HF 1465

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring the commissioner of corrections to develop a
standard formula for calculating the per diem cost in county and regional jails;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.018.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 241.018, is amended to read:

241.018 PER DIEM CALCULATION.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin State correctional facilities. new text end

(a) The commissioner of corrections
shall develop a uniform method to calculate the average department-wide per diem cost
of incarcerating offenders at state adult correctional facilities. In addition to other costs
currently factored into the per diem, it must include an appropriate percentage of capitol
costs for all adult correctional facilities and 65 percent of the department's management
services budget.

(b) The commissioner also shall use this method of calculating per diem costs
for offenders in each state adult correctional facility. When calculating the per diem
cost of incarcerating offenders at a particular facility, the commissioner shall include
an appropriate percentage of capital costs for the facility and an appropriate prorated
amount, given the facility's population, of 65 percent of the department's management
services budget.

(c) The commissioner shall ensure that these new per diem methods are used in
all future annual performance reports to the legislature and are also reflected in the
department's biennial budget document.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Local correctional facilities. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of corrections shall
develop a uniform method to calculate the average per diem cost of incarcerating offenders
in county and regional jail facilities licensed by the commissioner under section 241.021,
subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (b) Each county and regional jail in the state must annually provide the commissioner
with a per diem calculation based on the formula the commissioner promulgates pursuant
to paragraph (a).
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new text begin (c) The commissioner shall include the county and regional jail per diem data
collected under paragraph (b) in the Department of Correction's annual performance report
to the legislature mandated by section 241.016.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2007.
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