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    Racial Profiling Advisory Committee

    Active dates:2001 - 2003
    Authority:
    2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 8 Art. 7 Sec. 7
    Minn. Stat. 626.9513
    Function:

    The racial profiling advisory committee must:
    (1) advise the board of peace officer standards and training on the development of the statewide antiracial profiling model policy under section 626.8471, subdivision 3;
    (2) advise the board of peace officer standards and training on racial profiling training objectives, materials, and implementation;
    (3) advise the attorney general on the racial profiling public awareness campaign; and
    (4) advise the peace officer standards and training board on any other policies relating to racial profiling based on the review of summary data on racial profiling complaints.

    History:
    2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 8 Art. 7 Sec. 6. required a racial profiling study and report. Data for the study was to be gathered between January 1, 2002 and ending December 31, 2002.
               Subdivision 1.  [RACIAL PROFILING STUDY.] (a) The
            commissioner of public safety shall oversee a statewide study on
            traffic stops of citizens to determine whether racial profiling
            exists.  Law enforcement agencies that decide to participate in
            the study shall follow the procedures set forth by this
            section.  Agencies that receive state money for the installation
            of video cameras in police vehicles shall participate in the
            study. 

    The racial profiling advisory committee expires on June 30, 2003.
    Membership:

    The racial profiling advisory committee consists of the following individuals or their designees:

    1. the executive director of the Minnesota chiefs of police association;
    2. the executive director of the Minnesota police and peace officers association;
    3. the executive director of the Minnesota sheriffs association;
    4. a chief of police, selected by the Minnesota chiefs of police association;
    5. a member of the Minnesota police and peace officers association, selected by the association;
    6. the executive director of the council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans;
    7. the executive director of the council on Black Minnesotans;
    8. the executive director of the council on Indian affairs;
    9. the executive director of the council on Chicano-Latino people affairs;
    10. the executive director of an Urban League chapter, selected by agreement of the executive directors of the Urban League chapters within the state;
    11. the president of a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People branch, selected by agreement of the presidents of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People branches within the state;
    12. one person appointed by the commissioner of public safety; and
    13. one person appointed by the Black Ministers Alliance.
    Reports:
    Minnesota Statewide Racial Profiling Report: all Participating Jurisdictions: Report to the Minnesota Legislature (2003)
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Record last updated: 05/06/2021
     

    All information on this group from the Library’s collection of agency notebooks has been digitized. These materials are incorporated into the “documents/articles” section of the record. Please contact a librarian with any questions. The Minnesota Agencies database is a work in progress.

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