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MN SF3258
Bill
Status
5/27/2020
Primary Sponsor
Warren Limmer
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AI Summary
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Modifies the definition of "peace officer" under Minnesota law to remove the restriction limiting state conservation officers' authority to off-road recreational vehicles, motorboats, and specific wildlife violations, effective August 1, 2020.
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Requires state correctional facilities to provide feminine hygiene products including sanitary napkins and tampons at no cost to female inmates and mandates the Commissioner of Corrections develop a written policy for implementation.
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Changes the terminology of the American Indian Counseling Cultural Program from "counseling" to "cultural programming" to emphasize spiritual and cultural services for American Indian inmates in state facilities and community-based programs.
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Creates new criminal penalties for operating unmanned aerial vehicles over state correctional facilities, making it a misdemeanor for basic operation without consent and a gross misdemeanor if used to record images or introduce non-contraband items.
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Temporarily suspends local match requirements for Youth Intervention Program grants awarded before March 13, 2020 for nonprofit agencies whose programs were suspended due to the 2020 COVID-19 peacetime emergency.
Legislative Description
Peace officer definition modification; corrections provisions modification; criminal justice data communications network use modification; grant programs temporary changes; criminal penalties authorization
Last Action
Secretary of State, Filed
5/27/2020