Legislative Session number- 87

Bill Name: SF0958

2E Relating to public safety, human rights, courts and sentencing, sexually
exploited youth, and prostitution crimes

ARTICLE 1 -
APPROPRIATIONS

Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to
the supreme court for court operations and civil legal services, to the court of
appeals, to the trial courts, to the guardian ad litem board, to the tax court,
to the uniform laws commission, to the board on judicial standards, to the board
of public defense, to the department of public safety for emergency management,
criminal apprehension, the fire marshal, alcohol and gambling enforcement, the
office of justice programs, and emergency communications networks, public safety
answering points, medical resource communication centers, and for ARMER
improvements, to the commissioner of management and budget (MMB) for
metropolitan council and ARMER debt service, to the commissioner of
transportation (DOT) for ARMER state backbone operating costs, to the peace
officer standards and training (POST) board, to the private detective board, to
the department of human rights, to the department of corrections for
institutions, community services, and operations support, and to sentencing
guidelines; providing certain transfers; prohibiting use of funds for the
purchase of motor vehicles or out of state travel under certain conditions and
capping mileage reimbursement

ARTICLE 2 - PUBLIC SAFETY, CORRECTIONS, AND
HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY

Specifying a minimum payment amount for a health care
service co-payment for correctional facility (prison) inmates; increasing the
transfer amount from the fire safety account to the general fund; modifying
functions and responsibilities of the department of human rights and certain
contract compliance provisions; modifying felony sentence to imprisonment
provisions, defining remaining term of imprisonment; modifying in-service
training in police pursuits requirements; authorizing county jails to reimburse
healthcare providers at the medical assistance (MA) payment rate for care
provided to inmates; classifying and sharing government data, federal secure
communities initiative; acquiring an easement for the Faribault correctional
facility; repealing certificates of compliance for public contracts technical
assistance

ARTICLE 3 - COURTS AND SENTENCING

Establishing an
administrative dismissal process for submitting proof of insurance in failure to
provide vehicle insurance cases; clarifying the responsibility for payment of
guardian ad litem expenses or compensation; clarifying fees and surcharges on
criminal and traffic offenders for diversion cases; authorizing the court to
seek partial payment or reimbursement of costs from a party proceeding in forma
pauperis

ARTICLE 4 - SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH

Modifying provisions for
juvenile prostitutes found in need of protection or services; modifying the
definition of delinquent child, juvenile petty offender, child in need of
protection or services, and delinquent child; defining sexually exploited youth;
providing a procedure for first-time prostitution offense for a 16 to 17 year
old child and specifying certain diversion program or child protection
proceedings requirements; increasing penalty assessments imposed in certain
prostitution crimes and modifying distribution of the assessment, establishing a
safe harbor youth account; providing a safe harbor for sex trafficked youth and
sexually exploited youth, requiring the commissioner of public safety, in
consultation with the commissioners of health and human services, to develop a
statewide victim services model to address the needs of sexually exploited youth
and youth at risk of sexual exploitation, legislative report
requirement

ARTICLE 5 - PROSTITUTION CRIMES

Clarifying and recodifying
prostitution laws; clarifying the definitions of the crime as they apply to
patrons and prostitutes; modifying the crimes of general prostitution and
prostitution in a public places
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