HF 3579

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/09/2010 10:52am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; corrections; establishing guidelines for administration
and funding of sentence to service programs; appropriating money; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 631.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [631.426] SENTENCE TO SERVICE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Programs. new text end

new text begin A county or counties may establish and operate a
sentence to service program to which judges, as an intermediate sanction pursuant to
section 609.153, subdivision 1, may direct nondangerous offenders to work on community
improvement projects under the close supervision of a crew leader.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Fees. new text end

new text begin A sheriff supervising a sentence to service program may charge
participants a fee to offset the cost of operating the program. Fees collected under this
authority must be expended on the sentence to service program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement. new text end

new text begin A county may bill entities that receive benefit from the
sentence to service program a fee. Fees collected under this authority must be expended
on the sentence to service program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Financial responsibility. new text end

new text begin The state shall reimburse counties 25 percent of
the cost of operating a sentence to service program to the extent that funds are specifically
appropriated for this purpose.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2011 from the general fund to the commissioner
of corrections to fund sentence to service programs.
new text end