HF 232

as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to crime prevention; appropriating money for 
  1.3             grants related to restorative justice programs. 
  1.4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.5      Section 1.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  1.6      $....... is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 
  1.7   30, 2002, and $....... is appropriated for the fiscal year 
  1.8   ending June 30, 2003, from the general fund to the commissioner 
  1.9   of corrections for grants related to restorative justice 
  1.10  programs as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 611A.775. 
  1.11  Grant recipients must be chosen by an interagency committee made 
  1.12  up of representatives from the department of public safety; 
  1.13  department of children, families, and learning; department of 
  1.14  corrections; supreme court; juvenile justice advisory committee; 
  1.15  and the office of dispute resolution.  Grant awards must be 
  1.16  allocated in a balanced manner among rural, suburban, and urban 
  1.17  organizations operating restorative justice programs.  
  1.18  Preference must be given to organizations or programs that: 
  1.19     (1) are currently operating; 
  1.20     (2) are community-based; and 
  1.21     (3) are supported by both private and public funding.