1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to domestic abuse; providing for the equal protection of male and 
1.3 	female  victims of domestic abuse;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
1.4 	sections 13.82, subdivision 5; 116L.362, subdivision 1; 119A.37, subdivision 
1.5 	4; 144D.01, subdivision 4; 256D.02, subdivision 12a; 256G.03, subdivision 
1.6 	2; 256I.04, subdivision 2c; 256J.12, subdivision 1a; 256J.28, subdivision 5; 
1.7 	256J.545; 257.75, subdivision 6; 518B.01, subdivision 21; 518B.02, subdivision 
1.8 	2; 609.101, subdivision 2; 609.605, subdivision 2; 609.7495, subdivision 1; 
1.9 	611A.07, subdivision 1; 611A.202, subdivision 1; 611A.31, subdivisions 2, 
1.10 	3; 611A.32; 611A.34; 611A.345; 611A.35; 611A.37, subdivisions 4, 5, 8; 
1.11 	611A.371; 626.558, subdivision 1; 629.341, subdivision 3; 629.342, subdivision 
1.12 	2; 629.72, subdivision 6; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, sections 13.871, 
1.13 	subdivision 5; 15.0591, subdivision 2; 120B.22, subdivision 1; 201.061, 
1.14 	subdivision 3; 256G.02, subdivision 6.
1.15 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.16 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.82, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.17 		Subd. 5.Domestic abuse data. The written police report required by section  
1.18 	629.341, subdivision 4, of an alleged incident described in section  629.341, subdivision 
1.19 	1, and arrest data, request for service data, and response or incident data described in 
1.20 	subdivision 2, 3, or 6 that arise out of this type of incident or out of an alleged violation of 
1.21 	an order for protection must be released upon request at no cost to the victim of domestic 
1.22 	abuse, the victim's attorney, or an organization designated by the Minnesota Center for 
1.23 	Crime Victims Services, the Department of Corrections, or the Department of Public 
1.24 	Safety as providing services to victims of domestic abuse. The executive director or 
1.25 	the commissioner of the appropriate state agency shall develop written criteria for this 
1.26 	designation in consultation with the Advisory Council on Battered ~~Women~~ Persons and 
1.27 	Domestic Abuse. 

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 13.871, subdivision 5, is 
2.2 	amended to read:
2.3 		Subd. 5.Crime victims. (a) Crime victim notice of release. Data on crime victims 
2.4 	who request notice of an offender's release are classified under section 611A.06.
2.5 	(b) Sex offender HIV tests. Results of HIV tests of sex offenders under section 
2.6 	611A.19, subdivision 2, are classified under that section.
2.7 	(c) Battered ~~women~~ persons. Data on battered ~~women~~ persons maintained by 
2.8 	grantees for emergency shelter and support services for battered ~~women~~ persons are 
2.9 	governed by section 611A.32, subdivision 5.
2.10 	(d) Victims of domestic abuse. Data on battered ~~women~~ persons and victims 
2.11 	of domestic abuse maintained by grantees and recipients of per diem payments for 
2.12 	emergency shelter for battered ~~women~~ persons and support services for battered ~~women~~
2.13 	persons and victims of domestic abuse are governed by sections 611A.32, subdivision 
2.14 	5, and 611A.371, subdivision 3.
2.15 	(e) Personal history; internal auditing. Certain personal history and internal 
2.16 	auditing data is classified by section 611A.46.
2.17 	(f) Crime victim claims for reparations. Claims and supporting documents filed 
2.18 	by crime victims seeking reparations are classified under section 611A.57, subdivision 6.
2.19 	(g) Crime victim oversight act. Data maintained by the commissioner of public 
2.20 	safety under the Crime Victim Oversight Act are classified under section 611A.74, 
2.21 	subdivision 2.
2.22 	(h) Victim identity data. Data relating to the identity of the victims of certain 
2.23 	criminal sexual conduct is governed by section 609.3471.

2.24 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 15.0591, subdivision 2, is 
2.25 	amended to read:
2.26 		Subd. 2.Bodies affected. A member meeting the qualifications in subdivision 1 
2.27 	must be appointed to the following boards, commissions, advisory councils, task forces, 
2.28 	or committees:
2.29 	(1) Advisory Council on Battered ~~Women~~ Persons and Domestic Abuse;
2.30 	(2) Advisory Task Force on the Use of State Facilities;
2.31 	(3) Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council;
2.32 	(4) Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators;
2.33 	(5) Board on Aging;
2.34 	(6) Chiropractic Examiners Board;
2.35 	(7) Council on Disability;
3.1 	(8) Council on Affairs of Chicano/Latino People;
3.2 	(9) Council on Black Minnesotans;
3.3 	(10) Dentistry Board;
3.4 	(11) Higher Education Services Office;
3.5 	(12) Housing Finance Agency;
3.6 	(13) Indian Advisory Council on Chemical Dependency;
3.7 	(14) Medical Practice Board;
3.8 	(15) Minnesota State Arts Board;
3.9 	(16) Nursing Board;
3.10 	(17) Optometry Board;
3.11 	(18) Pharmacy Board;
3.12 	(19) Board of Physical Therapy;
3.13 	(20) Podiatry Board;
3.14 	(21) Psychology Board.

3.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116L.362, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.16 		Subdivision 1.Generally. (a) The commissioner shall make grants to eligible 
3.17 	organizations for programs to provide education and training services to targeted youth. 
3.18 	The purpose of these programs is to provide specialized training and work experience for 
3.19 	targeted youth who have not been served effectively by the current educational system. 
3.20 	The programs are to include a work experience component with work projects that result 
3.21 	in the rehabilitation, improvement, or construction of (1) residential units for the homeless, 
3.22 	or (2) education, social service, or health facilities which are owned by a public agency or 
3.23 	a private nonprofit organization.
3.24 	(b) Eligible facilities must principally provide services to homeless or very low 
3.25 	income individuals and families, and include the following:
3.26 	(1) Head Start or day care centers;
3.27 	(2) homeless, battered ~~women~~ person, or other shelters;
3.28 	(3) transitional housing;
3.29 	(4) youth or senior citizen centers; and
3.30 	(5) community health centers.
3.31 	Two or more eligible organizations may jointly apply for a grant. The commissioner 
3.32 	shall administer the grant program.

