Bill > HF1082

This bill appropriates funds for public safety initiatives and modifies various public safety laws for the fiscal years 2026 and 2027. * **Department of Public Safety:** * $1,000,000 for the Minnesota Clearance Grant Program to increase the solve rate of crimes involving firearms. * $214,000 for the Task Force on Improving Responses to Domestic Violence Crimes. * $100,000 for the Task Force on Standardized Identification for Emergency Responders. * **Department of Corrections:** * $13,000 to increase the base budget for incarceration and prerelease services. * **Minnesota Victims of Crime Account:** * $12,000,000 transferred from the General Fund to the Minnesota Victims of Crime Account. * **Office of Justice Programs:** * Significant funding is allocated for various programs including the Domestic and Sexual Violence Housing First grant program, Federal Victims of Crime Funding Gap, Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls, increased staffing, Office of Restorative Practices, Crossover and Dual-Status Youth Model Grants, Restorative Practices Initiatives Grants, Ramsey County Youth Treatment Homes Acquisition and Betterment, Ramsey County Violence Prevention, Office for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives, Youth Intervention Programs, Community Crime Intervention and Prevention Grants, Resources for Victims of Crime, Prosecutor Training, Minnesota Heals, Sexual Assault Exam Costs, First Responder Mental Health Curriculum, Pathways to Policing, Direct Assistance to Crime Victim Survivors, Racially Diverse Youth, Violence Prevention Project Research Center, Reports on Approaches to Address Illicit Drug Use, Legal Representation for Children, Pretrial Release Study and Report, Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer Education and Training Program, and Youth Services Office. Specific dollar amounts for each are detailed in the bill. * **Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board:** * $12,749,000 for fiscal year 2026 and $12,797,000 for fiscal year 2027 for peace officer training reimbursements and the Philando Castile Memorial Training Fund. * **Office of Higher Education:** * $250,000 for reimbursement grants to postsecondary schools for use of force training for peace officers. The bill also includes provisions related to the sale or transfer of law enforcement vehicles, definitions for public safety officer benefits, the establishment of task forces on domestic violence and emergency responder identification, modifications to MINNCOR policies regarding inmate labor, and changes to criminal statutes concerning impersonating a peace officer, theft, and domestic violence. It also establishes protections for the personal information of public safety officers.