Minnesota SF 2233: School districts location equity revenue calculation provisions clarifications

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to public safety; establishing the Task Force on Establishing a Yellow​
1.3 Alert System; requiring a report; appropriating money.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. TASK FORCE ON ESTABLISHING A YELLOW ALERT SYSTEM.​
1.6 Subdivision 1.Establishment.The Task Force on Establishing a Yellow Alert System​
1.7 is established to design a system to enlist public assistance in rapidly locating vehicles that​
1.8 leave the scene of a hit-and-run accident and make policy and funding recommendations​
1.9 to the legislature.​
1.10 Subd. 2.Definitions.(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings​
1.11 given.​
1.12 (b) "Bodily harm" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 609.02,​
1.13 subdivision 7.​
1.14 (c) "Great bodily harm" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 609.02,​
1.15 subdivision 8.​
1.16 (d) "Hit-and-run accident" means a situation in which a driver fails to remain at the scene​
1.17 of a collision that resulted in injury to or death of another person in violation of Minnesota​
1.18 Statutes, section 169.09, subdivision (1) or (6).​
1.19 (e) "Substantial bodily harm" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section​
1.20 609.02, subdivision 7a.​
1.21 Subd. 3.Membership.(a) The task force consists of the following members:​
1​Section 1.​
S2233-1 1st Engrossment​SF2233 REVISOR VH​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 2233​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: GUSTAFSON and Kreun)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​663​03/06/2025​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​
Author added Kreun​1730​04/09/2025​
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to State and Local Government​7757a​04/07/2026​

2.1 (1) the commissioner of public safety or designee;​
2.2 (2) the commissioner of transportation or designee;​
2.3 (3) the chief of the State Patrol or designee;​
2.4 (4) the statewide Toward Zero Deaths coordinator or designee;​
2.5 (5) a member appointed by the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;​
2.6 (6) a member appointed by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;​
2.7 (7) a member from the Minnesota Safety Council, appointed by the chair of the board​
2.8 of directors;​
2.9 (8) a member from the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota,​
2.10 appointed by the chair of the executive committee;​
2.11 (9) a member appointed by the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety;​
2.12 (10) a member representing vulnerable road users, appointed by the governor;​
2.13 (11) a member representing contractors engaged in construction and maintenance of​
2.14 highways, appointed by the governor; and​
2.15 (12) a member of the public with knowledge about similar systems established in other​
2.16 locations, appointed by the governor.​
2.17 (b) Appointments must be made no later than September 1, 2026.​
2.18 (c) Members shall serve without compensation.​
2.19 (d) Members of the task force serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority or until​
2.20 the task force expires. Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority consistent with​
2.21 the qualifications of the vacating member required by this subdivision.​
2.22 Subd. 4.Officers; meetings.(a) The commissioner of public safety or the commissioner's​
2.23 designee shall convene the first meeting of the task force by October 1, 2026.​
2.24 (b) At the first meeting, the members of the task force shall elect a chair and may elect​
2.25 other officers as the members deem necessary.​
2.26 (c) The task force shall meet monthly or as determined by the chair. The task force shall​
2.27 meet sufficiently enough to accomplish the tasks identified in this section.​
2.28 (d) Meetings of the task force are subject to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.​
2.29 Subd. 5.Duties.(a) The task force must, at a minimum:​
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3.1 (1) collect data on hit-and-run accidents in Minnesota;​
3.2 (2) analyze alert systems used in other states to help facilitate the apprehension of persons​
3.3 who cause a hit-and-run accident;​
3.4 (3) determine the type of hit-and-run accident that should trigger the use of an alert​
3.5 system, such as when an accident causes bodily harm, substantial bodily harm, great bodily​
3.6 harm, or death;​
3.7 (4) determine what state agencies or other government entities should coordinate for​
3.8 oversight and control of the alert system;​
3.9 (5) develop procedures for law enforcement agencies and others to provide information​
3.10 that would be used in an alert;​
3.11 (6) recommend procedures to confirm information received from law enforcement​
3.12 agencies and others and to provide verified information to appropriate partner organizations;​
3.13 (7) establish the standard form and method for providing alerts to the public;​
3.14 (8) establish a timeline for implementing a notification system; and​
3.15 (9) make recommendations for l