Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF2387 Compare Versions

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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	25	25-04227 as introduced02/27/25 REVISOR KLL/LJ
26	26	SENATE
27	27	STATE OF MINNESOTA
28	28	S.F. No. 2387NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
29	29	(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN)
30	30	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
31	31	Introduction and first reading03/10/2025
32	32	Referred to Education Finance 2.1 (1) post the list publicly on the Minnesota School Safety Center's website; and
33	33	2.2 (2) update the list every two years.
34	34	2.3 (d) A school district or charter school must ensure that students have the opportunity to
35	35	2.4contribute to their school's safety and violence prevention planning, aligned with the
36	36	2.5recommendations for multihazard planning for schools, including but not limited to:
37	37	2.6 (1) student opportunities for leadership related to prevention and safety;
38	38	2.7 (2) encouragement and support to students in establishing clubs and programs focused
39	39	2.8on safety; and
40	40	2.9 (3) providing students with the opportunity to seek help from adults and to learn about
41	41	2.10prevention connected to topics including bullying, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and
42	42	2.11suicide.
43	43	2.12 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.06, is amended to read:
44	44	2.13 121A.06 REPORTS OF DANGEROUS WEAPON INCIDENTS AND ACTIVE
45	45	2.14SHOOTER INCIDENTS IN SCHOOL ZONES.
46	46	2.15 Subdivision 1.Definitions.As used in this section:
47	47	2.16 (1) "active shooter incident" means an event involving an armed individual or individuals
48	48	2.17on campus or an armed assailant in the immediate vicinity of the school;
49	49	2.18 (2) "active shooter threat" means a real or perceived threat that an active shooter incident
50	50	2.19will occur;
51	51	2.20 (1) (3) "dangerous weapon" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 6;
52	52	2.21 (2) (4) "school" has the meaning given it in section 120A.22, subdivision 4; and
53	53	2.22 (3) (5) "school zone" has the meaning given it in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, clauses
54	54	2.23(1) and (3).
55	55	2.24 Subd. 2.Dangerous weapons reports; content.School districts must electronically
56	56	2.25report to the commissioner of education incidents involving the use or possession of a
57	57	2.26dangerous weapon in school zones. The form report must include the following information:
58	58	2.27 (1) a description of each incident, including a description of the dangerous weapon
59	59	2.28involved in the incident;
60	60	2.29 (2) where, at what time, and under what circumstances the incident occurred;
61	61	2Sec. 2.
62	62	25-04227 as introduced02/27/25 REVISOR KLL/LJ 3.1 (3) information about the offender, other than the offender's name, including the offender's
63	63	3.2age; whether the offender was a student and, if so, where the offender attended school; and
64	64	3.3whether the offender was under school expulsion or suspension at the time of the incident;
65	65	3.4 (4) information about the victim other than the victim's name, if any, including the
66	66	3.5victim's age; whether the victim was a student and, if so, where the victim attended school;
67	67	3.6and if the victim was not a student, whether the victim was employed at the school;
68	68	3.7 (5) the cost of the incident to the school and to the victim; and
69	69	3.8 (6) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident.
70	70	3.9 The commissioner shall provide an electronic reporting format that allows school districts
71	71	3.10to provide aggregate data.
72	72	3.11 Subd. 2a.Active shooter reports; content.(a) School districts must electronically report
73	73	3.12active shooter incidents and active shooter threats to the Minnesota Fusion Center. The
74	74	3.13report must include the following information:
75	75	3.14 (1) a description of each incident or threat;
76	76	3.15 (2) how the active shooter threat was communicated, including whether the threat was
77	77	3.16communicated through social media or email;
78	78	3.17 (3) information about the individual, other than the individual's name, including the
79	79	3.18individual's age; whether the individual was a student and, if so, where the individual
80	80	3.19attended school; and whether the individual was under school expulsion or suspension at
81	81	3.20the time of the incident;
82	82	3.21 (4) the immediate cost of the incident to the school, if any;
83	83	3.22 (5) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident or threat,
84	84	3.23including any referrals to law enforcement or mental health professionals; and
85	85	3.24 (6) the law enforcement agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the school, even if
86	86	3.25the incident did not result in a referral to law enforcement.
87	87	3.26 (b) Reports required under paragraph (a) must be submitted on a form provided by the
88	88	3.27Minnesota Fusion Center and in a manner consistent with the reporting school's safety plan.
89	89	3.28The Minnesota Fusion Center must consult with the Minnesota School Safety Center in
90	90	3.29creation of the reporting form.
91	91	3.30 Subd. 3.Reports; filing requirements.By July 31 of each year, each public school
92	92	3.31shall report incidents involving the use or possession of a dangerous weapon in school zones
93	93	3.32to the commissioner. The reports must be submitted using the electronic reporting system
94	94	3Sec. 2.
95	95	25-04227 as introduced02/27/25 REVISOR KLL/LJ 4.1developed by the commissioner under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall compile the
96	96	4.2information it receives from the schools and report it annually to the commissioner of public
97	97	4.3safety and the legislature.
98	98	4.4 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.055, is amended to read:
99	99	4.5 299C.055 LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON FUSION CENTER ACTIVITIES.
100	100	4.6 (a) The superintendent must prepare an annual report for the public and the legislature
101	101	4.7on the Minnesota Fusion Center (MNFC) that includes general information about the MNFC;
102	102	4.8the types of activities it monitors; the scale of information it collects; the local, state, and
103	103	4.9federal agencies with which it shares information; and the quantifiable benefits it produces.
