1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; requiring development of pilot project for short-term 
1.3 	offender commitments; authorizing county or community corrections 
1.4 	departments to develop pilot-project for short-term offender commitments; 
1.5 	providing for reports.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. REVOCATION CENTER PILOT PROJECT; REPORT.
 1.8 	(a) The commissioner of corrections shall develop a pilot project for detention 
1.9 	and supervision of persons committed to the commissioner of corrections under section 
1.10 	609.105. The proposal must address the care, custody, and programming for offenders 
1.11 	with remaining terms of imprisonment of less than one year. The proposal must specify 
1.12 	that eligible organizations include: (1) private vendors; (2) a county partnership; (3) 
1.13 	nonprofit entities; or (4) any other state partnerships that have facilities in Hennepin or 
1.14 	Ramsey Counties.
1.15 	(b) The commissioner must consider the following factors in developing the 
1.16 	proposal:
1.17 	(1) type and length of programming for short-term offenders, including supervision, 
1.18 	mental health and chemical dependency treatment options, and educational and vocational 
1.19 	training opportunities;
1.20 	(2) medical care;
1.21 	(3) the transport of offenders to and from any facility;
1.22 	(4) detailed current and future costs and per diems associated with the facility;
1.23 	(5) admission and release procedures of the proposed facility;
1.24 	(6) insurance of proposed vendor; and 
2.1 	(7) other factors deemed appropriate for consideration by the commissioner of 
2.2 	corrections. 
2.3 	(c) By December 1, 2009, the commissioner of corrections shall report the pilot 
2.4 	project proposal to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
2.5 	having jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance.

2.6 	Sec. 2. COUNTY-BASED REVOCATION CENTER PILOT PROJECT; 
2.7 	REPORT.
 2.8 	(a) Dodge, Fillmore, Olmsted, Tri-County, and Hennepin Community Corrections, 
2.9 	Ramsey County, and any other county or community corrections department that wishes 
2.10 	to participate may develop a proposal for a pilot project for a secure residential center and 
2.11 	supervision of persons facing revocation of their supervised release or execution of a 
2.12 	stayed prison sentence. The proposal must address the care, custody, and programming 
2.13 	for offenders assigned to the facility as an intermediate sanction prior to revocation or 
2.14 	execution of a stayed prison sentence.
2.15 	(b) The counties must consider the following factors in developing the proposal:
2.16 	(1) type and length of programming for offenders, including supervision, mental 
2.17 	health and chemical dependency treatment options, and educational and employment 
2.18 	readiness opportunities;
2.19 	(2) medical care;
2.20 	(3) the transport of offenders to and from any facility;
2.21 	(4) detailed current and future costs and per diems associated with the facility;
2.22 	(5) admission and release procedures of the proposed facility;
2.23 	(6) intended outcomes of the pilot project; and
2.24 	(7) other factors deemed appropriate for consideration by the counties.
2.25 	(c) By December 1, 2009, the counties of Ramsey, Olmsted, and Hennepin shall 
2.26 	report the pilot project proposal to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
2.27 	legislative committees having jurisdiction over public safety policy and finance.