1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; making it a crime to loiter
1.3 	with intent to participate in prostitution;
1.4 	appropriating money for pilot projects to reduce
1.5 	homelessness; repealing the vagrancy crime; amending
1.6 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.321, subdivision
1.7 	1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.8 	chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.9 	section 609.725.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.321,
1.12 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.13 		Subdivision 1.Scope.  For the purposes of sections
1.14 	609.321 to 609.324 609.325, the following terms have the
1.15 	meanings given.
1.16 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2005,
1.17 	and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.

1.18 	Sec. 2. [609.3243] LOITERING WITH INTENT TO PARTICIPATE
1.19 	IN PROSTITUTION.
1.20 	A person who loiters in a public place with intent to
1.21 	participate in prostitution is guilty of a misdemeanor.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2005,
1.23 	and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.

1.24 	Sec. 3. HOMELESSNESS PILOT PROJECTS; GRANTS.
 1.25 		Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner of public
1.26 	safety, in consultation with the director of ending long-term
1.27 	homelessness, the Ending Long-Term Homelessness Advisory
2.1 	Council, and the Department of Human Services Office of Economic
2.2 	Opportunity, shall award grants for homeless outreach and to
2.3 	provide a bridge to stable housing and services.  The
2.4 	commissioner shall award grants to qualified applicants in
2.5 	Hennepin County, Ramsey County, and one county outside the
2.6 	13-county metropolitan area.  Grants must be used for
2.7 	homelessness pilot projects of a two-year duration that reduce
2.8 	recidivism and promote stronger communities through street and
2.9 	shelter outreach to connect people experiencing homelessness to
2.10 	housing and services.
2.11 		Subd. 2.Applications. An applicant for a grant under
2.12 	subdivision 1 must establish that:
2.13 	(1) the applicant is experienced in homeless outreach
2.14 	services and will have staff trained and qualified to work with
2.15 	people with mental illness, chemical dependency, and other
2.16 	factors contributing to homelessness;
2.17 	(2) the applicant employs outreach staff who are trained
2.18 	and qualified to work with racially and culturally diverse
2.19 	populations;
2.20 	(3) outreach services will be targeted to, but not limited
2.21 	to, people experiencing long-term homelessness, and people who
2.22 	have had repeated interactions with law enforcement;
2.23 	(4) outreach services will provide intervention strategies
2.24 	linking people to housing and services as an alternative to
2.25 	arrest;
2.26 	(5) the applicant has a plan to connect people experiencing
2.27 	homelessness to services for which they may be eligible such as
2.28 	supplemental security income, veterans benefits, health care,
2.29 	and housing assistance;
2.30 	(6) the applicant's project will promote community
2.31 	collaboration with local law enforcement, local and county
2.32 	governments, social services providers, and other community
2.33 	organizations to address homelessness;
2.34 	(7) the applicant has a plan to leverage resources from the
2.35 	entities listed in clause (6) and other private sources to
2.36 	accomplish the goal of moving people into housing and services;
3.1 	and 
3.2 	(8) the applicant has a plan for evaluation of the
3.3 	applicant's pilot project that is designed to measure the
3.4 	program's effectiveness in connecting people experiencing
3.5 	homelessness to housing and services and reducing the use of
3.6 	public safety and corrections resources.
3.7 		Subd. 3.Annual report. Grant recipients shall report to
3.8 	the commissioner by June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, on the
3.9 	services provided, expenditures of grant money, and an
3.10 	evaluation of the program's success in:  (1) connecting
3.11 	individuals experiencing homelessness to housing and services;
3.12 	and (2) reducing the use of public safety and corrections
3.13 	resources.  The commissioner shall submit reports to the chairs
3.14 	and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and
3.15 	senate committees having jurisdiction over public safety and
3.16 	health and human services by November 1, 2006, and November 1,
3.17 	2007.  The commissioner's reports must explain how the grant
3.18 	proceeds were used and evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot
3.19 	projects funded by the grants.

3.20 	Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION.
 3.21 	$600,000 is appropriated to the commissioner of public
3.22 	safety from the general fund for the fiscal year ending June 30,
3.23 	2006, to fund the grant program established in section 3.

3.24 	Sec. 5. REPEALER.
 3.25 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.725, is repealed.

3.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2005,
3.27 	and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.