Minnesota Legislature
HF 4096
as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying service plan provisions; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256M.30, subdivisions 1, 4, 5, 6, 7; Minnesota
Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256M.30, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256M.30, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:
Subdivision 1.
Service plan submitted to commissioner.
Effective January 1,
deleted text begin 2004deleted text end new text begin 2006new text end , deleted text begin and each two-year period thereafter,deleted text end each county must have a deleted text begin biennialdeleted text end service
plan approved by the commissioner in order to receive funds. Counties may submit
multicounty or regional service plans.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 256M.30, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Contents.
The service plan shall be completed in a form prescribed by
the commissioner. The plan must include:
(1) a statement of the needs of the children, adolescents, and adults who experience
the conditions defined in section 256M.10, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), and strengths and
resources available in the community to address those needs;
(2) strategies the county will pursue to achieve the performance targets. Strategies
must include specification of how funds under this section and other community resources
will be used to achieve desired performance targets;
(3) a description of the county's process to solicit public input and a summary of
that input;
(4) deleted text begin beginning with the service plans submitted for the period from January 1,
2006, through December 31, 2007,deleted text end performance targets on statewide indicators for each
county to measure outcomes of children's mental health, and child safety, permanency,
and well-beingdeleted text begin . The commissioner shall consult with counties and other stakeholders to
develop these indicators and collect baseline data to inform the establishment of individual
county performance targets for the 2006-2007 biennium and subsequent plansdeleted text end ; and
(5) a budget for services to be provided with funds under this section. The county
must budget at least 40 percent of funds appropriated under sections 256M.01 to 256M.80
for services to ensure the mental health, safety, permanency, and well-being of children
from low-income families. The commissioner may reduce the portion of child and
community services funds that must be budgeted by a county for services to children in
low-income families if:
(i) the incidence of children in low-income families within the county's population is
significantly below the statewide median; or
(ii) the county has successfully achieved past performance targets for children's
mental health, and child safety, permanency, and well-being and its proposed service plan
is judged by the commissioner to provide an adequate level of service to the population
with less funding.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256M.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Information.
The commissioner shall provide each county with
information and technical assistance needed to complete the service plan,new text begin or any revisions,new text end
including: information on children's mental health, and child safety, permanency, and
well-being in the county; comparisons with other counties; baseline performance on
outcome measures; and promising program practices.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256M.30, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Timelines.
deleted text begin The preliminarydeleted text end new text begin Revisions to thenew text end service plannew text begin , including
changes to the budget under subdivision 2, clause (5),new text end must be submitted to the
commissioner by October 15, deleted text begin 2003deleted text end new text begin 2007new text end , and October 15 of every two years thereafter.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256M.30, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Public comment.
The county board must determine how citizens in the
county will participate in the development of deleted text begin thedeleted text end service plannew text begin revisionsnew text end and provide
opportunities for such participation. The county must allow a period of no less than 30
days prior to the submission of deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anynew text end plannew text begin revisionsnew text end to the commissioner to solicit
comments from the public on the contents of the deleted text begin plandeleted text end new text begin revisionsnew text end .
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256M.30, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Commissioner's responsibilities.
The commissioner must, within 60 days
of receiving each county service plannew text begin revisionsnew text end , inform the county if the service plan deleted text begin hasdeleted text end new text begin
revisions havenew text end been approved. If the service plan deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin revision hasnew text end notnew text begin beennew text end approved, the
commissioner must inform the county of any revisions needed for approval.