3.33 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119A.37, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
4.1 		Subd. 4.Additional services. Each parenting time center may provide parenting 
4.2 	and child development classes, and offer support groups to participating custodial parents 
4.3 	and hold regular classes designed to assist children who have experienced domestic 
4.4 	violence and abuse. Each parenting time center must have available an individual 
4.5 	knowledgeable about or experienced in the provision of services to battered ~~women~~
4.6 	persons and domestic abuse victims on its staff, its board of directors, or otherwise 
4.7 	available to it for consultation.

4.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 120B.22, subdivision 1, is 
4.9 	amended to read:
4.10 		Subdivision 1.Violence prevention curriculum. (a) The commissioner of 
4.11 	education, in consultation with the commissioners of health and human services, 
4.12 	state minority councils, battered ~~women's~~persons' and domestic abuse programs, 
4.13 	battered ~~women's~~ persons' shelters, sexual assault centers, representatives of religious 
4.14 	communities, and the assistant commissioner of the Office of Drug Policy and Violence 
4.15 	Prevention, shall assist districts on request in developing or implementing a violence 
4.16 	prevention program for students in kindergarten to grade 12 that can be integrated into 
4.17 	existing curriculum. The purpose of the program is to help students learn how to resolve 
4.18 	conflicts within their families and communities in nonviolent, effective ways.
4.19 	(b) Each district is encouraged to integrate into its existing curriculum a program for 
4.20 	violence prevention that includes at least:
4.21 	(1) a comprehensive, accurate, and age appropriate curriculum on violence 
4.22 	prevention, nonviolent conflict resolution, sexual, racial, and cultural harassment, 
4.23 	self-protection, and student hazing that promotes equality, respect, understanding, 
4.24 	effective communication, individual responsibility, thoughtful decision making, positive 
4.25 	conflict resolution, useful coping skills, critical thinking, listening and watching skills, 
4.26 	and personal safety;
4.27 	(2) planning materials, guidelines, and other accurate information on preventing 
4.28 	physical and emotional violence, identifying and reducing the incidence of sexual, racial, 
4.29 	and cultural harassment, and reducing child abuse and neglect;
4.30 	(3) a special parent education component of early childhood family education 
4.31 	programs to prevent child abuse and neglect and to promote positive parenting skills, 
4.32 	giving priority to services and outreach programs for at-risk families;
4.33 	(4) involvement of parents and other community members, including the clergy, 
4.34 	business representatives, civic leaders, local elected officials, law enforcement officials, 
4.35 	and the county attorney;
5.1 	(5) collaboration with local community services, agencies, and organizations that 
5.2 	assist in violence intervention or prevention, including family-based services, crisis 
5.3 	services, life management skills services, case coordination services, mental health 
5.4 	services, and early intervention services;
5.5 	(6) collaboration among districts and service cooperatives;
5.6 	(7) targeting early adolescents for prevention efforts, especially early adolescents 
5.7 	whose personal circumstances may lead to violent or harassing behavior;
5.8 	(8) opportunities for teachers to receive in-service training or attend other programs 
5.9 	on strategies or curriculum designed to assist students in intervening in or preventing 
5.10 	violence in school and at home; and
5.11 	(9) administrative policies that reflect, and a staff that models, nonviolent behaviors 
5.12 	that do not display or condone sexual, racial, or cultural harassment or student hazing.
5.13 	(c) The department may provide assistance at a neutral site to a nonpublic school 
5.14 	participating in a district's program.

5.15 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 144D.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
5.16 		Subd. 4.Housing with services establishment or establishment. (a) "Housing 
5.17 	with services establishment" or "establishment" means:
5.18 	(1) an establishment providing sleeping accommodations to one or more adult 
5.19 	residents, at least 80 percent of which are 55 years of age or older, and offering or 
5.20 	providing, for a fee, one or more regularly scheduled health-related services or two or 
5.21 	more regularly scheduled supportive services, whether offered or provided directly by the 
5.22 	establishment or by another entity arranged for by the establishment; or
5.23 	(2) an establishment that registers under section  144D.025. 
5.24 	(b) Housing with services establishment does not include:
5.25 	(1) a nursing home licensed under chapter 144A;
5.26 	(2) a hospital, certified boarding care home, or supervised living facility licensed 
5.27 	under sections  144.50 to  144.56; 
5.28 	(3) a board and lodging establishment licensed under chapter 157 and Minnesota 
5.29 	Rules, parts 9520.0500 to 9520.0670, 9525.0215 to 9525.0355, 9525.0500 to 9525.0660, 
5.30 	or 9530.4100 to 9530.4450, or under chapter 245B;
5.31 	(4) a board and lodging establishment which serves as a shelter for battered ~~women~~
5.32 	persons or other similar purpose;
5.33 	(5) a family adult foster care home licensed by the Department of Human Services;
5.34 	(6) private homes in which the residents are related by kinship, law, or affinity with 
5.35 	the providers of services;
6.1 	(7) residential settings for persons with mental retardation or related conditions in 
6.2 	which the services are licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.2100 to 9525.2140, or 
6.3 	applicable successor rules or laws;
6.4 	(8) a home-sharing arrangement such as when an elderly or disabled person or 
6.5 	single-parent family makes lodging in a private residence available to another person 
6.6 	in exchange for services or rent, or both;
6.7 	(9) a duly organized condominium, cooperative, common interest community, 
6.8 	or owners' association of the foregoing where at least 80 percent of the units that 
6.9 	comprise the condominium, cooperative, or common interest community are occupied by 
6.10 	individuals who are the owners, members, or shareholders of the units; or
6.11 	(10) services for persons with developmental disabilities that are provided under 
6.12 	a license according to Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.2000 to 9525.2140 in effect until 
6.13 	January 1, 1998, or under chapter 245B.

