HF 1902

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/28/2019 02:31pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; appropriating money for renovation of a publicly owned
former juvenile treatment facility into a facility providing mental health, child
welfare, and other services to children and families.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $5,500,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of human services for renovation of the former KidsPeace Mesabi Academy in Buhl,
Minnesota. The renovation must include space for a stabilization and evaluation unit for
children ten to 18 years old experiencing mental health or child welfare trauma. The unit
must include 13 beds for males and 13 beds for females. The renovation must also include
space for a family center providing at least the following services: crisis counseling,
mediation and reunification services, supervised visitation, outpatient therapy, diagnostic
assessments, and Rule 25 assessments. The family center must include four classrooms
operated by the Mountain Iron-Buhl, Independent School District No. 712 for students in
the stabilization and evaluation unit. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2023.
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