1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; creating a state-level methamphetamine coordinator; 
1.3 	appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.4 	chapter 144.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [144.90] STATE-LEVEL METHAMPHETAMINE COORDINATOR.
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose; appointment. A state-level, statewide 
1.8 	methamphetamine coordinator is created in the Department of Health. The purpose of the 
1.9 	methamphetamine coordinator is to coordinate Minnesota's efforts related to reducing 
1.10 	the incidence of methamphetamine addiction and the related consequences, by working 
1.11 	with various state agencies, local units of government, law enforcement, the courts, the 
1.12 	chemical dependency treatment community, the federal government, other states, and 
1.13 	other interested individuals and parties in order to coordinate the state's resources to 
1.14 	provide and oversee education, research, and training related to methamphetamine. To the 
1.15 	extent possible, the coordinator must also coordinate efforts with tribal governments. The 
1.16 	coordinator shall be appointed by the governor.
1.17 		Subd. 2.Duties. The duties of the methamphetamine coordinator include, but 
1.18 	are not limited to:
1.19 	(1) providing health-based information and safety training materials to law 
1.20 	enforcement, first responders, and others exposed to methamphetamine use and 
1.21 	manufacturing;
1.22 	(2) promoting and tracking first responder training provided by the Minnesota Bureau 
1.23 	of Criminal Apprehension, the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, and others;
2.1 	(3) providing train-the-trainer materials for state and local agencies and community 
2.2 	groups working to respond to methamphetamine problems in their communities;
2.3 	(4) serving as a clearinghouse for information and materials on all aspects 
2.4 	of methamphetamine response, including treatment and treatment providers, law 
2.5 	enforcement, corrections and drug courts, education, prevention, children's issues, staff 
2.6 	training and safety, and K-12 curricula;
2.7 	(5) tracking of grant and other funding opportunities available to Minnesota 
2.8 	agencies, organizations, and communities;
2.9 	(6) coordinating media-based prevention opportunities, including methamphetamine 
2.10 	and other antidrug materials available for use by local communities;
2.11 	(7) establishing a speaker's bureau of experts on methamphetamine and other 
2.12 	addictions;
2.13 	(8) fielding methamphetamine-related calls;
2.14 	(9) maintaining current knowledge and understanding of methamphetamine-related 
2.15 	research in the areas of remediation, children's health, health of users, best prevention 
2.16 	and treatment practices, and other issues;
2.17 	(10) tracking trends in use, manufacturing, incidence of methamphetamine labs 
2.18 	and seizures, costs, incarcerations, and child involvement nationwide and for Minnesota 
2.19 	specifically;
2.20 	(11) making recommendations to the legislature for methamphetamine policy 
2.21 	changes and funding; 
2.22 	(12) serving as coordinator or point-of-contact for a Minnesota drug endangered 
2.23 	children's alliance; and 
2.24 	(13) coordinating prevention information efforts related to methamphetamine with 
2.25 	the Minnesota Prevention Resource Center.
2.26 		Subd. 3.Annual update. The methamphetamine coordinator shall provide to the 
2.27 	legislature an annual update by January 15 of each year, summarizing goals that have been 
2.28 	established and met, and plans for the upcoming year.
2.29 		Subd. 4.Office space. The commissioner of health shall provide the coordinator 
2.30 	with adequate office space and administrative services.

2.31 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.32 	$....... is appropriated to the commissioner of human services from the federal 
2.33 	chemical health block grant funds, and transferred to the commissioner of health for the 
2.34 	fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, to implement section 1.