6.14 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is 
6.15 	amended to read:
6.16 		Subd. 3.Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may 
6.17 	register on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the precinct in 
6.18 	which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, making 
6.19 	an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of residence. 
6.20 	An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering by:
6.21 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant 
6.22 	to section 171.07;
6.23 	(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper 
6.24 	identification;
6.25 	(3) presenting one of the following:
6.26 	(i) a current valid student identification card from a postsecondary educational 
6.27 	institution in Minnesota, if a list of students from that institution has been prepared under 
6.28 	section 135A.17 and certified to the county auditor in the manner provided in rules of 
6.29 	the secretary of state; or
6.30 	(ii) a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address in the 
6.31 	precinct together with a picture identification card; or
6.32 	(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or who is an employee 
6.33 	employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and vouching for a 
6.34 	resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge vouching that the 
6.35 	voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of the precinct. A 
7.1 	voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of residence oath 
7.2 	vouching for any other individual on that election day. A voter who is registered to vote in 
7.3 	the precinct may sign up to 15 proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation 
7.4 	does not apply to an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The 
7.5 	secretary of state shall provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number 
7.6 	of individuals for whom a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The 
7.7 	form must include space for the maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may 
7.8 	sign proof-of-residence oaths. For each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include 
7.9 	a statement that the voter is registered to vote in the precinct, personally knows that the 
7.10 	individual is a resident of the precinct, and is making the statement on oath. The form must 
7.11 	include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, telephone number, and address.
7.12 	The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must 
7.13 	be attached to the voter registration application and the information on the oath must be 
7.14 	recorded on the records of both the voter registering on election day and the voter who 
7.15 	is vouching for the person's residence, and entered into the statewide voter registration 
7.16 	system by the county auditor when the voter registration application is entered into that 
7.17 	system.
7.18 	(b) The operator of a residential facility shall prepare a list of the names of its 
7.19 	employees currently working in the residential facility and the address of the residential 
7.20 	facility. The operator shall certify the list and provide it to the appropriate county auditor 
7.21 	no less than 20 days before each election for use in election day registration.
7.22 	(c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256E.33, 
7.23 	subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under 
7.24 	section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 
7.25 	5; a residence registered with the commissioner of health as a housing with services 
7.26 	establishment as defined in section 144D.01, subdivision 4; a veterans home operated by 
7.27 	the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under chapter 198; a residence 
7.28 	licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a residential program as 
7.29 	defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for persons with a 
7.30 	developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services under section 
7.31 	252.28; group residential housing as defined in section 256I.03, subdivision 3; a shelter 
7.32 	for battered ~~women~~ persons as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4; or a supervised 
7.33 	publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide temporary living 
7.34 	accommodations for the homeless.
7.35 	(d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of 
7.36 	registering by presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe 
8.1 	recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that 
8.2 	contains the name, address, signature, and picture of the individual.
8.3 	(e) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge 
8.4 	responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

8.5 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256D.02, subdivision 12a, is amended to read:
8.6 		Subd. 12a.Resident. (a) For purposes of eligibility for general assistance and 
8.7 	general assistance medical care, a person must be a resident of this state.
8.8 	(b) A "resident" is a person living in the state for at least 30 days with the intention 
8.9 	of making the person's home here and not for any temporary purpose. Time spent in a 
8.10 	shelter for battered ~~women~~ persons shall count toward satisfying the 30-day residency 
8.11 	requirement. All applicants for these programs are required to demonstrate the requisite 
8.12 	intent and can do so in any of the following ways:
8.13 	(1) by showing that the applicant maintains a residence at a verified address, other 
8.14 	than a place of public accommodation. An applicant may verify a residence address by 
8.15 	presenting a valid state driver's license, a state identification card, a voter registration card, 
8.16 	a rent receipt, a statement by the landlord, apartment manager, or homeowner verifying 
8.17 	that the individual is residing at the address, or other form of verification approved by 
8.18 	the commissioner; or
8.19 	(2) by verifying residence according to Minnesota Rules, part 9500.1219, subpart 
8.20 	3, item C.
8.21 	(c) For general assistance medical care, a county agency shall waive the 30-day 
8.22 	residency requirement in cases of medical emergencies. For general assistance, a county 
8.23 	shall waive the 30-day residency requirement where unusual hardship would result from 
8.24 	denial of general assistance. For purposes of this subdivision, "unusual hardship" means 
8.25 	the applicant is without shelter or is without available resources for food.
8.26 	The county agency must report to the commissioner within 30 days on any waiver 
8.27 	granted under this section. The county shall not deny an application solely because the 
8.28 	applicant does not meet at least one of the criteria in this subdivision, but shall continue to 
8.29 	process the application and leave the application pending until the residency requirement 
8.30 	is met or until eligibility or ineligibility is established.
8.31 	(d) For purposes of paragraph (c), the following definitions apply (1) "metropolitan 
8.32 	statistical area" is as defined by the United States Census Bureau; (2) "shelter" includes 
8.33 	any shelter that is located within the metropolitan statistical area containing the county 
8.34 	and for which the applicant is eligible, provided the applicant does not have to travel more 
9.1 	than 20 miles to reach the shelter and has access to transportation to the shelter. Clause (2) 
9.2 	does not apply to counties in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan statistical area.
9.3 	(e) Migrant workers as defined in section  256J.08 and, until March 31, 1998, their 
9.4 	immediate families are exempt from the residency requirements of this section, provided 
9.5 	the migrant worker provides verification that the migrant family worked in this state 
9.6 	within the last 12 months and earned at least $1,000 in gross wages during the time the 
9.7 	migrant worker worked in this state. 
9.8 	(f) For purposes of eligibility for emergency general assistance, the 30-day residency 
9.9 	requirement under this section shall not be waived.
9.10 	(g) If any provision of this subdivision is enjoined from implementation or found 
9.11 	unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall 
9.12 	remain valid and shall be given full effect.

9.13 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256G.02, subdivision 6, is 
9.14 	amended to read:
9.15 		Subd. 6.Excluded time. "Excluded time" means:
9.16 	(a) any period an applicant spends in a hospital, sanitarium, nursing home, shelter 
9.17 	other than an emergency shelter, halfway house, foster home, semi-independent living 
9.18 	domicile or services program, residential facility offering care, board and lodging facility 
9.19 	or other institution for the hospitalization or care of human beings, as defined in section 
9.20 	144.50, 144A.01, or 245A.02, subdivision 14; maternity home, battered ~~women's~~ persons'
9.21 	shelter, or correctional facility; or any facility based on an emergency hold under sections 
9.22 	253B.05, subdivisions 1 and 2, and 253B.07, subdivision 6;
9.23 	(b) any period an applicant spends on a placement basis in a training and 
9.24 	habilitation program, including a rehabilitation facility or work or employment program 
9.25 	as defined in section 268A.01; or receiving personal care assistant services pursuant 
9.26 	to section 256B.0655, subdivision 2; semi-independent living services provided under 
9.27 	section 252.275, and Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.0500 to 9525.0660; day training and 
9.28 	habilitation programs and assisted living services; and
9.29 	(c) any placement for a person with an indeterminate commitment, including 
9.30 	independent living.

