1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to criminal justice; appropriating money for courts, Guardian Ad Litem 
1.3 	Board, Uniform Laws Commission, Board on Judicial Standards, Board of 
1.4 	Public Defense, sentencing guidelines, public safety, Peace Officer Standards and 
1.5 	Training (POST) Board, Private Detective Board, human rights, and corrections; 
1.6 	modifying disaster assistance; establishing a minimum fine for a second or 
1.7 	subsequent violation of prohibition on use of wireless communications devices 
1.8 	while driving; excluding filing of Application for Discharge of Judgment from 
1.9 	filing fee; lowering the fee for child support modification motions; establishing 
1.10 	and modifying grant programs; requiring reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.11 	2014, sections 12.221, subdivision 6; 12B.15, subdivision 2, by adding a 
1.12 	subdivision; 12B.25, subdivision 1; 12B.40; 169.475, subdivision 2; 241.89, 
1.13 	subdivision 2; 299A.73, subdivision 2; 299F.012, subdivision 1; 357.021, 
1.14 	subdivision 2; 401.10, subdivision 1; Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, sections 
1.15 	7; 9.
1.16 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.17 	ARTICLE 1
1.18 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.19	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.20 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.21 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.22 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
1.23 	for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the 
1.24 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or 
1.25 	June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal 
1.26 	year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Appropriations for the fiscal 
1.27 	year ending June 30, 2015, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.2				Available for the Year
	
2.3				Ending June 30
	
2.4					2016
		2017

2.5	Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT

2.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	46,951,000
	$
	48,166,000
	
2.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.9 	subdivisions.

2.10	Subd. 2.Supreme Court Operations
 		33,651,000
		34,866,000
	
2.11 	Contingent Account
2.12 	$5,000 each year is for a contingent account 
2.13 	for expenses necessary for the normal 
2.14 	operation of the court for which no other 
2.15 	reimbursement is provided.

2.16	Subd. 3.Civil Legal Services
 		13,300,000
		13,300,000
	
2.17 	Legal Services to Low-Income Clients in 
2.18 	Family Law Matters
2.19 	$948,000 each year is to improve the access 
2.20 	of low-income clients to legal representation 
2.21 	in family law matters. This appropriation 
2.22 	must be distributed under Minnesota Statutes, 
2.23 	section 480.242, to the qualified legal 
2.24 	services program described in Minnesota 
2.25 	Statutes, section 480.242, subdivision 2, 
2.26 	paragraph (a). Any unencumbered balance 
2.27 	remaining in the first year does not cancel 
2.28 	and is available in the second year.

2.29	Sec. 3. COURT OF APPEALS
 	$
	11,517,000
	$
	11,979,000

2.30	Sec. 4. DISTRICT COURTS
 	$
	267,886,000
	$
	278,388,000
	
2.31 	Jurors/Mileage
3.1 	$1,591,000 each year is to increase the juror 
3.2 	per diem and mileage reimbursement.

3.3	Sec. 5. GUARDIAN AD LITEM BOARD
 	$
	14,303,000
	$
	14,963,000

3.4	Sec. 6. TAX COURT
 	$
	2,068,000
	$
	1,857,000
	
3.5 	(a) Information Technology
3.6 	This appropriation includes funds for 
3.7 	information technology project services 
3.8 	and support subject to the provisions of 
3.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any 
3.10 	ongoing information technology costs will be 
3.11 	incorporated into the service level agreement 
3.12 	and will be paid to the Office of MN.IT 
3.13 	Services by the Tax Court under the rates and 
3.14 	mechanism specified in that agreement.
3.15 	(b) Base Appropriation
3.16 	The base appropriation for the Tax Court 
3.17 	shall be $1,392,000 in fiscal year 2018 and 
3.18 	$1,392,000 in fiscal year 2019.

3.19	Sec. 7. UNIFORM LAWS COMMISSION
 	$
	88,000
	$
	93,000

3.20	Sec. 8. BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS
 	$
	486,000
	$
	486,000
	
3.21 	Major Disciplinary Actions
3.22 	$125,000 each year is for special 
3.23 	investigative and hearing costs for major 
3.24 	disciplinary actions undertaken by the 
3.25 	board. This appropriation does not cancel. 
3.26 	Any unencumbered and unspent balances 
3.27 	remain available for these expenditures in 
3.28 	subsequent fiscal years.

