1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to criminal justice; appropriating money for courts, Guardian Ad Litem 
1.3 	Board, Uniform Laws Commission, Board on Judicial Standards, Board of 
1.4 	Public Defense, sentencing guidelines, public safety, Peace Officer Standards and 
1.5 	Training (POST) Board, Private Detective Board, human rights, and corrections; 
1.6 	modifying disaster assistance; establishing a minimum fine for a second or 
1.7 	subsequent violation of prohibition on use of wireless communications devices 
1.8 	while driving; excluding filing of Application for Discharge of Judgment from 
1.9 	filing fee; lowering the fee for child support modification motions; establishing 
1.10 	and modifying grant programs; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.11 	2014, sections 12.221, subdivision 6; 12B.15, subdivision 2, by adding a 
1.12 	subdivision; 12B.25, subdivision 1; 12B.40; 169.475, subdivision 2; 241.89, 
1.13 	subdivision 2; 299A.73, subdivision 2; 357.021, subdivision 2; 401.10, 
1.14 	subdivision 1; Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, sections 7; 9.
1.15 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.16 	ARTICLE 1
1.17 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.18	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.19 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.20 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.21 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
1.22 	for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the 
1.23 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or 
1.24 	June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal 
1.25 	year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Appropriations for the fiscal 
1.26 	year ending June 30, 2015, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.2				Available for the Year
	
2.3				Ending June 30
	
2.4					2016
		2017

2.5	Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT

2.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	46,951,000
	$
	48,166,000
	
2.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.9 	subdivisions.

2.10	Subd. 2.Supreme Court Operations
 		33,651,000
		34,866,000
	
2.11 	Contingent Account
2.12 	$5,000 each year is for a contingent account 
2.13 	for expenses necessary for the normal 
2.14 	operation of the court for which no other 
2.15 	reimbursement is provided.

2.16	Subd. 3.Civil Legal Services
 		13,300,000
		13,300,000
	
2.17 	Legal Services to Low-Income Clients in 
2.18 	Family Law Matters
2.19 	$948,000 each year is to improve the access 
2.20 	of low-income clients to legal representation 
2.21 	in family law matters. This appropriation 
2.22 	must be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.23 	section 480.242, to the qualified legal 
2.24 	services program described in Minnesota 
2.25 	Statutes, section 480.242, subdivision 2, 
2.26 	paragraph (a). Any unencumbered balance 
2.27 	remaining in the first year does not cancel 
2.28 	and is available in the second year.

2.29	Sec. 3. COURT OF APPEALS
 	$
	11,517,000
	$
	11,979,000

2.30	Sec. 4. DISTRICT COURTS
 	$
	267,886,000
	$
	278,388,000
	
2.31 	Jurors/Mileage
3.1 	$1,591,000 each year is to increase the juror 
3.2 	per diem and mileage reimbursement.

3.3	Sec. 5. GUARDIAN AD LITEM BOARD
 	$
	14,303,000
	$
	14,963,000

3.4	Sec. 6. TAX COURT
 	$
	2,068,000
	$
	1,857,000
	
3.5 	(a) Information Technology
3.6 	This appropriation includes funds for 
3.7 	information technology project services 
3.8 	and support subject to the provisions of 
3.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any 
3.10 	ongoing information technology costs will be 
3.11 	incorporated into the service level agreement 
3.12 	and will be paid to the Office of MN.IT 
3.13 	Services by the Tax Court under the rates and 
3.14 	mechanism specified in that agreement.
3.15 	(b) Base Appropriation
3.16 	The base appropriation for the Tax Court 
3.17 	shall be $1,392,000 in fiscal year 2018 and 
3.18 	$1,392,000 in fiscal year 2019.

3.19	Sec. 7. UNIFORM LAWS COMMISSION
 	$
	88,000
	$
	93,000

3.20	Sec. 8. BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS
 	$
	486,000
	$
	486,000
	
3.21 	Major Disciplinary Actions
3.22 	$125,000 each year is for special 
3.23 	investigative and hearing costs for major 
3.24 	disciplinary actions undertaken by the 
3.25 	board. This appropriation does not cancel. 
3.26 	Any unencumbered and unspent balances 
3.27 	remain available for these expenditures in 
3.28 	subsequent fiscal years.

3.29	Sec. 9. BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
 	$
	77,155,000
	$
	81,907,000
	
3.30 	Training
4.1 	$100,000 each year is for public defender 
4.2 	training. This is a onetime appropriation.

4.3	Sec. 10. SENTENCING GUIDELINES
 	$
	595,000
	$
	604,000

4.4	Sec. 11. PUBLIC SAFETY

4.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	186,923,000
	$
	180,616,000

4.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.7		2016
	2017
	
4.8	General
	95,390,000
	88,793,000
	
4.9	Special Revenue
	11,997,000
	12,238,000
	
4.10
4.11	State Government 
Special Revenue
	77,171,000
	77,188,000
	
4.12	Environmental
	70,000
	72,000
	
4.13	Trunk Highway
	2,295,000
	2,325,000
	
4.14 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
4.15 	purpose are specified in the following 
4.16 	subdivisions.

4.17	Subd. 2.Emergency Management
 		4,726,000
		3,402,000

4.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.19	General
	3,806,000
	2,480,000
	
4.20	Environmental
	70,000
	72,000
	
4.21
4.22	Special Revenue 
Fund
	850,000
	850,000

4.23	(a) Hazmat and Chemical Assessment Teams
					
4.24 	$850,000 each year is from the fire safety 
4.25 	account in the special revenue fund. These 
4.26 	amounts must be used to fund the hazardous 
4.27 	materials and chemical assessment teams.
4.28 	(b) Disaster Assistance Account
4.29 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the general 
4.30 	fund for transfer to the disaster assistance 
4.31 	contingency account in Minnesota Statutes, 
4.32 	section 12.221.

4.33	Subd. 3.Criminal Apprehension
 		54,290,000
		49,430,000

5.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.2	General
	51,988,000
	47,098,000
	
5.3
5.4	State Government 
Special Revenue
	7,000
	7,000
	
5.5	Trunk Highway
	2,295,000
	2,325,000

5.6	(a) BCA Investment Initiative
					
5.7 	$2,868,000 each year is from the general 
5.8 	fund:
5.9 	(1) for additional permanent latent fingerprint 
5.10 	examiner positions;
5.11 	(2) for additional permanent mitochondrial 
5.12 	DNA analyst positions;
5.13 	(3) to replace equipment and instruments in 
5.14 	the forensic laboratory;
5.15 	(4) to purchase supplies for the forensic 
5.16 	laboratory;
5.17 	(5) for additional permanent positions to 
5.18 	form a digital forensics examination unit;
5.19 	(6) for additional permanent positions to 
5.20 	form a financial crimes unit; and
5.21 	(7) for additional permanent positions to 
5.22 	increase the capabilities of the predatory 
5.23 	crimes section.

