HF 523

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/17/2011 09:39am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; changing service plan requirements under the
Children and Community Services Act; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010,
sections 256M.01; 256M.30, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2010, section 256M.30, subdivision 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256M.01, is amended to read:

256M.01 CITATION.

Sections 256M.01 to 256M.80 may be cited as the "Children and Community
Services Act." This act establishes a fund to address the needs of children, adolescents,
and adults within each county in accordance with a service plan entered into by the board
of county commissioners of each county and the commissioner. The service plan shall
specify the outcomes to be achieved, the general strategies to be employed, and the
respective state and county roles. deleted text begin The service plan shall be reviewed and updated every
two years, or sooner if both the state and the county deem it necessary. deleted text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256M.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Service plan submitted to commissioner.

deleted text begin Effective January 1,
2004, and each two-year period thereafter, deleted text end Each county must have a deleted text begin biennial deleted text end service
plan approved by the commissioner in order to receive funds. Counties may submit
multicounty or regional service plans.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256M.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Contents.

The service plan shall be completed in a form prescribed by
the commissioner. The plan must include:

(1) a statement of the needs of the children, adolescents, and adults who experience
the conditions defined in section 256M.10, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), and strengths and
resources available in the community to address those needs;

(2) strategies the county will pursue to achieve the performance targets. Strategies
must include specification of how funds under this section and other community resources
will be used to achieve desired performance targets;

(3) a description of the county's process to solicit public input and a summary of
that input;

(4) deleted text begin beginning with the service plans submitted for the period from January 1,
2006, through December 31, 2007, deleted text end performance targets on statewide indicators for each
county to measure outcomes of children's mental health, and child safety, permanency,
and well-being. The commissioner shall consult with counties and other stakeholders to
develop these indicators and collect baseline data to inform the establishment of individual
county performance targets deleted text begin for the 2006-2007 biennium deleted text end and subsequent plans; and

(5) a budget for services to be provided with funds under this section. The county
must budget at least 40 percent of funds appropriated under sections 256M.01 to 256M.80
for services to ensure the mental health, safety, permanency, and well-being of children
from low-income families. The commissioner may reduce the portion of child and
community services funds that must be budgeted by a county for services to children in
low-income families if:

(i) the incidence of children in low-income families within the county's population is
significantly below the statewide median; or

(ii) the county has successfully achieved past performance targets for children's
mental health, and child safety, permanency, and well-being and its proposed service plan
is judged by the commissioner to provide an adequate level of service to the population
with less funding.

Sec. 4. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256M.30, subdivision 5, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end