1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; changing service plan requirements under the 
1.3 	Children and Community Services Act;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, 
1.4 	sections 256M.01; 256M.30, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
1.5 	2010, section 256M.30, subdivision 5.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256M.01, is amended to read:
1.8 	256M.01 CITATION.
1.9 	Sections 256M.01 to 256M.80 may be cited as the "Children and Community 
1.10 	Services Act." This act establishes a fund to address the needs of children, adolescents, 
1.11 	and adults within each county in accordance with a service plan entered into by the board 
1.12 	of county commissioners of each county and the commissioner. The service plan shall 
1.13 	specify the outcomes to be achieved, the general strategies to be employed, and the 
1.14 	respective state and county roles. ~~The service plan shall be reviewed and updated every~~ 
1.15 	~~two years, or sooner if both the state and the county deem it necessary.~~

1.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256M.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.17 		Subdivision 1.Service plan submitted to commissioner. ~~Effective January 1,~~ 
1.18 	~~2004, and each two-year period thereafter,~~ Each county must have a ~~biennial~~ service 
1.19 	plan approved by the commissioner in order to receive funds. Counties may submit 
1.20 	multicounty or regional service plans.

1.21 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256M.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.1 		Subd. 2.Contents. The service plan shall be completed in a form prescribed by 
2.2 	the commissioner. The plan must include:
2.3 	(1) a statement of the needs of the children, adolescents, and adults who experience 
2.4 	the conditions defined in section 256M.10, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), and strengths and 
2.5 	resources available in the community to address those needs;
2.6 	(2) strategies the county will pursue to achieve the performance targets. Strategies 
2.7 	must include specification of how funds under this section and other community resources 
2.8 	will be used to achieve desired performance targets;
2.9 	(3) a description of the county's process to solicit public input and a summary of 
2.10 	that input;
2.11 	(4) ~~beginning with the service plans submitted for the period from January 1,~~ 
2.12 	~~2006, through December 31, 2007,~~ performance targets on statewide indicators for each 
2.13 	county to measure outcomes of children's mental health, and child safety, permanency, 
2.14 	and well-being. The commissioner shall consult with counties and other stakeholders to 
2.15 	develop these indicators and collect baseline data to inform the establishment of individual 
2.16 	county performance targets ~~for the 2006-2007 biennium~~ and subsequent plans; and
2.17 	(5) a budget for services to be provided with funds under this section. The county 
2.18 	must budget at least 40 percent of funds appropriated under sections 256M.01 to 256M.80
2.19 	for services to ensure the mental health, safety, permanency, and well-being of children 
2.20 	from low-income families. The commissioner may reduce the portion of child and 
2.21 	community services funds that must be budgeted by a county for services to children in 
2.22 	low-income families if:
2.23 	(i) the incidence of children in low-income families within the county's population is 
2.24 	significantly below the statewide median; or
2.25 	(ii) the county has successfully achieved past performance targets for children's 
2.26 	mental health, and child safety, permanency, and well-being and its proposed service plan 
2.27 	is judged by the commissioner to provide an adequate level of service to the population 
2.28 	with less funding.

2.29 	Sec. 4.  REPEALER.
 2.30 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 256M.30, subdivision 5, is repealed.