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1	1		1.1 A bill for an act
2	2		1.2 relating to education; modifying provisions for school safety; providing anonymous
3	3		1.3 threat reporting system grants to schools; requiring reporting on active shooter
4	4		1.4 incidents and active shooter threats; modifying reporting to the Minnesota Fusion
5	5		1.5 Center; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
6	6		1.6 2024, sections 121A.038, subdivision 7; 121A.06; 299C.055.
7	7		1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
8	8		1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.038, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
9	9		1.9 Subd. 7.Violence prevention.(a) A school district or charter school conducting an
10	10		1.10active shooter drill must provide students in middle school and high school at least one
11	11		1.11hour, or one standard class period, of violence prevention training annually.
12	12		1.12 (b) The violence prevention training must be evidence-based and may be delivered
13	13		1.13in-person, virtually, or digitally. Training must, at a minimum, teach students the following:
14	14		1.14 (1) how to identify observable warning signs and signals of an individual who may be
15	15		1.15at risk of harming oneself or others;
16	16		1.16 (2) the importance of taking threats seriously and seeking help; and
17	17		1.17 (3) the steps to report dangerous, violent, threatening, harmful, or potentially harmful
18	18		1.18activity, including providing information about the Department of Public Safety's statewide
19	19		1.19anonymous threat reporting system and any local threat reporting systems.
20	20		1.20 (c) By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of education
21	21		1.21must jointly develop a list of evidence-based trainings that a school district or charter school
22	22		1.22may use to fulfill the requirements of this section, including no-cost programming, if any.
23	23		1.23The agencies must:
24	24		1Section 1.
25		-	REVISOR KLL ~~H1901-1~~~~HF1901 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~
	25	+	REVISOR KLL/LJ 25-0422702/27/25
26	26		State of Minnesota
27	27		This Document can be made available
28	28		in alternative formats upon request
29	29		HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
30	30		H. F. No. 1901
31	31		NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
32		-	Authored by Moller, Witte, Jordan, Huot and Norris03/05/2025
33		-	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy
34		-	Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy03/24/2025 2.1 (1) post the list publicly on the Minnesota School Safety Center's website; and
	32	+	Authored by Moller and Witte03/05/2025
	33	+	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy 2.1 (1) post the list publicly on the Minnesota School Safety Center's website; and
35	34		2.2 (2) update the list every two years.
36	35		2.3 (d) A school district or charter school must ensure that students have the opportunity to
37	36		2.4contribute to their school's safety and violence prevention planning, aligned with the
38	37		2.5recommendations for multihazard planning for schools, including but not limited to:
39	38		2.6 (1) student opportunities for leadership related to prevention and safety;
40	39		2.7 (2) encouragement and support to students in establishing clubs and programs focused
41	40		2.8on safety; and
42	41		2.9 (3) providing students with the opportunity to seek help from adults and to learn about
43	42		2.10prevention connected to topics including bullying, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and
44	43		2.11suicide.
45	44		2.12 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.06, is amended to read:
46	45		2.13 121A.06 REPORTS OF DANGEROUS WEAPON INCIDENTS AND ACTIVE
47	46		2.14SHOOTER INCIDENTS IN SCHOOL ZONES.
48	47		2.15 Subdivision 1.Definitions.As used in this section:
49	48		2.16 (1) "active shooter incident" means an event involving an armed individual or individuals
50	49		2.17on campus or an armed assailant in the immediate vicinity of the school;
51	50		2.18 (2) "active shooter threat" means a real or perceived threat that an active shooter incident
52	51		2.19will occur;
53	52		2.20 (1) (3) "dangerous weapon" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 6;
54	53		2.21 (2) (4) "school" has the meaning given it in section 120A.22, subdivision 4; and
55	54		2.22 (3) (5) "school zone" has the meaning given it in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, clauses
56	55		2.23(1) and (3).
