1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; modifying provisions for school safety; providing violence
1.3 prevention and physical security enhancement grants to schools; requiring reporting
1.4 on active shooter incidents and active shooter threats; modifying reporting on the
1.5 Minnesota Fusion Center; requiring a report; appropriating money; amending
1.6 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 121A.038, subdivision 7; 121A.06; 299C.055.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.038, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 7.Violence prevention.(a) A school district or charter school conducting an
1.10active shooter drill must provide students in middle school and high school at least one
1.11hour, or one standard class period, of violence prevention training annually.
1.12 (b) The violence prevention training must be evidence-based and may be delivered
1.13in-person, virtually, or digitally. Training must, at a minimum, teach students the following:
1.14 (1) how to identify observable warning signs and signals of an individual who may be
1.15at risk of harming oneself or others;
1.16 (2) the importance of taking threats seriously and seeking help; and
1.17 (3) the steps to report dangerous, violent, threatening, harmful, or potentially harmful
1.18activity, including providing information about the Department of Public Safety's statewide
1.19anonymous threat reporting system and any local threat reporting systems.
1.20 (c) By July 1, 2024, the commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of education
1.21must jointly develop a list of evidence-based trainings that a school district or charter school
1.22may use to fulfill the requirements of this section, including no-cost programming, if any.
1.23The agencies must:
1Section 1.
25-02173 as introduced01/17/25 REVISOR CR/CH
SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 893NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/03/2025
Referred to Education Finance 2.1 (1) post the list publicly on the Minnesota School Safety Center's website; and
2.2 (2) update the list every two years.
2.3 (d) A school district or charter school must ensure that students have the opportunity to
2.4contribute to their school's safety and violence prevention planning, aligned with the
2.5recommendations for multihazard planning for schools, including but not limited to:
2.6 (1) student opportunities for leadership related to prevention and safety;
2.7 (2) encouragement and support to students in establishing clubs and programs focused
2.8on safety; and
2.9 (3) providing students with the opportunity to seek help from adults and to learn about
2.10prevention connected to topics including bullying, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and
2.11suicide.
2.12 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 121A.06, is amended to read:
2.13 121A.06 REPORTS OF DANGEROUS WEAPON INCIDENTS AND ACTIVE
2.14SHOOTER INCIDENTS IN SCHOOL ZONES.
2.15 Subdivision 1.Definitions.As used in this section:
2.16 (1) "active shooter incident" means a situation involving an armed individual or
2.17individuals on campus or an armed assailant in the immediate vicinity of the school;
2.18 (2) "active shooter threat" means a real or perceived threat that an active shooter incident
2.19will occur;
2.20 (1) (3) "dangerous weapon" has the meaning given it in section 609.02, subdivision 6;
2.21 (2) (4) "school" has the meaning given it in section 120A.22, subdivision 4; and
2.22 (3) (5) "school zone" has the meaning given it in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, clauses
2.23(1) and (3).
2.24 Subd. 2.Reports; content.(a) School districts must electronically report to the
2.25commissioner of education incidents involving the use or possession of a dangerous weapon
2.26in school zones. The form report must include the following information:
2.27 (1) a description of each incident, including a description of the dangerous weapon
2.28involved in the incident;
2.29 (2) where, at what time, and under what circumstances the incident occurred;
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25-02173 as introduced01/17/25 REVISOR CR/CH 3.1 (3) information about the offender, other than the offender's name, including the offender's
3.2age; whether the offender was a student and, if so, where the offender attended school; and
3.3whether the offender was under school expulsion or suspension at the time of the incident;
3.4 (4) information about the victim other than the victim's name, if any, including the
3.5victim's age; whether the victim was a student and, if so, where the victim attended school;
3.6and if the victim was not a student, whether the victim was employed at the school;
3.7 (5) the cost of the incident to the school and to the victim; and
3.8 (6) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident.
3.9 (b) School districts must electronically report active shooter incidents and active shooter
3.10threats to the commissioner of education and to the Minnesota Fusion Center. The report
3.11must include the following information:
3.12 (1) a description of each incident or threat;
3.13 (2) how the active shooter threat was communicated, including whether the threat was
3.14communicated through social media or email;
3.15 (3) information about the individual, other than the individual's name, including the
3.16individual's age; whether the individual was a student and, if so, where the individual
3.17attended school; and whether the individual was under school expulsion or suspension at
3.18the time of the incident;
3.19 (4) the immediate cost of the incident to the school, if any; and
3.20 (5) the action taken by the school administration to respond to the incident or threat,
3.21including any referrals to law enforcement or a mental health professional.
3.22 (c) The commissioner shall provide an electronic reporting format that allows school
3.23districts to provide aggregate data.
