HF 3590

1st Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 06/02/2016 10:26am

A bill for an act
relating to criminal justice; requiring a study on establishing an earned compliance
credit program for persons under correctional supervision; requiring a report.

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

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