3.29	Sec. 9. BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
 	$
	77,155,000
	$
	81,907,000
	
3.30 	Training
4.1 	$100,000 each year is for public defender 
4.2 	training. This is a onetime appropriation.

4.3	Sec. 10. SENTENCING GUIDELINES
 	$
	595,000
	$
	604,000

4.4	Sec. 11. PUBLIC SAFETY

4.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	187,173,000
	$
	180,616,000

4.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.7		2016
	2017
	
4.8	General
	95,640,000
	88,793,000
	
4.9	Special Revenue
	11,997,000
	12,238,000
	
4.10
4.11	State Government 
Special Revenue
	77,171,000
	77,188,000
	
4.12	Environmental
	70,000
	72,000
	
4.13	Trunk Highway
	2,295,000
	2,325,000
	
4.14 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
4.15 	purpose are specified in the following 
4.16 	subdivisions.

4.17	Subd. 2.Emergency Management 
 		4,976,000
		3,402,000

4.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.19	General 
	4,056,000
	2,480,000
	
4.20	Environmental
	70,000
	72,000
	
4.21
4.22	Special Revenue 
Fund
	850,000
	850,000

4.23	(a) Hazmat and Chemical Assessment Teams
					
4.24 	$850,000 each year is from the fire safety 
4.25 	account in the special revenue fund. These 
4.26 	amounts must be used to fund the hazardous 
4.27 	materials and chemical assessment teams.
4.28 	(b) Disaster Assistance Account
4.29 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the general 
4.30 	fund for transfer to the disaster assistance 
4.31 	contingency account in Minnesota Statutes, 
4.32 	section 12.221.
4.33 	(c) Combating Terrorism Recruitment
5.1 	$250,000 the first year is for the 
5.2 	commissioner to develop strategies and 
5.3 	make efforts to combat the recruitment of 
5.4 	Minnesota residents by terrorist organizations 
5.5 	such as ISIS and al-Shabaab. The 
5.6 	commissioner must collaborate with federal, 
5.7 	state, and local agencies in developing 
5.8 	the required strategies. The commissioner 
5.9 	shall prepare a report that explains the 
5.10 	strategies proposed and steps to implement 
5.11 	the strategies. The commissioner must 
5.12 	submit the report to the chairs and ranking 
5.13 	minority members of the senate and house of 
5.14 	representatives committees with jurisdiction 
5.15 	over public safety by February 1, 2016.

5.16	Subd. 3.Criminal Apprehension
 		54,290,000
		49,430,000

5.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.18	General
	51,988,000
	47,098,000
	
5.19
5.20	State Government 
Special Revenue
	7,000
	7,000
	
5.21	Trunk Highway
	2,295,000
	2,325,000

5.22	(a) BCA Investment Initiative
					
5.23 	$2,868,000 each year is from the general 
5.24 	fund:
5.25 	(1) for additional permanent latent fingerprint 
5.26 	examiner positions;
5.27 	(2) for additional permanent mitochondrial 
5.28 	DNA analyst positions;
5.29 	(3) to replace equipment and instruments in 
5.30 	the forensic laboratory;
5.31 	(4) to purchase supplies for the forensic 
5.32 	laboratory;
5.33 	(5) for additional permanent positions to 
5.34 	form a digital forensics examination unit;
6.1 	(6) for additional permanent positions to 
6.2 	form a financial crimes unit; and
6.3 	(7) for additional permanent positions to 
6.4 	increase the capabilities of the predatory 
6.5 	crimes section.

6.6	(b) Livescan Replacement
					
6.7 	$650,000 each year is from the general fund 
6.8 	to replace electronic fingerprint capture 
6.9 	equipment in criminal justice agencies 
6.10 	around the state. The equipment is to be used 
6.11 	to automatically submit the fingerprints to 
6.12 	the bureau for identification of the person 
6.13 	and processing.
6.14 	(c) Peace Officer-Involved Incident 
6.15 	Investigations
6.16 	$18,000 each year is from the general fund 
6.17 	for investigations into peace officer-involved 
6.18 	incidents under proposed Minnesota Statutes, 
6.19 	section 626.891 if enacted into law in the 
6.20 	2015 legislative session.

