1st Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to the operation of state government; 1.3 requiring an annual report from the department of 1.4 corrections; providing certification standards for 1.5 juvenile facilities; requiring standards for chemical 1.6 dependency treatment programs; requiring the 1.7 commissioner of corrections to establish a health care 1.8 peer review committee; requiring commissioner of 1.9 corrections to contract with commissioner of human 1.10 services for background studies of individuals 1.11 providing services in certain facilities; removing 1.12 certain obsolete provisions in correction law; 1.13 clarifying responsibilities and updating language in 1.14 law governing correctional psychiatric unit; 1.15 authorizing a corrections agent to request a review of 1.16 an offender's risk level based on offender behavior in 1.17 the community; providing for investigation of deaths 1.18 occurring in correctional facilities; requiring judges 1.19 to determine if offenders are eligible for challenge 1.20 incarceration programs based upon correctional 1.21 department criteria; defining criminal sexual conduct 1.22 to include certain employees working in correctional 1.23 facilities; requiring mandatory sex offender 1.24 assessments for repeat offenders; providing that human 1.25 immunodeficiency virus testing data of sex offenders 1.26 to be maintained in correctional medical records; 1.27 amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 241.016, 1.28 subdivision 1; 241.021, subdivisions 1, 4, 4a, 6, by 1.29 adding a subdivision; 241.67, subdivision 8; 241.69; 1.30 242.32, subdivision 1a; 243.05, subdivision 6; 243.51, 1.31 subdivision 2; 243.53, subdivision 1; 244.052, 1.32 subdivision 3; 244.17, subdivision 1; 244.173; 390.11, 1.33 subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 390.32, by 1.34 adding a subdivision; 609.105, by adding a 1.35 subdivision; 609.341, subdivision 11; 609.344, 1.36 subdivision 1; 609.345, subdivision 1; 609.3452, 1.37 subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 611A.19; Laws 1.38 1996, chapter 463, section 16, subdivision 3, as 1.39 amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 1.40 241.016, subdivision 2; 241.018; 241.19; 241.272, 1.41 subdivision 7; 242.51. 1.42 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.43 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 241.016, 2.1 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 2.2 Subdivision 1. [ANNUAL REPORT.]Notwithstanding section2.315.91,The department of corrections shallissuesubmit a 2.4 performance reportby November 30 of each yearto the chairs and 2.5 ranking minority members of the senate and house committees and 2.6 divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice funding by 2.7 January 15 of each year. The issuance and content of the report 2.8 mustconform with section 15.91.include the following: 2.9 (1) department strategic mission, goals, and objectives; 2.10 (2) the department-wide per diem, adult facility-specific 2.11 per diems, and an average per diem, reported in a standard 2.12 calculated method as outlined in the departmental policies and 2.13 procedures; 2.14 (3) department annual statistics as outlined in the 2.15 departmental policies and procedures; and 2.16 (4) on an alternating basis, the department shall complete 2.17 a detailed recidivism analysis of the adult facility, juvenile 2.18 services, and community services divisions, reporting on one of 2.19 these three areas each year. 2.20 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 241.021, 2.21 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 2.22 Subdivision 1. [SUPERVISION OVER CORRECTIONAL 2.23 INSTITUTIONS.](1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the 2.24 commissioner of corrections shall inspect and license all 2.25 correctional facilities throughout the state, whether public or 2.26 private, established and operated for the detention and 2.27 confinement of persons detained or confined therein according to 2.28 law except to the extent that they are inspected or licensed by 2.29 other state regulating agencies. The commissioner shall 2.30 promulgate pursuant to chapter 14, rules establishing minimum 2.31 standards for these facilities with respect to their management, 2.32 operation, physical condition, and the security, safety, health, 2.33 treatment, and discipline of persons detained or confined 2.34 therein. Commencing September 1, 1980, no individual, 2.35 corporation, partnership, voluntary association, or other 2.36 private organization legally responsible for the operation of a 3.1 correctional facility may operate the facility unless licensed 3.2 by the commissioner of corrections. The commissioner shall 3.3 review the correctional facilities described in this subdivision 3.4 at least once every biennium, except as otherwise provided 3.5 herein, to determine compliance with the minimum standards 3.6 established pursuant to this subdivision. The commissioner 3.7 shall grant a license to any facility found to conform to 3.8 minimum standards or to any facility which, in the 3.9 commissioner's judgment, is making satisfactory progress toward 3.10 substantial conformity and the interests and well-being of the 3.11 persons detained or confined therein are protected. The 3.12 commissioner may grant licensure up to two years. The 3.13 commissioner shall have access to the buildings, grounds, books, 3.14 records, staff, and to persons detained or confined in these 3.15 facilities. The commissioner may require the officers in charge 3.16 of these facilities to furnish all information and statistics 3.17 the commissioner deems necessary, at a time and place designated 3.18 by the commissioner. The commissioner may require that any or 3.19 all such information be provided through the department of 3.20 corrections detention information system. The education program 3.21 offered in a correctional facility for the detention or 3.22 confinement of juvenile offenders must be approved by the 3.23 commissioner of children, families, and learning before the 3.24 commissioner of corrections may grant a license to the facility. 3.25 (b) For juvenile facilities licensed by the commissioner of 3.26 human services, the commissioner may inspect and certify 3.27 programs based on certification standards set forth in Minnesota 3.28 Rules. For the purpose of this paragraph, "certification" has 3.29 the meaning given it in section 245A.02, subdivision 4. 3.30(2)(c) Any state agency which regulates, inspects, or 3.31 licenses certain aspects of correctional facilities shall, 3.32 insofar as is possible, ensure that the minimum standards it 3.33 requires are substantially the same as those required by other 3.34 state agencies which regulate, inspect, or license the same 3.35 aspects of similar types of correctional facilities, although at 3.36 different correctional facilities. 4.1(3)(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit 4.2 the commissioner of corrections' authority to promulgate rules 4.3 establishing standards of eligibility for counties to receive 4.4 funds under sections 401.01 to 401.16, or to require counties to 4.5 comply with operating standards the commissioner establishes as 4.6 a condition precedent for counties to receive that funding. 