1. Purpose The bill would provide funding to support a Community Engagement Response Team (CERT) in the Rochester area. The goal is to improve public safety by strengthening connections between the Black community and law enforcement and by addressing community needs through outreach and advocacy.

2. Main Provisions

3. Appropriation: $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety to grant to a nonprofit organization for CERT in Rochester.

4. Team composition: CERT must be made up of community leaders and volunteers.

5. Core activities: CERT will act as a liaison between the Black community and law enforcement, curate opportunities, mediate problems, and provide advocacy for the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community.

6. Financial Details

7. Source of funds: General fund.

8. Recipient: A nonprofit organization.

9. Purpose: Fund a Community Engagement Response Team in the Rochester area.

10. Timeframe: Fiscal year 2026.

11. Administration and Oversight

12. The commissioner of public safety would administer the grant. The excerpt does not detail additional oversight or reporting requirements.

13. Significance and Changes to Existing Law

14. Introduces a new public safety program and funding directed at building ties between the Black community and law enforcement in Rochester, with an emphasis on BIPOC advocacy.

15. The excerpt describes an appropriation for a new program; it does not specify broader statutory changes beyond this funding.

Relevant Terms Community Engagement Response Team (CERT); Rochester; general fund; commissioner of public safety; nonprofit organization; Black community; law enforcement; Black Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC); community leaders; volunteers; liaison; curating opportunities; mediating problems; advocacy.