as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/15/2017 11:21am
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; creating a drug offender treatment grant program;
appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for a grant program administered by
the commissioner through the Office of Justice Programs. Local units of government,
nonprofit organizations, and for-profit organizations are eligible for grants to operate chemical
dependency treatment programs for offenders in custody in county jails, on probation, on
supervised release, or participating in drug courts. The Office of Justice Programs shall
establish criteria for selecting grant recipients and the amount awarded to each grant recipient.
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