Human Rights and Human Rights Department Legislation - Minnesota

Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government, appropriating money for the courts, public defenders, public safety, corrections, human rights and other criminal justice and judiciary related agencies ARTICLE 1 - APPROPRIATIONS Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the supreme court for judicial salary increases, supreme court operations and civil legal services, to the court of appeals for caseload increases, to the trial courts for new judge units, to maintain and expand drug courts, for guardian ad litem services, for interpreter services, for psychological services and for in forma pauperis services, to the tax court, to the uniform laws commission, to the board on judicial standards, to the board of public defense, to the commissioner of public safety for emergency management and pandemic flu coordinator, for criminal apprehension for cross [...]

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2E Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government, appropriating money for public safety and corrections initiatives ARTICLE 1 - PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for emergency management, criminal apprehension, cooperative investigation of cross jurisdictional criminal activity, laboratory activities, DWI lab analysis, forensic scientists, fire marshal, alcohol and gambling enforcement, office of justice programs, gang and drug task force, victim notification system, squad car cameras, peace officer overtime, youth intervention programs, crime victim support grant, sexual violence, domestic violence, administration costs, 911 emergency services/ARMER, public safety answering points, medical resource communication centers, ARMER debt service, improvements, interoperability planning, state backbone operating costs and public [...]

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Requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to investigate alleged improper activity occurring through violation of employee good faith reporting of public health or safety, employment or governmental dangers, refusal to alter scientific or technical data findings of economic or environmental impact, reporting of scientific or technical study findings and occurring through employer use of authority to influence or interfere with employee information disclosures; requiring commissioner of labor and industry reporting upon condition of reasonable cause finding; classifying as private data the identity of person initiating the investigation; requiring the commissioner to investigate written complaints of reprisal or retaliation within a certain time period and authorizing commissioner issued compliance orders under certain conditions; expanding employee good faith reporting protection; prohibiting employers from using [...]

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Relating to public safety; requiring the collection and analysis of data and the adoption of policies on racial profiling; defining certain terms; requiring the attorney general to procure the services of an outside expert to assist with certain data collection and statistical analysis duties; requiring law enforcement officers conducting traffic stops to record and forward certain data to the chief law enforcement officer and to provide certain information to the drivers of the vehicles stopped; requiring submission of certain reports to the attorney general monthly; requiring the attorney general to implement an auditing system of unannounced spot checks to ensure data collection accuracy; requiring and providing for analysis of the data by the outside expert; requiring periodic submission of the results to the attorney general and attorney general periodic summary reports to the governor and legislature; requiring [...]

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Relating to public safety ARTICLE 1 - APPROPRIATION Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the supreme court, court of appeals, trial and tax courts, uniform laws commission and judicial standards and public defense boards, to the commissioner of public safety for emergency management, criminal apprehension, the fire marshal, alcohol and gambling enforcement, office of justice programs, 911 emergency services and ARMER public safety, to the peace officer standards and training (POST) board, to the private detective board, to the commissioner of human rights for database replacement, to the commissioner of corrections (DOC) for correctional institutions, community services and operations support and for sentencing guidelines ARTICLE 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS Requiring department of human rights gifts and bequests to be credited to a special account; increasing [...]

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Relating to health ARTICLE 1 - MEDICAL HOME Requiring the commissioners of human services and employee relations in consultation with the commissioner of health to develop and administer a medical home pilot project for persons enrolled in medical assistance (MA), MinnesotaCare, and general assistance medical care (GAMC) and state employees to the extent permitted by federal requirements; providing for payment methods and incentives; specifying requirements for medical home designation; requiring the commissioners of human services and employee relations to evaluate the effectiveness of pilot project and prepare a report to the legislature by a certain date; appropriating money to the commissioner of health for the medical education and research fund and to work with institutions of higher education to establish or fund existing initiatives to recruit and retain nurse educators on nursing education [...]

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