HF 1857

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

A bill for an act
relating to human services; appropriating money for a study and predesign of a
Native American juvenile treatment center.

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

Section 1. new text begin NATIVE AMERICAN JUVENILE TREATMENT CENTER;
APPROPRIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; PREDESIGN.
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new text begin $100,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human
services to conduct a feasibility study of and to predesign a Native American juvenile
treatment center on or near the White Earth Reservation. The facility must house and treat
Native American juveniles and provide culturally specific programming to juveniles
placed in the treatment center. The commissioner may contract with parties who have
experience in the design and construction of juvenile treatment centers to assist in the
feasibility study and predesign. On or before January 15, 2008, the commissioner shall
present the results of the feasibility study and the predesign of the facility to the chairs
of house and senate committees having jurisdiction over human services finance, public
safety finance, and capital investment.
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