Latest Action: 05/18/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to transportation; requiring the commissioner of public safety to adopt
rules for persons enrolled in driver education programs to include instruction
of defensive driving training and requiring the inclusion of defensive driving
techniques in the drivers manual; authorizing the commissioner of public safety
to request curriculum development assistance and use donated materials from any
organization with experience in traffic safety issues, exempting rules from
certain rulemaking requirements
(ra)

Latest Action: 05/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Civil Justice

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Disarming a peace officer crime established, and criminal penalties provided.

Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing and providing for the issuance of pink ribbon breast cancer
awareness emblems for special motor vehicle license plates by the commissioner
of public safety
(ra)

Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to the city
of Princeton to design, construct, furnish and equip a regional public safety
facility in Princeton
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the commissioner of public safety to upon sending renewal
registration notification to include a list of service stations providing E85
within the zip code area of E85 owners addresses
(me)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Windom to renovate and expand
the fire hall
(me)

Latest Action: 03/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying drivers license provisions relating to alcohol abstinence
restrictions; prohibiting the commissioner of public safety from keeping a
record of driver conviction of alcohol abstinence restriction violations;
requiring the commissioner to issue a restricted limited license for work
purposes under certain conditions
(me)

Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the department of public safety and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Gonvick for predesign of a
regional emergency training administration center
(je)

Latest Action: 03/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Repealing the program requiring motor vehicle owners to provide verification of
auto insurance by mail to the commissioner of public safey
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Grand Rapids for a fire and
hazardous response team facility
(me)

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Judiciary

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Holding the department of public safety harmless for negligent dissemination of
motor vehicle or driver data
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to a
nonprofit organization providing family substance abuse treatment services in
Blue Earth county
(je)

Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying certain content and form requirements for motor vehicle certificates
of title; modifying certain transfer of interest requirements; modifying the
definition of motorized foot scooter; specifying certain title branding
requirements for lemon law vehicles by the registrar of motor vehicles;
repealing certain provisions relating to certificate of title pollution control
equipment disclosure and motor vehicle air pollution control systems disclosure
requirements
(je)

Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring local jail facilities to check names of committed (arrested) persons
against bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA) predatory offender database for
offender registration; requiring BCA notification upon finding of database
registration; requiring change of information form completion for address change
reporting at time of jail release
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying certain provisions relating to commercial motor vehicle inspections;
modifying the definition of commercial vehicle; clarifying inspection
requirements; permitting a person employed by a government agency owning
commercial vehicles to inspect commercial vehicles; eliminating certain separate
categories of inspector certificates; clarifying the issuance of inspection
decals; clarifying proof of federal inspection application; requiring the
submission of written daily inspection reports by commercial motor vehicle
operators; modifying criteria for peace officers notification of the state
patrol for accidents involving a commercial motor vehicle
(me)

Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - HF substituted by motion [HF1351]

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4E Relating to transportation; classifying certain department of transportation (DOT) data relating to market research, overhead rates and bid escrow; authorizing a state agency or a political subdivision to enter property for purposes of investigation, monitoring, testing, surveying or boring to perform geotechnical investigations before eminent domain proceedings, requiring notification, prohibiting unnecessary property damage; providing a limit on business reestablishment costs; defining expressway; modifying the definition of freeway; requiring the commissioner allow commercial motor vehicle operators subject to hours of service regulations under certain federal regulations to stop and park continuously for up to a certain period of time as necessary at safety rest areas and travel information centers; modifying voyageur highway description; designating I-94 as the Purple Heart trail; designating a certain portion [...]

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Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Authorizing emergency grants to victims of motor vehicle theft for
reimbursement of towing and storage fees due to impoundment of recovered stolen
vehicle; eliminating the crime victim and witness advisory council as the
grantor; specifying procedures for grant applications and limits to awards;
requiring the commissioner of public safety report to the legislature by a
certain date, appropriating money to the commissioner
(me)


Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for an emergency
preparedness coordinator to work with the St. Paul police and fire departments
to coordinate emergency preparedness efforts for state facilities located in St.
Paul
(je)

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying certain penalties for theft
(me)

Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Prohibiting predatory offenders required to register with the department of
corrections from accessing, creating or maintaining a personal web page or
profile on a social networking web site; defining social networking web site;
modifying certain intensive supervised release term requirements
(je)

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to crime; providing a registration procedure for predatory offenders
being released from a correctional facility and not going to a new primary
address; clarifying certain registration verification form notice requirements;
requiring registration of persons convicted of a comparable offense in another
state; requiring predatory offender registration checks against the bureau of
criminal apprehension (BCA) database upon intake into a jail facility; imposing
penalties for violations
(je)

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Providing for the issuance of special license plates remembering victims of
impaired drivers to owners of passenger automobiles; requiring payment of
certain fees to the commissioner of public safety; providing for plate
transfers; specifying certain duties relating to special license plate design,
recordkeeping and fee crediting
(je)

Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing licensing standards for auto body (collision) repair facilities;
prohibiting insurers and adjusters claims payment from an unlicensed auto body
repair facility; requiring department of public safety administration;
specifying minimum licensure requirements; providing for exclusions,
application, issuance, suspension, review, investigations, penalties, fees,
roster and license display requirements
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Authorizing the commissioner of public safety to issue on-sale intoxicating
liquor licenses for events within the boundaries of the University of Minnesota
upon approval of the board of regents
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds to design, construct, furnish and equip the southeastern
Minnesota regional public safety training center in Rochester
(me)

Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the commissioner of public safety to conduct an ignition interlock
device pilot project for a certain period of time; commissioner to select one
metropolitan county and one rural county to participate in project; requiring
commissioner to submit a preliminary report and a final report by certain dates;
commissioner to determine appropriate performance standards and certification
process for pilot project on ignition interlock devices; specifying components;
authorizing judges to provide temporary exception to the mandatory sentencing
law for offenders required to use ignition interlock devices
(me)

Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to drivers licenses; requiring credit be given to drivers license
offenses committed in a province or territory of Canada by the commissioner of
public safety
(je)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Minneapolis to design,
construct, furnish and equip improvements including an emergency operations
center to the existing fire training center
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Committee report: To pass as amended

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1E Relating to capital investments; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other public improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the university of Minnesota for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPRA), a new Twin Cities campus science teaching and student services building, a new St. Paul campus Bell museum of natural history, an addition to Duluth campus Voss-Kovach hall, Morris campus community services building renovation, a new Crookston campus maintenance facility at the Northwest research and outreach center, classroom disability access, laboratory renovation, specifying a projects costs coverage allotment limit for except HEAPRA and dedicating unspent appropriations to HEAPRA, to the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for higher education asset preservation and replacement [...]

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Latest Action: 01/29/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for grants to local law
enforcement agencies in greater Minnesota counties for the purchase of
defibrillators
(ra)


Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for fire marshal hotel
inspections; repealing hotel inspection fees and the state fire marshal hotel
inspection special account appropriation
(rt)

Latest Action: 04/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Buckman to design and
construct a tornado siren
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for predesign, design and construction of phase 1 of a
tier 3 homeland security and emergency management training and exercise center
at Camp Ripley
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Finance

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Relating to state government ARTICLE 1 - JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the commissioner of employment and economic development (DEED) for remediation, business and community and workforce development, unemployment insurance and state funded administration, to the commissioner of commerce for workers compensation, financial examinations, the petroleum tank release cleanup board, administrative services, market assurance, energy and telecommunications, renewable development grants and renewable energy research, to the housing finance agency (HFA) for the economic development and housing challenge, housing trust fund, rental assistance for the mentally ill, family homeless prevention, home ownership assistance and affordable rental investment funds, housing rehabilitation and accessibility, home ownership education, counseling and training and capacity building grants,[...]

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Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to transportation; reducing certain prior appropriations to the
commissioner of transportation (DOT) for transit purposes, to the metropolitan
council for bus system operations and to the commissioner of public safety for
administration and related services for the republication national convention;
appropriating money to the commissioner of transportation for state roads and
additional federal bridge funding and to the commissioner of public safety for
the driver and vehicles services information system; modifying drivers license
examination requirements; repealing the temporary surcharge for veterans special
plates
(je)

Latest Action: 02/21/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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"Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act"; defining terms;
providing for applicability to volunteer health practitioners; specifying
division of emergency management director regulation during emergency
declarations; specifying volunteer health practitioner registration systems;
providing for volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states
recognition, no effect on credentialing and privileges, administrative sanctions
and relation to other laws; requiring the division of emergency management to
adopt rules
(rt)

Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Chief auth stricken, shown as co-auth Wergin

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a grant to Anoka county to design, construct,
furnish and equip a regional forensic crime laboratory
(ra)

Latest Action: 03/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying the inspection of school and head start buses; eliminating the state
patrol as school bus inspectors; requiring certification of school bus
inspectors by commissioner of public safety after receiving training by state
patrol; specifying terms and conditions for inspectors, providing for suspension
of certification; requiring inspectors to issue inspection reports; requiring
school buses and head start buses to display inspection decal
(me)

Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Authorizing organizations providing mentoring services to request the bureau of
criminal apprehension (BCA) to perform criminal background checks; appropriating
money to the commissioner of public safety
(ra)


Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to insurance; requiring the commissioner of public safety and the
office of enterprise technology to develop in consultation with the advisory
committee an electronic recording of vehicle insurance and present to the
legislature by a certain date a written proposal to create, implement and
administer an electronic database system to provide monitoring of the insurance
status of each motor vehicle required by law to be insured; specifying goals and
features of the database system; creating the advisory committee on electronic
recoding of vehicle insurance
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the commissioner of public safety to establish a grant program
connecting people experiencing homelessness to housing and services to reduce
recidivism and promote stronger communities; specifying procedures for awarding
grants to recipients; specifying project design elements; requiring an annual
report to the commissioner; appropriating money to the commissioner for the
program
(me)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass and re-referred to Finance