5.24	(b) Livescan Replacement
					
5.25 	$650,000 each year is from the general fund 
5.26 	to replace electronic fingerprint capture 
5.27 	equipment in criminal justice agencies 
5.28 	around the state. The equipment is to be used 
5.29 	to automatically submit the fingerprints to 
5.30 	the bureau for identification of the person 
5.31 	and processing.
5.32 	(c) Peace Officer-Involved Incident 
5.33 	Investigations
6.1 	$18,000 each year is from the general fund 
6.2 	for investigations into peace officer-involved 
6.3 	incidents under proposed Minnesota Statutes, 
6.4 	section 626.891 if enacted into law in the 
6.5 	2015 legislative session.

6.6	(d) Report
					
6.7 	If the vehicle services special revenue 
6.8 	account accrues an unallocated balance 
6.9 	in excess of 50 percent of the previous 
6.10 	fiscal year's expenditures, the commissioner 
6.11 	shall submit a report to the chairs and 
6.12 	ranking minority members of the house 
6.13 	of representatives and senate committees 
6.14 	with jurisdiction over transportation and 
6.15 	public safety policy and finance. The report 
6.16 	must contain specific policy and legislative 
6.17 	recommendations for reducing the fund 
6.18 	balance and avoiding future excessive fund 
6.19 	balances. The report is due within three 
6.20 	months of the fund balance exceeding the 
6.21 	threshold established in this paragraph.

6.22	Subd. 4.Fire Marshal
 		10,433,000
		10,647,000

6.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.24	General
	18,000
	-0-
	
6.25	Special Revenue
	10,415,000
	10,647,000
	
6.26 	The special revenue fund appropriation is 
6.27 	from the fire safety account in the special 
6.28 	revenue fund and is for activities under 
6.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.012.
6.30 	(a) Training
6.31 	$1,700,000 each year is for an increase 
6.32 	to the Minnesota Board of Firefighter 
6.33 	Training. This amount must be added to the 
6.34 	department's base budget for this activity.
7.1 	(b) Task Force 1
7.2 	$1,110,000 each year is for an increase to 
7.3 	Minnesota Task Force 1. This is a onetime 
7.4 	appropriation.
7.5 	(c) Air Rescue
7.6 	$190,000 each year is to fund the Minnesota 
7.7 	Air Rescue Team. This is a onetime 
7.8 	appropriation.

7.9	Subd. 5.Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement
 		2,338,000
		2,373,000

7.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.11	General
	1,606,000
	1,632,000
	
7.12	Special Revenue
	732,000
	741,000
	
7.13 	$662,000 the first year and $671,000 the 
7.14 	second year are from the alcohol enforcement 
7.15 	account in the special revenue fund. Of this 
7.16 	appropriation, $500,000 each year shall be 
7.17 	transferred to the general fund.
7.18 	$70,000 each year is from the lawful 
7.19 	gambling regulation account in the special 
7.20 	revenue fund.

7.21	Subd. 6.Office of Justice Programs
 		38,068,000
		37,679,000

7.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.23	General
	37,972,000
	37,583,000
	
7.24
7.25	State Government 
Special Revenue
	96,000
	96,000

7.26	(a) OJP Administration Costs
					
7.27 	Up to 2.5 percent of the grant funds 
7.28 	appropriated in this subdivision may be used 
7.29 	by the commissioner to administer the grant 
7.30 	program.

7.31	(b) Youth Intervention Programs
					
7.32 	$400,000 each year is for youth intervention 
7.33 	programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.1 	299A.73. This amount must be added to the 
8.2 	department's base budget for this activity.

8.3	(c) Crime Victim Services
					
8.4 	$400,000 each year is for additional grants 
8.5 	to organizations awarded grants in fiscal 
8.6 	years 2014 and 2015. This is a onetime 
8.7 	appropriation and is available through June 
8.8 	30, 2017.

8.9	(d) Child Advocacy Centers
					
8.10 	$100,000 each year is for child advocacy 
8.11 	center grants under article 2, section 14. This 
8.12 	is a onetime appropriation.

8.13	(e) Prosecutor and Law Enforcement Training
					
8.14 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to the 
8.15 	Minnesota County Attorneys Association for 
8.16 	prosecutor and law enforcement training. 
8.17 	This is a onetime appropriation.

8.18	(f) Sex Trafficking Investigations
					
8.19 	$250,000 each year is for grants to state and 
8.20 	local units of government for the following 
8.21 	purposes:
8.22 	(1) to support new or existing 
8.23 	multijurisdictional entities to investigate sex 
8.24 	trafficking crimes; and
8.25 	(2) to provide technical assistance for 
8.26 	sex trafficking crimes, including training 
8.27 	and case consultation, to law enforcement 
8.28 	agencies statewide.
8.29 	This amount must be added to the 
8.30 	department's base budget for this activity.

8.31	(g) White Earth Band Grant
					
8.32 	$176,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
8.33 	White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians 
9.1 	to be used by the band's law enforcement 
9.2 	department for a server for law enforcement 
9.3 	agencies in the counties of Clearwater, 
9.4 	Becker, and Mahnomen, and the band's 
9.5 	law enforcement department to store law 
9.6 	enforcement data on.

9.7	(h) Lifesaver Grants
					
9.8 	$25,000 each year is for Lifesaver grants 
9.9 	under article 2, section 15. This is a onetime 
9.10 	appropriation.

9.11	(i) Sexual Assault Prevention Grants
					
9.12 	$50,000 each year is for sexual assault 
9.13 	prevention grants under article 2, section 16. 
9.14 	This is a onetime appropriation.

9.15
9.16	(j) Emergency Shelter Facility For East African 
Women and Children
					
9.17 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to complete 
9.18 	and operate an emergency shelter facility 
9.19 	for East African women and child victims 
9.20 	of domestic abuse and trafficking. This is 
9.21 	a onetime appropriation and is available 
9.22 	through June 30, 2018.

9.23	(k) Alternatives to Juvenile Detention
					
9.24 	$100,000 each year is for grants under the 
9.25 	alternatives to juvenile detention program 
9.26 	under section article 2, section 13. This is a 
9.27 	onetime appropriation.

9.28	(l) Advocates for Family Peace
					
9.29 	$75,000 each year is for a grant to the 
9.30 	Advocates for Family Peace organization 
9.31 	to provide services for victims of domestic 
9.32 	violence. This is a onetime appropriation.

9.33	(m) Opiate Antagonists
					
10.1 	$250,000 the first year is for grants to 
10.2 	emergency medical services programs, 
10.3 	as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.4 	144.7401, subdivision 4, to purchase opiate 
10.5 	antagonists and for training and education 
10.6 	related to the use of these antagonists in the 
10.7 	event of an opioid or heroin overdose. Grants 
10.8 	must be distributed to all eight regional 
10.9 	emergency medical services programs. This 
10.10 	appropriation is available through June 30, 
10.11 	2017.
10.12 	For purposes of this paragraph, "opiate 
10.13 	antagonist" means naloxone hydrochloride 
10.14 	or any similarly acting drug approved by the 
10.15 	federal Food and Drug Administration for 
10.16 	the treatment of drug overdose.

