S.F. No. 67 - Community Safety and Security Act

• Appropriates $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 for community safety and security program grants in Minneapolis (Lake Street and West Broadway zones) and St. Paul (University Avenue zone), with matching funds required from non-state and non-federal sources.

• Appropriates $500,000 for a community house grant to Minneapolis within 2.5 miles of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue to provide space for law enforcement, social services, and community outreach organizations.

• Establishes transit safety requirements including rider code of conduct, paid fare zones, security cameras, public address systems, and real-time monitoring at light rail facilities.

• Creates optional transit enforcement and administrative citations program allowing Metropolitan Council to issue citations for fare violations with penalties of $35 (first offense), $50 (second), and $100 (third or subsequent), plus 60-day transit service bans for repeat offenders within 12 months.

• Establishes multijurisdictional violent crime enforcement team including Hennepin and Ramsey County Sheriffs, Minneapolis and St. Paul Police, and Metropolitan Transit Police to address public transit crime, with $2,000,000 appropriated including $200,000 for community outreach.