4.7(4)(e) When the commissioner finds that any facility 4.8 described inclause (1)paragraph (a), except foster care 4.9 facilities for delinquent children and youth as provided in 4.10 subdivision 2, does not substantially conform to the minimum 4.11 standards established by the commissioner and is not making 4.12 satisfactory progress toward substantial conformance, the 4.13 commissioner shall promptly notify the chief executive officer 4.14 and the governing board of the facility of the deficiencies and 4.15 order that they be remedied within a reasonable period of time. 4.16 The commissioner may by written order restrict the use of any 4.17 facility which does not substantially conform to minimum 4.18 standards to prohibit the detention of any person therein for 4.19 more than 72 hours at one time. When, after due notice and 4.20 hearing, the commissioner finds that any facility described in 4.21 this subdivision, except county jails and lockups as provided in 4.22 sections 641.26, 642.10, and 642.11, does not conform to minimum 4.23 standards, or is not making satisfactory progress toward 4.24 substantial compliance therewith, the commissioner may issue an 4.25 order revoking the license of that facility. After revocation 4.26 of its license, that facility shall not be used until its 4.27 license is renewed. When the commissioner is satisfied that 4.28 satisfactory progress towards substantial compliance with 4.29 minimum standard is being made, the commissioner may, at the 4.30 request of the appropriate officials of the affected facility 4.31 supported by a written schedule for compliance, grant an 4.32 extension of time for a period not to exceed one year. 4.33(5)(f) As used in this subdivision, "correctional facility" 4.34 means any facility, including a group home, having a residential 4.35 component, the primary purpose of which is to serve persons 4.36 placed therein by a court, court services department, parole 5.1 authority, or other correctional agency having dispositional 5.2 power over persons charged with, convicted, or adjudicated to be 5.3 guilty or delinquent. 5.4 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 241.021, 5.5 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 5.6 Subd. 4. [HEALTH CARE.] The commissioner of corrections 5.7 shall provide professional health care to persons confined in 5.8 institutions under the control of the commissioner of 5.9 corrections and pay the costs of their care in hospitals and 5.10 other medical facilities not under the control of the 5.11 commissioner of corrections, including the secure treatment unit5.12operated by the St. Paul - Ramsey Hospital. All reimbursements 5.13 for these health care services shall be deposited in the general 5.14 fund. The commissioner of corrections is authorized to contract 5.15 with entities, including health care management companies, to 5.16 provide health care to inmates. With respect to these 5.17 contracts, these entities shall not be regulated as, or 5.18 otherwise considered to be, health plan companies as defined in 5.19 section 62Q.01, subdivision 4. 5.20 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 241.021, 5.21 subdivision 4a, is amended to read: 5.22 Subd. 4a. [CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT PROGRAMS.] All 5.23 residential chemical dependency treatment programs operated by 5.24 the commissioner of corrections to treat adultsand juveniles5.25 committed to the commissioner's custody shall comply with the 5.26 standards mandated in Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.4100 to 5.27 9530.6500, or successor rule parts for treatment programs 5.28 operated by community-basedresidentialtreatment facilities. 5.29 When the commissioners of corrections and human services agree 5.30 that these established standards for community-based programs 5.31 cannot reasonably apply to correctional facilities, alternative 5.32 equivalent standards shall be developed by the commissioners and 5.33 established through an interagency agreement. 5.34 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 241.021, is 5.35 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 5.36 Subd. 4b. [REVIEW ORGANIZATION.] The commissioner of 6.1 corrections must establish a health care peer review committee. 6.2 Sections 145.61 to 145.67 apply to the committee. The committee 6.3 must gather, review, and evaluate information relating to the 6.4 on-site and off-site care and treatment of offenders. The 6.5 committee must consist of: 6.6 (1) the director of health services; 6.7 (2) the department medical director; 6.8 (3) the regional medical director of the contracted health 6.9 care vendor; 6.10 (4) the department director of nursing; 6.11 (5) a physician from the contracting hospital provider; and 6.12 (6) another physician who provides health care to offenders 6.13 on site at a correctional facility. 6.14 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 241.021, 6.15 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 6.16 Subd. 6. [BACKGROUND STUDIES.] (a) The commissioner of 6.17 corrections is authorized to do background studies on personnel 6.18 employed by any facility serving children or youth that is 6.19 licensed under this section. The commissioner of corrections 6.20 shall contract with the commissioner of human services to 6.21 conduct background studies of individuals providing services in 6.22 secure and nonsecure residential facilities and detention 6.23 facilities which have direct contact, as defined under section 6.24 245A.04, subdivision 3, with persons served in the facilities. 6.25 A disqualification of an individual in this section shall 6.26 disqualify the individual from positions allowing direct contact 6.27 or access to persons and residents receiving services in 6.28 programs licensed by the departments of health and human 6.29 services. 6.30 (b) A clerk or administrator of any court, the bureau of 6.31 criminal apprehension, a prosecuting attorney, a county sheriff, 6.32 or a chief of a local police department, shall assist in these 6.33 studies by providing to the commissioner of human services, or 6.34 the commissioner's representative, all criminal conviction data 6.35 available from local, state, and national criminal history 6.36 record repositories, including the criminal justice data 7.1 communications network, pertaining to the following individuals: 7.2 applicants, operators, all persons living in the household, and 7.3 all staff of any facility subject to background studies under 7.4 this subdivision. 7.5 (c) The department of human services shall conduct the 7.6 background studies required by paragraph (a) in compliance with 7.7 the provisions of chapter 245A. For the purpose of this 7.8 subdivision, the term "secure and nonsecure residential facility 7.9 and detention facility" shall include programs licensed or 7.10 certified under subdivision 2. The department of human services 7.11 shall provide necessary forms and instructions, conduct the 7.12 necessary background studies of individuals, and provide 7.13 notification of the results of the studies to the facilities, 7.14 individuals, and commissioner of corrections. Individuals shall 7.15 be disqualified under the provisions of chapter 245A. 7.16 If an individual is disqualified, the department of human 7.17 services shall notify the facility and the individual and shall 7.18 inform the individual of the right to request a reconsideration 7.19 of the disqualification by submitting the request to the 7.20 department of corrections. 7.21 (d) The commissioner of corrections shall review and decide 7.22 reconsideration requests, including the granting of variances, 7.23 in accordance with the procedures and criteria contained in 7.24 chapter 245A. The commissioner's decision shall be provided to 7.25 the individual and to the department of human services. The 7.26 commissioner's decision to grant or deny a reconsideration of 7.27 disqualification is the final administrative agency action. 7.28 (e) Facilities described in paragraph (a) shall be 7.29 responsible for cooperating with the departments in implementing 7.30 the provisions of this subdivision. The responsibilities 7.31 imposed on applicants and licensees under chapter 245A shall 7.32 apply to these facilities. The provisions of section 245A.04, 7.33 subdivision 3, paragraph (e), shall apply to an applicant's, 7.34 licensee's, or individual's refusal to cooperate with the 7.35 completion of the background studies. 7.36 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 241.67, 8.1 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 8.2 Subd. 8. [COMMUNITY-BASED SEX OFFENDER PROGRAM EVALUATION 8.3 PROJECT.] (a) For the purposes of this project, a sex offender 8.4 is an adult who has been convicted, or a juvenile who has been 8.5 adjudicated, for a sex offense or a sex-related offense which 8.6 would require registration under section 243.166. 8.7 (b) The commissioner shall develop a long-term project to 8.8 accomplish the following: 8.9 (1) provide follow-up information on each sex offender for 8.10 a period of three years following the offender's completion of 8.11 or termination from treatment; 8.12 (2) provide treatment programs in several geographical 8.13 areas in the state; 8.14 (3) provide the necessary data to form the basis to 8.15 recommend a fiscally sound plan to provide a coordinated 8.16 statewide system of effective sex offender treatment 8.17 programming; and 8.18 (4) provide an opportunity to local and regional 8.19 governments, agencies, and programs to establish models of sex 8.20 offender programs that are suited to the needs of that region. 