Gang report due date changed

A new law pushes back the date an annual report from the Gang and Drug Oversight Council is due to the Legislature.

Sponsored by Rep. Joe Mullery (DFL-Mpls) and Sen. Linda Higgins (DFL-Mpls), the law will move the annual due date from Feb. 1 to March 1.

Deputy Attorney General David Voigt told the House Public Safety and Civil Justice Committee March 12 that the various task forces providing information often work on a calendar year, meaning they won’t begin preparing their materials until Dec. 31.

The extension would allow the council more time to receive updates and analyze the data, he said.

The new law was signed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty on April 3, and takes effect Aug. 1, 2008.

HF3408/SF2861*/CH169