10.17	(n) De-Escalation Training
					
10.18 	$150,000 each year is for training state 
10.19 	and local community safety personnel in 
10.20 	the use of crisis de-escalation techniques. 
10.21 	When selecting a service provider for this 
10.22 	training, the commissioner shall consult 
10.23 	with the executive director of the Minnesota 
10.24 	Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, 
10.25 	and may consult with any postsecondary 
10.26 	institution, any state or local governmental 
10.27 	official, or any nongovernmental authority 
10.28 	the commissioner determines to be relevant. 
10.29 	Among any other criteria the commissioner 
10.30 	may establish for the selection, the 
10.31 	training provider shall have a demonstrated 
10.32 	understanding of the transitions and 
10.33 	challenges that veterans may experience 
10.34 	during their re-entry into society following 
10.35 	combat service. The commissioner shall 
11.1 	ensure that training opportunities provided 
11.2 	are reasonably distributed statewide. This is 
11.3 	a onetime appropriation.

11.4	Subd. 7.Emergency Communication Networks
 		77,068,000
		77,085,000
	
11.5 	This appropriation is from the state 
11.6 	government special revenue fund for 911 
11.7 	emergency telecommunications services.

11.8	(a) Public Safety Answering Points
					
11.9 	$13,664,000 each year is to be distributed 
11.10 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.11 	403.113, subdivision 2.
11.12 	This appropriation includes funds for 
11.13 	information technology project services 
11.14 	and support subject to the provisions of 
11.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any 
11.16 	ongoing information technology costs will be 
11.17 	incorporated into the service level agreement 
11.18 	and will be paid to the Office of MN.IT 
11.19 	Services by the Department of Public Safety 
11.20 	under the rates and mechanism specified in 
11.21 	that agreement.

11.22	(b) Medical Resource Communication Centers
					
11.23 	$683,000 each year is for grants to the 
11.24 	Minnesota Emergency Medical Services 
11.25 	Regulatory Board for the Metro East 
11.26 	and Metro West Medical Resource 
11.27 	Communication Centers that were in 
11.28 	operation before January 1, 2000.

11.29	(c) ARMER Debt Service
					
11.30 	$23,261,000 each year is to the commissioner 
11.31 	of management and budget to pay debt 
11.32 	service on revenue bonds issued under 
11.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 403.275.
12.1 	Any portion of this appropriation not needed 
12.2 	to pay debt service in a fiscal year may be 
12.3 	used by the commissioner of public safety to 
12.4 	pay cash for any of the capital improvements 
12.5 	for which bond proceeds were appropriated 
12.6 	by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 
12.7 	9, subdivision 8; or Laws 2007, chapter 54, 
12.8 	article 1, section 10, subdivision 8.
12.9 	(d) ARMER State Backbone Operating 
12.10 	Costs
12.11 	$9,650,000 each year is to the commissioner 
12.12 	of transportation for costs of maintaining and 
12.13 	operating the first and third phases of the 
12.14 	statewide radio system backbone.
12.15 	(e) ARMER Improvements
12.16 	$1,000,000 each year is to the Statewide 
12.17 	Radio Board for costs of design, construction, 
12.18 	and maintenance of, and improvements 
12.19 	to, those elements of the statewide public 
12.20 	safety radio and communication system 
12.21 	that support mutual aid communications 
12.22 	and emergency medical services or provide 
12.23 	interim enhancement of public safety 
12.24 	communication interoperability in those 
12.25 	areas of the state where the statewide public 
12.26 	safety radio and communication system is 
12.27 	not yet implemented.

12.28
12.29	Sec. 12. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS 
AND TRAINING (POST) BOARD
 	$
	3,887,000
	$
	3,904,000
	
12.30 	(a) Excess Amounts Transferred
12.31 	This appropriation is from the peace officer 
12.32 	training account in the special revenue fund. 
12.33 	Any new receipts credited to that account in 
12.34 	the first year in excess of $3,887,000 must be 
13.1 	transferred and credited to the general fund. 
13.2 	Any new receipts credited to that account in 
13.3 	the second year in excess of $3,904,000 must 
13.4 	be transferred and credited to the general 
13.5 	fund.
13.6 	(b) Peace Officer Training 
13.7 	Reimbursements
13.8 	$2,734,000 each year is for reimbursements 
13.9 	to local governments for peace officer 
13.10 	training costs.

13.11	Sec. 13. PRIVATE DETECTIVE BOARD
 	$
	187,000
	$
	189,000
	
13.12 	Administrative Assistant
13.13 	$65,000 each year is for an administrative 
13.14 	assistant.

13.15	Sec. 14. HUMAN RIGHTS
 	$
	4,407,000
	$
	4,462,000
	
13.16 	Increased Efficiency
13.17 	$630,000 each year is for the acceleration 
13.18 	of the investigation, enforcement, and 
13.19 	final disposition of cases as well as the 
13.20 	department's capacity in the area of legal 
13.21 	analysis and fiscal management.

13.22	Sec. 15. CORRECTIONS

13.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	531,372,000
	$
	542,353,000
	
13.24 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
13.25 	purpose are specified in the following 
13.26 	subdivisions.

13.27	Subd. 2.Correctional Institutions
 		384,886,000
		394,400,000
	
13.28 	(a) Medical Services
13.29 	$1,737,000 the first year and $1,650,000 the 
13.30 	second year are to expand offender medical 
14.1 	services, including an electronic health 
14.2 	records system.
14.3 	(b) Information Technology
14.4 	This appropriation includes funds for 
14.5 	information technology project services 
14.6 	and support subject to the provisions of 
14.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any 
14.8 	ongoing information technology costs will be 
14.9 	incorporated into the service level agreement 
14.10 	and will be paid to the Office of MN.IT 
14.11 	Services by the Department of Corrections 
14.12 	under the rates and mechanism specified in 
14.13 	that agreement.
14.14 	(c) Fugitive Apprehension Unit
14.15 	$270,000 each year is to increase the number 
14.16 	of full-time equivalent positions in the 
14.17 	department's fugitive apprehension unit.
14.18 	(d) Doula Services Grants
14.19 	$30,000 each year is for grants to provide 
14.20 	access to doula services as described in 
14.21 	proposed Minnesota Statutes, section 241.89, 
14.22 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b). This is a 
14.23 	onetime appropriation.