8.21 (c)The commissioner shall provide the legislature with an8.22annual report of the data collected and the status of the8.23project by October 15 of each year, beginning in 1993.8.24(d)The commissioner shall establish an advisory task force 8.25 consisting of county probation officers from Community 8.26 Corrections Act counties and other counties, court services 8.27 providers, and other interested officials. The commissioner 8.28 shall consult with the task force concerning the establishment 8.29 and operation of the project. 8.30 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 241.69, is 8.31 amended to read: 8.32 241.69 [PSYCHIATRIC UNIT; ESTABLISHMENT.] 8.33 Subdivision 1. [AUTHORITY; RULES.] The commissioner of 8.34 corrections shall, in accordance with applicable rules and 8.35 standards prescribed by thedepartmentsdepartment ofhealth and8.36welfarehuman services, establish, staff, equip, maintain and 9.1 operate at one of the adult correctional institutions under the 9.2 commissioner's control apsychiatricmental health unit for the 9.3 care and treatment of those inmates of state correctional 9.4 institutions who become mentally ill. 9.5 Subd. 2. [EXAMINATION.] When any person confined in an 9.6 adult correctional institution under the control of the 9.7 commissioner of corrections is alleged to be a mentally ill 9.8 person, thechief executive officerdirector of psychological 9.9 services, warden, or other person in charge of the institution 9.10 shall cause the person to be examined by a licensed physician 9.11 especially qualified in the diagnosis of mental illness, or, if 9.12 none is available, by any licensed physician or 9.13 licensedpsychologistmental health professional available to 9.14 the institution. 9.15 Subd. 3. [TRANSFER.] If theexamining physician or9.16psychologistlicensed mental health professional finds the 9.17 person to be mentally ill and in need of short term care, the 9.18 examiningphysicianhealth care professional may recommend 9.19 transfer by the commissioner of corrections to thepsychiatric9.20 mental health unit established pursuant to subdivision 1. 9.21 Subd. 4. [COMMITMENT.] If the examiningphysicianhealth 9.22 care professional orpsychologistlicensed mental health 9.23 professional finds the person to be mentally ill and in need of 9.24 long term care in a hospital, or if an inmate transferred 9.25 pursuant to subdivision 3 refuses to voluntarily participate in 9.26 the treatment program at thepsychiatricmental health unit, the 9.27chief executive officer ofdirector of psychological services of 9.28 the institution orother person in chargethe mental health 9.29 professional shall initiate proceedings for judicial commitment 9.30 as provided in section 253B.07. Upon the recommendation of 9.31 thephysician or psychologistlicensed mental health 9.32 professional and upon completion of the hearing and 9.33 consideration of the record, the court may commit the person to 9.34 thepsychiatricmental health unit established in subdivision 1 9.35 or to another hospital. A person confined in a state 9.36 correctional institution for adults who has been adjudicated to 10.1 be mentally ill and in need of treatment may be committed to the 10.2 commissioner of corrections and placed in thepsychiatricmental 10.3 health unit established in subdivision 1. 10.4 Subd. 5. [DISCHARGE.] Thechief medical officerdirector 10.5 of psychological services of thepsychiatricmental health unit 10.6 established under this section may, subject to the provisions of 10.7 chapter 253B, provisionally discharge any inmate patient 10.8 admitted as mentally ill without discharging the commitment and 10.9 order the inmate patient's release into the general population 10.10 of the institution from which admitted, subject to return to the 10.11 facility for further treatment. 10.12 When thechief medical officerdirector of psychological 10.13 services of the facility certifies that a patient is no longer 10.14 in need of institutional care for mental illness thechief10.15medical officerdirector of psychological services shall 10.16 discharge the patient to the institution from which committed, 10.17 and the discharge shall also discharge the mental illness 10.18 commitment. 10.19 A copy of the certification that the inmate is no longer in 10.20 need of care for mental illness shall be transmitted to the 10.21 commissioner of corrections. The commissioner of corrections 10.22 shall give serious consideration to the aforementioned 10.23 certification for purposes of their supervision over the inmate 10.24 upon the inmate's release. 10.25 Subd. 6. [TRANSFER UPON EXPIRATION OF SENTENCE.] If the 10.26 sentence of a person who has been adjudicated to be mentally ill 10.27 and committed to thepsychiatricmental health unit established 10.28 under this section should expire before the person recovers and 10.29 is discharged therefrom, and, in the judgment of thechief10.30medical officerdirector of psychological services of the unit, 10.31 the person requires further hospitalization for mental illness, 10.32 the person shall be transferred by the commissioner of 10.33 corrections to a state hospital designated by the commissioner 10.34 of human services, there to be detained as in the case of other 10.35 mentally ill persons under judicial commitment. 10.36 Subd. 7. [COSTS.] The costs of the commitment proceedings 11.1 under this section shall be borne by the state. 11.2 Subd. 8. [DEFINITIONS.] For the purposes of this section, 11.3 the words defined in section 253B.02 have the meanings given 11.4 them in that section. 11.5 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 242.32, 11.6 subdivision 1a, is amended to read: 11.7 Subd. 1a. [ALTERNATIVE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS; FUNDING.] The 11.8 commissioner of corrections may establish and operate 11.9 alternative residential programs for juveniles. Programming is 11.10 available to court and social service agencies for placement of 11.11 juveniles to act as early intervention in juvenile crime. The 11.12 commissioner shall require participating state or federal 11.13 agencies and local units of government sending participants to 11.14 the program to pay the cost of the program. Funds received by 11.15 the commissioner for the cost of the program from state and 11.16 federal agencies and local units of government under this 11.17 subdivision must be deposited in the state treasury and credited 11.18 to a special account. Money in the account is appropriated to 11.19 the commissioner to fund the program. 11.20 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 243.05, 11.21 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 11.22 Subd. 6. [SUPERVISION BY COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS; 11.23 AGENTS.] (a) The commissioner of corrections, as far as 11.24 possible, shall exercise supervision over persons released on 11.25 parole or probation pursuant to this section and section 242.19. 11.26 (b) The commissioner of corrections shall exercise 11.27 supervision over probationers as provided in section 609.135, 11.28 and over persons conditionally released pursuant to section 11.29 241.26. 11.30 (c) For the purposes of clauses (a) and (b), and sections 11.31 609.115 and 609.135, subdivision 1, the commissioner shall 11.32 appoint state agents who shall be in the classified service of 11.33 the state civil service. The commissioner may also appoint 11.34 suitable persons in any part of the state or enter into 11.35 agreements with individuals and public or private agencies, for 11.36 the same purposes, and pay the costs incurred under the 12.1 agreements.Parole agents shall reside in the various districts12.2of the state in which they are employed.Each agent or person 12.3 shall perform the duties the commissioner may prescribe in 12.4 behalf of or in the supervision of those persons described in 12.5 clause (b). In addition, each agent or person shall act under 12.6 the orders of the commissioner in the supervision of those 12.7 persons conditionally released as provided in clause (a). 