3.24 Subd. 3.Reports; filing requirements.By July 31 of each year, each public school
3.25shall report incidents involving the use or possession of a dangerous weapon in school zones
3.26to the commissioner. The reports must be submitted using the electronic reporting system
3.27developed by the commissioner under subdivision 2. The commissioner shall compile the
3.28information it receives from the schools and report it annually to the commissioner of public
3.29safety and the legislature.
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25-02173 as introduced01/17/25 REVISOR CR/CH 4.1 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299C.055, is amended to read:
4.2 299C.055 LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON FUSION CENTER ACTIVITIES.
4.3 (a) The superintendent must prepare an annual report for the public and the legislature
4.4on the Minnesota Fusion Center (MNFC) that includes general information about the MNFC;
4.5the types of activities it monitors; the scale of information it collects; the local, state, and
4.6federal agencies with which it shares information; and the quantifiable benefits it produces.
4.7None of the reporting requirements in this section supersede chapter 13 or any other state
4.8or federal law. The superintendent must report on activities for the preceding calendar year
4.9unless another time period is specified. The report must include the following information,
4.10to the extent allowed by other law:
4.11 (1) the MNFC's operating budget for the current biennium, number of staff, and staff
4.12duties;
4.13 (2) the number of publications generated and an overview of the type of information
4.14provided in the publications, including products such as law enforcement briefs, partner
4.15briefs, risk assessments, threat assessments, and operational reports;
4.16 (3) a summary of audit findings for the MNFC and what corrective actions were taken
4.17pursuant to audits;
4.18 (4) the number of data requests received by the MNFC and a general description of those
4.19requests;
4.20 (5) the types of surveillance and data analysis technologies utilized by the MNFC, such
4.21as artificial intelligence or social media analysis tools;
4.22 (6) a description of the commercial and governmental databases utilized by the MNFC
4.23to the extent permitted by law;
4.24 (7) the number of suspicious activity reports (SARs) received and processed by the
4.25MNFC;
4.26 (8) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that were converted into
4.27Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were referred to the Federal Bureau of
4.28Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement agencies;
4.29 (9) the number of SARs received and processed by the MNFC that involve an individual
4.30on the Terrorist Screening Center watchlist;
4.31 (10) the number of requests for information (RFIs) that the MNFC received from law
4.32enforcement agencies and the number of responses to federal requests for RFIs;
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25-02173 as introduced01/17/25 REVISOR CR/CH 5.1 (11) the names of the federal agencies the MNFC received data from or shared data
5.2with;
5.3 (12) the names of the agencies that submitted SARs;
5.4 (13) a summary description of the MNFC's activities with the Joint Terrorism Task
5.5Force; and
5.6 (14) the number of investigations aided by the MNFC's use of SARs and RFIs.;
5.7 (15) the number of tips received through the Department of Public Safety's anonymous
5.8threat reporting system, including the See It, Say It, Send It application, and the number of
5.9tips that the MNFC processed; and
5.10 (16) the number of active shooter incident reports received from school districts pursuant
5.11to section 121A.06, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), a summary of the reports, and the number
5.12of reports that were converted into Bureau of Criminal Apprehension case files, that were
5.13referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or that were referred to local law enforcement
5.14agencies.
5.15 (b) The report shall be provided to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
5.16committees of the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over data practices
5.17and public safety issues, and shall be posted on the MNFC website by February 15 each
5.18year beginning on February 15, 2024.
5.19 Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION; SCHOOL SAFETY GRANTS.
5.20 (a) $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
5.21of public safety for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, in
5.22consultation with the Minnesota School Safety Center, to issue school violence prevention
5.23and physical security enhancement grants to school districts and charter schools.
5.24 (b) A school district, charter school, or cooperative unit under Minnesota Statutes, section
5.25123A.24, may apply for a grant in the form and manner specified by the Division of
5.26Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The Division of Homeland Security and
5.27Emergency Management may establish grant application timelines and may award grants
5.28in more than one round. Grants may be awarded in an amount not to exceed $....... per
5.29district. Grants must be awarded to schools located in all geographic regions of the state
5.30with at least half of the grants awarded to school districts with administrative offices located
5.31outside of the 11-county metropolitan area.
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25-02173 as introduced01/17/25 REVISOR CR/CH 6.1 (c) A grant recipient must use grant money to develop and implement anonymous threat
6.2reporting systems.
6.3 (d) Before a grant is awarded, the district must provide documentation acceptable to the
6.4director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on how the
6.5grant money will be used.
6.6 (e) The Department of Public Safety may retain up to ten percent of the appropriation
6.7for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to administer the grants
6.8and for the Minnesota School Safety Center to provide districts and charter schools technical
6.9assistance.
6.10 (f) By February 15 following each year a grant is awarded under this section, the
6.11Minnesota School Safety Center, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
6.12Management, and Department of Public Safety must report to the chairs and ranking minority
6.13members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade
6.1412 education and public safety on how grant money was awarded and distributed. The report
6.15must identify the grant recipients and how the grant money was used by each recipient.
6.16 (g) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2028.
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