HF 3934

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/15/2016 08:13am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; authorizing a program to provide community violence
prevention programs for African-American children; appropriating money;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 299A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [299A.2955] MARTIN LUTHER KING NONVIOLENT
INSTITUTIONAL CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
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new text begin (a) The Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage shall coordinate the planning
and designing of the Martin Luther King nonviolent institutional child development
program which shall provide:
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new text begin (1) multi-institutional interdisciplinary community violence prevention programs;
and
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new text begin (2) multi-institutional interdisciplinary intervention programs.
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new text begin (b) The programs under paragraph (a) may provide services to the following entities:
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new text begin (1) elementary and secondary schools;
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new text begin (2) social service programs and agencies;
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new text begin (3) youth programs and services;
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new text begin (4) juvenile delinquency programs;
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new text begin (5) residential treatment facilities;
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new text begin (6) foster homes;
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new text begin (7) law enforcement agencies;
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new text begin (8) medical centers;
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new text begin (9) mental health programs; and
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new text begin (10) religious outreach programs.
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new text begin (c) The services of the programs under paragraph (a) shall include any or all of
the following:
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new text begin (1) development and implementation of each participating entity's long-range
community violence prevention plan for school-age children;
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new text begin (2) development and implementation of each participating entity's community
violence intervention plan for children affected by violence in the community;
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new text begin (3) identification and implementation of each participating entity's training and
staffing needs;
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new text begin (4) development and implementation of a network among participating entities
to coordinate services, share information, and develop common strategies for violence
prevention and intervention; and
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new text begin (5) funding for each participating entity's violence prevention and intervention
programs.
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new text begin (d) Except as required for mandatory reporting under chapter 626, any information
received by an institution described in this section is privileged and not required to
be disclosed to law enforcement agencies or in a court. Notwithstanding any other law
to the contrary, persons in the program are authorized to receive information from law
enforcement agencies, schools, mortuaries, medical examiners, physicians, and social
service agencies necessary to provide services to children impacted by homicides. Law
enforcement agencies, schools, social service agencies, and other participating institutions
subject to chapter 13 are authorized to share and receive private or confidential data on
individuals or nonpublic data with participating institutions, as necessary to provide
services to children impacted by homicide.
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new text begin (e) The Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage shall provide oversight of the
program and shall meet with the Department of Health and Human Services, school
districts, and the Departments of Public Safety and Corrections at least once a year to
discuss intervention strategies used by the program and the program's effectiveness.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $200,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the Council
for Minnesotans of African Heritage for the Martin Luther King nonviolent institutional
child development program in section 1 and to pay related costs and expenses. This
appropriation is available through June 30, 2018.
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