12.8 Agents shall provide assistance to conditionally released 12.9 persons in obtaining employment, and shall conduct relevant 12.10 investigations and studies of persons under supervision upon the 12.11 request of the commissioner. Regional supervisors may also 12.12 supervise state parole agents as directed by the commissioner of 12.13 corrections. This duty shall not interfere with the supervisor's 12.14 responsibility under the County Probation Act, Laws 1959, 12.15 chapter 698. 12.16 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 243.51, 12.17 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 12.18 Subd. 2. [TRANSFER OF INMATES TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.] The 12.19 commissioner of corrections may transfer to the custody of the 12.20 United States attorney general any inmate ofthea Minnesota 12.21 correctionalfacility-Stillwater or the Minnesota correctional12.22facility-Shakopeefacility whose presence is seriously 12.23 detrimental to the internal discipline and well-being of the 12.24 facility, or whose personal safety cannot be reasonably secured 12.25 therein or in any other state facility, provided the attorney 12.26 general of the United States accept such transfer. Such 12.27 transfer shall be accomplished in the manner prescribed by 12.28 United States Code, title 18, section 5003 and acts amendatory 12.29 thereof, and the commissioner of corrections may execute such 12.30 contracts as therein provided. The reimbursement of the federal 12.31 government for all costs and expenses incurred for the care, 12.32 custody, subsistence, education, treatment and training of such 12.33 transferee shall be paid from the appropriation for the 12.34 operation of the Minnesota correctionalfacility-Stillwater or12.35the Minnesota correctional facility-Shakopeefacility from which 12.36 the inmate was transferred. 13.1 The chief executive officer of the transferring facility 13.2 shall attach to such contract a duly certified copy of the 13.3 warrant of commitment under which such inmate is held, together 13.4 with copies of such other commitment papers as are required by 13.5 section 243.49, and such other data relating to the character 13.6 and condition of such inmates as the officer may deem necessary 13.7 or may be required by the federal prison authorities. Such copy 13.8 of the warrant of commitment and accompanying papers shall 13.9 constitute sufficient authority for the United States to hold 13.10 such inmate on behalf of the state of Minnesota. 13.11 Any inmate so transferred under this subdivision shall be 13.12 subject to the terms and conditions of the inmate's original 13.13 sentence as if the inmate were serving the same within the 13.14 confines of the facility from which transferred. Nothing herein 13.15 contained shall deprive such inmate of the right to parole or 13.16 the rights to legal process in the courts of this state. 13.17 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 243.53, 13.18 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 13.19 Subdivision 1. [SEPARATE CELLS.] (a) When there are 13.20 sufficient cells available, each inmate shall be confined in a 13.21 separate cell. Each inmate shall be confined in a separate cell 13.22 in institutions classified by the commissioner as custody level 13.23 five and six institutions. This requirement does not apply to 13.24 the following: 13.25 (1) geriatric dormitory-type facilities; 13.26 (2) honor dormitory-type facilities; and 13.27 (3) any other multiple occupancy facility at a custody 13.28 level five or six institution that confines inmates who could be 13.29 confined in an institution at custody level four or lower. 13.30 (b) Correctional institutions classified by the 13.31 commissioner as custody level one, two, three, or four 13.32 institutions must permit multiple occupancy, except segregation 13.33 units, to the greatest extent possible.The commissioner shall13.34annually publish a list of the custody levels of all13.35correctional institutions.13.36 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 244.052, 14.1 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 14.2 Subd. 3. [END-OF-CONFINEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE.] (a) The 14.3 commissioner of corrections shall establish and administer 14.4 end-of-confinement review committees at each state correctional 14.5 facility and at each state treatment facility where predatory 14.6 offenders are confined. The committees shall assess on a 14.7 case-by-case basis the public risk posed by predatory offenders 14.8 who are about to be released from confinement. 14.9 (b) Each committee shall be a standing committee and shall 14.10 consist of the following members appointed by the commissioner: 14.11 (1) the chief executive officer or head of the correctional 14.12 or treatment facility where the offender is currently confined, 14.13 or that person's designee; 14.14 (2) a law enforcement officer; 14.15 (3) a treatment professional who is trained in the 14.16 assessment of sex offenders; 14.17 (4) a caseworker experienced in supervising sex offenders; 14.18 and 14.19 (5) a victim's services professional. 14.20 Members of the committee, other than the facility's chief 14.21 executive officer or head, shall be appointed by the 14.22 commissioner to two-year terms. The chief executive officer or 14.23 head of the facility or designee shall act as chair of the 14.24 committee and shall use the facility's staff, as needed, to 14.25 administer the committee, obtain necessary information from 14.26 outside sources, and prepare risk assessment reports on 14.27 offenders. 14.28 (c) The committee shall have access to the following data 14.29 on a predatory offender only for the purposes of its assessment 14.30 and to defend the committee's risk assessment determination upon 14.31 administrative review under this section: 14.32 (1) private medical data under section 13.384 or 144.335, 14.33 or welfare data under section 13.46 that relate to medical 14.34 treatment of the offender; 14.35 (2) private and confidential court services data under 14.36 section 13.84; 15.1 (3) private and confidential corrections data under section 15.2 13.85; and 15.3 (4) private criminal history data under section 13.87. 15.4 Data collected and maintained by the committee under this 15.5 paragraph may not be disclosed outside the committee, except as 15.6 provided under section 13.05, subdivision 3 or 4. The predatory 15.7 offender has access to data on the offender collected and 15.8 maintained by the committee, unless the data are confidential 15.9 data received under this paragraph. 15.10 (d)(i) Except as otherwise provided in item (ii), at least 15.11 90 days before a predatory offender is to be released from 15.12 confinement, the commissioner of corrections shall convene the 15.13 appropriate end-of-confinement review committee for the purpose 15.14 of assessing the risk presented by the offender and determining 15.15 the risk level to which the offender shall be assigned under 15.16 paragraph (e). The offender and the law enforcement agency that 15.17 was responsible for the charge resulting in confinement shall be 15.18 notified of the time and place of the committee's meeting. The 15.19 offender has a right to be present and be heard at the meeting. 15.20 The law enforcement agency may provide material in writing that 15.21 is relevant to the offender's risk level to the chair of the 15.22 committee. The committee shall use the risk factors described 15.23 in paragraph (g) and the risk assessment scale developed under 15.24 subdivision 2 to determine the offender's risk assessment score 15.25 and risk level. Offenders scheduled for release from 15.26 confinement shall be assessed by the committee established at 15.27 the facility from which the offender is to be released. 