14.24	Subd. 3.Community Services
 		121,274,000
		122,288,000
	
14.25 	(a) Intensive Supervised Release Agents
14.26 	$1,600,000 each year is to increase the 
14.27 	number of supervision agents for offenders 
14.28 	on intensive supervised release as described 
14.29 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 244.13, 
14.30 	subdivision 2.
14.31 	(b) Challenge Incarceration
14.32 	$250,000 each year is to increase the 
14.33 	number of supervision agents for offenders 
15.1 	participating in the department's challenge 
15.2 	incarceration program as described in 
15.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 244.172, 
15.4 	subdivisions 2 and 3.
15.5 	(c) Community Corrections Act
15.6 	$1,550,000 each year is added to the 
15.7 	Community Corrections Act subsidy, as 
15.8 	described in Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.9 	401.14.
15.10 	(d) County Probation Officer 
15.11 	Reimbursements
15.12 	$200,000 each year is added to the county 
15.13 	probation officers reimbursement, as 
15.14 	described in Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.15 	244.19, subdivision 6.
15.16 	(e) Scott County Correctional Services
15.17 	$85,000 each year is for a probation caseload 
15.18 	and workload reduction grant to Scott County 
15.19 	to provide correctional services.

15.20	Subd. 4.Operations Support
 		25,212,000
		25,665,000
	
15.21 	(a) Technology Needs
15.22 	$900,000 each year is to support technology 
15.23 	needs.
15.24 	(b) Information Technology
15.25 	This appropriation includes funds for 
15.26 	information technology project services 
15.27 	and support subject to the provisions of 
15.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any 
15.29 	ongoing information technology costs will be 
15.30 	incorporated into the service level agreement 
15.31 	and will be paid to the Office of MN.IT 
15.32 	Services by the Department of Corrections 
16.1 	under the rates and mechanism specified in 
16.2 	that agreement.

16.3	Sec. 16. TRANSFERS
 					
16.4 	(a) MINNCOR
16.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.6 	241.27, the commissioner of management 
16.7 	and budget shall transfer $500,000 each year 
16.8 	from the Minnesota correctional industries 
16.9 	revolving fund to the general fund. This is a 
16.10 	onetime transfer.
16.11 	(b) Fire Safety
16.12 	The commissioner of management and 
16.13 	budget shall transfer $1,250,000 each year 
16.14 	from the fire safety account to the general 
16.15 	fund. This is a onetime transfer.

16.16
16.17
16.18	Sec. 17. DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
CONTINGENCY AND FIRE SAFETY 
ACCOUNTS; TRANSFER.
 					
16.19 	(a) No later than September 30, 2015, the 
16.20 	commissioner of management and budget 
16.21 	must estimate the amount of any positive 
16.22 	unrestricted budgetary general fund balance 
16.23 	at the close of the fiscal year ending June 
16.24 	30, 2015. If the actual positive general fund 
16.25 	balance at the end of fiscal year 2015 is more 
16.26 	than $12,500,000 in excess of the positive 
16.27 	general fund balance that was estimated by 
16.28 	the commissioner at the end of the 2015 
16.29 	legislative session, $10,000,000 from the 
16.30 	fiscal year 2015 closing balance in the 
16.31 	general fund is transferred to the disaster 
16.32 	contingency account under Minnesota 
16.33 	Statutes, section 12.221, subdivision 6, and 
16.34 	$2,500,000 is transferred to the fire safety 
17.1 	account in the special revenue fund, under 
17.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.012.
17.3 	(b) If the actual positive general fund balance 
17.4 	estimated at the end of fiscal year 2015 
17.5 	under paragraph (a) exceeds the positive 
17.6 	general fund balance that was estimated by 
17.7 	the commissioner at the end of the 2015 
17.8 	legislative session by $12,500,000 or less, the 
17.9 	amount of the difference between the actual 
17.10 	and estimated positive general fund balance 
17.11 	from the fiscal year 2015 closing balance 
17.12 	is transferred to the disaster contingency 
17.13 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.14 	12.221, subdivision 6, and the fire safety 
17.15 	account in the special revenue fund under 
17.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.012. 
17.17 	The commissioner shall allocate the funds 
17.18 	proportionately between the two accounts in 
17.19 	this paragraph.
17.20 	(c) No later than October 15, 2015, the 
17.21 	commissioner of management and budget 
17.22 	must notify the chairs and ranking minority 
17.23 	members of the legislative committees with 
17.24 	jurisdiction over the disaster contingency 
17.25 	account and the fire safety account of:
17.26 	(1) the amount of the positive unrestricted 
17.27 	general fund balance estimated under 
17.28 	paragraph (a); and
17.29 	(2) the dollar amount transferred to the 
17.30 	disaster contingency account and the fire 
17.31 	safety account under this section.

17.32 	ARTICLE 2
17.33 	GRANT PROGRAMS AND OTHER FISCAL-RELATED CHANGES

17.34 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 12.221, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
18.1 		Subd. 6.Disaster assistance contingency account; appropriation. (a) A disaster 
18.2 	assistance contingency account is created in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. 
18.3 	Money in the disaster assistance contingency account is appropriated to the commissioner 
18.4 	of public safety to provide:
18.5 	(1) cost-share for federal assistance under section 12A.15, subdivision 1; and
18.6 	(2) state public disaster assistance to eligible applicants under chapter 12B.;
18.7 	(3) cost-share for federal assistance from the Federal Highway Administration 
18.8 	emergency relief program under United States Code, title 23, section 125; and
18.9 	(4) cost-share for federal assistance from the United States Department of 
18.10 	Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service emergency watershed protection 
18.11 	program under United States Code, title 16, sections 2203 to 2205.
18.12 	(b) For appropriations under paragraph (a), clause (1), the amount appropriated is 
18.13 	100 percent of any nonfederal share for state agencies and local governments. Money 
18.14 	appropriated under paragraph (a), clause (1), may be used to pay all or a portion of the 
18.15 	nonfederal share for publicly owned capital improvement projects.
18.16 	(c) For appropriations under paragraph (a), clause (2), the amount appropriated 
18.17 	is the amount required to pay eligible claims under chapter 12B, as certified by the 
18.18 	commissioner of public safety.
18.19 	(d) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of management and budget shall 
18.20 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives 
18.21 	Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee detailing state disaster 
18.22 	assistance appropriations and expenditures under this subdivision during the previous 
18.23 	calendar year.
18.24 	(e) The governor's budget proposal submitted to the legislature under section 16A.11 
18.25 	must include recommended appropriations to the disaster assistance contingency account. 
18.26 	The governor's appropriation recommendations must be informed by the commissioner of 
18.27 	public safety's estimate of the amount of money that will be necessary to:
18.28 	(1) provide 100 percent of the nonfederal share for state agencies and local 
18.29 	governments that will receive federal financial assistance from FEMA during the next 
18.30 	biennium; and
18.31 	(2) fully pay all eligible claims under chapter 12B.
18.32 	(f) Notwithstanding section 16A.28:
18.33 	(1) funds appropriated or transferred to the disaster assistance contingency account 
18.34 	do not lapse but remain in the account until appropriated; and
18.35 	(2) funds appropriated from the disaster assistance contingency account do not lapse 
18.36 	and are available until expended.

19.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 12B.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.2 		Subd. 2.Applicant. "Applicant" means a local government or state government 
19.3 	agency that applies for state disaster assistance under this chapter.

