1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; clarifying responsibility for costs associated with 
1.3 	juvenile delinquency adjudications; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 
1.4 	256G.01, subdivision 5; 260B.331, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 
1.5 	2005 Supplement, section 256G.01, subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
1.6 	2004, section 260B.331, subdivision 4.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256G.01, subdivision 3, 
1.9 	is amended to read:
1.10 		Subd. 3.Program coverage. This chapter applies to all social service programs 
1.11 	administered by the commissioner in which residence is the determining factor in 
1.12 	establishing financial responsibility. These include, but are not limited to: commitment 
1.13 	proceedings, including voluntary admissions; emergency holds; poor relief funded wholly 
1.14 	through local agencies; social services, including title XX, IV-E and section 256E.12; 
1.15 	social services programs funded wholly through the resources of county agencies; social 
1.16 	services provided under the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act, sections 260.751
1.17 	to 260.781; costs for delinquency confinement under section 393.07, subdivision 2; service 
1.18 	responsibility for these programs; and group residential housing.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.

1.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256G.01, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.21 		Subd. 5.Scope and effect. Unless stated otherwise, the provisions of this chapter 
1.22 	also apply to disputes involving financial responsibility for social services when another 
1.23 	definition of the county of financial responsibility has been created in Minnesota Statutes.
1.24 	The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the costs of care, examination, or treatment 
2.1 	of children in connection with juvenile delinquency proceedings. Financial responsibility 
2.2 	for either pre- or postdelinquency adjudication orders from a judge of juvenile court 
2.3 	shall be a charge upon the welfare funds of the county in which the proceedings are held 
2.4 	as provided in section 260B.331.

2.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.

2.6 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 260B.331, is amended by adding a 
2.7 	subdivision to read:
2.8 		Subd. 4a.Request for review by commissioner. The county charged with the costs 
2.9 	of care, examination and treatment, or other expenses of a child under subdivisions 1 and 
2.10 	2 may request that the commissioner review a detailed statement of facts upon which the 
2.11 	charged county bases its claim that the costs be paid by the child's county of residence. 
2.12 	The commissioner shall immediately investigate and determine the question of financial 
2.13 	responsibility and shall certify findings to the local social services agency of each county. 
2.14 	The decision of the commissioner is final and shall be complied with unless, within 30 
2.15 	days, an action is initiated in district court. An appeal for review of the determination 
2.16 	of the commissioner must be made in accordance with provisions in section 256.045, 
2.17 	subdivisions 7, 8, 9, and 10. In making the determination of financial responsibility for 
2.18 	the costs of care, examination and treatment, or other expenses of a child ordered by a 
2.19 	judge of juvenile court, the commissioner shall determine whether any facts pertaining 
2.20 	to a juvenile court order for a juvenile delinquency placement, pre- or postadjudication, 
2.21 	require a deviation from the provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2.

2.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.

2.23 	Sec. 4.  REPEALER.
 2.24 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 260B.331, subdivision 4, is repealed.

2.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.