15.28 (ii) If an offender is received for confinement in a 15.29 facility with less than 90 days remaining in the offender's term 15.30 of confinement, the offender's risk shall be assessed at the 15.31 first regularly scheduled end of confinement review committee 15.32 that convenes after the appropriate documentation for the risk 15.33 assessment is assembled by the committee. The commissioner 15.34 shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that offender's risk is 15.35 assessed and a risk level is assigned or reassigned at least 30 15.36 days before the offender's release date. 16.1 (e) The committee shall assign to risk level I a predatory 16.2 offender whose risk assessment score indicates a low risk of 16.3 reoffense. The committee shall assign to risk level II an 16.4 offender whose risk assessment score indicates a moderate risk 16.5 of reoffense. The committee shall assign to risk level III an 16.6 offender whose risk assessment score indicates a high risk of 16.7 reoffense. 16.8 (f) Before the predatory offender is released from 16.9 confinement, the committee shall prepare a risk assessment 16.10 report which specifies the risk level to which the offender has 16.11 been assigned and the reasons underlying the committee's risk 16.12 assessment decision. The committee shall give the report to the 16.13 offender and to the law enforcement agency at least 60 days 16.14 before an offender is released from confinement. If the risk 16.15 assessment is performed under the circumstances described in 16.16 paragraph (d), item (ii), the report shall be given to the 16.17 offender and the law enforcement agency as soon as it is 16.18 available. The committee also shall inform the offender of the 16.19 availability of review under subdivision 6. 16.20 (g) As used in this subdivision, "risk factors" includes, 16.21 but is not limited to, the following factors: 16.22 (1) the seriousness of the offense should the offender 16.23 reoffend. This factor includes consideration of the following: 16.24 (i) the degree of likely force or harm; 16.25 (ii) the degree of likely physical contact; and 16.26 (iii) the age of the likely victim; 16.27 (2) the offender's prior offense history. This factor 16.28 includes consideration of the following: 16.29 (i) the relationship of prior victims to the offender; 16.30 (ii) the number of prior offenses or victims; 16.31 (iii) the duration of the offender's prior offense history; 16.32 (iv) the length of time since the offender's last prior 16.33 offense while the offender was at risk to commit offenses; and 16.34 (v) the offender's prior history of other antisocial acts; 16.35 (3) the offender's characteristics. This factor includes 16.36 consideration of the following: 17.1 (i) the offender's response to prior treatment efforts; and 17.2 (ii) the offender's history of substance abuse; 17.3 (4) the availability of community supports to the offender. 17.4 This factor includes consideration of the following: 17.5 (i) the availability and likelihood that the offender will 17.6 be involved in therapeutic treatment; 17.7 (ii) the availability of residential supports to the 17.8 offender, such as a stable and supervised living arrangement in 17.9 an appropriate location; 17.10 (iii) the offender's familial and social relationships, 17.11 including the nature and length of these relationships and the 17.12 level of support that the offender may receive from these 17.13 persons; and 17.14 (iv) the offender's lack of education or employment 17.15 stability; 17.16 (5) whether the offender has indicated or credible evidence 17.17 in the record indicates that the offender will reoffend if 17.18 released into the community; and 17.19 (6) whether the offender demonstrates a physical condition 17.20 that minimizes the risk of reoffense, including but not limited 17.21 to, advanced age or a debilitating illness or physical condition. 17.22 (h) Upon the request of the law enforcement agency or the 17.23 offender's corrections agent, the commissioner may reconvene the 17.24 end-of-confinement review committee for the purpose of 17.25 reassessing the risk level to which an offender has been 17.26 assigned under paragraph (e). In a request for a reassessment, 17.27 the law enforcement agency which was responsible for the charge 17.28 resulting in confinement or agent shall list the facts and 17.29 circumstances arising after the initial assignment or facts and 17.30 circumstances known to law enforcement or the agent but not 17.31 considered by the committee under paragraph (e) which support 17.32 the request for a reassessment. The request for reassessment by 17.33 the law enforcement agency must occur within 30 days of receipt 17.34 of the report indicating the offender's risk level 17.35 assignment. The offender's corrections agent, in consultation 17.36 with the chief law enforcement officer in the area where the 18.1 offender resides or intends to reside, may request a review of a 18.2 risk level at any time if substantial evidence exists that the 18.3 offender's risk level should be reviewed by an 18.4 end-of-confinement review committee. This evidence includes, 18.5 but is not limited to, evidence of treatment failures or 18.6 completions, evidence of exceptional crime-free community 18.7 adjustment or lack of appropriate adjustment, evidence of 18.8 substantial community need to know more about the offender or 18.9 mitigating circumstances that would narrow the proposed scope of 18.10 notification, or other practical situations articulated and 18.11 based in evidence of the offender's behavior while under 18.12 supervision. Upon review of the request, the end-of-confinement 18.13 review committee may reassign an offender to a different risk 18.14 level. If the offender is reassigned to a higher risk level, 18.15 the offender has the right to seek review of the committee's 18.16 determination under subdivision 6. 18.17 (i) An offender may request the end-of-confinement review 18.18 committee to reassess the offender's assigned risk level after 18.19 three years have elapsed since the committee's initial risk 18.20 assessment and may renew the request once every two years 18.21 following subsequent denials. In a request for reassessment, 18.22 the offender shall list the facts and circumstances which 18.23 demonstrate that the offender no longer poses the same degree of 18.24 risk to the community. In order for a request for a risk level 18.25 reduction to be granted, the offender must demonstrate full 18.26 compliance with supervised release conditions, completion of 18.27 required post-release treatment programming, and full compliance 18.28 with all registration requirements as detailed in section 18.29 243.166. The offender must also not have been convicted of any 18.30 felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor offenses subsequent to 18.31 the assignment of the original risk level. The committee shall 18.32 follow the process outlined in paragraphs (a) to(e), and18.33(g)(c) in the reassessment. An offender who is incarcerated 18.34 may not request a reassessment under this paragraph. 18.35 (j) Offenders returned to prison as release violators shall 18.36 not have a right to a subsequent risk reassessment by the 19.1 end-of-confinement review committee unless substantial evidence 19.2 determines that the offender's risk to the public has increased. 19.3 (k) The commissioner shall establish an end-of-confinement 19.4 review committee to assign a risk level to offenders who are 19.5 released from a federal correctional facility in Minnesota or 19.6 another state and who intend to reside in Minnesota, and to 19.7 offenders accepted from another state under a reciprocal 19.8 agreement for parole supervision under the interstate compact 19.9 authorized by section 243.16. The committee shall make 19.10 reasonable efforts to conform to the same timelines as applied 19.11 to Minnesota cases. Offenders accepted from another state under 19.12 a reciprocal agreement for probation supervision are not 19.13 assigned a risk level, but are considered downward dispositional 19.14 departures. The probation or court services officer and law 19.15 enforcement officer shall manage such cases in accordance with 19.16 section 244.10, subdivision 2a. The policies and procedures of 19.17 the committee for federal offenders and interstate compact cases 19.18 must be in accordance with all requirements as set forth in this 19.19 section, unless restrictions caused by the nature of federal or 19.20 interstate transfers prevents such conformance. 19.21(k)(l) If the committee assigns a predatory offender to 19.22 risk level III, the committee shall determine whether residency 19.23 restrictions shall be included in the conditions of the 19.24 offender's release based on the offender's pattern of offending 19.25 behavior. 