HF134

Purpose

This bill would provide state funding to establish and support a violence prevention project research center in Minnesota. The center would be a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on reducing violence in society by using data and analysis to improve criminal justice-related policy and practice in Minnesota, with particular emphasis on gun violence.

Main Provisions

• Appropriation of funds: The bill authorizes $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund.
• Administration: The funds would be appropriated to the commissioner of public safety to fund the violence prevention project research center.
• Center characteristics: The center would operate as a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization.
• Mission and scope: The center’s work would aim to reduce violence in society and use data and analysis to improve criminal justice-related policy and practice in Minnesota.
• Focus area: The center would place particular emphasis on issues related to gun violence.

Funding Details

• Total two-year funding: $2,000,000.
• Source: general fund.
• Time frame: Fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

Impact on Law and Policy

• Establishes or formalizes funding for a new violence prevention research center within the state government framework.
• Seeks to influence public safety policy and criminal justice practices through research findings.
• Signals a policy priority on gun violence as part of violence prevention efforts.

Oversight and Administration (implicit)

• The commissioner of public safety would oversee and administer the funds to support the center’s operations and research activities.

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