19.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 12B.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
19.5 	to read:
19.6 		Subd. 3a.County. "County" or "county government" means each county in which 
19.7 	a governmental unit is located in whole or in part, or a county board of commissioners 
19.8 	as defined in chapter 375.

19.9 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 12B.25, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.10 		Subdivision 1.Payment required; eligibility criteria. The director, serving as 
19.11 	the governor's authorized representative, may enter into grant agreements with eligible 
19.12 	applicants to provide state financial assistance made available as a result of a disaster 
19.13 	that satisfies all of the following criteria:
19.14 	(1) the state or applicable local county government declares a disaster or emergency 
19.15 	during the incident period;
19.16 	(2) damages suffered and eligible costs incurred are the direct result of the disaster;
19.17 	(3) federal disaster assistance is not available to the applicant because the governor 
19.18 	did not request a presidential declaration of major disaster, the president denied the 
19.19 	governor's request, or the applicant is not eligible for federal disaster assistance because 
19.20 	the state or county did not meet the per capita impact indicator under FEMA's Public 
19.21 	Assistance Program;
19.22 	(4) the applicant incurred eligible damages that, on a per capita basis, equal or 
19.23 	exceed 50 percent of the countywide per capita impact indicator under FEMA's Public 
19.24 	Assistance Program;
19.25 	(5) the applicant assumes responsibility for 25 percent of the applicant's total 
19.26 	eligible costs; and
19.27 	(6) the applicant satisfies all requirements in this chapter.

19.28 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 12B.40, is amended to read:
19.29 	12B.40 APPLICATION PROCESS.
19.30 	(a) The director must develop application materials and may update the materials as 
19.31 	needed. Application materials must include instructions and requirements for assistance 
19.32 	under this chapter.
20.1 	(b) An applicant A county government has 30 days from the end of the incident 
20.2 	period or the president's official denial of the governor's request for a declaration of a 
20.3 	major disaster to provide the director with written notice of intent to apply request that 
20.4 	the governor declare a state disaster. The director may deny an application due to a late 
20.5 	notice of intent to apply a late request. The county government's request for a state 
20.6 	disaster declaration must include:
20.7 	(1) the cause, location of damage, and incident period;
20.8 	(2) documentation of a local, tribal, county, or state disaster or emergency 
20.9 	declaration in response to the disaster;
20.10 	(3) a description of damages, an initial damage assessment, and the amount of 
20.11 	eligible costs incurred by the applicant;
20.12 	(4) a statement or evidence that the applicant has the ability to pay for at least 25 
20.13 	percent of total eligible costs incurred from the disaster; and
20.14 	(5) a statement or evidence that the local government has incurred damages equal to 
20.15 	or exceeding 50 percent of the federal countywide threshold in effect during the incident 
20.16 	period.
20.17 	(c) Within An applicant has 60 days after the end of the incident period or the 
20.18 	president's official denial of from the governor's request for a declaration of a major state 
20.19 	disaster, the applicant must to submit a complete application for state public disaster 
20.20 	assistance to the director. A complete application includes the following:
20.21 	(1) the cause, location of damage, and incident period;
20.22 	(2) documentation of a local, tribal, county, or state disaster or emergency 
20.23 	declaration in response to the disaster;
20.24 	(3) a description of damages, an initial damage assessment, and the amount of 
20.25 	eligible costs incurred by the applicant;
20.26 	(4) a statement or evidence that the applicant has the ability to pay for at least 25 
20.27 	percent of total eligible costs incurred from the disaster; and
20.28 	(5) a statement or evidence that the local government has incurred damages equal to 
20.29 	or exceeding 50 percent of the federal countywide threshold in effect during the incident 
20.30 	period.
20.31 	(d) The director must review the application and supporting documentation for 
20.32 	completeness and may return the application with a request for more detailed information. 
20.33 	The director may consult with local public officials to ensure the application reflects the 
20.34 	extent and magnitude of the damage and to reconcile any differences. The application is 
20.35 	not complete until the director receives all requested information.
21.1 	(e) If the director returns an application with a request for more detailed information 
21.2 	or for correction of deficiencies, the applicant must submit all required information within 
21.3 	30 days of the applicant's receipt of the director's request. The applicant's failure to 
21.4 	provide the requested information in a timely manner without a reasonable explanation 
21.5 	may be cause for denial of the application.
21.6 	(f) The director has no more than 60 days from the receipt of a complete application 
21.7 	to approve or deny the application, or the application is deemed approved. If the director 
21.8 	denies an application, the director must send a denial letter. If the director approves an 
21.9 	application or the application is automatically deemed approved after 60 days, the director 
21.10 	must notify the applicant of the steps necessary to obtain reimbursement of eligible 
21.11 	costs, including submission of invoices or other documentation substantiating the costs 
21.12 	submitted for reimbursement.

21.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.14 		Subd. 2.Prohibition on use. (a) No person may operate a motor vehicle while 
21.15 	using a wireless communications device to compose, read, or send an electronic message, 
21.16 	when the vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic.
21.17 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) a second or subsequent time shall be 
21.18 	required to pay a fine of $300.

21.19 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.89, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.20 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) The head of each correctional facility shall ensure that 
21.21 	every woman incarcerated at the facility:
21.22 	(1) is tested for pregnancy, if under 50 years of age unless the inmate refuses the test;
21.23 	(2) if pregnant and agrees to testing, is tested for sexually transmitted diseases, 
21.24 	including HIV;
21.25 	(3) if pregnant or has given birth in the past six weeks, is provided appropriate 
21.26 	educational materials and resources related to pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and 
21.27 	parenting;
21.28 	(4) if pregnant or has given birth in the past six weeks, has access to doula services if 
21.29 	these services are provided by a certified doula without charge to the correctional facility 
21.30 	or the incarcerated woman pays for the certified doula services;
21.31 	(5) if pregnant or has given birth in the past six months, has access to a mental health 
21.32 	assessment and, if necessary, treatment;
22.1 	(6) if pregnant or has given birth in the past six months and determined to be 
22.2 	suffering from a mental illness, has access to evidence-based mental health treatment 
22.3 	including psychotropic medication;
22.4 	(7) if pregnant or has given birth in the past six months and determined to be 
22.5 	suffering from postpartum depression, has access to evidence-based therapeutic care for 
22.6 	the depression; and
22.7 	(8) if pregnant, is advised, orally or in writing, of applicable laws and policies 
22.8 	governing incarcerated pregnant women.
22.9 	(b) The commissioner of corrections, in consultation with the commissioner of 
22.10 	health, may award grants to nonprofit organizations to provide access to doula services by 
22.11 	a certified doula in accordance with paragraph (a), clause (4).