19.26 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 244.17, 19.27 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 19.28 Subdivision 1. [GENERALLY.] The commissioner may select 19.29 offenders who meet the eligibility requirements of subdivisions 19.30 2 and 3 and have been deemed eligible by a court under section 19.31 609.105, subdivision 2a, to participate in a challenge 19.32 incarceration program described in sections 244.171 and 244.172 19.33 for all or part of the offender's sentence if the offender 19.34 agrees to participate in the program and signs a written 19.35 contract with the commissioner agreeing to comply with the 19.36 program's requirements. 20.1 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 244.173, is 20.2 amended to read: 20.3 244.173 [CHALLENGE INCARCERATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION AND 20.4 REPORT.] 20.5 The commissioner shall develop a system for gathering and 20.6 analyzing information concerning the value and effectiveness of 20.7 the challenge incarceration program.The commissioner shall20.8report to the committees of the house of representatives and20.9senate with jurisdiction over criminal justice policy by January20.101, 1996, on the operation of the program.20.11 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 390.11, 20.12 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 20.13 Subdivision 1. [DEATHS REQUIRING INQUESTS AND 20.14 INVESTIGATIONS.] Except as provided in subdivision 1a, the 20.15 coroner shall investigate and may conduct inquests in all human 20.16 deaths of the following types: 20.17 (1) violent deaths, whether apparently homicidal, suicidal, 20.18 or accidental, including but not limited to deaths due to 20.19 thermal, chemical, electrical, or radiational injury, and deaths 20.20 due to criminal abortion, whether apparently self induced or 20.21 not; 20.22 (2) deaths under unusual or mysterious circumstances; 20.23 (3) deaths of persons whose bodies are to be cremated, 20.24 dissected, buried at sea, or otherwise disposed of so that the 20.25 bodies will later be unavailable for examination; and 20.26 (4) deaths of inmates of public institutions who are not 20.27 hospitalized for organic disease and whose deaths are not of any 20.28 type referred to in clause (1) or (2). 20.29 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 390.11, is 20.30 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 20.31 Subd. 1a. [COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS; INVESTIGATION OF 20.32 DEATHS.] The commissioner of corrections may require that all 20.33 department of corrections incarcerated deaths be reviewed by a 20.34 department of corrections contracted board-certified forensic 20.35 pathologist. 20.36 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 390.32, is 21.1 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 21.2 Subd. 11. [COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS; INVESTIGATION OF 21.3 DEATHS.] The commissioner of corrections may require that all 21.4 department of corrections incarcerated deaths be reviewed by a 21.5 department of corrections contracted board-certified forensic 21.6 pathologist. 21.7 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.105, is 21.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 21.9 Subd. 2a. [CHALLENGE INCARCERATION PROGRAM 21.10 ELIGIBILITY.] (a) At the time of sentencing, the judge, after 21.11 receiving input from the prosecutor, defense counsel, and victim 21.12 or victims, shall determine whether the offender is eligible for 21.13 placement consideration in the challenge incarceration program 21.14 based upon criteria established in section 244.17 and 21.15 information presented at the time of sentencing. 21.16 (b) The commissioner of corrections shall retain authority 21.17 to actually place offenders deemed eligible by the court in the 21.18 program after considering institutional behavior, time remaining 21.19 in the sentence, statutory requirements, and any eligibility 21.20 criteria established by the commissioner. 21.21 (c) If the court fails to make a determination at the time 21.22 of sentencing concerning the eligibility of an offender for the 21.23 challenge incarceration program, the offender shall be presumed 21.24 eligible. 21.25 (d) If the court determines that an offender is ineligible, 21.26 the commissioner may make a written request to the sentencing 21.27 judge, with notice to the parties described in paragraph (a), at 21.28 a later date, requesting that the offender be deemed eligible. 21.29 The court shall determine whether to grant eligibility to the 21.30 offender for placement consideration in the challenge 21.31 incarceration program. 21.32 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.341, 21.33 subdivision 11, is amended to read: 21.34 Subd. 11. (a) "Sexual contact," for the purposes of 21.35 sections 609.343, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (f), and 21.36 609.345, subdivision 1, clauses (a) to (e), and (h) to(l)(m), 22.1 includes any of the following acts committed without the 22.2 complainant's consent, except in those cases where consent is 22.3 not a defense, and committed with sexual or aggressive intent: 22.4 (i) the intentional touching by the actor of the 22.5 complainant's intimate parts, or 22.6 (ii) the touching by the complainant of the actor's, the 22.7 complainant's, or another's intimate parts effected by a person 22.8 in a position of authority, or by coercion, or by inducement if 22.9 the complainant is under 13 years of age or mentally impaired, 22.10 or 22.11 (iii) the touching by another of the complainant's intimate 22.12 parts effected by coercion or by a person in a position of 22.13 authority, or 22.14 (iv) in any of the cases above, the touching of the 22.15 clothing covering the immediate area of the intimate parts. 22.16 (b) "Sexual contact," for the purposes of sections 609.343, 22.17 subdivision 1, clauses (g) and (h), and 609.345, subdivision 1, 22.18 clauses (f) and (g), includes any of the following acts 22.19 committed with sexual or aggressive intent: 22.20 (i) the intentional touching by the actor of the 22.21 complainant's intimate parts; 22.22 (ii) the touching by the complainant of the actor's, the 22.23 complainant's, or another's intimate parts; 22.24 (iii) the touching by another of the complainant's intimate 22.25 parts; or 22.26 (iv) in any of the cases listed above, touching of the 22.27 clothing covering the immediate area of the intimate parts. 22.28 (c) "Sexual contact with a person under 13" means the 22.29 intentional touching of the complainant's bare genitals or anal 22.30 opening by the actor's bare genitals or anal opening with sexual 22.31 or aggressive intent or the touching by the complainant's bare 22.32 genitals or anal opening of the actor's or another's bare 22.33 genitals or anal opening with sexual or aggressive intent. 22.34 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.344, 22.35 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 22.36 Subdivision 1. [CRIME DEFINED.] A person who engages in 23.1 sexual penetration with another person is guilty of criminal 23.2 sexual conduct in the third degree if any of the following 23.3 circumstances exists: 23.4 (a) the complainant is under 13 years of age and the actor 23.5 is no more than 36 months older than the complainant. Neither 23.6 mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by 23.7 the complainant shall be a defense; 23.8 (b) the complainant is at least 13 but less than 16 years 23.9 of age and the actor is more than 24 months older than the 23.10 complainant. In any such case it shall be an affirmative 23.11 defense, which must be proved by a preponderance of the 23.12 evidence, that the actor believes the complainant to be 16 years 23.13 of age or older. If the actor in such a case is no more than 48 23.14 months but more than 24 months older than the complainant, the 23.15 actor may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five 23.16 years. Consent by the complainant is not a defense; 23.17 (c) the actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the 23.18 penetration; 23.19 (d) the actor knows or has reason to know that the 23.20 complainant is mentally impaired, mentally incapacitated, or 23.21 physically helpless; 23.22 (e) the complainant is at least 16 but less than 18 years 23.23 of age and the actor is more than 48 months older than the 23.24 complainant and in a position of authority over the complainant. 