SF 1759

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/10/2012 08:19am

A bill for an act
relating to corrections; eliminating a Department of Corrections report on
performance measures and targets; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section
241.016, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 241.016, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Biennial report.

(a) The Department of Corrections shall submit a
performance report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house
of representatives committees and divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice
funding by January 15 of each odd-numbered year. The issuance and content of the report
must include the following:

(1) department strategic mission, goals, and objectives;

(2) the department-wide per diem, adult facility-specific per diems, and an average
per diem, reported in a standard calculated method as outlined in the departmental policies
and procedures;

(3) department annual statistics as outlined in the departmental policies and
procedures; and

(4) information about prison-based mental health programs, including, but not
limited to, the availability of these programs, participation rates, and completion rates.

(b) The department shall maintain recidivism rates for adult facilities on an annual
basis. In addition, each year the department shall, on an alternating basis, complete a
recidivism analysis of adult facilities, juvenile services, and the community services
divisions and include a three-year recidivism analysis in the report described in paragraph
(a). The recidivism analysis must: (1) assess education programs, vocational programs,
treatment programs, including mental health programs, industry, and employment; and (2)
assess statewide re-entry policies and funding, including postrelease treatment, education,
training, and supervision. In addition, when reporting recidivism for the department's
adult and juvenile facilities, the department shall report on the extent to which offenders it
has assessed as chemically dependent commit new offenses, with separate recidivism rates
reported for persons completing and not completing the department's treatment programs.

deleted text begin (c) By August 31 of each odd-numbered year, the commissioner must present to the
individuals identified in paragraph (a) a report that lists and describes the performance
measures and targets the department will include in the biennial performance report. The
measures and targets must include a budget target for the next two years and a history of
the department's performance for the previous five years. At a minimum, the report must
include measures and targets for the data and information identified in paragraphs (a) and
(b) regarding per diem, statistics, inmate programming, and recidivism, and the following:
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deleted text begin (1) average statutory per diem for adult offenders, female offenders, and juvenile
offenders;
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deleted text begin (2) the Department of Corrections field services;
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deleted text begin (3) staffing and salaries for both department divisions and institutions;
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deleted text begin (4) the use of private and local institutions to house persons committed to the
commissioner;
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deleted text begin (5) the cost of inmate health and dental care;
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deleted text begin (6) implementation and use of corrections best practices; and
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deleted text begin (7) the challenge incarceration program.
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