1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; adding legislators as nonvoting members of the Gang 
1.3 	and Drug Oversight Council;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 
1.4 	299A.641, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299A.641, subdivision 2, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 2.Membership. The oversight council shall consist of the following 
1.9 	individuals or their designees:
1.10 	(1) the director of the office of special investigations as the representative of the 
1.11 	commissioner of corrections;
1.12 	(2) the superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as the representative 
1.13 	of the commissioner of public safety;
1.14 	(3) the attorney general;
1.15 	(4) eight chiefs of police, selected by the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, 
1.16 	two of which must be selected from cities with populations greater than 200,000;
1.17 	(5) eight sheriffs, selected by the Minnesota Sheriffs Association to represent each 
1.18 	district, two of which must be selected from counties with populations greater than 
1.19 	500,000;
1.20 	(6) the United States attorney for the district of Minnesota;
1.21 	(7) two county attorneys, selected by the Minnesota County Attorneys Association;
1.22 	(8) a command-level representative of a gang strike force;
1.23 	(9) a representative from a drug task force, selected by the Minnesota State 
1.24 	Association of Narcotics Investigators;
2.1 	(10) a representative from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration;
2.2 	(11) a representative from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and 
2.3 	Firearms;
2.4 	(12) a representative from the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
2.5 	(13) a tribal peace officer, selected by the Minnesota Tribal Law Enforcement 
2.6 	Association; and
2.7 	(14) two additional members who may be selected by the oversight council;
2.8 	(15) a senator who serves on the committee having jurisdiction over criminal justice 
2.9 	policy, chosen by the Subcommittee on Committees of the senate Committee on Rules 
2.10 	and Administration; and
2.11 	(16) a representative who serves on the committee having jurisdiction over criminal 
2.12 	justice policy, chosen by the speaker of the house of representatives.
2.13 	The oversight council may adopt procedures to govern its conduct as necessary and may 
2.14 	select a chair from among its members. The legislative members of the council may not 
2.15 	vote on matters before the council.

2.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2007.