57	56		2.24 Subd. 2.Dangerous weapons reports; content.School districts must electronically
58	57		2.25report to the commissioner of education incidents involving the use or possession of a
59	58		2.26dangerous weapon in school zones. The form report must include the following information:
60	59		2.27 (1) a description of each incident, including a description of the dangerous weapon
61	60		2.28involved in the incident;
62	61		2.29 (2) where, at what time, and under what circumstances the incident occurred;
63	62		2Sec. 2.
64		-	REVISOR KLL ~~H1901-1~~~~HF1901 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~ 3.1 (3) information about the offender, other than the offender's name, including the offender's
	63	+	REVISOR KLL/LJ 25-0422702/27/25 3.1 (3) information about the offender, other than the offender's name, including the offender's
65	64		3.2age; whether the offender was a student and, if so, where the offender attended school; and
66	65		3.3whether the offender was under school expulsion or suspension at the time of the incident;
67	66		3.4 (4) information about the victim other than the victim's name, if any, including the
68	67		3.5victim's age; whether the victim was a student and, if so, where the victim attended school;
69	68		3.6and if the victim was not a student, whether the victim was employed at the school;
70	69		3.7 (5) the cost of the incident to the school and to the victim; and
71	70		3.8 (6) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident.
72	71		3.9 The commissioner shall provide an electronic reporting format that allows school districts
73	72		3.10to provide aggregate data.
74		-	3.11 Subd. 2a.Active shooter reports; content.(a) A school ~~district, charter school,~~ or
75		-	3.~~12cooperative unit under section 123A~~.~~24, subdivision 2, that serves students must electronically~~
76		-	3.~~13file an after-action~~ ~~review report for active shooter incidents and active shooter threats to~~
77		-	3.~~14the Minnesota Fusion Center.~~ ~~The report must include the following information:~~
78		-	3.15 (1) ~~a description of each incident or~~ threat;
79		-	3.~~16 (2) how the active shooter threat was communicated, including whether the threat was~~
80		-	3.~~17communicated through social media or email;~~
81		-	3.~~18 (3) information about~~ the individual, ~~other than~~ the individual~~'s name, including the~~
82		-	3.~~19individual's age~~; whether the individual was ~~a student and,~~ ~~if so,~~ ~~where the individual~~
83		-	3.~~20attended school;~~ ~~and whether~~ the ~~individual was under school expulsion or suspension at~~
84		-	3.~~21the time~~ of the incident;
85		-	3.22 (4) the ~~immediate cost of~~ the incident ~~to the school~~, ~~if any;~~
86		-	3.~~23 (5) the action taken by the school administration~~ to ~~respond to the incident~~ or ~~threat,~~
87		-	3.~~24including any referrals to~~ law enforcement or ~~mental health professionals;~~ ~~and~~
88		-	3.~~25 (6) the~~ law enforcement ~~agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the school, even if~~
89		-	3.~~26the incident did not result in~~ a ~~referral to law enforcement.~~
90		-	3.~~27 (b) Reports required under paragraph (a) must be submitted on~~ a ~~form provided by~~ the
91		-	3.~~28Minnesota~~ Fusion Center ~~and in a manner consistent~~ with the ~~reporting~~ school's safety ~~plan.~~
92		-	3.~~29The Minnesota Fusion Center must consult with~~ the ~~Minnesota School Safety Center in~~
93		-	3.~~30creation~~ of ~~the reporting form.~~
94		-	3.~~31 Subd.~~ ~~3.Reports; filing requirements.By July 31~~ of ~~each year,~~ ~~each public~~ school
95		-	3.~~32shall report incidents involving~~ the ~~use or possession of a dangerous weapon in school zones~~
	73	+	3.11 Subd. 2a.Active shooter reports; content.(a) School districts must electronically report
	74	+	3.12active shooter incidents and active shooter threats to the Minnesota Fusion Center. The
	75	+	3.13report must include the following information:
	76	+	3.14 (1) a description of each incident or threat;
	77	+	3.15 (2) how the active shooter threat was communicated, including whether the threat was
	78	+	3.16communicated through social media or email;
	79	+	3.17 (3) information about the individual, other than the individual's name, including the
	80	+	3.18individual's age; whether the individual was a student and, if so, where the individual
	81	+	3.19attended school; and whether the individual was under school expulsion or suspension at
	82	+	3.20the time of the incident;
	83	+	3.21 (4) the immediate cost of the incident to the school, if any;
	84	+	3.22 (5) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident or threat,
	85	+	3.23including any referrals to law enforcement or mental health professionals; and
	86	+	3.24 (6) the law enforcement agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the school, even if
	87	+	3.25the incident did not result in a referral to law enforcement.