22.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.13 		Subd. 2.Applications. Applications for a grant-in-aid shall be made by the 
22.14 	administering agency to the commissioner.
22.15 	The grant-in-aid is contingent upon the agency having obtained from the community 
22.16 	in which the youth intervention program is established local matching money two times 
22.17 	equal to  the amount of the grant that is sought. However, if the agency has previously 
22.18 	been awarded a grant under this section, the local matching money must be two times the 
22.19 	amount of the grant that is sought. The matching requirement is intended to leverage the 
22.20 	investment of state and community dollars in supporting the efforts of the grantees to 
22.21 	provide early intervention services to youth and their families.
22.22 	The commissioner shall provide the application form, procedures for making 
22.23 	application form, criteria for review of the application, and kinds of contributions in 
22.24 	addition to cash that qualify as local matching money. No grant to any agency may 
22.25 	exceed $50,000 $75,000.

22.26 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 357.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.27 		Subd. 2.Fee amounts. The fees to be charged and collected by the court 
22.28 	administrator shall be as follows:
22.29 	(1) In every civil action or proceeding in said court, including any case arising 
22.30 	under the tax laws of the state that could be transferred or appealed to the Tax Court, the 
22.31 	plaintiff, petitioner, or other moving party shall pay, when the first paper is filed for that 
22.32 	party in said action, a fee of $310, except in marriage dissolution actions the fee is $340.
22.33 	The defendant or other adverse or intervening party, or any one or more of several 
22.34 	defendants or other adverse or intervening parties appearing separately from the others, 
23.1 	shall pay, when the first paper is filed for that party in said action, a fee of $310, except in 
23.2 	marriage dissolution actions the fee is $340. This subdivision does not apply to the filing 
23.3 	of an Application for Discharge of Judgment. Section 548.181 applies to an Application 
23.4 	for Discharge of Judgment.
23.5 	The party requesting a trial by jury shall pay $100.
23.6 	The fees above stated shall be the full trial fee chargeable to said parties irrespective 
23.7 	of whether trial be to the court alone, to the court and jury, or disposed of without trial, 
23.8 	and shall include the entry of judgment in the action, but does not include copies or 
23.9 	certified copies of any papers so filed or proceedings under chapter 103E, except the 
23.10 	provisions therein as to appeals.
23.11 	(2) Certified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding, $14, and $8 
23.12 	for an uncertified copy.
23.13 	(3) Issuing a subpoena, $16 for each name.
23.14 	(4) Filing a motion or response to a motion in civil, family, excluding child support, 
23.15 	and guardianship cases, $100.
23.16 	(5) Issuing an execution and filing the return thereof; issuing a writ of attachment, 
23.17 	injunction, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, or other writs not 
23.18 	specifically mentioned, $55.
23.19 	(6) Issuing a transcript of judgment, or for filing and docketing a transcript of 
23.20 	judgment from another court, $40.
23.21 	(7) Filing and entering a satisfaction of judgment, partial satisfaction, or assignment 
23.22 	of judgment, $5.
23.23 	(8) Certificate as to existence or nonexistence of judgments docketed, $5 for each 
23.24 	name certified to.
23.25 	(9) Filing and indexing trade name; or recording basic science certificate; or recording 
23.26 	certificate of physicians, osteopaths, chiropractors, veterinarians, or optometrists, $5.
23.27 	(10) For the filing of each partial, final, or annual account in all trusteeships, $55.
23.28 	(11) For the deposit of a will, $27.
23.29 	(12) For recording notary commission, $20.
23.30 	(13) Filing a motion or response to a motion for modification of child support, 
23.31 	a fee of $100 $50.
23.32 	(14) All other services required by law for which no fee is provided, such fee 
23.33 	as compares favorably with those herein provided, or such as may be fixed by rule or 
23.34 	order of the court.
24.1 	(15) In addition to any other filing fees under this chapter, a surcharge in the amount of 
24.2 	$75 must be assessed in accordance with section 259.52, subdivision 14, for each adoption 
24.3 	petition filed in district court to fund the fathers' adoption registry under section 259.52.
24.4 	The fees in clauses (3) and (5) need not be paid by a public authority or the party 
24.5 	the public authority represents.

24.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies to filings 
24.7 	made on or after that date.

24.8 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 401.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.9 		Subdivision 1.Aid calculations. To determine the community corrections aid 
24.10 	amount to be paid to each participating county, the commissioner of corrections must 
24.11 	apply the following formula:
24.12 	(1) For each of the 87 counties in the state, a percent score must be calculated for 
24.13 	each of the following five factors:
24.14 	(i) percent of the total state population aged ten to 24 residing within the county 
24.15 	according to the most recent federal census, and, in the intervening years between the 
24.16 	taking of the federal census, according to the most recent estimate of the state demographer;
24.17 	(ii) percent of the statewide total number of felony case filings occurring within the 
24.18 	county, as determined by the state court administrator;
24.19 	(iii) percent of the statewide total number of juvenile case filings occurring within 
24.20 	the county, as determined by the state court administrator;
24.21 	(iv) percent of the statewide total number of gross misdemeanor case filings 
24.22 	occurring within the county, as determined by the state court administrator; and
24.23 	(v) percent of the total statewide number of convicted felony offenders who did 
24.24 	not receive an executed prison sentence, as monitored and reported by the Sentencing 
24.25 	Guidelines Commission.
24.26 	The percents in items (ii) to (v) must be calculated by combining the most recent 
24.27 	three-year period of available data. The percents in items (i) to (v) each must sum to 100 
24.28 	percent across the 87 counties.
24.29 	(2) For each of the 87 counties, the county's percents in clause (1), items (i) to (v), 
24.30 	must be weighted, summed, and divided by the sum of the weights to yield an average 
24.31 	percent for each county, referred to as the county's "composite need percent." When 
24.32 	performing this calculation, the weight for each of the percents in clause (1), items (i) to 
24.33 	(v), is 1.0. The composite need percent must sum to 100 percent across the 87 counties.
24.34 	(3) For each of the 87 counties, the county's "adjusted net tax capacity percent" is 
24.35 	the county's adjusted net tax capacity amount, defined in the same manner as it is defined 
25.1 	for cities in section 477A.011, subdivision 20, divided by the statewide total adjusted net 
25.2 	tax capacity amount. The adjusted net tax capacity percent must sum to 100 percent 
25.3 	across the 87 counties.
25.4 	(4) For each of the 87 counties, the county's composite need percent must be divided 
25.5 	by the county's adjusted net tax capacity percent to produce a ratio that, when multiplied 
25.6 	by the county's composite need percent, results in the county's "tax base adjusted need 
25.7 	percent."
25.8 	(5) For each of the 87 counties, the county's tax base adjusted need percent must 
25.9 	be added to twice the composite need percent, and the sum must be divided by 3, to 
25.10 	yield the county's "weighted need percent."
25.11 	(6) Each participating county's weighted need percent must be added to the weighted 
25.12 	need percent of each other participating county to yield the "total weighted need percent 
25.13 	for participating counties."
25.14 	(7) Each participating county's weighted need percent must be divided by the total 
25.15 	weighted need percent for participating counties to yield the county's "share percent." The 
25.16 	share percents for participating counties must sum to 100 percent.
25.17 	(8) Each participating county's "base funding amount" is the aid amount that the 
25.18 	county received under this section for fiscal year 1995 plus the amount received in 
25.19 	caseload or workload reduction, felony caseload reduction, and sex offender supervision 
25.20 	grants in fiscal year 2015, as reported by the commissioner of corrections. In fiscal year 
25.21 	1997 and thereafter, no county's aid amount under this section may be less than its base 
25.22 	funding amount, provided that the total amount appropriated for this purpose is at least as 
25.23 	much as the aggregate base funding amount defined in clause (9).
25.24 	(9) The "aggregate base funding amount" is equal to the sum of the base funding 
25.25 	amounts for all participating counties. If a county that participated under this section 
25.26 	during fiscal year 1995 chooses not to participate in any given year, then the aggregate 
25.27 	base funding amount must be reduced by that county's base funding amount. If a county 
25.28 	that did not participate under this section in fiscal year 1995 chooses to participate in any 
25.29 	given yearon or after July 1, 2015, then the aggregate base funding amount must be 
25.30 	increased by the amount of aid that the county would have received had it participated in 
25.31 	fiscal year 1995 plus the estimated amount it would have received in caseload or workload 
25.32 	reduction, felony caseload reduction, and sex offender supervision grants in fiscal year 
25.33 	2015, as reported by the commissioner of corrections, and the amount of increase shall be 
25.34 	that county's base funding amount.
25.35 	(10) In any given year, the total amount appropriated for this purpose first must be 
25.36 	allocated to participating counties in accordance with each county's base funding amount. 
26.1 	Then, any remaining amount in excess of the aggregate base funding amount must be 
26.2 	allocated to participating counties in proportion to each county's share percent, and is 
26.3 	referred to as the county's "formula amount."
26.4 	Each participating county's "community corrections aid amount" equals the sum of 
26.5 	(i) the county's base funding amount, and (ii) the county's formula amount.
26.6 	(11) However, if in any year the total amount appropriated for the purpose of this 
26.7 	section is less than the aggregate base funding amount, then each participating county's 
26.8 	community corrections aid amount is the product of (i) the county's base funding amount 
26.9 	multiplied by (ii) the ratio of the total amount appropriated to the aggregate base funding 
26.10 	amount.
26.11 	For each participating county, the county's community corrections aid amount 
26.12 	calculated in this subdivision is the total amount of subsidy to which the county is entitled 
26.13 	under sections 401.01 to 401.16.