104	104	4.10None of the reporting requirements in this section supersede chapter 13 or any other state
105	105	4.11or federal law. The superintendent must report on activities for the preceding calendar year
106	106	4.12unless another time period is specified. The report must include the following information,
107	107	4.13to the extent allowed by other law:
108	108	4.14 (1) the MNFC's operating budget for the current biennium, number of staff, and staff
109	109	4.15duties;
110	110	4.16 (2) the number of publications generated and an overview of the type of information
111	111	4.17provided in the publications, including products such as law enforcement briefs, partner
112	112	4.18briefs, risk assessments, threat assessments, and operational reports;
113	113	4.19 (3) a summary of audit findings for the MNFC and what corrective actions were taken
114	114	4.20pursuant to audits;
115	115	4.21 (4) the number of data requests received by the MNFC and a general description of those
116	116	4.22requests;
117	117	4.23 (5) the types of surveillance and data analysis technologies utilized by the MNFC, such
118	118	4.24as artificial intelligence or social media analysis tools;
119	119	4.25 (6) a description of the commercial and governmental databases utilized by the MNFC
120	120	4.26to the extent permitted by law;
121	121	4.27 (7) the number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) received and processed by the
122	122	4.28MNFC;
123	123	4.29 (8) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that were converted into
124	124	4.30Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were referred to the Federal Bureau of
125	125	4.31Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement agencies;
126	126	4Sec. 3.
127	127	25-04227 as introduced02/27/25 REVISOR KLL/LJ 5.1 (9) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that involve an individual
128	128	5.2on the Terrorist Screening Center watchlist;
129	129	5.3 (10) the number of requests for information (RFIs) that the MNFC received from law
130	130	5.4enforcement agencies and the number of responses to federal requests for RFIs;
131	131	5.5 (11) the names of the federal agencies the MNFC received data from or shared data
132	132	5.6with;
133	133	5.7 (12) the names of the agencies that submitted SARs;
134	134	5.8 (13) a summary description of the MNFC's activities with the Joint Terrorism Task
135	135	5.9Force; and
136	136	5.10 (14) the number of investigations aided by the MNFC's use of SARs and RFIs.;
137	137	5.11 (15) the number of tips received through the Department of Public Safety's anonymous
138	138	5.12threat reporting system, including the See It, Say It, Send It application, and the number of
139	139	5.13those tips that the MNFC processed; and
140	140	5.14 (16) the number of active shooter incident reports received from school districts pursuant
141	141	5.15to section 121A.06, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), a summary of the reports, and the number
142	142	5.16of reports that were converted into Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were
143	143	5.17referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement
144	144	5.18agencies.
145	145	5.19 (b) The report shall be provided to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
146	146	5.20committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over data practices
147	147	5.21and public safety issues, and shall be posted on the MNFC website by February 15 each
148	148	5.22year beginning on February 15, 2024.
149	149	5.23 Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION; ANONYMOUS THREAT REPORTING SYSTEM
150	150	5.24GRANTS.
151	151	5.25 (a) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
152	152	5.26of public safety for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, in
153	153	5.27consultation with the Minnesota School Safety Center, to issue anonymous threat reporting
154	154	5.28system grants to school districts, charter schools, or cooperative units.
155	155	5.29 (b) A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section
156	156	5.30123A.24, may apply for a grant in the form and manner specified by the Division of
157	157	5.31Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The Division of Homeland Security and
158	158	5.32Emergency Management may establish grant application timelines and may award grants
159	159	5Sec. 4.
160	160	25-04227 as introduced02/27/25 REVISOR KLL/LJ 6.1in more than one round. Grants may be awarded in an amount not to exceed $....... per
161	161	6.2district, charter school, or cooperative unit. Grants must be awarded to schools located in
162	162	6.3all geographic regions of the state with at least half of the grants awarded to school districts,
163	163	6.4charter schools, and cooperative units with administrative offices located outside of the
164	164	6.511-county metropolitan area.
165	165	6.6 (c) A grant recipient must use grant money to develop and implement anonymous threat
166	166	6.7reporting systems.
167	167	6.8 (d) Before a grant is awarded, the district, charter school, or cooperative unit must provide
168	168	6.9documentation acceptable to the director of the Division of Homeland Security and
169	169	6.10Emergency Management on how the grant will be used, including identification of how
170	170	6.11staff will be responsible for responding to threats received through the anonymous threat
171	171	6.12reporting system.
172	172	6.13 (e) The Department of Public Safety may retain up to ten percent of the appropriation
173	173	6.14for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to administer the grants
174	174	6.15and for the Minnesota School Safety Center to provide districts, charter schools, and
175	175	6.16cooperative units technical assistance.
176	176	6.17 (f) By February 15 following each year a grant is awarded under this section, the
177	177	6.18Minnesota School Safety Center, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
178	178	6.19Management, and Department of Public Safety must report to the chairs and ranking minority
179	179	6.20members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
180	180	6.2112 education and public safety on how grant money was awarded and distributed. The report
181	181	6.22must identify the grant recipients and how the grant money was used by each recipient.
182	182	6.23 (g) This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation does not cancel but is available
183	183	6.24until June 30, 2028.
184	184	6Sec. 4.
185	185	25-04227 as introduced02/27/25 REVISOR KLL/LJ