6.21	(d) Report
					
6.22 	If the vehicle services special revenue 
6.23 	account accrues an unallocated balance 
6.24 	in excess of 50 percent of the previous 
6.25 	fiscal year's expenditures, the commissioner 
6.26 	shall submit a report to the chairs and 
6.27 	ranking minority members of the house 
6.28 	of representatives and senate committees 
6.29 	with jurisdiction over transportation and 
6.30 	public safety policy and finance. The report 
6.31 	must contain specific policy and legislative 
6.32 	recommendations for reducing the fund 
6.33 	balance and avoiding future excessive fund 
6.34 	balances. The report is due within three 
7.1 	months of the fund balance exceeding the 
7.2 	threshold established in this paragraph.

7.3	Subd. 4.Fire Marshal
 		10,433,000
		10,647,000

7.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.5	General
	18,000
	-0-
	
7.6	Special Revenue
	10,415,000
	10,647,000
	
7.7 	The special revenue fund appropriation is 
7.8 	from the fire safety account in the special 
7.9 	revenue fund and is for activities under 
7.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.012.
7.11 	(a) Training
7.12 	$1,700,000 each year is for an increase 
7.13 	to the Minnesota Board of Firefighter 
7.14 	Training. This amount must be added to the 
7.15 	department's base budget for this activity.
7.16 	(b) Task Force 1
7.17 	$1,110,000 each year is for an increase to 
7.18 	Minnesota Task Force 1. This is a onetime 
7.19 	appropriation.
7.20 	(c) Air Rescue
7.21 	$190,000 each year is to fund the Minnesota 
7.22 	Air Rescue Team. This is a onetime 
7.23 	appropriation.

7.24	Subd. 5.Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement
 		2,338,000
		2,373,000

7.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.26	General
	1,606,000
	1,632,000
	
7.27	Special Revenue
	732,000
	741,000
	
7.28 	$662,000 the first year and $671,000 the 
7.29 	second year are from the alcohol enforcement 
7.30 	account in the special revenue fund. Of this 
7.31 	appropriation, $500,000 each year shall be 
7.32 	transferred to the general fund.
8.1 	$70,000 each year is from the lawful 
8.2 	gambling regulation account in the special 
8.3 	revenue fund.

8.4	Subd. 6.Office of Justice Programs
 		38,068,000
		37,679,000

8.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.6	General
	37,972,000
	37,583,000
	
8.7
8.8	State Government 
Special Revenue
	96,000
	96,000

8.9	(a) OJP Administration Costs
					
8.10 	Up to 2.5 percent of the grant funds 
8.11 	appropriated in this subdivision may be used 
8.12 	by the commissioner to administer the grant 
8.13 	program.

8.14	(b) Youth Intervention Programs
					
8.15 	$400,000 each year is for youth intervention 
8.16 	programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.17 	299A.73. This amount must be added to the 
8.18 	department's base budget for this activity.

8.19	(c) Crime Victim Services
					
8.20 	$400,000 each year is for additional grants 
8.21 	to organizations awarded grants in fiscal 
8.22 	years 2014 and 2015. This is a onetime 
8.23 	appropriation and is available through June 
8.24 	30, 2017.

8.25	(d) Child Advocacy Centers
					
8.26 	$100,000 each year is for child advocacy 
8.27 	center grants under article 2, section 14. This 
8.28 	is a onetime appropriation.

8.29	(e) Prosecutor and Law Enforcement Training
					
8.30 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to the 
8.31 	Minnesota County Attorneys Association for 
8.32 	prosecutor and law enforcement training. 
8.33 	This is a onetime appropriation.

9.1	(f) Sex Trafficking Investigations
					
9.2 	$250,000 each year is for grants to state and 
9.3 	local units of government for the following 
9.4 	purposes:
9.5 	(1) to support new or existing 
9.6 	multijurisdictional entities to investigate sex 
9.7 	trafficking crimes; and
9.8 	(2) to provide technical assistance for 
9.9 	sex trafficking crimes, including training 
9.10 	and case consultation, to law enforcement 
9.11 	agencies statewide.
9.12 	This amount must be added to the 
9.13 	department's base budget for this activity.