9.31 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256G.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
9.32 		Subd. 2.No durational test. Except as otherwise provided in sections  256J.75;  
9.33 	256B.056, subdivision 1;  256D.02, subdivision 12a, and  256J.12 for purposes of this 
9.34 	chapter, no waiting period is required before securing county or state residence. A 
10.1 	person cannot, however, gain residence while physically present in an excluded time 
10.2 	facility unless otherwise specified in this chapter or in a federal regulation controlling a 
10.3 	federally funded human service program. Interstate migrants who enter a shelter for 
10.4 	battered ~~women~~ persons directly from another state can gain residency while in the facility 
10.5 	provided the person can provide documentation that the person is a victim of domestic 
10.6 	abuse and the county determines that the placement is appropriate; and the commissioner 
10.7 	of human services is authorized to make per diem payments under section  256D.05, 
10.8 	subdivision 3, on behalf of such individuals. 

10.9 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256I.04, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
10.10 		Subd. 2c.Crisis shelters. Secure crisis shelters for battered ~~women~~ persons and 
10.11 	their children designated by the Minnesota Department of Corrections are not group 
10.12 	residences under this chapter.

10.13 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256J.12, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
10.14 		Subd. 1a.30-day residency requirement. An assistance unit is considered to 
10.15 	have established residency in this state only when a child or caregiver has resided in this 
10.16 	state for at least 30 consecutive days with the intention of making the person's home 
10.17 	here and not for any temporary purpose. The birth of a child in Minnesota to a member 
10.18 	of the assistance unit does not automatically establish the residency in this state under 
10.19 	this subdivision of the other members of the assistance unit. Time spent in a shelter for 
10.20 	battered ~~women~~ persons shall count toward satisfying the 30-day residency requirement.

10.21 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256J.28, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
10.22 		Subd. 5.Food stamps for persons residing in a battered ~~woman's~~ person's
10.23 	shelter. Members of an MFIP assistance unit residing in a battered ~~woman's~~ person's
10.24 	shelter may receive food stamps or the food portion twice in a month if the unit that 
10.25 	initially received the food stamps or food portion included the alleged abuser.

10.26 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256J.545, is amended to read:
10.27 	256J.545 FAMILY VIOLENCE WAIVER CRITERIA.
10.28 	(a) In order to qualify for a family violence waiver, an individual must provide 
10.29 	documentation of past or current family violence which may prevent the individual 
10.30 	from participating in certain employment activities. A claim of family violence must 
10.31 	be documented by the applicant or participant providing a sworn statement which is 
10.32 	supported by collateral documentation.
11.1 	(b) Collateral documentation may consist of:
11.2 	(1) police, government agency, or court records;
11.3 	(2) a statement from a battered ~~women's~~ persons' shelter staff with knowledge of the 
11.4 	circumstances or credible evidence that supports the sworn statement;
11.5 	(3) a statement from a sexual assault or domestic violence advocate with knowledge 
11.6 	of the circumstances or credible evidence that supports the sworn statement;
11.7 	(4) a statement from professionals from whom the applicant or recipient has sought 
11.8 	assistance for the abuse; or
11.9 	(5) a sworn statement from any other individual with knowledge of circumstances or 
11.10 	credible evidence that supports the sworn statement.

11.11 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 257.75, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
11.12 		Subd. 6.Paternity educational materials. The commissioner of human services 
11.13 	shall prepare educational materials for new and prospective parents that describe the 
11.14 	benefits and effects of establishing paternity. The materials must include a description 
11.15 	and comparison of the procedures for establishment of paternity through a recognition 
11.16 	of parentage under this section and an adjudication of paternity under sections  257.51 to  
11.17 	257.74. The commissioner shall consider the use of innovative audio or visual approaches 
11.18 	to the presentation of the materials to facilitate understanding and presentation. In 
11.19 	preparing the materials, the commissioner shall consult with child advocates and support 
11.20 	workers, battered ~~women's~~ persons' advocates and advocates for domestic abuse victims, 
11.21 	social service providers, educators, attorneys, hospital representatives, and people who 
11.22 	work with parents in making decisions related to paternity. The commissioner shall 
11.23 	consult with representatives of communities of color. On and after January 1, 1994, the 
11.24 	commissioner shall make the materials available without cost to hospitals, requesting 
11.25 	agencies, and other persons for distribution to new parents. 

11.26 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518B.01, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
11.27 		Subd. 21.Order for protection forms. The state court administrator, in 
11.28 	consultation with the Advisory Council on Battered ~~Women~~ Persons and Domestic Abuse, 
11.29 	city and county attorneys, and legal advocates who work with victims, shall develop a 
11.30 	uniform order for protection form that will facilitate the consistent enforcement of orders 
11.31 	for protection throughout the state.

