1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to criminal justice; requiring a study on establishing an earned compliance 
1.3 	credit program for persons under correctional supervision; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. EARNED COMPLIANCE CREDIT STUDY; REPORT REQUIRED.
 1.6 	(a) The commissioner of corrections shall study and make recommendations to 
1.7 	the legislature on the issue of implementing an earned compliance credit policy for 
1.8 	offenders on probation and supervised release. The commissioner shall use the language 
1.9 	of S.F. No. 2667, as introduced in the 2016 legislative session, as the starting point for 
1.10 	the study. The commissioner shall consult with practitioners with experience in this area 
1.11 	when conducting the study and shall attempt to take the opinions of those practitioners 
1.12 	into account when making the required recommendations.
1.13 	(b) By January 15, 2017, the commissioner shall report the results of the study and 
1.14 	any related recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate 
1.15 	and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy.