SF 4454

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 09/07/2022 09:30am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; authorizing a program to provide community violence
prevention programs and nontraditional counseling services for children in
communities of color; 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 Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Public Safety in consultation
with the Community Care Clinics of Minnesota shall coordinate the planning and designing
of the Martin Luther King nonviolent institutional child development program and counseling
services which shall provide:
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new text begin (1) multi-institutional interdisciplinary community violence prevention programs;
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new text begin (2) multi-institutional interdisciplinary intervention programs; and
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new text begin (3) nontraditional counseling services.
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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;
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new text begin (5) development and implementation of a licensed program providing curriculum for
state licensure of nontraditional counselors and providing access to nontraditional counseling
services that meet criteria for billing through Medicare and Medicaid; and
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new text begin (6) funding for each participating entity's violence prevention and intervention and
nontraditional counseling 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 homicide. 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 Office of Justice Programs shall provide oversight of the program and shall meet
with the Departments of Health and Human Services, school districts, and the Department
of 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 $....... in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
public safety for the Office of Justice Programs to provide a grant to the Community Care
Clinics of Minnesota for the Martin Luther King nonviolent institutional child development
program and nontraditional counseling services in section 1 and to pay related costs and
expenses. This appropriation is available through June 30, 2024.
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