1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to criminal justice; requiring the Sentencing Guidelines Commission 
1.3 	and the Departments of Corrections and Public Safety to review its reports; 
1.4 	requiring Department of Corrections to annually report on felony DWI 
1.5 	offenders; requiring that reports to the legislature by criminal justice agencies be 
1.6 	submitted electronically; repealing reports on out-of-state juvenile placement; 
1.7 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.195, subdivision 1, by adding a 
1.8 	subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 244; 
1.9 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 260B.199, subdivision 2; 260B.201, 
1.10 	subdivision 3.
1.11 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.195, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.13 		Subdivision 1.Distribution of reports. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 
1.14 	4, a report to the legislature required of a department or agency shall be made, unless 
1.15 	otherwise specifically required by law, by filing one copy with the secretary of the senate, 
1.16 	one copy with the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and six copies with the 
1.17 	Legislative Reference Library. The same distribution procedure shall be followed for 
1.18 	other reports and publications unless otherwise requested by a legislator or the Legislative 
1.19 	Reference Library.
1.20 	(b) A public entity as defined in section 16B.122, shall not distribute a report 
1.21 	or publication to a member or employee of the legislature, except the secretary of the 
1.22 	senate, the chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the Legislative Reference 
1.23 	Library, unless the entity has determined that the member or employee wants the reports 
1.24 	or publications published by that entity or the member or employee has requested the 
1.25 	report or publication. This prohibition applies to both mandatory and voluntary reports 
1.26 	and publications. A report or publication may be summarized in an executive summary 
1.27 	and distributed as the entity chooses. Distribution of a report to legislative committee 
2.1 	or commission members during a committee or commission hearing is not prohibited 
2.2 	by this section.  
2.3 	(c) A report or publication produced by a public entity may not be sent to both the 
2.4 	home address and the office address of a representative or senator unless mailing to both 
2.5 	addresses is requested by the representative or senator.
2.6 	(d) Reports, publications, periodicals, and summaries under this subdivision must 
2.7 	be printed in a manner consistent with section 16B.122.  

2.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.195, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
2.9 	read:
2.10 		Subd. 4.Reports of criminal justice agencies; electronic versions only. (a) As 
2.11 	used in this subdivision, "criminal justice agency" means the Departments of Corrections, 
2.12 	Public Safety, and Human Rights; the Boards of Public Defense, Peace Officer Standards 
2.13 	and Training, Private Detective and Protective Agent Services, and Judicial Standards; the 
2.14 	Sentencing Guidelines and Uniform Laws Commissions; and the courts.
2.15 	(b) A criminal justice agency that submits a report to the legislature under this 
2.16 	section shall do so by submitting an electronic version rather than a printed one. 
2.17 	Notwithstanding subdivision 1, paragraph (a), and section 15.18, the agency need only 
2.18 	submit one electronic copy to the Legislative Reference Library, the State Library, and the 
2.19 	Minnesota Historical Society. In addition, the agency shall submit one printed copy to 
2.20 	the Legislative Reference Library.

2.21 	Sec. 3. [244.085] FELONY DWI REPORT.
2.22 	By January 15 of each year, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and 
2.23 	ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees 
2.24 	having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding on the implementation and 
2.25 	effects of the felony level driving while impaired offense. The report must include the 
2.26 	following information on felony level driving while impaired offenses involving offenders 
2.27 	committed to the commissioner's custody:
2.28 	(1) the number of persons committed;
2.29 	(2) the county of conviction;
2.30 	(3) the offenders' ages and gender;
2.31 	(4) the offenders' prior impaired driving histories and prior criminal histories;
2.32 	(5) the number of offenders:
2.33 	(i) given an executed prison sentence upon conviction and the length of the sentence;
3.1 	(ii) given an executed prison sentence upon revocation of probation, the reasons 
3.2 	for revocation, and the length of sentence;
3.3 	(iii) who successfully complete treatment in prison;
3.4 	(iv) placed on intensive supervision following release from incarceration;
3.5 	(v) placed in the challenge incarceration program, the number of offenders released 
3.6 	from prison under this program, and the number of these offenders who violate their 
3.7 	release conditions and the consequences imposed; and
3.8 	(vi) who violate supervised release and the consequences imposed; 
3.9 	(6) per diem costs, including treatment costs, for offenders incarcerated under the 
3.10 	felony sentence provisions; and 
3.11 	(7) any other information the commissioner deems relevant to estimating future 
3.12 	costs.

3.13 	Sec. 4. REVIEW OF REPORTS.
 3.14 	The Sentencing Guidelines Commission and the Departments of Corrections 
3.15 	and Public Safety shall each review its reports for consolidation and may consider 
3.16 	consolidating any reports with other reports to achieve administrative convenience or 
3.17 	fiscal savings or to reduce the burden of reporting requirements.

3.18 	Sec. 5.  REPEALER.
 3.19 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 260B.199, subdivision 2; and 260B.201, 
3.20 	subdivision 3, are repealed.