Minnesota SF 5236: City of Lakeville regional public safety training center bond issuance and appropriation

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to state government; creating an Advisory Council on Community​
1.3 Collaboration, Stability, and Preparedness and a Minnesota Common Ground Task​
1.4 Force; increasing capacity for dispute resolution; requiring reports; establishing a​
1.5 civil health dashboard; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in​
1.6 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16B.​
1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.8 Section 1. [16B.363] ADVISORY COUNCIL ON COMMUNITY COLLABORATION,​
1.9 STABILITY, AND PREPAREDNESS.​
1.10 Subdivision 1.Membership; staff support.(a) The Advisory Council on Community​
1.11 Collaboration, Stability, and Preparedness consists of the following members:​
1.12 (1) one member representing the Association of Minnesota Counties;​
1.13 (2) one member representing the League of Minnesota Cities;​
1.14 (3) the commissioner of public safety, or the commissioner's designee;​
1.15 (4) one member representing the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association;​
1.16 (5) one member representing the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association;​
1.17 (6) the colonel of the Minnesota State Patrol, or the colonel's designee;​
1.18 (7) one member representing licensed behavioral health practitioners, appointed by the​
1.19 governor;​
1.20 (8) one member representing mediation and conflict resolution practitioners, appointed​
1.21 by the governor;​
1​Section 1.​
26-08506 as introduced​04/23/26 REVISOR SGS/BH​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 5236​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD and Duckworth)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​9200​04/28/2026​
Referred to State and Local Government​

2.1 (9) one member with expertise in peace and diplomacy, appointed by the governor;​
2.2 (10) one member with academic expertise in violence prevention, appointed by the​
2.3 governor;​
2.4 (11) two representatives of community organizations that address community safety and​
2.5 de-escalation, appointed by the governor;​
2.6 (12) one communications strategist with expertise in public messaging and addressing​
2.7 misinformation, appointed by the governor;​
2.8 (13) one legal expert in civil liberties, appointed by the governor; and​
2.9 (14) one faith leader with a multifaith perspective, appointed by the governor.​
2.10 (b) In making appointments, the governor must ensure representation from greater​
2.11 Minnesota.​
2.12 (c) The Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution must provide meeting space and​
2.13 administrative and research support to the council.​
2.14 (d) The council must elect a chair and vice-chair from among the membership at the​
2.15 first council meeting each odd-numbered year.​
2.16 Subd. 2.Duties.The council must foster proactive collaboration between trusted​
2.17 community leaders and public officials and submit findings and recommendations to the​
2.18 legislature and the governor regarding preparedness for civil unrest and political instability​
2.19 in Minnesota. The council's findings and recommendations must address but are not limited​
2.20 to the following topics:​
2.21 (1) shared principles and best practices for effective collaboration during times of unrest​
2.22 and community escalation;​
2.23 (2) gaps and opportunities in current statewide civil unrest preparedness planning;​
2.24 (3) recommended strategies for strengthening trust-building and communication between​
2.25 state and local elected officials, law enforcement, community leaders, and the public; and​
2.26 (4) toolkits for community leaders to guide effective response, de-escalation, and​
2.27 coordination.​
2.28 Subd. 3.Meetings must be public.Meetings of the council are subject to chapter 13D.​
2.29 Subd. 4.Terms; compensation; removal.The membership terms, compensation, and​
2.30 removal of members of the council are as provided in section 15.059.​
2​Section 1.​
26-08506 as introduced​04/23/26 REVISOR SGS/BH​

3.1 Subd. 5.Report.No later than February 1 each year, the council must submit a report​
3.2 to the legislature and the governor regarding the council's findings, recommendations,​
3.3 activities, and accomplishments during the previous calendar year.​
3.4 Subd. 6.Expiration.This section expires June 30, 20.....​
3.5 Sec. 2. MINNESOTA COMMON GROUND TASK FORCE.​
3.6 Subdivision 1.Membership; chair.(a) The Minnesota Common Ground Task Force​
3.7 consists of the following members:​
3.8 (1) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the​
3.9 house and one appointed by the house minority leader;​
3.10 (2) two members of the senate, one appointed by the senate majority leader and one​
3.11 appointed by the senate minority leader;​
3.12 (3) one member representing the Association of Minnesota Counties;​
3.13 (4) one member representing the League of Minnesota Cities;​
3.14 (5) one member representing school districts, appointed by the governor; and​
3.15 (6) seven members appointed by the governor representing organ