9.14	(g) White Earth Band Grant
					
9.15 	$176,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
9.16 	White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians 
9.17 	to be used by the band's law enforcement 
9.18 	department for a server for law enforcement 
9.19 	agencies in the counties of Clearwater, 
9.20 	Becker, and Mahnomen, and the band's 
9.21 	law enforcement department to store law 
9.22 	enforcement data on.

9.23	(h) Lifesaver Grants
					
9.24 	$25,000 each year is for Lifesaver grants 
9.25 	under article 2, section 15. This is a onetime 
9.26 	appropriation.

9.27	(i) Sexual Assault Prevention Grants
					
9.28 	$50,000 each year is for sexual assault 
9.29 	prevention grants under article 2, section 16. 
9.30 	This is a onetime appropriation.

9.31
9.32	(j) Emergency Shelter Facility For East African 
Women and Children
					
10.1 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to complete 
10.2 	and operate an emergency shelter facility 
10.3 	for East African women and child victims 
10.4 	of domestic abuse and trafficking. This is 
10.5 	a onetime appropriation and is available 
10.6 	through June 30, 2018.

10.7	(k) Alternatives to Juvenile Detention
					
10.8 	$100,000 each year is for grants under the 
10.9 	alternatives to juvenile detention program 
10.10 	under section article 2, section 13. This is a 
10.11 	onetime appropriation.

10.12	(l) Advocates for Family Peace
					
10.13 	$75,000 each year is for a grant to the 
10.14 	Advocates for Family Peace organization 
10.15 	to provide services for victims of domestic 
10.16 	violence. This is a onetime appropriation.

10.17	(m) Opiate Antagonists
					
10.18 	$250,000 the first year is for grants to 
10.19 	emergency medical services programs, 
10.20 	as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.21 	144.7401, subdivision 4, to purchase opiate 
10.22 	antagonists and for training and education 
10.23 	related to the use of these antagonists in the 
10.24 	event of an opioid or heroin overdose. Grants 
10.25 	must be distributed to all eight regional 
10.26 	emergency medical services programs. This 
10.27 	appropriation is available through June 30, 
10.28 	2017.
10.29 	For purposes of this paragraph, "opiate 
10.30 	antagonist" means naloxone hydrochloride 
10.31 	or any similarly acting drug approved by the 
10.32 	federal Food and Drug Administration for 
10.33 	the treatment of drug overdose.

10.34	(n) De-Escalation Training
					
11.1 	$150,000 each year is for training state 
11.2 	and local community safety personnel in 
11.3 	the use of crisis de-escalation techniques. 
11.4 	When selecting a service provider for this 
11.5 	training, the commissioner shall consult 
11.6 	with the executive director of the Minnesota 
11.7 	Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, 
11.8 	and may consult with any postsecondary 
11.9 	institution, any state or local governmental 
11.10 	official, or any nongovernmental authority 
11.11 	the commissioner determines to be relevant. 
11.12 	Among any other criteria the commissioner 
11.13 	may establish for the selection, the 
11.14 	training provider shall have a demonstrated 
11.15 	understanding of the transitions and 
11.16 	challenges that veterans may experience 
11.17 	during their re-entry into society following 
11.18 	combat service. The commissioner shall 
11.19 	ensure that training opportunities provided 
11.20 	are reasonably distributed statewide. This is 
11.21 	a onetime appropriation.

11.22	Subd. 7.Emergency Communication Networks
 		77,068,000
		77,085,000
	
11.23 	This appropriation is from the state 
11.24 	government special revenue fund for 911 
11.25 	emergency telecommunications services.

11.26	(a) Public Safety Answering Points
					
11.27 	$13,664,000 each year is to be distributed 
11.28 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.29 	403.113, subdivision 2.
11.30 	This appropriation includes funds for 
11.31 	information technology project services 
11.32 	and support subject to the provisions of 
11.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any 
11.34 	ongoing information technology costs will be 
11.35 	incorporated into the service level agreement 
12.1 	and will be paid to the Office of MN.IT 
12.2 	Services by the Department of Public Safety 
12.3 	under the rates and mechanism specified in 
12.4 	that agreement.

12.5	(b) Medical Resource Communication Centers
					
12.6 	$683,000 each year is for grants to the 
12.7 	Minnesota Emergency Medical Services 
12.8 	Regulatory Board for the Metro East 
12.9 	and Metro West Medical Resource 
12.10 	Communication Centers that were in 
12.11 	operation before January 1, 2000.