11.32 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 518B.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
12.1 		Subd. 2.Standards for domestic abuse counseling programs and domestic 
12.2 	abuse educational programs. (a) Domestic abuse counseling or educational programs 
12.3 	that provide group or class sessions for court-ordered domestic abuse offenders must 
12.4 	provide documentation to the probation department or the court on program policies and 
12.5 	how the program meets the criteria contained in paragraphs (b) to (l).
12.6 	(b) Programs shall require offenders and abusing parties to attend a minimum of 24 
12.7 	sessions or 36 hours of programming, unless a probation agent has recommended fewer 
12.8 	sessions. The documentation provided to the probation department or the court must 
12.9 	specify the length of the program that offenders are required to complete.
12.10 	(c) Programs must have a written policy requiring that counselors and facilitators 
12.11 	report to the court and to the offender's probation or corrections officer any threats of 
12.12 	violence made by the offender or abusing party, acts of violence by the offender or 
12.13 	abusing party, violation of court orders by the offender or abusing party, and violation 
12.14 	of program rules that resulted in the offender's or abusing party's termination from the 
12.15 	program. Programs shall have written policies requiring that counselors and facilitators 
12.16 	hold offenders and abusing parties solely responsible for their behavior.
12.17 	Programs shall have written policies requiring that counselors and facilitators be 
12.18 	violence free in their own lives.
12.19 	(d) Each program shall conduct an intake process with each offender or abusing 
12.20 	party. This intake process shall look for chemical dependency problems and possible 
12.21 	risks the offender or abusing party might pose to self or others. The program must have 
12.22 	policies regarding referral of a chemically dependent offender or abusing party to a 
12.23 	chemical dependency treatment center. If the offender or abusing party poses a risk to 
12.24 	self or others, the program shall report this information to the court, the probation or 
12.25 	corrections officer, and the victim.
12.26 	(e) If the offender or abusing party is reported back to the court or is terminated from 
12.27 	the program, the program shall notify the victim of the circumstances unless the victim 
12.28 	requests otherwise.
12.29 	(f) Programs shall require court-ordered offenders and abusing parties to sign a 
12.30 	release of information authorizing communication regarding the offender's or abusing 
12.31 	party's progress in the program to the court, the offender's probation or corrections officer, 
12.32 	other providers, and the victim. The offender or abusing party may not enter the program 
12.33 	if the offender does not sign a release.
12.34 	(g) If a counselor or facilitator contacts the victim, the counselor or facilitator 
12.35 	must not elicit any information that the victim does not want to provide. A counselor or 
12.36 	facilitator who contacts a victim shall (1) notify the victim of the right not to provide 
13.1 	any information, (2) notify the victim of how any information provided will be used 
13.2 	and with whom it will be shared, and (3) obtain the victim's permission before eliciting 
13.3 	information from the victim or sharing information with anyone other than staff of the 
13.4 	counseling program.
13.5 	Programs shall have written policies requiring that counselors and facilitators inform 
13.6 	victims of the confidentiality of information as provided by this subdivision. Programs 
13.7 	must maintain separate files for information pertaining to the offender or abusing party 
13.8 	and to the victim.
13.9 	If a counselor or facilitator contacts a victim, the counselor or facilitator shall 
13.10 	provide the victim with referral information for support services.
13.11 	(h) Programs shall have written policies forbidding program staff from disclosing 
13.12 	any confidential communication made by the offender or abusing party without the 
13.13 	consent of the offender or abusing party, except that programs must warn a potential victim 
13.14 	of imminent danger based upon information provided by an offender or abusing party.
13.15 	(i) The counseling program or educational program must provide services in a group 
13.16 	setting, unless the offender or abusing party would be inappropriate in a group setting.
13.17 	Programs must provide separate sessions for male and female offenders and abusing 
13.18 	parties.
13.19 	(j) Programs shall have written policies forbidding program staff from offering or 
13.20 	referring marriage or couples counseling until the offender or abusing party has completed 
13.21 	a domestic abuse counseling program or educational program for the minimum number 
13.22 	of court-ordered sessions and the counselor or facilitator reasonably believes that the 
13.23 	violence, intimidation, and coercion has ceased and the victim feels safe to participate.
13.24 	(k) Programs must have written policies requiring that the counselor or facilitator 
13.25 	report when the court-ordered offender or abusing party has completed the program to the 
13.26 	court and the offender's probation or corrections officer.
13.27 	(l) Programs must have written policies to coordinate with the court, probation 
13.28 	and corrections officers, battered ~~women's~~ persons' and domestic abuse programs, child 
13.29 	protection services, and other providers on promotion of victim safety and offender 
13.30 	accountability.

13.31 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.101, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.32 		Subd. 2.Minimum fines. Notwithstanding any other law, when a court sentences 
13.33 	a person convicted of violating section  609.221,  609.222,  609.223,  609.2231,  609.224,  
13.34 	609.2242,  609.267,  609.2671,  609.2672,  609.342,  609.343,  609.344, or  609.345, it must 
14.1 	impose a fine of not less than 30 percent of the maximum fine authorized by law nor more 
14.2 	than the maximum fine authorized by law. 
14.3 	The court shall collect the portion of the fine mandated by this subdivision and 
14.4 	forward 70 percent of it to a local victim assistance program that provides services locally 
14.5 	in the county in which the crime was committed. The court shall forward the remaining 30 
14.6 	percent to the commissioner of finance to be credited to the general fund. If more than 
14.7 	one victim assistance program serves the county in which the crime was committed, the 
14.8 	court may designate on a case-by-case basis which program will receive the fine proceeds, 
14.9 	giving consideration to the nature of the crime committed, the types of victims served by 
14.10 	the program, and the funding needs of the program. If no victim assistance program serves 
14.11 	that county, the court shall forward 100 percent of the fine proceeds to the commissioner 
14.12 	of finance to be credited to the general fund. Fine proceeds received by a local victim 
14.13 	assistance program must be used to provide direct services to crime victims.
14.14 	The minimum fine required by this subdivision is in addition to the surcharge or 
14.15 	assessment required by section  357.021, subdivision 6, and is in addition to any sentence 
14.16 	of imprisonment or restitution imposed or ordered by the court. 
14.17 	As used in this subdivision, "victim assistance program" means victim witness 
14.18 	programs within county attorney offices or any of the following programs: crime victim 
14.19 	crisis centers, victim-witness programs, battered ~~women~~ persons shelters and nonshelter 
14.20 	programs, and sexual assault programs.

14.21 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.605, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.22 		Subd. 2.Gross misdemeanor. Whoever trespasses upon the grounds of a facility 
14.23 	providing emergency shelter services for battered ~~women~~ persons, as defined under 
14.24 	section  611A.31, subdivision 3, or of a facility providing transitional housing for battered 
14.25 	~~women~~ persons and their children, without claim of right or consent of one who has right 
14.26 	to give consent, and refuses to depart from the grounds of the facility on demand of one 
14.27 	who has right to give consent, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 

14.28 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.7495, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.29 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms 
14.30 	have the meanings given them.
14.31 	(a) "Facility" means any of the following:
14.32 	(1) a hospital or other health institution licensed under sections  144.50 to  144.56; 
14.33 	(2) a medical facility as defined in section  144.561; 
15.1 	(3) an agency, clinic, or office operated under the direction of or under contract with 
15.2 	the commissioner of health or a community health board, as defined in section  145A.02; 
15.3 	(4) a facility providing counseling regarding options for medical services or recovery 
15.4 	from an addiction;
15.5 	(5) a facility providing emergency shelter services for battered ~~women~~ persons, as 
15.6 	defined in section  611A.31, subdivision 3, or a facility providing transitional housing for 
15.7 	battered ~~women~~ persons and their children; 
15.8 	(6) a facility as defined in section  626.556, subdivision 2, paragraph (f); 
15.9 	(7) a facility as defined in section  626.5572, subdivision 6, where the services 
15.10 	described in that paragraph are provided; 
15.11 	(8) a place to or from which ambulance service, as defined in section  144E.001, 
15.12 	is provided or sought to be provided; and 
15.13 	(9) a hospice provider licensed under section  144A.753. 
15.14 	(b) "Aggrieved party" means a person whose access to or egress from a facility is 
15.15 	obstructed in violation of subdivision 2, or the facility.

