SF 1430

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to the judiciary; requiring a report to the legislature on community
dispute resolution programs; altering requirements for community dispute
resolution program grants and appropriating money for these grants; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 494.01, subdivision 4; 494.05.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 494.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Reports.

The state court administrator shall compile statistical data
regarding community dispute resolution programs, including the operation budget, the
number of referrals, categories or types of cases referred, number of parties served,
number of disputes resolved, nature of resolution, amount and type of awards, rate of
compliance, returnees to the dispute resolution process, duration and estimated costs of
proceedings, and any other pertinent information. new text begin By February 1 of each odd-numbered
year, the state court administrator shall report to the legislature a summary of the data
compiled under this subdivision.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 494.05, is amended to read:

494.05 GRANTS.

Subdivision 1.

Eligibility requirements.

A community dispute resolution program
is not eligible for a grant under this section unless it:

(1) complies with this chapter and the guidelines and rules adopted under this
chapter;

(2) is certified by the state court administrator under section 494.015, subdivision 2;

(3) demonstrates that at least one-half of its annual budget will be derived from
new text begin other new text end sources deleted text begin other than the state deleted text end ;

(4) documents evidence of support within its service area by community
organizations, administrative agencies, and judicial and legal system representatives; and

(5) is exempt or has applied for exemption from federal taxation under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or is administered and funded by a
city, county, or court system as a distinct, identifiable unit that has a separate and
distinguishable operating budget.

Subd. 2.

Funding.

Grants under this section must be used for the costs of operating
approved programs. A program is eligible to receive an amount of money equal to
one-half of its estimated annual budget, but not more than deleted text begin $25,000 deleted text end new text begin $50,000 new text end a year.

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $290,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and $290,000 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2009, are appropriated from the general fund to the state court
administrator for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 494.05, for new and existing
programs.
new text end