12.12	(c) ARMER Debt Service
					
12.13 	$23,261,000 each year is to the commissioner 
12.14 	of management and budget to pay debt 
12.15 	service on revenue bonds issued under 
12.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 403.275.
12.17 	Any portion of this appropriation not needed 
12.18 	to pay debt service in a fiscal year may be 
12.19 	used by the commissioner of public safety to 
12.20 	pay cash for any of the capital improvements 
12.21 	for which bond proceeds were appropriated 
12.22 	by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 
12.23 	9, subdivision 8; or Laws 2007, chapter 54, 
12.24 	article 1, section 10, subdivision 8.
12.25 	(d) ARMER State Backbone Operating 
12.26 	Costs
12.27 	$9,650,000 each year is to the commissioner 
12.28 	of transportation for costs of maintaining and 
12.29 	operating the first and third phases of the 
12.30 	statewide radio system backbone.
12.31 	(e) ARMER Improvements
12.32 	$1,000,000 each year is to the Statewide 
12.33 	Radio Board for costs of design, construction, 
12.34 	and maintenance of, and improvements 
13.1 	to, those elements of the statewide public 
13.2 	safety radio and communication system 
13.3 	that support mutual aid communications 
13.4 	and emergency medical services or provide 
13.5 	interim enhancement of public safety 
13.6 	communication interoperability in those 
13.7 	areas of the state where the statewide public 
13.8 	safety radio and communication system is 
13.9 	not yet implemented.

13.10
13.11	Sec. 12. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS 
AND TRAINING (POST) BOARD
 	$
	3,887,000
	$
	3,904,000
	
13.12 	(a) Excess Amounts Transferred
13.13 	This appropriation is from the peace officer 
13.14 	training account in the special revenue fund. 
13.15 	Any new receipts credited to that account in 
13.16 	the first year in excess of $3,887,000 must be 
13.17 	transferred and credited to the general fund. 
13.18 	Any new receipts credited to that account in 
13.19 	the second year in excess of $3,904,000 must 
13.20 	be transferred and credited to the general 
13.21 	fund.
13.22 	(b) Peace Officer Training 
13.23 	Reimbursements
13.24 	$2,734,000 each year is for reimbursements 
13.25 	to local governments for peace officer 
13.26 	training costs.

13.27	Sec. 13. PRIVATE DETECTIVE BOARD
 	$
	187,000
	$
	189,000
	
13.28 	Administrative Assistant
13.29 	$65,000 each year is for an administrative 
13.30 	assistant.

13.31	Sec. 14. HUMAN RIGHTS
 	$
	4,407,000
	$
	4,462,000
	
13.32 	Increased Efficiency
14.1 	$630,000 each year is for the acceleration 
14.2 	of the investigation, enforcement, and 
14.3 	final disposition of cases as well as the 
14.4 	department's capacity in the area of legal 
14.5 	analysis and fiscal management.

14.6	Sec. 15. CORRECTIONS

14.7	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	531,247,000
	$
	542,228,000
	
14.8 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
14.9 	purpose are specified in the following 
14.10 	subdivisions.

14.11	Subd. 2.Correctional Institutions 
 		384,761,000 
		394,275,000
	
14.12 	(a) Medical Services
14.13 	$1,737,000 the first year and $1,650,000 the 
14.14 	second year are to expand offender medical 
14.15 	services, including an electronic health 
14.16 	records system.
14.17 	(b) Information Technology
14.18 	This appropriation includes funds for 
14.19 	information technology project services 
14.20 	and support subject to the provisions of 
14.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any 
14.22 	ongoing information technology costs will be 
14.23 	incorporated into the service level agreement 
14.24 	and will be paid to the Office of MN.IT 
14.25 	Services by the Department of Corrections 
14.26 	under the rates and mechanism specified in 
14.27 	that agreement.
14.28 	(c) Fugitive Apprehension Unit
14.29 	$270,000 each year is to increase the number 
14.30 	of full-time equivalent positions in the 
14.31 	department's fugitive apprehension unit.
14.32 	(d) Doula Services Grants
15.1 	$30,000 each year is for grants to provide 
15.2 	access to doula services as described in 
15.3 	proposed Minnesota Statutes, section 241.89, 
15.4 	subdivision 2, paragraph (b). This is a 
15.5 	onetime appropriation.

