1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; requiring review of stay of civil commitment 
1.3 	as alternative to commitment to secure treatment facility for sex offenders; 
1.4 	requiring report.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. STAY OF COMMITMENT; REVIEW.
 1.7 	The commissioners of human services and public safety shall review the needs and 
1.8 	barriers to the safe and effective use of a stay of commitment or similar arrangement as 
1.9 	an alternative to commitment to a secure treatment facility in appropriate sex offender 
1.10 	civil commitment cases. Before the 2013 legislative session, the commissioners shall 
1.11 	provide the results of the review to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate 
1.12 	committees having jurisdiction over public safety policy, human services policy, human 
1.13 	services reform, and judiciary. The commissioners shall identify the parties responsible for 
1.14 	the supervision, housing, and treatment of individuals placed on a stay of commitment or a 
1.15 	similar arrangement. The commissioners shall indicate any statutory changes necessary to 
1.16 	facilitate use of a stay of commitment or other arrangement while ensuring public safety.