Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
Laws of Minnesota 1991 CHAPTER 135-H.F.No. 932 An act relating to corrections; extending female offender programs to include juveniles adjudicated delinquent; encouraging counties and agencies to develop and implement female offender programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 1990, sections 241.70; 241.71; 241.72; and 241.73. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 241.70, is amended to read: 241.70 [PROGRAMS FORWOMENFEMALE OFFENDERS.] Subdivision 1. [TYPE OF PROGRAMS.] Adult women charged with or convicted of crimes, and juvenile females charged with an offense that would be a crime if committed by an adult or adjudicated delinquent, shall be provided a range and quality of programming substantially equivalent to programming offered male persons charged with or convicted of crimes or delinquencies. Programs forwomenfemale offenders shall be based upon the special needs ofwomenfemale offenders. Subd. 2. [MODEL PROGRAMS.] Within the limits of money appropriated, the commissioner of corrections shall provide model programs forwomenfemale offenders which respond to statewide needs and geographical areas and shall award grants for the programs. Listed in the order of importance, the programs shall: (a) respond in a rehabilitative way to the type of offenseswomenfemale offenders generally commit; (b) respond to the problems ofwomenfemale offenders with dependent children; (c) respond to the importance of developing independent living skills; (d) assistwomenfemale offenders to overcome their own extreme degree of dependency; and (e) prepare to offer technical assistance and training toward the implementation of other similar programs when requested by local communities. Subd. 3. [COUNTY PLANS.] Counties shall annually submit a plan to the commissioner of corrections for approval which provides for services towomenfemale offenders in their area and which incorporates criteria for model programs established by the commissioner. Counties may agree to cooperate in preparing a joint plan and may submit and administer their plan jointly. Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 241.71, is amended to read: 241.71 [CREATION OF ADVISORY TASK FORCE.] The commissioner of corrections may appoint an advisory task force on the woman and juvenile female offender in corrections. The task force shall have no more than 20 members and shall reflect a statewide geographical representation. The provisions of section 15.059, subdivision 6, shall govern the terms, expenses, and removal of members of the advisory task force. Notwithstanding section 15.059, the advisory task force shall continue until it is terminated by the commissioner. Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 241.72, is amended to read: 241.72 [PROGRAM FUNDING.] Subdivision 1. [GRANTS-IN-AID.] To assist those counties or agencies that have existing programs for thewomanfemale offender, and to encourage counties and agencies to develop and implement programs, the commissioner of corrections, from funds appropriated for the purposes of sections 241.70 to 241.73, shall make grants-in-aidnot to exceed 40 percent of thecosts of the programsin those counties or to agencies electing to participate in the grant program established by sections 241.70 to 241.73. The percent of matching dollars provided by the county or agency for programming established in sections 241.70 to 241.73 shall be determined by the rules of the commissioner adopted under sections 14.22 to 14.28. Subd. 2. [APPLICATIONS.] To qualify for the grants in aid provided under this section, those counties or agencies with existing programs and those counties or agencies that want to participate shall,by resolution of the county board,request that they be allowed to participate and submita planan application or respond to a request for proposals in accordance with the provisions of section 241.70, subdivision32, and the rules of the commissioner. An agency seeking funding for a program to serve female offenders on probation in a community corrections act county shall obtain the endorsement of the county corrections authority before submitting a grant-in-aid application or proposal. Subd. 3. [MULTICOUNTY OR AGENCY PROGRAMS; LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS.] Where several counties or agencies combine to provide one or more of the programs under sections 241.70 to 241.73, the60 percentlocal matching funds shall be borne proportionately by the participating counties or agencies on the basis of need or use as determined by the rules of the commissioner. Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 241.73, is amended to read: 241.73 [DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.] The commissioner of corrections shall: (a) review all county plans formodelprograms forwomenfemale offenders; (b)Choosereview grant-in-aid applications or proposals for model programs and award grants for programs; (c) appoint the members of the advisory task force created under section 241.71 and provide staff and other administrative services to the advisory task force; (d) consult with the state advisory task force on thewomanfemale offender in corrections before making a choice of the programseligible forto be awarded funding; (e) monitor the delivery of servicessoughtprovided underLaws 1981, chapter 360grant-in-aid programs for female offenders; and (f) establish by rule a method of determining the amount of local matching contributionto be made by each county where twoor more counties combine to provide one or more programsto receive a grant-in-aid under sections 241.70 to 241.73. Presented to the governor May 17, 1991 Signed by the governor May 21, 1991, 1:30 p.m.
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