15.16 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.17 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The commissioner of corrections, after considering 
15.18 	the recommendations of the Advisory Council on Battered ~~Women~~ Persons and 
15.19 	Domestic Abuse and the Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and in collaboration with the 
15.20 	commissioner of public safety, shall adopt standards governing electronic monitoring 
15.21 	devices used to protect victims of domestic abuse. In developing proposed standards, the 
15.22 	commissioner shall consider the experience of the courts in the Tenth Judicial District 
15.23 	in the use of the devices to protect victims of domestic abuse. These standards shall 
15.24 	promote the safety of the victim and shall include measures to avoid the disparate use of 
15.25 	the device with communities of color, product standards, monitoring agency standards, 
15.26 	and victim disclosure standards.

15.27 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.202, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.28 		Subdivision 1.Task force membership. The Interagency Task Force on Domestic 
15.29 	Violence and Sexual Assault Prevention consists of the following individuals, or their 
15.30 	designees:
15.31 	(1) the director of domestic violence and sexual assault prevention;
15.32 	(2) the director of the Department of Public Safety's Office of Drug Policy and 
15.33 	Violence Prevention;
16.1 	(3) a representative of the Department of Education who is responsible for or 
16.2 	knowledgeable about violence prevention issues, child visitation, and abused children's 
16.3 	programs within the department's jurisdiction; appointed by the commissioner of 
16.4 	education;
16.5 	(4) a representative of the Department of Corrections who is responsible for or 
16.6 	knowledgeable about violence prevention and restorative justice issues within the 
16.7 	department's jurisdiction; appointed by the commissioner of corrections;
16.8 	(5) a representative of the Department of Health who is responsible for or 
16.9 	knowledgeable about family and public health violence prevention issues within the 
16.10 	department's jurisdiction; appointed by the commissioner of health;
16.11 	(6) a representative of the Department of Human Services who is responsible for 
16.12 	or knowledgeable about violence prevention issues within the department's jurisdiction; 
16.13 	appointed by the commissioner of human services;
16.14 	(7) a representative of the Department of Employment and Economic Development 
16.15 	who is responsible for or knowledgeable about violence prevention issues within the 
16.16 	department's jurisdiction; appointed by the commissioner of employment and economic 
16.17 	development;
16.18 	(8) a county attorney knowledgeable in domestic violence and sexual assault issues; 
16.19 	appointed by the Minnesota County Attorney's Association;
16.20 	(9) a judge knowledgeable in domestic violence and sexual assault issues; appointed 
16.21 	by the chief justice of the Supreme Court;
16.22 	(10) a city attorney knowledgeable in domestic violence and sexual assault issues; 
16.23 	appointed by the League of Minnesota Cities;
16.24 	(11) a representative from the United States Attorney's office knowledgeable in 
16.25 	domestic violence and sexual assault issues; appointed by the United States Attorney;
16.26 	(12) the attorney general, or a designee;
16.27 	(13) a representative from the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women; appointed 
16.28 	by the coalition;
16.29 	(14) a representative from the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault; 
16.30 	appointed by the coalition;
16.31 	(15) a representative from a battered ~~women~~ persons shelter; appointed by the 
16.32 	commissioner of public safety;
16.33 	(16) the executive director of the Center for Crime Victim Services; ~~and~~
16.34 	(17) a peace officer knowledgeable in domestic violence and sexual assault issues; 
16.35 	appointed by the commissioner of public safety~~.~~; and
17.1 	(18) a representative from the Minnesota Chapter of the National Coalition of Free 
17.2 	Men, appointed by the coalition.

17.3 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.4 		Subd. 2.Battered ~~woman~~ person. "Battered ~~woman~~ person" means a ~~woman~~
17.5 	person who is being or has been victimized by domestic abuse as defined in section  
17.6 	518B.01, subdivision 2. 

17.7 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.31, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
17.8 		Subd. 3.Emergency shelter services. "Emergency shelter services" include, but 
17.9 	are not limited to, secure crisis shelters for battered ~~women~~ persons and housing networks 
17.10 	for battered ~~women~~ persons.

17.11 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.32, is amended to read:
17.12 	611A.32 BATTERED ~~WOMEN~~ PERSONS PROGRAMS.
17.13 		Subdivision 1.Grants awarded. The commissioner shall award grants to programs 
17.14 	which provide emergency shelter services to battered ~~women~~ persons and support 
17.15 	services to battered ~~women~~ persons and domestic abuse victims and their children. The 
17.16 	commissioner shall also award grants for training, technical assistance, and for the 
17.17 	development and implementation of education programs to increase public awareness of 
17.18 	the causes of battering, the solutions to preventing and ending domestic violence, and the 
17.19 	problems faced by battered ~~women~~ persons and domestic abuse victims. Grants shall be 
17.20 	awarded in a manner that ensures that they are equitably distributed to programs serving 
17.21 	metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations. By July 1, 1995, community-based 
17.22 	domestic abuse advocacy and support services programs must be established in every 
17.23 	judicial assignment district.
17.24 		Subd. 1a.Program for American ~~Indian women~~ Indians. The commissioner shall 
17.25 	establish at least one program under this section to provide emergency shelter services and 
17.26 	support services to battered American ~~Indian women~~ Indians. The commissioner shall 
17.27 	grant continuing operating expenses to the program established under this subdivision 
17.28 	in the same manner as operating expenses are granted to programs established under 
17.29 	subdivision 1.
17.30 		Subd. 2.Applications. Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to 
17.31 	the commissioner for a grant to provide emergency shelter services to battered ~~women~~
17.32 	persons, support services to domestic abuse victims, or both, to battered ~~women~~ persons
17.33 	and their children. The application shall be submitted in a form approved by the 
18.1 	commissioner by rule adopted under chapter 14, after consultation with the advisory 
18.2 	council, and shall include:
18.3 	(1) a proposal for the provision of emergency shelter services for battered ~~women~~
18.4 	persons, support services for domestic abuse victims, or both, for battered ~~women~~ persons
18.5 	and their children;
18.6 	(2) a proposed budget;
18.7 	(3) evidence of an ability to integrate into the proposed program the uniform 
18.8 	method of data collection and program evaluation established under sections  611A.33
18.9 	and  611A.34; 
18.10 	(4) evidence of an ability to represent the interests of battered ~~women~~ persons and 
18.11 	domestic abuse victims and their children to local law enforcement agencies and courts, 
18.12 	county welfare agencies, and local boards or departments of health;
18.13 	(5) evidence of an ability to do outreach to unserved and underserved populations 
18.14 	and to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services; and
18.15 	(6) any other content the commissioner may require by rule adopted under chapter 
18.16 	14, after considering the recommendations of the advisory council.
18.17 	Programs which have been approved for grants in prior years may submit materials 
18.18 	which indicate changes in items listed in clauses (1) to (6), in order to qualify for renewal 
18.19 	funding. Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to require programs to submit 
18.20 	complete applications for each year of renewal funding.
18.21 		Subd. 3.Duties of grantees. Every public or private nonprofit agency which 
18.22 	receives a grant to provide emergency shelter services to battered ~~women~~ persons and 
18.23 	support services to battered ~~women~~ persons and domestic abuse victims shall comply with 
18.24 	all rules of the commissioner related to the administration of the pilot programs.
18.25 		Subd. 5.Classification of data collected by grantees. Personal history information 
18.26 	and other information collected, used or maintained by a grantee from which the identity 
18.27 	or location of any victim of domestic abuse may be determined is private data on 
18.28 	individuals, as defined in section  13.02, subdivision 12, and the grantee shall maintain 
18.29 	the data in accordance with the provisions of chapter 13. 

