2002 Minnesota Statutes

     299E.03 Capitol complex security oversight committee. 

    Subdivision 1.    Membership.  (a) The capitol complex 
 security oversight committee consists of the following 
 individuals or their designees: 

    (1) the senate majority leader; 

    (2) the speaker of the house of representatives; 

    (3) the chief justice of the supreme court; 

    (4) the chair of the senate committee or division having 
 jurisdiction over criminal justice funding; 

    (5) the chair of the house of representatives committee or 
 division having jurisdiction over criminal justice funding; 

    (6) the commissioner of public safety; 

    (7) the commissioner of administration; 

    (8) the senate sergeant at arms; 

    (9) the house of representatives' sergeant at arms; 

    (10) the chief of the St. Paul police department; 

    (11) the president of a statewide association representing 
 government relations professionals; 

    (12) the director of the capitol complex security division; 
 and 

    (13) the chief supervisor of the state patrol. 

    (b) The committee may elect a chair from among its members. 

    Subd. 2.    Duties.  The oversight committee shall: 

    (1) develop both a short-term and a long-term plan relating 
 to the provision of security in the capitol complex and in other 
 state-owned or leased buildings and property, including 
 providing necessary security to the following:  legislators, 
 constitutional officers, members of the judiciary, commissioners 
 of state agencies, state employees, visiting dignitaries, and 
 members of the public; 

    (2) develop guidelines that may be used to evaluate the 
 methods by which this security is provided; 

    (3) evaluate the budget for providing this security and 
 make annual budgetary recommendations to the legislature; and 

    (4) provide oversight to the entity providing capitol area 
 security and annually report to the legislature on the entity's 
 effectiveness. 

 The plans described in clause (1) must consider potential 
 shifting needs for security and the impact of new security 
 technology. 

    Subd. 3.    Expiration and compensation.  
 Notwithstanding section 15.059, the oversight committee does not 
 expire.  Committee members may not receive compensation for 
 serving, but may receive expense reimbursements as provided in 
 section 15.059. 

    HIST: 2000 c 488 art 6 s 8