1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to juvenile justice services; requiring discussion of specified issues and a 
1.3 	report to the legislature.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. REPORT.
 1.6 	(a) The following shall appoint representatives to discuss issues specified in 
1.7 	paragraph (b) with representatives of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 
1.8 	and others designated by NAMI: the commissioners of human services, corrections, 
1.9 	and education; a district court judge designated by the Supreme Court; the Minnesota 
1.10 	County Attorneys Association; the state public defender; the Indian Affairs Council; 
1.11 	the Minnesota County Probation Officers Association; and the Minnesota Association 
1.12 	of Community Corrections Act Counties. 
1.13 	(b) The issues to be discussed are: 
1.14 	(1) shared statewide outcome goals for children in the juvenile justice system and 
1.15 	their families, such as academic success, successful transitions to adulthood, and lower 
1.16 	recidivism rates;
1.17 	(2) the continuum of service necessary to ensure quality care that meets the complex 
1.18 	needs of children in the juvenile justice system and their families;
1.19 	(3) strategies for early identification of and response to needs related to juvenile 
1.20 	justice outcomes, including in the areas of trauma, mental and physical health, chemical 
1.21 	dependency, traumatic brain injury, developmental disabilities, education, family needs, 
1.22 	housing, employment, and any other areas identified by the work group;
2.1 	(4) changes needed to ensure coordinated delivery of quality services to 
2.2 	meet the individual needs of each child in the system, particularly in the areas of 
2.3 	information-sharing, service shortages, and cost pressures;
2.4 	(5) changes needed to ensure coordination between delinquency and CHIPS cases, 
2.5 	schools, the children's mental health system, and any other relevant entities for children 
2.6 	involved in multiple systems;
2.7 	(6) changes to any rules and statutes that create barriers to achieving the shared 
2.8 	outcomes agreed upon by the work group;
2.9 	(7) an implementation plan to achieve integrated service delivery across systems and 
2.10 	across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors;
2.11 	(8) an implementation plan to accomplish the shared outcomes agreed upon by 
2.12 	the work group; and
2.13 	(9) financing mechanisms that include all possible revenue sources to maximize 
2.14 	federal, state, and local funding and promote cost efficiencies and sustainability.
2.15 	(c) The National Alliance on Mental Illness shall report to the legislature on 
2.16 	results of discussions under this section by February 15, 2014, after consulting with the 
2.17 	commissioners of human services, corrections, and education.