18.30 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.34, is amended to read:
18.31 	611A.34 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON BATTERED ~~WOMEN~~ PERSONS.
18.32 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The commissioner shall appoint a 12-member advisory 
18.33 	council to advise the commissioner on the implementation and continued operation of 
18.34 	sections  611A.31 to  611A.36. The Advisory Council on Battered ~~Women~~ Persons and 
18.35 	Domestic Abuse shall also serve as a liaison between the commissioner and organizations 
19.1 	that provide services to battered ~~women~~ persons and domestic abuse victims. Section  
19.2 	15.059 governs the filling of vacancies and removal of members of the advisory council. 
19.3 	The terms of the members of the advisory council shall be two years. No member may 
19.4 	serve on the advisory council for more than two consecutive terms. Notwithstanding 
19.5 	section  15.059, the council shall not expire. Council members shall not receive per diem, 
19.6 	but shall receive expenses in the same manner and amount as state employees. 
19.7 		Subd. 2.Membership. Persons appointed shall be knowledgeable about and 
19.8 	have experience or interest in issues concerning battered ~~women~~persons and domestic 
19.9 	abuse victims, including the need for effective advocacy services. The membership of 
19.10 	the council shall broadly represent the interests of battered ~~women~~ persons and domestic 
19.11 	abuse victims in Minnesota. No more than six of the members of the Advisory Council on 
19.12 	Battered ~~Women~~ Persons and Domestic Abuse may be representatives of community or 
19.13 	governmental organizations that provide services to battered ~~women~~ persons and domestic 
19.14 	abuse victims. One-half of the council's members shall reside in the metropolitan 
19.15 	area, composed of Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Washington, and Carver 
19.16 	Counties, and one-half of the members shall reside in the nonmetropolitan area. To the 
19.17 	extent possible, nonmetropolitan members must be representative of all nonmetropolitan 
19.18 	regions of the state.
19.19 		Subd. 3.Duties. The advisory council shall:
19.20 	(1) advise the commissioner on all planning, development, data collection, 
19.21 	rulemaking, funding, and evaluation of programs and services for battered ~~women~~ persons
19.22 	and domestic abuse victims that are funded under section  611A.32, other than matters of 
19.23 	a purely administrative nature; 
19.24 	(2) advise the commissioner on the adoption of rules under chapter 14 governing 
19.25 	the award of grants to ensure that funded programs are consistent with section  611A.32, 
19.26 	subdivision 1; 
19.27 	(3) recommend to the commissioner the names of five applicants for the position of 
19.28 	domestic abuse program director;
19.29 	(4) advise the commissioner on the rules adopted under chapter 14 pursuant to 
19.30 	section  611A.33; 
19.31 	(5) review applications received by the commissioner for grants under section  
19.32 	611A.32 and make recommendations on the awarding of grants; 
19.33 	(6) advise the program director in the performance of duties in the administration 
19.34 	and coordination of the programs funded under section  611A.32; and 
19.35 	(7) advise the director of domestic violence and sexual assault prevention in matters 
19.36 	related to preventing these occurrences of these types of violence.
20.1 		Subd. 4.Conflicts of interest. A member of the advisory council shall be excluded 
20.2 	from participating in review and recommendations concerning a grant application if the 
20.3 	member:
20.4 	(1) serves or has served at any time during the past three years as an employee, 
20.5 	volunteer, or governing board member of an organization whose application is being 
20.6 	reviewed; or
20.7 	(2) has a financial interest in the funding of the applicant organization.

20.8 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.345, is amended to read:
20.9 	611A.345 ADVISORY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS.
20.10 	The commissioner shall consider the advisory council's recommendations before 
20.11 	awarding grants or adopting policies regarding the planning, development, data collection, 
20.12 	rulemaking, funding or evaluation of programs and services for battered ~~women~~ persons
20.13 	and domestic abuse victims funded under section  611A.32. Before taking action on 
20.14 	matters related to programs and services for battered ~~women~~ persons and domestic abuse 
20.15 	victims and their children, except day-to-day administrative operations, the commissioner 
20.16 	shall notify the advisory council of the intended action. Notification of grant award 
20.17 	decisions shall be given to the advisory council in time to allow the council to request 
20.18 	reconsideration. 

20.19 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.35, is amended to read:
20.20 	611A.35 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON BATTERED ~~WOMEN~~ PERSONS AND 
20.21 	DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAM DIRECTOR.
20.22 	The commissioner shall appoint a program director. In appointing the program 
20.23 	director the commissioner shall give due consideration to the list of applicants submitted 
20.24 	to the commissioner pursuant to section  611A.34, subdivision 3, clause (3). The program 
20.25 	director shall administer the funds appropriated for sections  611A.31 to  611A.36, consult 
20.26 	with and provide staff to the advisory council, and perform other duties related to battered 
20.27 	~~women's~~ persons' and domestic abuse programs as the commissioner may assign. The 
20.28 	program director shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner in the unclassified service. 

20.29 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.37, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
20.30 		Subd. 4.Shelter facility. "Shelter facility" means a secure crisis shelter, housing 
20.31 	network, safe home, or other facility operated by a nonprofit organization and designated 
20.32 	by the center for the purpose of providing food, lodging, safety, and 24-hour coverage for 
20.33 	battered ~~women~~ persons and their children.

