Minnesota Session Laws - 1991, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1991 

                        CHAPTER 135-H.F.No. 932 
           An act relating to corrections; extending female 
          offender programs to include juveniles adjudicated 
          delinquent; encouraging counties and agencies to 
          develop and implement female offender programs; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1990, sections 241.70; 
          241.71; 241.72; and 241.73. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 241.70, is 
amended to read: 
    241.70 [PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN FEMALE OFFENDERS.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [TYPE OF PROGRAMS.] Adult women charged 
with or convicted of crimes, and juvenile females charged with 
an offense that would be a crime if committed by an adult or 
adjudicated delinquent, shall be provided a range and quality of 
programming substantially equivalent to programming offered male 
persons charged with or convicted of crimes or delinquencies.  
Programs for women female offenders shall be based upon the 
special needs of women female offenders.  
    Subd. 2.  [MODEL PROGRAMS.] Within the limits of money 
appropriated, the commissioner of corrections shall provide 
model programs for women female offenders which respond to 
statewide needs and geographical areas and shall award grants 
for the programs.  Listed in the order of importance, the 
programs shall: 
    (a) respond in a rehabilitative way to the type of offenses 
women female offenders generally commit; 
    (b) respond to the problems of women female offenders with 
dependent children; 
    (c) respond to the importance of developing independent 
living skills; 
    (d) assist women female offenders to overcome their own 
extreme degree of dependency; and 
    (e) prepare to offer technical assistance and training 
toward the implementation of other similar programs when 
requested by local communities.  
    Subd. 3.  [COUNTY PLANS.] Counties shall annually submit a 
plan to the commissioner of corrections for approval which 
provides for services to women female offenders in their area 
and which incorporates criteria for model programs established 
by the commissioner.  Counties may agree to cooperate in 
preparing a joint plan and may submit and administer their plan 
jointly.  
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 241.71, is 
amended to read: 
    241.71 [CREATION OF ADVISORY TASK FORCE.] 
    The commissioner of corrections may appoint an advisory 
task force on the woman and juvenile female offender in 
corrections.  The task force shall have no more than 20 members 
and shall reflect a statewide geographical representation.  The 
provisions of section 15.059, subdivision 6, shall govern the 
terms, expenses, and removal of members of the advisory task 
force.  Notwithstanding section 15.059, the advisory task force 
shall continue until it is terminated by the commissioner.  
    Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 241.72, is 
amended to read: 
    241.72 [PROGRAM FUNDING.] 
    Subdivision 1.  [GRANTS-IN-AID.] To assist those 
counties or agencies that have existing programs for the woman 
female offender, and to encourage counties and agencies to 
develop and implement programs, the commissioner of corrections, 
from funds appropriated for the purposes of sections 241.70 to 
241.73, shall make grants-in-aid not to exceed 40 percent of the 
costs of the programs in those counties or to agencies electing 
to participate in the grant program established by sections 
241.70 to 241.73.  The percent of matching dollars provided by 
the county or agency for programming established in sections 
241.70 to 241.73 shall be determined by the rules of the 
commissioner adopted under sections 14.22 to 14.28. 
    Subd. 2.  [APPLICATIONS.] To qualify for the grants in aid 
provided under this section, those counties or agencies with 
existing programs and those counties or agencies that want to 
participate shall, by resolution of the county board, request 
that they be allowed to participate and submit a plan an 
application or respond to a request for proposals in accordance 
with the provisions of section 241.70, subdivision 3 2, and the 
rules of the commissioner.  An agency seeking funding for a 
program to serve female offenders on probation in a community 
corrections act county shall obtain the endorsement of the 
county corrections authority before submitting a grant-in-aid 
application or proposal. 
    Subd. 3.  [MULTICOUNTY OR AGENCY PROGRAMS; LOCAL MATCHING 
FUNDS.] Where several counties or agencies combine to provide 
one or more of the programs under sections 241.70 to 241.73, the 
60 percent local matching funds shall be borne proportionately 
by the participating counties or agencies on the basis of need 
or use as determined by the rules of the commissioner.  
    Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1990, section 241.73, is 
amended to read: 
    241.73 [DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.] 
    The commissioner of corrections shall:  
    (a) review all county plans for model programs for women 
female offenders; 
    (b) Choose review grant-in-aid applications or proposals 
for model programs and award grants for programs; 
    (c) appoint the members of the advisory task force created 
under section 241.71 and provide staff and other administrative 
services to the advisory task force; 
    (d) consult with the state advisory task force on the woman 
female offender in corrections before making a choice of the 
programs eligible for to be awarded funding; 
    (e) monitor the delivery of services sought provided under 
Laws 1981, chapter 360 grant-in-aid programs for female 
offenders; and 
    (f) establish by rule a method of determining the amount of 
local matching contribution to be made by each county where two 
or more counties combine to provide one or more programs to 
receive a grant-in-aid under sections 241.70 to 241.73. 
    Presented to the governor May 17, 1991 
    Signed by the governor May 21, 1991, 1:30 p.m.