1st Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to corrections; authorizing collection of 1.3 treatment co-pays from offenders; amending Minnesota 1.4 Statutes 2002, section 241.272, by adding a 1.5 subdivision. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 241.272, is 1.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.9 Subd. 8. [SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT FEE.] The commissioner of 1.10 corrections may authorize sex offender treatment providers to 1.11 charge and collect treatment co-pays from all offenders in their 1.12 treatment program. The amount of treatment co-pay assessed to 1.13 each offender is based upon a fee schedule approved by the 1.14 commissioner. Fees collected under this authority are used by 1.15 the treatment provider to fund the cost of treatment.