1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; establishing a training program to clarify and 
1.3 	interpret the Civil Commitment Act as it pertains to persons with mental illness; 
1.4 	appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$35,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2015 to the commissioner 
1.8 	of human services to develop an online training program for interested individuals and 
1.9 	personnel, specifically county and hospital staff and mental health providers, to understand, 
1.10 	clarify, and interpret the Civil Commitment Act under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 253B, as 
1.11 	it pertains to persons with mental illnesses. The training must be developed in collaboration 
1.12 	with the ombudsman for mental health and developmental disabilities, Minnesota County 
1.13 	Attorneys Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota, Mental Health 
1.14 	Consumer/Survivor Network of Minnesota, Mental Health Association, Minnesota 
1.15 	Psychiatric Society, Hennepin Commitment Defense Panel, Minnesota Disability Law 
1.16 	Center, Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs, Minnesota 
1.17 	Hospital Association, and Minnesota Board of Public Defense. The purpose of the training 
1.18 	is to promote better clarity and interpretation of the civil commitment laws.