23.25 Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the 23.26 act by the complainant is a defense; 23.27 (f) the actor has a significant relationship to the 23.28 complainant and the complainant was at least 16 but under 18 23.29 years of age at the time of the sexual penetration. Neither 23.30 mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by 23.31 the complainant is a defense; 23.32 (g) the actor has a significant relationship to the 23.33 complainant, the complainant was at least 16 but under 18 years 23.34 of age at the time of the sexual penetration, and: 23.35 (i) the actor or an accomplice used force or coercion to 23.36 accomplish the penetration; 24.1 (ii) the complainant suffered personal injury; or 24.2 (iii) the sexual abuse involved multiple acts committed 24.3 over an extended period of time. 24.4 Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to 24.5 the act by the complainant is a defense; 24.6 (h) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a 24.7 patient of the psychotherapist and the sexual penetration 24.8 occurred: 24.9 (i) during the psychotherapy session; or 24.10 (ii) outside the psychotherapy session if an ongoing 24.11 psychotherapist-patient relationship exists. 24.12 Consent by the complainant is not a defense; 24.13 (i) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a 24.14 former patient of the psychotherapist and the former patient is 24.15 emotionally dependent upon the psychotherapist; 24.16 (j) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a 24.17 patient or former patient and the sexual penetration occurred by 24.18 means of therapeutic deception. Consent by the complainant is 24.19 not a defense; 24.20 (k) the actor accomplishes the sexual penetration by means 24.21 of deception or false representation that the penetration is for 24.22 a bona fide medical purpose. Consent by the complainant is not 24.23 a defense;or24.24 (1) the actor is or purports to be a member of the clergy, 24.25 the complainant is not married to the actor, and: 24.26 (i) the sexual penetration occurred during the course of a 24.27 meeting in which the complainant sought or received religious or 24.28 spiritual advice, aid, or comfort from the actor in private; or 24.29 (ii) the sexual penetration occurred during a period of 24.30 time in which the complainant was meeting on an ongoing basis 24.31 with the actor to seek or receive religious or spiritual advice, 24.32 aid, or comfort in private. Consent by the complainant is not a 24.33 defense; or 24.34 (m) the actor is an employee, independent contractor, or 24.35 volunteer of a state, county, city, or privately operated adult 24.36 or juvenile correctional system, including, but not limited to, 25.1 jails, prisons, detention centers, or work release facilities, 25.2 and the complainant is a resident of a facility or under 25.3 supervision of the correctional system. Consent by the 25.4 complainant is not a defense. 25.5 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.345, 25.6 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 25.7 Subdivision 1. [CRIME DEFINED.] A person who engages in 25.8 sexual contact with another person is guilty of criminal sexual 25.9 conduct in the fourth degree if any of the following 25.10 circumstances exists: 25.11 (a) the complainant is under 13 years of age and the actor 25.12 is no more than 36 months older than the complainant. Neither 25.13 mistake as to the complainant's age or consent to the act by the 25.14 complainant is a defense. In a prosecution under this clause, 25.15 the state is not required to prove that the sexual contact was 25.16 coerced; 25.17 (b) the complainant is at least 13 but less than 16 years 25.18 of age and the actor is more than 48 months older than the 25.19 complainant or in a position of authority over the complainant. 25.20 Consent by the complainant to the act is not a defense. In any 25.21 such case, it shall be an affirmative defense which must be 25.22 proved by a preponderance of the evidence that the actor 25.23 believes the complainant to be 16 years of age or older; 25.24 (c) the actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the 25.25 sexual contact; 25.26 (d) the actor knows or has reason to know that the 25.27 complainant is mentally impaired, mentally incapacitated, or 25.28 physically helpless; 25.29 (e) the complainant is at least 16 but less than 18 years 25.30 of age and the actor is more than 48 months older than the 25.31 complainant and in a position of authority over the complainant. 25.32 Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to the 25.33 act by the complainant is a defense; 25.34 (f) the actor has a significant relationship to the 25.35 complainant and the complainant was at least 16 but under 18 25.36 years of age at the time of the sexual contact. Neither mistake 26.1 as to the complainant's age nor consent to the act by the 26.2 complainant is a defense; 26.3 (g) the actor has a significant relationship to the 26.4 complainant, the complainant was at least 16 but under 18 years 26.5 of age at the time of the sexual contact, and: 26.6 (i) the actor or an accomplice used force or coercion to 26.7 accomplish the contact; 26.8 (ii) the complainant suffered personal injury; or 26.9 (iii) the sexual abuse involved multiple acts committed 26.10 over an extended period of time. 26.11 Neither mistake as to the complainant's age nor consent to 26.12 the act by the complainant is a defense; 26.13 (h) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a 26.14 patient of the psychotherapist and the sexual contact occurred: 26.15 (i) during the psychotherapy session; or 26.16 (ii) outside the psychotherapy session if an ongoing 26.17 psychotherapist-patient relationship exists. Consent by the 26.18 complainant is not a defense; 26.19 (i) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a 26.20 former patient of the psychotherapist and the former patient is 26.21 emotionally dependent upon the psychotherapist; 26.22 (j) the actor is a psychotherapist and the complainant is a 26.23 patient or former patient and the sexual contact occurred by 26.24 means of therapeutic deception. Consent by the complainant is 26.25 not a defense; 26.26 (k) the actor accomplishes the sexual contact by means of 26.27 deception or false representation that the contact is for a bona 26.28 fide medical purpose. Consent by the complainant is not a 26.29 defense;or26.30 (1) the actor is or purports to be a member of the clergy, 26.31 the complainant is not married to the actor, and: 26.32 (i) the sexual contact occurred during the course of a 26.33 meeting in which the complainant sought or received religious or 26.34 spiritual advice, aid, or comfort from the actor in private; or 26.35 (ii) the sexual contact occurred during a period of time in 26.36 which the complainant was meeting on an ongoing basis with the 27.1 actor to seek or receive religious or spiritual advice, aid, or 27.2 comfort in private. Consent by the complainant is not a 27.3 defense; or 27.4 (m) the actor is an employee, independent contractor, or 27.5 volunteer of a state, county, city, or privately operated adult 27.6 or juvenile correctional system, including, but not limited to, 27.7 jails, prisons, detention centers, or work release facilities, 27.8 and the complainant is a resident of a facility or under 27.9 supervision of the correctional system. Consent by the 27.10 complainant is not a defense. 27.11 Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.3452, 27.12 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 27.13 Subdivision 1. [ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.] When a person is 27.14 convicted of aviolation of section 609.342; 609.343; 609.344;27.15609.345; 609.3451; 609.746, subdivision 1; 609.79; or 617.23, or27.16another offense arising out of a charge based on one or more of27.17those sectionssex offense, the court shall order an independent 27.18 professional assessment of the offender's need for sex offender 27.19 treatment. The court may waive the assessment if: (1) the 27.20 sentencing guidelines provide a presumptive prison sentence for 27.21 the offender, or (2) an adequate assessment was conducted prior 27.22 to the conviction. An assessor providing an assessment for the 27.23 court must be experienced in the evaluation and treatment of sex 27.24 offenders. 