HF 2167

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/08/2023 12:27pm

A bill for an act
relating to corrections; providing supportive arts for incarcerated persons and
persons on supervised release; requiring reports; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin SUPPORTIVE ARTS GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of corrections shall establish a supportive arts grant program to
award grants to nonprofit organizations to provide supportive arts programs to incarcerated
persons and persons on supervised release. The supportive arts programs must use the arts,
including but not limited to visual art, poetry, literature, theater, dance, and music, to address
the supportive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative needs of incarcerated persons and persons on
supervised release and promote a safer correctional facility environment and community
environment. The commissioner may not require the participation of incarcerated persons
and persons on supervised release in a supportive arts program provided in a correctional
facility or community under a grant.
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new text begin (b) Applicants for grants under this section must submit an application in the form and
manner established by the commissioner. The applicants must specify the arts program to
be offered and describe how the program is supportive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative for
incarcerated persons and persons on supervised release, and the use of the grant funds.
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new text begin (c) By March 1 each year, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking
members of the legislative committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice
finance and policy on the implementation, use, and administration of the grant program
established under this section. At a minimum, the report must provide:
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new text begin (1) the names of the organizations receiving grants;
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new text begin (2) the total number of individuals served by all grant recipients, disaggregated by race,
ethnicity, gender, and disability status;
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new text begin (3) the names of the correctional facilities and communities where incarcerated persons
and persons on supervised release are participating in supportive arts programs offered
under this section;
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new text begin (4) the total amount of money awarded in grants and the total amount remaining to be
awarded if any;
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new text begin (5) the amount of money granted to each recipient;
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new text begin (6) information on how the grant was used; and
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new text begin (7) supportive arts program outcomes.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2024 and $....... in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of corrections for the grant program under section 1. Any unspent
funds from these appropriations do not cancel but are available until expended. Beginning
in fiscal year 2026 and thereafter, the base amount for grants under section 1 is $........
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