1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to education; appropriating money for a Community Engagement Response 1.3 Team. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RESPONSE TEAM. 1.6 $250,000 for fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 1.7of education for a grant to a nonprofit organization to fund a Community Engagement 1.8Response Team in the Rochester area. The team must be comprised of community leaders 1.9and volunteers and focus on improving public safety by acting as a liaison between the 1.10Black community and law enforcement, and on curating opportunity, mediating problems, 1.11and providing advocacy for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community. 1Section 1. 25-02742 as introduced01/28/25 REVISOR CR/DG SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 1034NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: BOLDON and Maye Quade) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading02/06/2025 Referred to Education Finance