HF 1724

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/23/2021 12:56pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; establishing a pilot project to increase domestic violence
program completing rates; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin IMPROVING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH PILOT
PROJECT; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin (a) $150,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety for the Office of Justice Programs to develop an open and competitive grant
process to award a grant to establish a pilot project to increase the rate at which participants
complete a person-centered, trauma-informed violence prevention program by addressing
the social and economic barriers that inhibit program completion. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30, 2024.
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new text begin (b) The grant recipient shall have an established program for individuals who have been
identified as using abusive behaviors within a home or community setting. The established
program must apply evidence-based interventions to equip participants with skills and
techniques to stop abusive behaviors as they occur and prevent them from happening in the
future.
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new text begin (c) The pilot project shall address financial, transportation, food, housing, or social
support barriers in order to increase the rate of participants completing the program and
experiencing improved health outcomes. Money may be used to advance program capacity,
reduce the administrative burden on program staff, enhance measurement and evaluation
of the program, and provide other services and support to increase the rate of program
completion while maintaining low recidivism rates.
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new text begin (d) By January 15, 2023, the grant recipient shall provide a report to the Office of Justice
Programs identifying:
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new text begin (1) the number of individuals, including the age, race, and sex of those individuals, who
were admitted into the program before and after the pilot project began;
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new text begin (2) the number of individuals, including the age, race, and sex of those individuals, who
completed the program before and after the pilot project began;
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new text begin (3) the number of individuals, including the age, race, and sex of those individuals, who
left the program prior to completion before and after the pilot project began; and
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new text begin (4) any other relevant measurement and evaluation of the pilot project, including
information related to social and economic barriers that impact program completion rates.
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new text begin (e) By January 15, 2024, the grant recipient shall provide a report to the Office of Justice
Programs identifying:
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new text begin (1) the domestic violence recidivism rate of individuals who completed the program,
including the age, race, and sex of those individuals, before and after the pilot project began;
and
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new text begin (2) any other relevant measurement and evaluation of the pilot project, including an
assessment of whether it can provide a model for the state and be in line with national efforts
to develop social determinants of health data standards.
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new text begin (f) By February 15, 2024, the Office of Justice Programs shall compile the information
received from the grant recipient and provide that compilation to the senate and house of
representatives committees and divisions with jurisdiction over public safety.
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