SF 1907

as introduced - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to crime prevention; providing goals for the 
  1.3             state regarding victims of violence; proposing coding 
  1.4             for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 15. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [15.87] [VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE.] 
  1.7      In furtherance of the state policy of zero tolerance for 
  1.8   violence in section 1.50, the state shall have a goal of 
  1.9   providing: 
  1.10     (a) every victim of violence in Minnesota, regardless of 
  1.11  the county of residence, access to: 
  1.12     (1) crisis intervention services, including a 24-hour 
  1.13  emergency phone line; 
  1.14     (2) safe housing; 
  1.15     (3) counseling and peer support services; and 
  1.16     (4) assistance in pursuing legal remedies and appropriate 
  1.17  medical care; and 
  1.18     (b) every child who is a witness to abuse or who is a 
  1.19  victim of violence, access to: 
  1.20     (1) crisis child care; 
  1.21     (2) safe supervised child visitation, when needed; 
  1.22     (3) age appropriate counseling and support; and 
  1.23     (4) assistance with legal remedies, medical care, and 
  1.24  needed social services.