Bill Text: MN HF275 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Capitol complex area security provisions modified, report and funding provided, and money appropriated.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-06 - Committee report, to pass and re-refer to Transportation Finance [HF275 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF275-Introduced.html
1.2relating to public safety; modifying provisions relating to Capitol complex area
1.3security; providing for a report; appropriating money;amending Minnesota
1.4Statutes 2012, section 299E.01, subdivisions 2, 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1.52012, section 299E.02.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) The division shall be responsible and shall utilize
1.9state employees for security and public information services in state-owned buildings and
1.10state leased-to-own buildings in the Capitol area, as described in section15B.02 ;. It shall
1.11providesuch personnel as are required by the circumstances to insure the orderly conduct
1.12of state business and the convenience of the public.
1.13(b) As part of the division permanent staff, the director must establish the position of
1.14emergency manager that includes, at a minimum, the following duties:
1.15(1) oversight of the consolidation, development, and maintenance of plans and
1.16procedures that provide continuity of security operations;
1.17(2) the development and implementation of tenant training that addresses threats
1.18and emergency procedures; and
1.19(3) the development and implementation of threat and emergency exercises.
1.20(c) The director must provide a minimum of one state trooper assigned to the Capitol
1.21complex at all times.
1.22(d) The director, in consultation with the advisory committee under section 299E.04,
1.23shall, at least annually, hold a meeting or meetings to discuss, among other issues, Capitol
1.24complex security, emergency planning, public safety, and public access to the Capitol
1.25complex. The meetings must include, at a minimum:
2.1(1) Capitol complex tenants and state employees;
2.2(2) nongovernmental entities, such as lobbyists, vendors, and the media; and
2.3(3) the public and public advocacy groups.
2.4 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.5 Subd. 3. Powers and duties transferred. All powers, duties and responsibilities
2.6heretofore assigned by law to the commissioner of administration relating to the general
2.7function of security insuch Capitol complex state-owned buildings are hereby transferred
2.8to the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner of public safety shall have
2.9the final authority regarding public safety and security in the Capitol complex. The
2.10commissioner of administration shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities relating
2.11to the Capitol complex of state-owned buildings as provided under chapter 16B.
2.12 Sec. 3. REPORT.
2.13By September 30, 2013, the commissioner of administration shall provide a written
2.14report to the advisory committee under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.04, that lists
2.15recommended security infrastructure changes in the Capitol complex area based on
2.16security threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments, with approximate costs for any
2.17changes. The report must address timelines and consistency with any construction projects
2.18in the Capitol complex area to maximize coordination of security-related projects. The
2.19commissioner of administration must consult with the commissioner of public safety to
2.20determine a ranking of security infrastructure priorities.
2.21 Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION.
2.22$....... in fiscal year 2014 and $....... in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated from the
2.23general fund to the commissioner of public safety for the Capitol Complex Security
2.24Division. This appropriation must include money for the emergency manager position
2.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.01, subdivision 2, to increase the number of state
2.26troopers in the division to a complement of 12 and to increase the number of nonlicensed
2.27security officers in the division to a complement of 67 to address vulnerabilities in the
2.28security of the Capitol complex area.
2.29 Sec. 5. REPEALER.
2.30Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.02, is repealed.
1.3security; providing for a report; appropriating money;amending Minnesota
1.4Statutes 2012, section 299E.01, subdivisions 2, 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes
1.52012, section 299E.02.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 2. Responsibilities. (a) The division shall be responsible and shall utilize
1.9state employees for security and public information services in state-owned buildings and
1.10state leased-to-own buildings in the Capitol area, as described in section
1.11provide
1.12of state business and the convenience of the public.
1.13(b) As part of the division permanent staff, the director must establish the position of
1.14emergency manager that includes, at a minimum, the following duties:
1.15(1) oversight of the consolidation, development, and maintenance of plans and
1.16procedures that provide continuity of security operations;
1.17(2) the development and implementation of tenant training that addresses threats
1.18and emergency procedures; and
1.19(3) the development and implementation of threat and emergency exercises.
1.20(c) The director must provide a minimum of one state trooper assigned to the Capitol
1.21complex at all times.
1.22(d) The director, in consultation with the advisory committee under section 299E.04,
1.23shall, at least annually, hold a meeting or meetings to discuss, among other issues, Capitol
1.24complex security, emergency planning, public safety, and public access to the Capitol
1.25complex. The meetings must include, at a minimum:
2.1(1) Capitol complex tenants and state employees;
2.2(2) nongovernmental entities, such as lobbyists, vendors, and the media; and
2.3(3) the public and public advocacy groups.
2.4 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.5 Subd. 3. Powers and duties transferred. All powers, duties and responsibilities
2.6heretofore assigned by law to the commissioner of administration relating to the general
2.7function of security in
2.8to the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner of public safety shall have
2.9the final authority regarding public safety and security in the Capitol complex. The
2.10commissioner of administration shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities relating
2.11to the Capitol complex of state-owned buildings as provided under chapter 16B.
2.12 Sec. 3. REPORT.
2.13By September 30, 2013, the commissioner of administration shall provide a written
2.14report to the advisory committee under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.04, that lists
2.15recommended security infrastructure changes in the Capitol complex area based on
2.16security threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments, with approximate costs for any
2.17changes. The report must address timelines and consistency with any construction projects
2.18in the Capitol complex area to maximize coordination of security-related projects. The
2.19commissioner of administration must consult with the commissioner of public safety to
2.20determine a ranking of security infrastructure priorities.
2.21 Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION.
2.22$....... in fiscal year 2014 and $....... in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated from the
2.23general fund to the commissioner of public safety for the Capitol Complex Security
2.24Division. This appropriation must include money for the emergency manager position
2.25under Minnesota Statutes, section 299E.01, subdivision 2, to increase the number of state
2.26troopers in the division to a complement of 12 and to increase the number of nonlicensed
2.27security officers in the division to a complement of 67 to address vulnerabilities in the
2.28security of the Capitol complex area.
2.29 Sec. 5. REPEALER.
2.30Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299E.02, is repealed.