	88	+	3.26 (b) Reports required under paragraph (a) must be submitted on a form provided by the
	89	+	3.27Minnesota Fusion Center and in a manner consistent with the reporting school's safety plan.
	90	+	3.28The Minnesota Fusion Center must consult with the Minnesota School Safety Center in
	91	+	3.29creation of the reporting form.
	92	+	3.30 Subd. 3.Reports; filing requirements.By July 31 of each year, each public school
	93	+	3.31shall report incidents involving the use or possession of a dangerous weapon in school zones
	94	+	3.32to the commissioner. The reports must be submitted using the electronic reporting system
96	95		3Sec. 2.
97		-	REVISOR KLL H1901-1HF1901 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 4.1to the commissioner. The reports must be submitted using the electronic reporting system
98		-	4.2developed by the commissioner under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall compile the
99		-	4.3information it receives from the schools and report it annually to the commissioner of public
100		-	4.4safety and the legislature.
101		-	4.5 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.055, is amended to read:
102		-	4.6 299C.055 LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON FUSION CENTER ACTIVITIES.
103		-	4.7 (a) The superintendent must prepare an annual report for the public and the legislature
104		-	4.8on the Minnesota Fusion Center (MNFC) that includes general information about the MNFC;
105		-	4.9the types of activities it monitors; the scale of information it collects; the local, state, and
106		-	4.10federal agencies with which it shares information; and the quantifiable benefits it produces.
107		-	4.11None of the reporting requirements in this section supersede chapter 13 or any other state
108		-	4.12or federal law. The superintendent must report on activities for the preceding calendar year
109		-	4.13unless another time period is specified. The report must include the following information,
110		-	4.14to the extent allowed by other law:
111		-	4.15 (1) the MNFC's operating budget for the current biennium, number of staff, and staff
112		-	4.16duties;
113		-	4.17 (2) the number of publications generated and an overview of the type of information
114		-	4.18provided in the publications, including products such as law enforcement briefs, partner
115		-	4.19briefs, risk assessments, threat assessments, and operational reports;
116		-	4.20 (3) a summary of audit findings for the MNFC and what corrective actions were taken
117		-	4.21pursuant to audits;
118		-	4.22 (4) the number of data requests received by the MNFC and a general description of those
119		-	4.23requests;
120		-	4.24 (5) the types of surveillance and data analysis technologies utilized by the MNFC, such
121		-	4.25as artificial intelligence or social media analysis tools;
122		-	4.26 (6) a description of the commercial and governmental databases utilized by the MNFC
123		-	4.27to the extent permitted by law;
124		-	4.28 (7) the number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) received and processed by the
125		-	4.29MNFC;
126		-	4.30 (8) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that were converted into
127		-	4.31Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were referred to the Federal Bureau of
128		-	4.32Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement agencies;
	96	+	REVISOR KLL/LJ 25-0422702/27/25 4.1developed by the commissioner under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall compile the
	97	+	4.2information it receives from the schools and report it annually to the commissioner of public
	98	+	4.3safety and the legislature.
	99	+	4.4 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.055, is amended to read:
	100	+	4.5 299C.055 LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON FUSION CENTER ACTIVITIES.
