1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to public safety; appropriating money for a violence prevention project 1.3 research center. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION. 1.6 $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from 1.7the general fund to the commissioner of public safety to fund a violence prevention project 1.8research center that operates as a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center dedicated to reducing 1.9violence in society and using data and analysis to improve criminal justice-related policy 1.10and practice in Minnesota. The research center must place an emphasis on issues related to 1.11gun violence. 1Section 1. 25-00747 as introduced12/06/24 REVISOR KLL/BM SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 1580NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: PAPPAS and Westlin) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading02/20/2025 Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety