1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing grants to support community supervision of 
1.3 	certain offenders; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MENTAL HEALTH SUPERVISION.
 1.6 	(a) $....... in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of 
1.7 	Corrections to award grants to agencies providing supervision to offenders with mental 
1.8 	illness who are on probation, parole, or supervised release. Recipients must improve 
1.9 	community supervision of offenders with mental illness through changes including but not 
1.10 	limited to staff training, enhanced assessment of clients, specialized caseloads, coordination 
1.11 	with community-based treatment and service providers, and contact with the courts.
1.12 	(b) The Department of Corrections shall establish criteria for selecting grant recipients 
1.13 	and the amount awarded to each grant recipient.
1.14 	(c) By January 15, 2021, the commissioner of corrections shall submit a report to the 
1.15 	chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
1.16 	over public safety policy and finance on the impact and outcomes of the project.