26.14 	Sec. 11. Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 7, is amended to read:

26.15	Sec. 7. TAX COURT
 	$
	1,023,000
	$
	1,035,000
	
26.16 	(a) Additional Resources
26.17 	$161,000 each year is for two law clerks, 
26.18 	continuing legal education costs, and 
26.19 	Westlaw costs operating expenses. Any 
26.20 	amount not expended in the first year does 
26.21 	not cancel and is available in the second year.
26.22 	(b) Case Management System
26.23 	$25,000 each year is for the implementation 
26.24 	and maintenance of a modern case 
26.25 	management system.

26.26 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013.

26.27 	Sec. 12. Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 9, is amended to read:

26.28	Sec. 9. BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS
 	$
	756,000
	$
	456,000
	
26.29 	(a) Deficiencies
26.30 	$300,000 the first year is for deficiencies 
26.31 	occurring in fiscal year 2013. This 
27.1 	appropriation is available for expenditure the 
27.2 	day following final enactment.
27.3 	(b) Major Disciplinary Actions
27.4 	$125,000 each year is for special 
27.5 	investigative and hearing costs for major 
27.6 	disciplinary actions undertaken by the 
27.7 	board. This appropriation does not cancel. 
27.8 	Any encumbered unencumbered and 
27.9 	unspent balances remain available for these 
27.10 	expenditures in subsequent fiscal years.

27.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

27.12 	Sec. 13. ALTERNATIVES TO JUVENILE DETENTION.
 27.13 		Subdivision 1.Grant. The commissioner of public safety through the Office 
27.14 	of Justice Programs may award a grant to an organization designated as a nonprofit 
27.15 	by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a collaboration of organizations 
27.16 	including one or more nonprofit organizations to conduct training, technical support, and 
27.17 	peer learning opportunities for counties across the state interested in "Right on Crime" 
27.18 	strategies, specifically juvenile detention reform and addressing disparities in the juvenile 
27.19 	justice system to accomplish cost-effective interventions that leverage the strength of 
27.20 	families and communities. The collaboration must include at least one organization that 
27.21 	has a demonstrated history in working with Minnesota counties to address disparities in 
27.22 	the juvenile justice system. The intent of the grant is to achieve the following objectives:
27.23 	(1) eliminate the inappropriate or unnecessary use of secure detention;
27.24 	(2) minimize rearrest and failure-to-appear rates pending adjudication;
27.25 	(3) ensure appropriate conditions of confinement in secure facilities; and
27.26 	(4) reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
27.27 		Subd. 2.Grant criteria. (a) The grant recipient must:
27.28 	(1) identify and support counties statewide in implementing the eight core strategies 
27.29 	identified by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that are proven to address disparities in 
27.30 	juvenile detention including collaboration, use of accurate data, objective admissions 
27.31 	criteria and instruments, new or enhanced nonsecure alternatives to detention, case 
27.32 	processing reforms, special detention cases, reducing racial disparities, and improving 
27.33 	conditions of confinement;
28.1 	(2) provide training, technical support, and peer-learning opportunities to counties as 
28.2 	each county implements the eight core strategies under clause (1) throughout its county; and
28.3 	(3) consistently collect, use, and report accurate data to diagnose system problems, 
28.4 	adapt strategies, and assess the impact of various training and capacity-building activities.
28.5 	(b) The grant recipient must match the grant amount dollar-for-dollar with money 
28.6 	from private sector funds.
28.7 	(c) A portion of the grant must be designated for counties to implement juvenile 
28.8 	detention reform.
28.9 	(d) The commissioner shall ensure that most of the grant money distributed under 
28.10 	this section be used to benefit greater Minnesota.
28.11 		Subd. 3.Program evaluation. The grant recipient must evaluate the effectiveness 
28.12 	of its intervention and work with subcontracted organizations to collect data. The grant 
28.13 	recipient must submit an evaluation plan to the commissioner delineating progress in 
28.14 	meeting the objectives of the grant.