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Relating to telecommunications; increasing the 911 emergency telecommunications
service fee; modifying operating cost allocation relating to the operation of
the statewide public safety radio communication system; appropriating money and
authorizing the issuance of state bonds for public safety radio and
communication system construction; repealing certain language regarding
operating cost allocation of the statewide public safety radio and communication
system
(me)

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to a
nonprofit organization to provide victim services for the safety of human
trafficking victims
(me)

Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to a
nonprofit organization dedicated to providing immediate and long term emotional
support and practical help for the families and friends of individuals dying by
homicide, suicide or accidents
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety to replace eliminated
federal grant money for office of justice programs
(me)

Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for grants to local
units of government for the purpose of hiring and providing overtime pay for
peace officers
(me)

Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Comm rpt: To pass as amend & re-ref to Finance

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1E Expanding the definition of sex offense to include beastiality, prostitution,
criminal sexual predatory conduct, solicitation of children, use of a minor in
pornographic work and possession of child pornography for sex offender
assessment purposes
(ra)

Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Minneapolis for a forensic
crime lab (laboratory)
(me)

Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - HF substituted on General Orders HF3099

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2E Requiring the division of emergency management to maintain and administer an
emergency management training curriculum and requiring the division to make
courses available to state employees with essential job duties involving
emergency management, requiring state agencies with assigned emergency response
roles to staff an employee with an entire completed emergency management
training curriculum, providing for noncompliance and staff absence, requiring
the commissioner of public safety to annually report to the legislature
(me)

Latest Action: 02/28/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Relating to traffic regulations; providing that certain misdemeanor traffic
offenses do not constitute grounds for the revocation or suspension of a drivers
license
(me)

Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Establishing a task force on youth violence prevention, specifying membership
and duties; requiring the commissioner of health to provide office space and
administrative support; sunset provision; requiring a report to the legislature
annually by a certain date
(me)

Latest Action: 05/20/2007 - HF substituted on Calendar HF2293

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1E Providing for claims against the state; appropriating money to the
commissioner of corrections for certain injuries suffered by and medical
services provided to persons injured while performing community service or while
incarcerated in a correctional facility, to the commissioner of public safety
for reimbursement of unnecessarily large drivers license reinstatement fees
occasioned by military service and to the commissioner of revenue for the
reissuance of a property tax refund check
(ra)

Latest Action: 05/19/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Regulating sober houses; defining sober houses under treatment for alcohol and
drug use, housing and zoning and landlord tenant statutory provisions for
regulatory purposes, requiring counseling services and alternative living
arrangement notice for residents, restricting residence to persons with chemical
dependency and requiring certain financial interest disclosure to prospective
residents; prohibiting landlord waiver of tenant rights, specifying attorney
general prosecutorial authority; creating a sober house working group, requiring
membership to include the commissioners of human services, health and public
safety departments and the housing finance agency (HFA) director
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/25/2008 - Withdrawn and re-referred to Capital Investment

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Relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature with certain conditions; establishing new programs and modifying existing programs; providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the board of regents of the university of Minnesota for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR), to construct a science teaching student services building on the Twin Cities campus and a civil engineering addition to Voss-Kovach Hall on the Duluth campus, for renovation of the community services building on the Morris campus and renovation of the Folwell hall on the Twin Cities campus and specifying certain university share requirements, to the board of trustees of the Minnesota state colleges and universities (MnSCU) for higher education asset preservation and replacement (HEAPR), for renovation of Trafton science [...]

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Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying or clarifying certain special license plate provisions; clarifying
commissioner of public safety duties
(je)

Latest Action: 03/03/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Modifying requirements for accepting drivers licenses from another state or
jurisdiction outside of Minnesota as a valid form of identification for
documenting or providing identity in an application for a drivers license;
defining license; requiring the commissioner of public safety to amend certain
rules
(je)

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Classifying bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA) background check data on
individuals as private, permitting release upon consent of subject
(rt)

Latest Action: 03/10/2008 - Introduction and first reading

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Requiring the commissioner of public safety to include a summary report of shots
fired in the annual legislative crime report submitted by the bureau of criminal
apprehension (BCA)
(rt)

Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety and authorizing the
issuance of state bonds for a grant to the city of Marshall for phase II of the
Minnesota emergency response and industry training (MERIT) center
(rt)

Latest Action: 02/08/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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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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Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Introduction and first reading

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for grants to enable
local law enforcement agencies to make squad car camera technology upgrades
(me)

Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Author added Ortman

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Appropriating money to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to Hennepin
county to fund the violent offender task force
(je)