1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; requiring certain notifications to inmates who are 
1.3 	veterans; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 243; 641.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [243.95] INTAKE NOTIFICATION; DISABLED VETERANS.
1.6 	Upon initial intake of an individual to a correctional facility following conviction 
1.7 	of a felony and sentencing for more than 60 days, the commissioner must attempt 
1.8 	to identify any inmates who receive service-related disability payments from the 
1.9 	Department of Veterans Affairs. If an inmate receives a service-related disability benefit, 
1.10 	the commissioner must notify the inmate of the inmate's duty to report the inmate's 
1.11 	incarceration to the commissioner of veterans affairs. The commissioner shall furnish VA 
1.12 	form 21-4138 to an inmate receiving a service-related disability benefit, and provide the 
1.13 	inmate with a reasonable opportunity to notify the inmate's county veteran services officer 
1.14 	or the commissioner of veterans affairs.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The section is effective the day following final enactment.

1.16 	Sec. 2. [641.051] INTAKE NOTIFICATION; DISABLED VETERAN.
1.17 	Upon initial intake of an individual to a county or regional jail following conviction 
1.18 	of a felony and a sentence of at least 60 days, the sheriff must attempt to identify 
1.19 	any inmates who receive a service-related disability payment from the Department of 
1.20 	Veterans Affairs. If the sheriff identifies an inmate who receives service-related disability 
1.21 	payments, the sheriff must notify the inmate of the inmate's duty to report the inmate's 
1.22 	incarceration to the commissioner of veterans affairs. The sheriff shall furnish VA form 
2.1 	21-4138 to an inmate receiving a service-related disability benefit, and provide the inmate 
2.2 	with a reasonable opportunity to notify the inmate's county veteran services officer or the 
2.3 	commissioner of veterans affairs.

2.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.