2E Relating to public safety, human rights, courts and sentencing, sexually exploited youth, and prostitution crimes

ARTICLE 1 - APPROPRIATIONS

Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the supreme court for court operations and civil legal services, to the court of appeals, to the trial courts, to the guardian ad litem board, to the tax court, to the uniform laws commission, to the board on judicial standards, to the board of public defense, to the department of public safety for emergency management, criminal apprehension, the fire marshal, alcohol and gambling enforcement, the office of justice programs, and emergency communications networks, public safety answering points, medical resource communication centers, and for ARMER improvements, to the commissioner of management and budget (MMB) for metropolitan council and ARMER debt service, to the commissioner of transportation (DOT) for ARMER state backbone operating costs, to the peace officer standards and training (POST) board, to the private detective board, to the department of human rights, to the department of corrections for institutions, community services, and operations support, and to sentencing guidelines; providing certain transfers; prohibiting use of funds for the purchase of motor vehicles or out of state travel under certain conditions and capping mileage reimbursement

ARTICLE 2 - PUBLIC SAFETY, CORRECTIONS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY

Specifying a minimum payment amount for a health care service co-payment for correctional facility (prison) inmates; increasing the transfer amount from the fire safety account to the general fund; modifying functions and responsibilities of the department of human rights and certain contract compliance provisions; modifying felony sentence to imprisonment provisions, defining remaining term of imprisonment; modifying in-service training in police pursuits requirements; authorizing county jails to reimburse healthcare providers at the medical assistance (MA) payment rate for care provided to inmates; classifying and sharing government data, federal secure communities initiative; acquiring an easement for the Faribault correctional facility; repealing certificates of compliance for public contracts technical assistance

ARTICLE 3 - COURTS AND SENTENCING

Establishing an administrative dismissal process for submitting proof of insurance in failure to provide vehicle insurance cases; clarifying the responsibility for payment of guardian ad litem expenses or compensation; clarifying fees and surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders for diversion cases; authorizing the court to seek partial payment or reimbursement of costs from a party proceeding in forma pauperis

ARTICLE 4 - SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH

Modifying provisions for juvenile prostitutes found in need of protection or services; modifying the definition of delinquent child, juvenile petty offender, child in need of protection or services, and delinquent child; defining sexually exploited youth; providing a procedure for first-time prostitution offense for a 16 to 17 year old child and specifying certain diversion program or child protection proceedings requirements; increasing penalty assessments imposed in certain prostitution crimes and modifying distribution of the assessment, establishing a safe harbor youth account; providing a safe harbor for sex trafficked youth and sexually exploited youth, requiring the commissioner of public safety, in consultation with the commissioners of health and human services, to develop a statewide victim services model to address the needs of sexually exploited youth and youth at risk of sexual exploitation, legislative report requirement

ARTICLE 5 - PROSTITUTION CRIMES

Clarifying and recodifying prostitution laws; clarifying the definitions of the crime as they apply to patrons and prostitutes; modifying the crimes of general prostitution and prostitution in a public places
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