21.1 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.37, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
21.2 		Subd. 5.Designated shelter facility. "Designated shelter facility" means a facility 
21.3 	that has applied to, and been approved by, the center to provide shelter and services to 
21.4 	battered ~~women~~ persons and their children.

21.5 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.37, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
21.6 		Subd. 8.Battered ~~woman~~ person. "Battered ~~woman~~ person" has the meaning 
21.7 	given in section  611A.31, subdivision 2. 

21.8 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 611A.371, is amended to read:
21.9 	611A.371 PROGRAM OPERATION.
21.10 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. The purpose of the grant program is to provide 
21.11 	reimbursement in a timely, efficient manner to local programs for the reasonable and 
21.12 	necessary costs of providing battered ~~women~~ persons and their children with food, 
21.13 	lodging, and safety. Grant funding may not be used for other purposes.
21.14 		Subd. 2.Nondiscrimination. Designated shelter facilities are prohibited from 
21.15 	discriminating against a battered ~~woman~~ person or ~~her~~ a battered person's children on the 
21.16 	basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, marital status, status with regard to 
21.17 	public assistance, disability, sex, or sexual orientation.
21.18 		Subd. 3.Data. Personal history information collected, used, or maintained by a 
21.19 	designated shelter facility from which the identity or location of any battered ~~woman~~
21.20 	person may be determined is private data on individuals, as defined in section  13.02, 
21.21 	subdivision 12, and the facility shall maintain the data in accordance with the provisions 
21.22 	of chapter 13. 

21.23 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 626.558, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.24 		Subdivision 1.Establishment of team. A county shall establish a multidisciplinary 
21.25 	child protection team that may include, but not be limited to, the director of the local 
21.26 	welfare agency or designees, the county attorney or designees, the county sheriff or 
21.27 	designees, representatives of health and education, representatives of mental health or 
21.28 	other appropriate human service or community-based agencies, and parent groups. As 
21.29 	used in this section, a "community-based agency" may include, but is not limited to, 
21.30 	schools, social service agencies, family service and mental health collaboratives, early 
21.31 	childhood and family education programs, Head Start, or other agencies serving children 
21.32 	and families. A member of the team must be designated as the lead person of the team 
22.1 	responsible for the planning process to develop standards for its activities with battered 
22.2 	~~women's~~ persons' and domestic abuse programs and services.

22.3 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 629.341, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
22.4 		Subd. 3.Notice of rights. The peace officer shall tell the victim whether a shelter or 
22.5 	other services are available in the community and give the victim immediate notice of 
22.6 	the legal rights and remedies available. The notice must include furnishing the victim a 
22.7 	copy of the following statement:
22.8 	"IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, you can ask the city or 
22.9 	county attorney to file a criminal complaint. You also have the right to go to court and 
22.10 	file a petition requesting an order for protection from domestic abuse. The order could 
22.11 	include the following:
22.12 	(1) an order restraining the abuser from further acts of abuse;
22.13 	(2) an order directing the abuser to leave your household;
22.14 	(3) an order preventing the abuser from entering your residence, school, business, 
22.15 	or place of employment;
22.16 	(4) an order awarding you or the other parent custody of or parenting time with 
22.17 	your minor child or children; or
22.18 	(5) an order directing the abuser to pay support to you and the minor children if 
22.19 	the abuser has a legal obligation to do so."
22.20 	The notice must include the resource listing, including telephone number, for the 
22.21 	area battered ~~women's~~ persons' shelter, to be designated by the Department of Corrections.

22.22 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 629.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.23 		Subd. 2.Policies required. (a) By July 1, 1993, each law enforcement agency 
22.24 	shall develop, adopt, and implement a written policy regarding arrest procedures for 
22.25 	domestic abuse incidents. In the development of a policy, each law enforcement agency 
22.26 	shall consult with domestic abuse advocates, community organizations, and other law 
22.27 	enforcement agencies with expertise in the recognition and handling of domestic abuse 
22.28 	incidents. The policy shall discourage dual arrests, include consideration of whether 
22.29 	one of the parties acted in self defense, and provide guidance to officers concerning 
22.30 	instances in which officers should remain at the scene of a domestic abuse incident until 
22.31 	the likelihood of further imminent violence has been eliminated.
22.32 	(b) The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, the Board of Peace Officer Standards and 
22.33 	Training, and the Advisory Council on Battered ~~Women~~ Persons and Domestic Abuse 
22.34 	appointed by the commissioner of corrections under section  611A.34, in consultation with 
23.1 	the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, and the 
23.2 	Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, shall develop a written model policy 
23.3 	regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents for use by local law enforcement 
23.4 	agencies. Each law enforcement agency may adopt the model policy in lieu of developing 
23.5 	its own policy under the provisions of paragraph (a). 
23.6 	(c) Local law enforcement agencies that have already developed a written policy 
23.7 	regarding arrest procedures for domestic abuse incidents before July 1, 1992, are not 
23.8 	required to develop a new policy but must review their policies and consider the written 
23.9 	model policy developed under paragraph (b).

23.10 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 629.72, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
23.11 		Subd. 6.Notice regarding release of arrested person. (a) Immediately after 
23.12 	issuance of a citation in lieu of continued detention under subdivision 1, or the entry of an 
23.13 	order for release under subdivision 2, but before the arrested person is released, the agency 
23.14 	having custody of the arrested person or its designee must make a reasonable and good 
23.15 	faith effort to inform orally the alleged victim, local law enforcement agencies known to 
23.16 	be involved in the case, if different from the agency having custody, and, at the victim's 
23.17 	request any local battered ~~women's~~ persons' and domestic abuse programs established 
23.18 	under section  611A.32 or sexual assault programs of: 
23.19 	(1) the conditions of release, if any;
23.20 	(2) the time of release;
23.21 	(3) the time, date, and place of the next scheduled court appearance of the arrested 
23.22 	person and the victim's right to be present at the court appearance; and
23.23 	(4) if the arrested person is charged with domestic abuse, the location and telephone 
23.24 	number of the area battered ~~women's~~ persons' shelter as designated by the Department 
23.25 	of Corrections.
23.26 	(b) As soon as practicable after an order for conditional release is entered, the 
23.27 	agency having custody of the arrested person or its designee must personally deliver or 
23.28 	mail to the alleged victim a copy of the written order and written notice of the information 
23.29 	in paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3).