1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing county mandate relief; modifying the 
1.3 	Children and Community Services Act plan;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 
1.4 	sections 256M.01; 256M.30, subdivisions 1, 5; 256M.80, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256M.01, is amended to read:
1.7 	256M.01 CITATION.
1.8 	Sections 256M.01 to 256M.80 may be cited as the "Children and Community 
1.9 	Services Act." This act establishes a fund to address the needs of children, adolescents, 
1.10 	and adults within each county in accordance with a service plan entered into by the board 
1.11 	of county commissioners of each county and the commissioner. The service plan shall 
1.12 	specify the outcomes to be achieved, the general strategies to be employed, and the 
1.13 	respective state and county roles. The service plan shall be reviewed and updated every 
1.14 	two years, or sooner if botheither the state and or the county deem it necessary.  

1.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256M.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.16 		Subdivision 1.Service plan submitted to commissioner. Effective January 1, 
1.17 	2004, and each two-year period thereafter 2010, each county must have a biennial service 
1.18 	plan approved by the commissioner in order to receive funds. Counties may submit 
1.19 	multicounty or regional service plans.

1.20 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256M.30, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
1.21 		Subd. 5.Timelines. The preliminary service plan must be submitted to the 
1.22 	commissioner by October 15, 2003, and October 15 of every two years thereafter 2009.

2.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256M.80, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.2 		Subd. 2.Statewide evaluation. Six months after the end of the first full calendar 
2.3 	year and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall review and prepare a report on the 
2.4 	counties' progress in improving the outcomes of children, adolescents, and adults related 
2.5 	to mental health, safety, permanency, and well-being. This report shall be disseminated 
2.6 	throughout the state. The commissioner may order a county to revise its service plan under 
2.7 	section 256M.30 based on a review of the data submitted under subdivision 1. Revisions 
2.8 	may be ordered no more than once every two years.