1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to corrections; authorizing collection of 
  1.3             treatment co-pays from offenders; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 2002, section 241.272, by adding a 
  1.5             subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 241.272, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 8.  [SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT FEE.] The commissioner of 
  1.10  corrections may authorize sex offender treatment providers to 
  1.11  charge and collect treatment co-pays from all offenders in their 
  1.12  treatment program.  The amount of treatment co-pay assessed to 
  1.13  each offender is based upon a fee schedule approved by the 
  1.14  commissioner.  Fees collected under this authority are used by 
  1.15  the treatment provider to fund the cost of treatment.