Minnesota Session Laws - 2016, Regular Session

CHAPTER 147--H.F.No. 3590

An act

relating to criminal justice; requiring a study on establishing an earned compliance credit program for persons under correctional supervision; requiring a report.

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

Section 1.

new text begin EARNED COMPLIANCE CREDIT STUDY; REPORT REQUIRED. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of corrections shall study and make recommendations to the legislature on the issue of implementing an earned compliance credit policy for offenders on probation and supervised release. The commissioner shall use the language of S.F. No. 2667, as introduced in the 2016 legislative session, as the starting point for the study. The commissioner shall consult with practitioners with experience in this area when conducting the study and shall attempt to take the opinions of those practitioners into account when making the required recommendations. new text end

new text begin (b) By January 15, 2017, the commissioner shall report the results of the study and any related recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice policy. new text end

Presented to the governor May 20, 2016

Signed by the governor May 22, 2016, 4:50 p.m.