27.25 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.3452, is 27.26 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 27.27 Subd. 1a. [REPEAT OFFENDERS; MANDATORY ASSESSMENT.] When a 27.28 person is convicted of a felony-level sex offense, and the 27.29 person has previously been convicted of a sex offense regardless 27.30 of the penalty level, the court shall order a sex offender 27.31 assessment to be completed by the Minnesota security hospital. 27.32 The assessment must contain the facts upon which the assessment 27.33 conclusion is based, with reference to the offense history of 27.34 the offender or the severity of the current offense, the social 27.35 history of the offender, and the results of an examination of 27.36 the offender's mental status unless the offender refuses to be 28.1 examined. The assessment conclusion may not be based on testing 28.2 alone. Upon completion, the assessment must be forwarded to the 28.3 court and the commissioner of corrections. The court shall 28.4 consider the assessment when sentencing the offender and, if 28.5 applicable, when making the preliminary determination regarding 28.6 the appropriateness of a civil commitment petition under section 28.7 609.1351. 28.8 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 609.3452, is 28.9 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 28.10 Subd. 4. [DEFINITION.] As used in this section, "sex 28.11 offense" means a violation of section 609.342; 609.343; 609.344; 28.12 609.345; 609.3451; 609.746, subdivision 1; 609.79; or 617.23; or 28.13 another offense arising out of a charge based on one or more of 28.14 those sections. 28.15 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 611A.19, is 28.16 amended to read: 28.17 611A.19 [TESTING OF SEX OFFENDER FOR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY 28.18 VIRUS.] 28.19 Subdivision 1. [TESTING ON REQUEST OF VICTIM.] (a) Upon 28.20 the request or with the consent of the victim, the prosecutor 28.21 shall make a motion in camera and the sentencing court shall 28.22 issue an order requiring an adult convicted of or a juvenile 28.23 adjudicated delinquent for violating section 609.342 (criminal 28.24 sexual conduct in the first degree), 609.343 (criminal sexual 28.25 conduct in the second degree), 609.344 (criminal sexual conduct 28.26 in the third degree), 609.345 (criminal sexual conduct in the 28.27 fourth degree), or any other violent crime, as defined in 28.28 section 609.1095, to submit to testing to determine the presence 28.29 of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody if: 28.30 (1) the crime involved sexual penetration, however slight, 28.31 as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 12; or 28.32 (2) evidence exists that the broken skin or mucous membrane 28.33 of the victim was exposed to or had contact with the offender's 28.34 semen or blood during the commission of the crime in a manner 28.35 which has been demonstrated epidemiologically to transmit the 28.36 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 29.1 (b) When the court orders an offender to submit to testing 29.2 under paragraph (a), the court shall order that the test be 29.3 performed by an appropriate health professional who is trained 29.4 to provide the counseling described in section 144.7414, and 29.5 that no reference to the test, the motion requesting the test, 29.6 the test order, or the test results may appear in the criminal 29.7 record or be maintained in any record of the court or court 29.8 services, except in the medical record maintained by the 29.9 department of corrections. 29.10 Subd. 2. [DISCLOSURE OF TEST RESULTS.] The date and 29.11 results of a test performed under subdivision 1 are private data 29.12 as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, when maintained by 29.13 a person subject to chapter 13, or may be released only with the 29.14 subject's consent, if maintained by a person not subject to 29.15 chapter 13. The results are available, on request, to the 29.16 victim or, if the victim is a minor, to the victim's parent or 29.17 guardian and positive test results shall be reported to the 29.18 commissioner of health. Any test results given to a victim or 29.19 victim's parent or guardian shall be provided by a health 29.20 professional who is trained to provide the counseling described 29.21 in section 144.7414. Data regarding administration and results 29.22 of the test are not accessible to any other person for any 29.23 purpose and shall not be maintained in any record of the court 29.24 or court services or any other record. After the test results 29.25 are given to the victim or the victim's parent or guardian, data 29.26 on the test must be removed from any medical data or health 29.27 records maintained under section 13.384 or 144.335 and 29.28 destroyed, except for those medical records maintained by the 29.29 department of corrections. 29.30 Sec. 27. Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 16, subdivision 29.31 3, as amended by Laws 1997, chapter 238, section 3, is amended 29.32 to read: 29.33 Subd. 3. New Facility 89,000,000 29.34 To complete design and to construct, 29.35 furnish, and equip a new close-custody 29.36 correctional facility at custody level 29.37 four to provide at least 800 beds. 30.1 The commissioner of administration may 30.2 use construction delivery methods as 30.3 may be appropriate to minimize the cost 30.4 of the facility and maximize the 30.5 construction time savings. 30.6 Before final contract documents for 30.7 this project are advertised for 30.8 construction bids, the commissioners of 30.9 administration and corrections shall 30.10 certify to the chairs of the senate 30.11 finance committee, the senate crime 30.12 prevention finance division, the house 30.13 ways and means committee, the house 30.14 judiciary finance committee, and the 30.15 house capital investment committee that 30.16 the program scope of the project has 30.17 not increased since the project budget 30.18 was reviewed in accordance with 30.19 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.335. 30.20 Upon receipt and evaluation of 30.21 construction bids and before awarding 30.22 contracts for the construction phase of 30.23 the project, the commissioners of 30.24 administration and finance shall inform 30.25 the chairs of the house ways and means 30.26 committee and the senate human 30.27 resources finance committee and the 30.28 chairs of the house and senate policy 30.29 and finance committees and divisions 30.30 having jurisdiction over criminal 30.31 justice issues of the project budget 30.32 necessary to complete that portion of 30.33 the project. Any portion of this 30.34 appropriation that exceeds the project 30.35 budget shall be unallotted by the 30.36 commissioner of finance. 30.37By February 1 of each year, the30.38commissioner shall report to the chairs30.39of the house judiciary committee and30.40senate crime prevention committee on30.41efforts to recruit a workforce for the30.42correctional facility that is30.43proportional to the protected groups in30.44the inmate population, the results of30.45the efforts, and recommendations for30.46achieving the goal of proportional30.47representation of protected class30.48employees in relation to the inmate30.49population.30.50 The commissioner of corrections shall 30.51 construct an access road from state 30.52 trunk highway 361 to the parking lot of 30.53 the correctional facility. The 30.54 commissioner of transportation shall 30.55 construct any necessary improvements at 30.56 the intersection of trunk highway 361 30.57 and the access road in order to 30.58 facilitate ingress to and egress from 30.59 the correctional facility. 30.60 Sec. 28. [REPEALER.] 30.61 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 241.016, subdivision 2; 30.62 241.018; 241.19; 241.272, subdivision 7; and 242.51, are 30.63 repealed. 31.1 Sec. 29. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 31.2 Sections 20 to 22 are effective August 1, 2001, and apply 31.3 to crimes committed on or after that date. Sections 23 to 25 31.4 are effective the day following final enactment.