HF 1733

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

A bill for an act
relating to corrections; authorizing a grant to address domestic violence and
intimate partner violence among offenders re-entering the community after a
period of incarceration; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin RE-ENTRY GRANT ADDRESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Re-entry grant. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of corrections may award a
grant to a nonprofit having a section 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service
or a public or private institution of higher education that has expertise in addressing the
intersection between offender re-entry and domestic violence. The intent of the grant is
to provide services to re-entering offenders and their intimate partners to: (1) reduce the
incidence of domestic violence among offenders re-entering the community; (2) reduce
occurrences of domestic violence, serious injury, and death experienced by intimate
partners who are in relationships with offenders recently released from jail or prison; and
(3) reduce criminal recidivism due to domestic violence.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grant criteria. new text end

new text begin As a condition of receiving the grant, the grant recipient
must:
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new text begin (1) subcontract with at least one community-based domestic abuse counseling
or educational program and at least one crime victim service provider to provide
comprehensive services to recently released offenders and their intimate partners;
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new text begin (2) train the organizations selected pursuant to clause (1) on research-based practices
and best practices in addressing the intersection of offender re-entry and domestic
violence; and
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new text begin (3) serve as liaison to the department of corrections and provide technical assistance,
training, and coordination to the organizations selected pursuant to clause (1) in
implementing policies that address the intersection of offender re-entry and domestic
violence.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Program evaluation. new text end

new text begin The grant recipient must rigorously evaluate the
effectiveness of its intervention and work with subcontracted organizations to collect data.
The grant recipient must submit an evaluation plan to the commissioner of corrections
delineating project goals and specific activities performed to achieve those goals.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $750,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of corrections
for the grant authorized in section 1. Of this amount, $400,000 is available for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2008, and $350,000 is available for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2009.
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