15.6	Subd. 3.Community Services
 		121,274,000
		122,288,000
	
15.7 	(a) Intensive Supervised Release Agents
15.8 	$1,600,000 each year is to increase the 
15.9 	number of supervision agents for offenders 
15.10 	on intensive supervised release as described 
15.11 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 244.13, 
15.12 	subdivision 2.
15.13 	(b) Challenge Incarceration
15.14 	$250,000 each year is to increase the 
15.15 	number of supervision agents for offenders 
15.16 	participating in the department's challenge 
15.17 	incarceration program as described in 
15.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 244.172, 
15.19 	subdivisions 2 and 3.
15.20 	(c) Community Corrections Act
15.21 	$1,550,000 each year is added to the 
15.22 	Community Corrections Act subsidy, as 
15.23 	described in Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.24 	401.14.
15.25 	(d) County Probation Officer 
15.26 	Reimbursements
15.27 	$200,000 each year is added to the county 
15.28 	probation officers reimbursement, as 
15.29 	described in Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.30 	244.19, subdivision 6.
15.31 	(e) Scott County Correctional Services
16.1 	$85,000 each year is for a probation caseload 
16.2 	and workload reduction grant to Scott County 
16.3 	to provide correctional services.

16.4	Subd. 4.Operations Support
 		25,212,000
		25,665,000
	
16.5 	(a) Technology Needs
16.6 	$900,000 each year is to support technology 
16.7 	needs.
16.8 	(b) Information Technology
16.9 	This appropriation includes funds for 
16.10 	information technology project services 
16.11 	and support subject to the provisions of 
16.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any 
16.13 	ongoing information technology costs will be 
16.14 	incorporated into the service level agreement 
16.15 	and will be paid to the Office of MN.IT 
16.16 	Services by the Department of Corrections 
16.17 	under the rates and mechanism specified in 
16.18 	that agreement.

16.19	Sec. 16. TRANSFERS
 					
16.20 	(a) MINNCOR
16.21 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.22 	241.27, the commissioner of management 
16.23 	and budget shall transfer $500,000 each year 
16.24 	from the Minnesota correctional industries 
16.25 	revolving fund to the general fund. This is a 
16.26 	onetime transfer.
16.27 	(b) Fire Safety
16.28 	The commissioner of management and 
16.29 	budget shall transfer $1,250,000 each year 
16.30 	from the fire safety account to the general 
16.31 	fund. This is a onetime transfer.

17.1
17.2
17.3	Sec. 17. DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
CONTINGENCY AND FIRE SAFETY 
ACCOUNTS; TRANSFER.
 					
17.4 	(a) No later than September 30, 2015, the 
17.5 	commissioner of management and budget 
17.6 	must estimate the amount of any positive 
17.7 	unrestricted budgetary general fund balance 
17.8 	at the close of the fiscal year ending June 
17.9 	30, 2015. If the actual positive general fund 
17.10 	balance at the end of fiscal year 2015 is more 
17.11 	than $12,500,000 in excess of the positive 
17.12 	general fund balance that was estimated by 
17.13 	the commissioner at the end of the 2015 
17.14 	legislative session, $10,000,000 from the 
17.15 	fiscal year 2015 closing balance in the 
17.16 	general fund is transferred to the disaster 
17.17 	contingency account under Minnesota 
17.18 	Statutes, section 12.221, subdivision 6, and 
17.19 	$2,500,000 is transferred to the fire safety 
17.20 	account in the special revenue fund, under 
17.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.012.
17.22 	(b) If the actual positive general fund balance 
17.23 	estimated at the end of fiscal year 2015 
17.24 	under paragraph (a) exceeds the positive 
17.25 	general fund balance that was estimated by 
17.26 	the commissioner at the end of the 2015 
17.27 	legislative session by $12,500,000 or less, the 
17.28 	amount of the difference between the actual 
17.29 	and estimated positive general fund balance 
17.30 	from the fiscal year 2015 closing balance 
17.31 	is transferred to the disaster contingency 
17.32 	account under Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.33 	12.221, subdivision 6, and the fire safety 
17.34 	account in the special revenue fund under 
17.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 299F.012. 
17.36 	The commissioner shall allocate the funds 
18.1 	proportionately between the two accounts in 
18.2 	this paragraph.
18.3 	(c) No later than October 15, 2015, the 
18.4 	commissioner of management and budget 
18.5 	must notify the chairs and ranking minority 
18.6 	members of the legislative committees with 
18.7 	jurisdiction over the disaster contingency 
18.8 	account and the fire safety account of:
18.9 	(1) the amount of the positive unrestricted 
18.10 	general fund balance estimated under 
18.11 	paragraph (a); and
18.12 	(2) the dollar amount transferred to the 
18.13 	disaster contingency account and the fire 
18.14 	safety account under this section.
18.15 	(d) Any amount transferred to the fire safety 
18.16 	account under this section is appropriated 
18.17 	in fiscal year 2016 to the commissioner of 
18.18 	public safety for activities under Minnesota 
18.19 	Statutes, section 299F.012. This is a onetime 
18.20 	appropriation.