28.15 	Sec. 14. CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER GRANTS.
 28.16 		Subdivision 1.Establishment and purpose. A grant program is established to 
28.17 	provide stable funding and ensure the continued viability of core functions relating to 
28.18 	abuse investigations, interviews, treatment, and related training. The grants ensure that 
28.19 	victims of abuse have access to safe, secure facilities and that law enforcement has access 
28.20 	to the tools necessary for the successful apprehension and conviction of predators of 
28.21 	children and vulnerable adults.
28.22 		Subd. 2.Grants. The commissioner of public safety shall award grants to child 
28.23 	advocacy centers whose primary purpose is to coordinate the investigation, treatment, and 
28.24 	management of abuse cases and to provide direct services to children and vulnerable 
28.25 	adults. Grants may be used for:
28.26 	(1) forensic interviews and child advocacy center interdisciplinary team 
28.27 	investigations, programs, and facilities;
28.28 	(2) mental health services for victims and families;
28.29 	(3) specialized medical examinations;
28.30 	(4) support and advocacy for victims and family members; and
28.31 	(5) specialized training for child advocacy center staff and interdisciplinary team 
28.32 	members.
28.33 		Subd. 3.Applications; eligibility. (a) Any public or private organization that 
28.34 	utilizes an interdisciplinary team of professionals, which includes law enforcement, 
28.35 	child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical, and advocacy representatives, to 
29.1 	investigate, treat, and manage child and vulnerable adult abuse cases, may apply to the 
29.2 	commissioner for a grant under subdivision 2.
29.3 	(b) The application shall be submitted in a form approved by the commissioner and 
29.4 	shall include evidence that the organization has:
29.5 	(1) a comfortable, private setting that is both physically and psychologically safe for 
29.6 	children, vulnerable adults, and families;
29.7 	(2) sound program, fiscal, and administrative practices;
29.8 	(3) policies, practices, and procedures that are culturally competent. For the purpose 
29.9 	of this paragraph, "culturally competent" means the capacity to function in more than one 
29.10 	culture, requiring the ability to appreciate, understand, and interact with members of 
29.11 	diverse populations within the local community;
29.12 	(4) an interdisciplinary team for the investigation, treatment, and management of 
29.13 	child and vulnerable adult abuse cases;
29.14 	(5) a written set of interagency protocols for an interdisciplinary and coordinated 
29.15 	approach to the investigation of child and vulnerable adult abuse;
29.16 	(6) interviews to be conducted in a manner which is neutral and fact-finding and 
29.17 	coordinated to avoid duplicative interviewing;
29.18 	(7) specialized medical evaluation and treatment as part of the interdisciplinary team 
29.19 	response, either at the center or through coordination with a referral to another appropriate 
29.20 	medical provider;
29.21 	(8) specialized trauma-informed mental health services as part of the interdisciplinary 
29.22 	team response, either at the center or through coordination with the referral to other 
29.23 	appropriate advocacy providers;
29.24 	(9) a routine interdisciplinary case review process for the purpose of decision 
29.25 	making, problem solving, systems coordination, and information sharing concerning case 
29.26 	status and services needed by the child, vulnerable adult, or family;
29.27 	(10) a comprehensive tracking system for monitoring case progress and tracking 
29.28 	case outcomes for team members; and
29.29 	(11) a process for evaluating the effectiveness and operation of the center.
29.30 		Subd. 4.Duties of grantees. Every public or private organization that receives a 
29.31 	grant under this section shall comply with all rules of the commissioner related to the 
29.32 	administration of the grant programs.
29.33 		Subd. 5.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
29.34 	the meanings given:
29.35 	(1) "child" means an individual under the age of 18 years; and
30.1 	(2) "vulnerable adult" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 609.232, 
30.2 	subdivision 11.

30.3 	Sec. 15. LIFESAVER GRANT PROGRAM.
 30.4 		Subdivision 1.Grant program. The commissioner of public safety shall establish 
30.5 	a lifesaver grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies with the costs of 
30.6 	developing lifesaver rapid response programs designed to quickly find individuals with 
30.7 	medical conditions that cause wandering and result in many of these individuals becoming 
30.8 	lost and missing. The search and rescue program must electronically track a lost or 
30.9 	missing vulnerable senior citizen or an individual who is mentally impaired due to autism, 
30.10 	Down Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, or other mental impairment that causes wandering. 
30.11 	The lifesaver program participant wears a small transmitter on the wrist to allow the local 
30.12 	law enforcement agency to electronically locate the participant, if necessary, using a radio 
30.13 	receiver. Grants may be awarded to new and existing programs. The commissioner shall 
30.14 	administer and promote the grant program throughout the state and serve as liaison to 
30.15 	lifesaver programs.
30.16 		Subd. 2.Application; eligibility. A county law enforcement agency or two or more 
30.17 	county, or county and city law enforcement agencies may apply to the commissioner for a 
30.18 	grant in a form and manner established by the commissioner. The application must include:
30.19 	(1) an estimate of the number of people who might qualify for lifesaver assistance;
30.20 	(2) an estimate of the start-up cost for new programs or expansion costs for existing 
30.21 	programs;
30.22 	(3) a statement of the number of personnel available for tracking lost persons;
30.23 	(4) a statement of available local funding sources; and
30.24 	(5) other information requested by the commissioner.
30.25 		Subd. 3.Grant awards. To the extent funds are available, the commissioner may 
30.26 	award, on a first-come, first-served basis, grants of up to $4,000 to eligible applicants 
30.27 	to develop a new lifesaver program and up to $2,000 to eligible applicants to expand 
30.28 	an existing program. Recipients developing a new lifesaver program shall be given 
30.29 	priority over recipients expanding an existing program. Grant recipients must be located 
30.30 	throughout the state to the extent feasible and consistent with this section.
30.31 		Subd. 4.Uses of grant award. (a) A grant recipient may use an award only for 
30.32 	the following:
30.33 	(1) to purchase emergency response kits, which shall include, at a minimum, 
30.34 	equipment necessary to track and triangulate searches, transmitters, receivers, or any 
30.35 	other related equipment; and
31.1 	(2) to train search personnel.
31.2 	(b) A grant recipient shall manage and provide for the operating costs of the lifesaver 
31.3 	program after its initial development or expansion based on whether the grant is to 
31.4 	develop a new program or expand an existing program.
31.5 		Subd. 5.Report by local agencies. A grant recipient shall file a report with the 
31.6 	commissioner itemizing the expenditures made to develop or expand its lifesaver program 
31.7 	and how the recipient will provide for continued operating costs of the program.

31.8 	Sec. 16. PROGRAMS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PRIMARY PREVENTION.
 31.9 		Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner of public safety shall award grants 
31.10 	to programs that provide sexual assault primary prevention services to prevent initial 
31.11 	perpetration or victimization of sexual assault.
31.12 		Subd. 2.Applications. Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the 
31.13 	commissioner for a grant. The commissioner may give preference to applications from an 
31.14 	agency receiving a grant from the programs for victims of sexual assault under Minnesota 
31.15 	Statutes, section 611A.211. The application shall be submitted in a form approved by 
31.16 	the commissioner.
31.17 		Subd. 3.Duties of grantees. Every public or private nonprofit agency that receives 
31.18 	a grant to provide sexual assault primary prevention services shall comply with rules of 
31.19 	the commissioner related to the administration of the grant programs.
31.20 		Subd. 4.Sexual assault. For the purpose of this section, "sexual assault" means a 
31.21 	violation of Minnesota Statutes, sections 609.342 to 609.3453.