	101	+	4.6 (a) The superintendent must prepare an annual report for the public and the legislature
	102	+	4.7on the Minnesota Fusion Center (MNFC) that includes general information about the MNFC;
	103	+	4.8the types of activities it monitors; the scale of information it collects; the local, state, and
	104	+	4.9federal agencies with which it shares information; and the quantifiable benefits it produces.
	105	+	4.10None of the reporting requirements in this section supersede chapter 13 or any other state
	106	+	4.11or federal law. The superintendent must report on activities for the preceding calendar year
	107	+	4.12unless another time period is specified. The report must include the following information,
	108	+	4.13to the extent allowed by other law:
	109	+	4.14 (1) the MNFC's operating budget for the current biennium, number of staff, and staff
	110	+	4.15duties;
	111	+	4.16 (2) the number of publications generated and an overview of the type of information
	112	+	4.17provided in the publications, including products such as law enforcement briefs, partner
	113	+	4.18briefs, risk assessments, threat assessments, and operational reports;
	114	+	4.19 (3) a summary of audit findings for the MNFC and what corrective actions were taken
	115	+	4.20pursuant to audits;
	116	+	4.21 (4) the number of data requests received by the MNFC and a general description of those
	117	+	4.22requests;
	118	+	4.23 (5) the types of surveillance and data analysis technologies utilized by the MNFC, such
	119	+	4.24as artificial intelligence or social media analysis tools;
	120	+	4.25 (6) a description of the commercial and governmental databases utilized by the MNFC
	121	+	4.26to the extent permitted by law;
	122	+	4.27 (7) the number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) received and processed by the
	123	+	4.28MNFC;
	124	+	4.29 (8) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that were converted into
	125	+	4.30Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were referred to the Federal Bureau of
	126	+	4.31Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement agencies;
129	127		4Sec. 3.
130		-	REVISOR KLL ~~H1901-1~~~~HF1901 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~ 5.1 (9) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that involve an individual
	128	+	REVISOR KLL/LJ 25-0422702/27/25 5.1 (9) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that involve an individual
131	129		5.2on the Terrorist Screening Center watchlist;
132	130		5.3 (10) the number of requests for information (RFIs) that the MNFC received from law
133	131		5.4enforcement agencies and the number of responses to federal requests for RFIs;
134	132		5.5 (11) the names of the federal agencies the MNFC received data from or shared data
135	133		5.6with;
136	134		5.7 (12) the names of the agencies that submitted SARs;
137	135		5.8 (13) a summary description of the MNFC's activities with the Joint Terrorism Task
138	136		5.9Force; and
139	137		5.10 (14) the number of investigations aided by the MNFC's use of SARs and RFIs.;
140	138		5.11 (15) the number of tips received through the Department of Public Safety's anonymous
141	139		5.12threat reporting system, including the See It, Say It, Send It application, and the number of
142	140		5.13those tips that the MNFC processed; and
143	141		5.14 (16) the number of active shooter incident reports received from school districts pursuant
144	142		5.15to section 121A.06, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), a summary of the reports, and the number
145	143		5.16of reports that were converted into Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were
146	144		5.17referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement
147	145		5.18agencies.
148	146		5.19 (b) The report shall be provided to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
149	147		5.20committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over data practices
150	148		5.21and public safety issues, and shall be posted on the MNFC website by February 15 each
151	149		5.22year beginning on February 15, 2024.
152	150		5.23 Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION; ANONYMOUS THREAT REPORTING SYSTEM
153	151		5.24GRANTS.
154	152		5.25 (a) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
155	153		5.26of public safety for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, in
156	154		5.27consultation with the Minnesota School Safety Center, to issue anonymous threat reporting
157	155		5.28system grants to school districts, charter schools, or cooperative units.
158	156		5.29 (b) A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section
159	157		5.30123A.24, may apply for a grant in the form and manner specified by the Division of
160	158		5.31Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The Division of Homeland Security and
161	159		5.32Emergency Management may establish grant application timelines and may award grants
162	160		5Sec. 4.