18.21 	ARTICLE 2
18.22 	GRANT PROGRAMS AND OTHER FISCAL-RELATED CHANGES

18.23 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 12.221, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
18.24 		Subd. 6.Disaster assistance contingency account; appropriation. (a) A disaster 
18.25 	assistance contingency account is created in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. 
18.26 	Money in the disaster assistance contingency account is appropriated to the commissioner 
18.27 	of public safety to provide:
18.28 	(1) cost-share for federal assistance under section 12A.15, subdivision 1; and
18.29 	(2) state public disaster assistance to eligible applicants under chapter 12B.;
18.30 	(3) cost-share for federal assistance from the Federal Highway Administration 
18.31 	emergency relief program under United States Code, title 23, section 125; and
18.32 	(4) cost-share for federal assistance from the United States Department of 
18.33 	Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service emergency watershed protection 
18.34 	program under United States Code, title 16, sections 2203 to 2205.
19.1 	(b) For appropriations under paragraph (a), clause (1), the amount appropriated is 
19.2 	100 percent of any nonfederal share for state agencies and local governments. Money 
19.3 	appropriated under paragraph (a), clause (1), may be used to pay all or a portion of the 
19.4 	nonfederal share for publicly owned capital improvement projects.
19.5 	(c) For appropriations under paragraph (a), clause (2), the amount appropriated 
19.6 	is the amount required to pay eligible claims under chapter 12B, as certified by the 
19.7 	commissioner of public safety.
19.8 	(d) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of management and budget shall 
19.9 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives 
19.10 	Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee detailing state disaster 
19.11 	assistance appropriations and expenditures under this subdivision during the previous 
19.12 	calendar year.
19.13 	(e) The governor's budget proposal submitted to the legislature under section 16A.11 
19.14 	must include recommended appropriations to the disaster assistance contingency account. 
19.15 	The governor's appropriation recommendations must be informed by the commissioner of 
19.16 	public safety's estimate of the amount of money that will be necessary to:
19.17 	(1) provide 100 percent of the nonfederal share for state agencies and local 
19.18 	governments that will receive federal financial assistance from FEMA during the next 
19.19 	biennium; and
19.20 	(2) fully pay all eligible claims under chapter 12B.
19.21 	(f) Notwithstanding section 16A.28:
19.22 	(1) funds appropriated or transferred to the disaster assistance contingency account 
19.23 	do not lapse but remain in the account until appropriated; and
19.24 	(2) funds appropriated from the disaster assistance contingency account do not lapse 
19.25 	and are available until expended.

19.26 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 12B.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
19.27 		Subd. 2.Applicant. "Applicant" means a local government or state government 
19.28 	agency that applies for state disaster assistance under this chapter.

19.29 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 12B.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
19.30 	to read:
19.31 		Subd. 3a.County. "County" or "county government" means each county in which 
19.32 	a governmental unit is located in whole or in part, or a county board of commissioners 
19.33 	as defined in chapter 375.

