Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to transportation; modifying the programming and administration duties
3	3	1.3 of the Advisory Council on Traffic Safety; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
4	4	1.4 section 4.076, subdivisions 4, 5; Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4,
5	5	1.5 subdivision 5.
6	6	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7	7	1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
8	8	1.8 Subd. 4.Duties.The advisory council must:
9	9	1.9 (1) advise the governor and heads of state departments and agencies on policies, programs,
10	10	1.10and services affecting traffic safety;
11	11	1.11 (2) advise the appropriate representatives of state departments on the activities of the
12	12	1.12Toward Zero Deaths program, including but not limited to educating the public about traffic
13	13	1.13safety;
14	14	1.14 (3) encourage state departments and other agencies to conduct needed research in the
15	15	1.15field of traffic safety;
16	16	1.16 (4) review recommendations of the subcommittees and working groups;
17	17	1.17 (5) review and comment on all grants dealing with traffic safety and on the development
18	18	1.18and implementation of state and local traffic safety plans; and
19	19	1.19 (6) advise the commissioner of public safety on grant agreements for projects under
20	20	1.20subdivision 5, paragraph (g); and
21	21	1.21 (6) (7) make recommendations on safe road zone safety measures under section 169.065.
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	25-05448 as introduced04/07/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ
24	24	SENATE
25	25	STATE OF MINNESOTA
26	26	S.F. No. 3430NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
27	27	(SENATE AUTHORS: CARLSON and Dibble)
28	28	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
29	29	Introduction and first reading04/24/2025
30	30	Referred to Transportation 2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
31	31	2.2 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.076, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
32	32	2.3 Subd. 5.Administration.(a) The Office of Traffic Safety in the Department of Public
33	33	2.4Safety, in cooperation with the Departments of Transportation and Health, must serve as
34	34	2.5the host agency for the advisory council and must manage the administrative and operational
35	35	2.6aspects of the advisory council's activities. The commissioner of public safety must perform
36	36	2.7financial management on behalf of the council.
37	37	2.8 (b) The advisory council must meet no less than four times per year, or more frequently
38	38	2.9as determined by the chair, a vice chair, or a majority of the council members. The advisory
39	39	2.10council is subject to chapter 13D.
40	40	2.11 (c) The chair must regularly report to the respective commissioners on the activities of
41	41	2.12the advisory council and on the state of traffic safety in Minnesota.
42	42	2.13 (d) The terms, compensation, and appointment of members are governed by section
43	43	2.1415.059.
44	44	2.15 (e) The advisory council may appoint subcommittees and working groups. Subcommittees
45	45	2.16must consist of council members. Working groups may include nonmembers. Nonmembers
46	46	2.17on working groups must be compensated pursuant to section 15.059, subdivision 3, only
47	47	2.18for expenses incurred for working group activities.
48	48	2.19 (f) The commissioner of public safety may enter into contracts and interagency
49	49	2.20agreements for data, expertise, and research projects to inform the council. The advisory
50	50	2.21council may host an annual state traffic safety conference.
51	51	2.22 (g) The commissioner of public safety may enter into grant agreements for projects that
52	52	2.23reduce serious and fatal injury crashes. Priority for grant awards must be given to local
53	53	2.24traffic safety coalitions. Local units of government, nonprofit organizations, law enforcement
54	54	2.25agencies, and educational institutions are also eligible for grant awards.
55	55	2.26 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
56	56	2.27 Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 68, article 1, section 4, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
57	57	4,249,0009,504,0002.28Subd. 5.Traffic Safety
58	58	2.29 Appropriations by Fund
59	59	20252.30 2024
60	60	2Sec. 3.
61	61	25-05448 as introduced04/07/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ 3,494,0008,803,0003.1General
62	62	755,000701,0003.2Trunk Highway
63	63	3.3$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
64	64	3.4general fund for grants to local units of
65	65	3.5government to perform additional traffic safety
66	66	3.6enforcement activities in safe road zones under
67	67	3.7Minnesota Statutes, section 169.065. In
68	68	3.8allocating funds, the commissioner must
69	69	3.9account for other sources of funding for
70	70	3.10increased traffic enforcement.
71	71	3.11$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
72	72	3.12general fund for grants to local units of
73	73	3.13government to increase traffic safety
74	74	3.14enforcement activities, including training,
75	75	3.15equipment, overtime, and related costs for
76	76	3.16peace officers to perform duties that are
77	77	3.17specifically related to traffic management and
78	78	3.18traffic safety.
79	79	3.19$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
80	80	3.20general fund for grants to law enforcement
81	81	3.21agencies to undertake targeted speed reduction
82	82	3.22efforts on rural high-risk roadways identified
83	83	3.23by the commissioner based on crash
84	84	3.24information and consultation with the
85	85	3.25Advisory Council on Traffic Safety under
86	86	3.26Minnesota Statutes, section 4.076, and local
87	87	3.27traffic safety partners.
88	88	3.28$50,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the general
89	89	3.29fund for an education and awareness campaign
90	90	3.30on motor vehicles passing school buses,
91	91	3.31designed to: (1) help reduce occurrences of
92	92	3.32motor vehicles unlawfully passing school
93	93	3.33buses; and (2) inform drivers about the safety
94	94	3.34of pupils boarding and unloading from school
95	95	3.35buses, including laws requiring a motor
96	96	3Sec. 3.
97	97	25-05448 as introduced04/07/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ 4.1vehicle to stop when a school bus has extended
98	98	4.2the stop-signal arm and is flashing red lights
99	99	4.3and penalties for violations. The commissioner
100	100	4.4must identify best practices, review effective
101	101	4.5communication methods to educate drivers,
102	102	4.6and consider multiple forms of media to
103	103	4.7convey the information.
104	104	4.8$100,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
105	105	4.9general fund for a public awareness campaign
106	106	4.10to promote understanding and compliance with
107	107	4.11laws regarding the passing of parked
108	108	4.12authorized vehicles.
109	109	4.13$350,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
110	110	4.14general fund for grants to local units of
111	111	4.15government for safe ride programs that
112	112	4.16provide safe transportation options for patrons
113	113	4.17of hospitality and entertainment businesses
114	114	4.18within a community.
115	115	4.19$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
116	116	4.20general fund for the traffic safety violations
117	117	4.21disposition analysis under article 4, section
118	118	4.22109.
119	119	4.23$2,000,000 in each year is from the general
120	120	4.24fund for operations and traffic safety projects,
121	121	4.25grants, and activities of the Advisory Council
122	122	4.26on Traffic Safety under Minnesota Statutes,
123	123	4.27section 4.076.
124	124	4.28$98,000 in each year is from the general fund
125	125	4.29to coordinate a statewide traffic safety equity
126	126	4.30program, including staff costs.
127	127	4.31The following amounts are for the staff and
128	128	4.32operating costs related to a Traffic Safety Data
129	129	4.33Analytics Center: (1) $407,000 in fiscal year
130	130	4.342024 and $813,000 in fiscal year 2025 from
131	131	4Sec. 3.
132	132	25-05448 as introduced04/07/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ 5.1the general fund; and (2) $140,000 in each
133	133	5.2year is from the trunk highway fund. The base
134	134	5.3from the trunk highway fund is $187,000 in
135	135	5.4each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
136	136	5.5 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
137	137	5Sec. 3.
138	138	25-05448 as introduced04/07/25 REVISOR KRB/LJ