HF 2032

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; making it a crime to loiter
with intent to participate in prostitution;
appropriating money for pilot projects to reduce
homelessness; repealing the vagrancy crime; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.321, subdivision
1; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 609; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004,
section 609.725.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.321,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Scope.

For the purposes of sections
609.321 to deleted text begin 609.324 deleted text end new text begin 609.325 new text end , the following terms have the
meanings given.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2005,
and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [609.3243] LOITERING WITH INTENT TO PARTICIPATE
IN PROSTITUTION.
new text end

new text begin A person who loiters in a public place with intent to
participate in prostitution is guilty of a misdemeanor.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2005,
and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin HOMELESSNESS PILOT PROJECTS; GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public
safety, in consultation with the director of ending long-term
homelessness, the Ending Long-Term Homelessness Advisory
Council, and the Department of Human Services Office of Economic
Opportunity, shall award grants for homeless outreach and to
provide a bridge to stable housing and services. The
commissioner shall award grants to qualified applicants in
Hennepin County, Ramsey County, and one county outside the
13-county metropolitan area. Grants must be used for
homelessness pilot projects of a two-year duration that reduce
recidivism and promote stronger communities through street and
shelter outreach to connect people experiencing homelessness to
housing and services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Applications. new text end

new text begin An applicant for a grant under
subdivision 1 must establish that:
new text end

new text begin (1) the applicant is experienced in homeless outreach
services and will have staff trained and qualified to work with
people with mental illness, chemical dependency, and other
factors contributing to homelessness;
new text end

new text begin (2) the applicant employs outreach staff who are trained
and qualified to work with racially and culturally diverse
populations;
new text end

new text begin (3) outreach services will be targeted to, but not limited
to, people experiencing long-term homelessness, and people who
have had repeated interactions with law enforcement;
new text end

new text begin (4) outreach services will provide intervention strategies
linking people to housing and services as an alternative to
arrest;
new text end

new text begin (5) the applicant has a plan to connect people experiencing
homelessness to services for which they may be eligible such as
supplemental security income, veterans benefits, health care,
and housing assistance;
new text end

new text begin (6) the applicant's project will promote community
collaboration with local law enforcement, local and county
governments, social services providers, and other community
organizations to address homelessness;
new text end

new text begin (7) the applicant has a plan to leverage resources from the
entities listed in clause (6) and other private sources to
accomplish the goal of moving people into housing and services;
and
new text end

new text begin (8) the applicant has a plan for evaluation of the
applicant's pilot project that is designed to measure the
program's effectiveness in connecting people experiencing
homelessness to housing and services and reducing the use of
public safety and corrections resources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Annual report. new text end

new text begin Grant recipients shall report to
the commissioner by June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, on the
services provided, expenditures of grant money, and an
evaluation of the program's success in: (1) connecting
individuals experiencing homelessness to housing and services;
and (2) reducing the use of public safety and corrections
resources. The commissioner shall submit reports to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and
senate committees having jurisdiction over public safety and
health and human services by November 1, 2006, and November 1,
2007. The commissioner's reports must explain how the grant
proceeds were used and evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot
projects funded by the grants.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $600,000 is appropriated to the commissioner of public
safety from the general fund for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2006, to fund the grant program established in section 3.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.725, is repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2005,
and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.
new text end