163		-	REVISOR KLL H1901-1HF1901 FIRST ENGROSSMENT 6.1in more than one round. Grants may be awarded in an amount not to exceed $....... per
164		-	6.2district, charter school, or cooperative unit. Grants are contingent on recipients providing
165		-	6.3at least a 50 percent match from nonstate funds in accordance with paragraph (c). Grants
166		-	6.4must be awarded to schools located in all geographic regions of the state with at least half
167		-	6.5of the grants awarded to school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units with
168		-	6.6administrative offices located outside of the 11-county metropolitan area.
169		-	6.7 (c) Grant funds may be used to fund expenses associated with the development, purchase,
170		-	6.8implementation, operation, and maintenance of an anonymous threat reporting system,
171		-	6.9including staff compensation. Grant funds may also be used to compensate staff who are
172		-	6.10responsible for responding to threats received through the system.
173		-	6.11 (d) Before a grant is awarded, the district, charter school, or cooperative unit must provide
174		-	6.12documentation acceptable to the director of the Division of Homeland Security and
175		-	6.13Emergency Management on how the grant will be used, including identification of how
176		-	6.14staff will be responsible for responding to threats received through the anonymous threat
177		-	6.15reporting system.
178		-	6.16 (e) The Department of Public Safety may retain up to ten percent of the appropriation
179		-	6.17for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to administer the grants
180		-	6.18and for the Minnesota School Safety Center to provide districts, charter schools, and
181		-	6.19cooperative units technical assistance.
182		-	6.20 (f) By February 15 following each year a grant is awarded under this section, the
183		-	6.21Minnesota School Safety Center, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
184		-	6.22Management, and Department of Public Safety must report to the chairs and ranking minority
185		-	6.23members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
186		-	6.2412 education and public safety on how grant money was awarded and distributed. The report
187		-	6.25must identify the grant recipients and how the grant money was used by each recipient.
188		-	6.26 (g) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation does not cancel but is available
189		-	6.27until June 30, 2028.
	161	+	REVISOR KLL/LJ 25-0422702/27/25 6.1in more than one round. Grants may be awarded in an amount not to exceed $....... per
	162	+	6.2district, charter school, or cooperative unit. Grants must be awarded to schools located in
	163	+	6.3all geographic regions of the state with at least half of the grants awarded to school districts,
	164	+	6.4charter schools, and cooperative units with administrative offices located outside of the
	165	+	6.511-county metropolitan area.
	166	+	6.6 (c) A grant recipient must use grant money to develop and implement anonymous threat
	167	+	6.7reporting systems.
	168	+	6.8 (d) Before a grant is awarded, the district, charter school, or cooperative unit must provide
	169	+	6.9documentation acceptable to the director of the Division of Homeland Security and
	170	+	6.10Emergency Management on how the grant will be used, including identification of how
	171	+	6.11staff will be responsible for responding to threats received through the anonymous threat
	172	+	6.12reporting system.
	173	+	6.13 (e) The Department of Public Safety may retain up to ten percent of the appropriation
	174	+	6.14for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to administer the grants
	175	+	6.15and for the Minnesota School Safety Center to provide districts, charter schools, and
	176	+	6.16cooperative units technical assistance.
	177	+	6.17 (f) By February 15 following each year a grant is awarded under this section, the
	178	+	6.18Minnesota School Safety Center, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
	179	+	6.19Management, and Department of Public Safety must report to the chairs and ranking minority
	180	+	6.20members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
	181	+	6.2112 education and public safety on how grant money was awarded and distributed. The report
	182	+	6.22must identify the grant recipients and how the grant money was used by each recipient.
	183	+	6.23 (g) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation does not cancel but is available
	184	+	6.24until June 30, 2028.
190	185		6Sec. 4.
191		-	REVISOR KLL ~~H1901-1~~~~HF1901 FIRST ENGROSSMENT~~
	186	+	REVISOR KLL/LJ 25-0422702/27/25