1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; developing a formula to divide community supervision 
1.3 	funds between county and state; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FUNDING FORMULA.
 1.6 	(a) The commissioner of corrections, in consultation with the Association of 
1.7 	Minnesota Counties, the Minnesota Association of County Probation Officers, and 
1.8 	other interested parties, shall develop a formula to divide community supervision funds 
1.9 	between the county and the Department of Corrections, in all counties organized for the 
1.10 	provision of probation services or contracting with the Department of Corrections as 
1.11 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 244.19. The formula must be based on criminal 
1.12 	and delinquency case filings occurring within the county as determined by the state 
1.13 	court administrator, sorted by selected offenses, and averaged over a three-year period. 
1.14 	The formula must take into consideration pretrial supervision, supervised diversion, and 
1.15 	a weighting process to reflect the level of resources needed for the supervision of the 
1.16 	selected offenses.
1.17 	(b) The formula developed under this section shall be reported by the commissioner 
1.18 	of corrections to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of 
1.19 	representatives committees and divisions with jurisdiction over corrections finance by 
1.20 	December 15, 2015.