, community-based domestic abuse advocacy
and support services programs must be established in every judicial assignment district.
deleted text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611A.32, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:

Subd. 1a.

Program for deleted text begin American Indian deleted text end new text begin Indigenous new text end women.

The commissioner shall
establish at least one program under this section to provide emergency shelter services and
support services to deleted text begin battered American Indian deleted text end new text begin Indigenous new text end women. The commissioner shall
grant continuing operating expenses to the program established under this subdivision in
the same manner as operating expenses are granted to programs established under subdivision
1.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611A.32, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Applications.

Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the
commissioner for deleted text begin a grant deleted text end new text begin one or more of the following grants: new text end to provide emergency shelter
services deleted text begin to battered women deleted text end , new text begin housing supports, or new text end support services to domestic abuse victims deleted text begin ,
or both, to battered women deleted text end and their children. The application shall be submitted in a form
approved by the commissioner by rule adopted under chapter 14 and shall include:

(1) a proposal for the provision of emergency shelter services deleted text begin for battered women deleted text end ,
new text begin housing supports, and new text end support services for domestic abuse victims deleted text begin , or both, for battered
women and their children deleted text end ;

(2) a proposed budget;

(3) the agency's overall operating budget, including documentation on the retention of
financial reserves and availability of additional funding sources;

(4) evidence of an ability to integrate into the proposed program the uniform method of
data collection and program evaluation established under section 611A.33;

(5) evidence of an ability to represent the interests of deleted text begin battered women and deleted text end domestic
abuse victims and their children to local law enforcement agencies and courts, county welfare
agencies, and local boards or departments of health;

(6) evidence of an ability to do outreach to unserved and underserved populations and
to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services; and

(7) any other content the commissioner may require by rule adopted under chapter 14 deleted text begin ,
after considering the recommendations of the advisory council deleted text end .

Programs which have been approved for grants in prior years may submit materials
which indicate changes in items listed in clauses (1) to (7), in order to qualify for renewal
funding. Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to require programs to submit
complete applications for each year of renewal funding.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611A.32, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Duties of grantees.

Every public or private nonprofit agency which receives
a grant to provide emergency shelter services deleted text begin to battered women and deleted text end new text begin , housing supports, or new text end
support services to deleted text begin battered women and deleted text end domestic abuse victims shall comply with all rules
of the commissioner related to the administration of the deleted text begin pilot deleted text end programs.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611A.345, is amended to read:

611A.345 DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATIONS.

The commissioner shall consider the domestic abuse program director's recommendations
before awarding grants or adopting policies regarding the planning, development, data
collection, rulemaking, funding or evaluation of programs and services for deleted text begin battered women
and deleted text end domestic abuse victims funded under section 611A.32. Before taking action on matters
related to programs and services for deleted text begin battered women and deleted text end domestic abuse victims and their
children, except day-to-day administrative operations, the commissioner shall notify the
domestic abuse program director of the intended action. Notification of grant award decisions
shall be given to the domestic abuse program director in time to allow the director to request
reconsideration.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611A.35, is amended to read:

611A.35 DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR.

The commissioner shall appoint a program director. The program director shall administer
the funds appropriated for sections 611A.31 to 611A.35 and perform other duties related
to deleted text begin battered women's and deleted text end domestic abuse programs as the commissioner may assign. The
program director shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service.

Sec. 11. new text begin CRIMINAL APPREHENSION; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) The base appropriation from the general fund is $84,634,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
fiscal year 2025 to the commissioner of public safety for criminal apprehension.
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new text begin (b) $9,762,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of public safety to support violent crime reduction strategies. This
appropriation includes funding for staff and supplies to enhance forensic, analytical, and
investigations capacity, and financially support investigative partnerships to form an
investigative partnership with other law enforcement agencies to address violent crime.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $50,263,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for the Office of Justice Programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Base appropriation. new text end

new text begin The base appropriation from the general fund is
$89,759,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $82,259,000 in fiscal year 2025 to the commissioner
of public safety for the Office of Justice Programs.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Minnesota Heals. new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated in subdivision 1, $4,200,000 is
to establish the Minnesota Heals program, including $1,400,000 for a statewide community
healing program, $1,400,000 for statewide critical incident stress management services for
first responders, and $1,400,000 for grants for trauma services and burial costs following
officer-involved deaths. This appropriation may be used for new staff to support these
programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Domestic violence housing first grants. new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated in
subdivision 1, $500,000 is to establish a domestic violence housing first program to provide
resources for survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence to access safe and stable
housing, and program staff to help provide mobile advocacy and expertise in housing
resources in their communities.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Transitional supportive housing for survivors of domestic violence and
sexual violence. new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated in subdivision 1, $750,000 is to develop and
support medium- to long-term transitional housing for survivors of domestic and sexual
violence and to provide advocacy services for survivors.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin General crime and trauma recovery grants funding. new text end

new text begin Of the amount
appropriated in subdivision 1, $1,000,000 is for programs supporting victims of general
crime. This appropriation may be used to establish trauma recovery centers in the state to
support victims of violent crime who experience trauma and are in need of services and
provide new staff to support these programs.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Youth development grants. new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated in subdivision 1,
$3,000,000 is to provide grants to programs serving youth and youth violence intervention
and prevention. Priority for these funds must be given to programs that employ or utilize
trauma-informed therapists to support the youth the programs serve. This appropriation may
be used to administer these grants.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Community-based public safety grants. new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated in
subdivision 1, $10,000,000 is to provide community-based crime prevention grants.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Crossover and dual-status youth model grants. new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated
in subdivision 1, $1,000,000 is to provide grants to local units of government to initiate or
expand crossover youth practice model and dual-status youth programs that provide services
for youth who are in both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, in accordance with
the Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice model.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Disparities reduction and delinquency prevention grants. new text end

new text begin Of the amount
appropriated in subdivision 1, $900,000 is to provide grants dedicated to disparities reduction
and delinquency prevention programming, in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.72.
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new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Domestic violence and sexual assault intervention and prevention
grants. new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated in subdivision 1, $12,500,000 is to provide grants to
programs serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and general
crime. These funds may be used for program administration, including new staff and housing
specialists and other program staff, and to help programs impacted by reductions in federal
funding.
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new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Prevention, intervention, and enforcement; community policing grants. new text end

new text begin Of
the amount appropriated in subdivision 1, $10,000,000 is for grants to address violent crime
and drug-related crime through crime prevention and intervention strategies using social
services and economic revitalization.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Alternatives to juvenile detention; community outpost grants. new text end

new text begin Of the
amount appropriated in subdivision 1, $2,000,000 is to establish and maintain community
outpost houses as alternatives to juvenile detention.
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new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Alternatives to juvenile detention; youth conflict resolution centers
grants. new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated in subdivision 1, $2,800,000 is to establish and maintain
youth conflict resolution centers as alternatives to juvenile detention.
new text end