20.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 12B.25, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.2 		Subdivision 1.Payment required; eligibility criteria. The director, serving as 
20.3 	the governor's authorized representative, may enter into grant agreements with eligible 
20.4 	applicants to provide state financial assistance made available as a result of a disaster 
20.5 	that satisfies all of the following criteria:
20.6 	(1) the state or applicable local county government declares a disaster or emergency 
20.7 	during the incident period;
20.8 	(2) damages suffered and eligible costs incurred are the direct result of the disaster;
20.9 	(3) federal disaster assistance is not available to the applicant because the governor 
20.10 	did not request a presidential declaration of major disaster, the president denied the 
20.11 	governor's request, or the applicant is not eligible for federal disaster assistance because 
20.12 	the state or county did not meet the per capita impact indicator under FEMA's Public 
20.13 	Assistance Program;
20.14 	(4) the applicant incurred eligible damages that, on a per capita basis, equal or 
20.15 	exceed 50 percent of the countywide per capita impact indicator under FEMA's Public 
20.16 	Assistance Program;
20.17 	(5) the applicant assumes responsibility for 25 percent of the applicant's total 
20.18 	eligible costs; and
20.19 	(6) the applicant satisfies all requirements in this chapter.

20.20 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 12B.40, is amended to read:
20.21 	12B.40 APPLICATION PROCESS.
20.22 	(a) The director must develop application materials and may update the materials as 
20.23 	needed. Application materials must include instructions and requirements for assistance 
20.24 	under this chapter.
20.25 	(b) An applicant A county government has 30 days from the end of the incident 
20.26 	period or the president's official denial of the governor's request for a declaration of a 
20.27 	major disaster to provide the director with written notice of intent to apply request that 
20.28 	the governor declare a state disaster. The director may deny an application due to a late 
20.29 	notice of intent to apply a late request. The county government's request for a state 
20.30 	disaster declaration must include:
20.31 	(1) the cause, location of damage, and incident period;
20.32 	(2) documentation of a local, tribal, county, or state disaster or emergency 
20.33 	declaration in response to the disaster;
20.34 	(3) a description of damages, an initial damage assessment, and the amount of 
20.35 	eligible costs incurred by the applicant;
21.1 	(4) a statement or evidence that the applicant has the ability to pay for at least 25 
21.2 	percent of total eligible costs incurred from the disaster; and
21.3 	(5) a statement or evidence that the local government has incurred damages equal to 
21.4 	or exceeding 50 percent of the federal countywide threshold in effect during the incident 
21.5 	period.
21.6 	(c) Within An applicant has 60 days after the end of the incident period or the 
21.7 	president's official denial of from the governor's request for a declaration of a major state 
21.8 	disaster, the applicant must to submit a complete application for state public disaster 
21.9 	assistance to the director. A complete application includes the following:
21.10 	(1) the cause, location of damage, and incident period;
21.11 	(2) documentation of a local, tribal, county, or state disaster or emergency 
21.12 	declaration in response to the disaster;
21.13 	(3) a description of damages, an initial damage assessment, and the amount of 
21.14 	eligible costs incurred by the applicant;
21.15 	(4) a statement or evidence that the applicant has the ability to pay for at least 25 
21.16 	percent of total eligible costs incurred from the disaster; and
21.17 	(5) a statement or evidence that the local government has incurred damages equal to 
21.18 	or exceeding 50 percent of the federal countywide threshold in effect during the incident 
21.19 	period.
21.20 	(d) The director must review the application and supporting documentation for 
21.21 	completeness and may return the application with a request for more detailed information. 
21.22 	The director may consult with local public officials to ensure the application reflects the 
21.23 	extent and magnitude of the damage and to reconcile any differences. The application is 
21.24 	not complete until the director receives all requested information.
21.25 	(e) If the director returns an application with a request for more detailed information 
21.26 	or for correction of deficiencies, the applicant must submit all required information within 
21.27 	30 days of the applicant's receipt of the director's request. The applicant's failure to 
21.28 	provide the requested information in a timely manner without a reasonable explanation 
21.29 	may be cause for denial of the application.
21.30 	(f) The director has no more than 60 days from the receipt of a complete application 
21.31 	to approve or deny the application, or the application is deemed approved. If the director 
21.32 	denies an application, the director must send a denial letter. If the director approves an 
21.33 	application or the application is automatically deemed approved after 60 days, the director 
21.34 	must notify the applicant of the steps necessary to obtain reimbursement of eligible 
21.35 	costs, including submission of invoices or other documentation substantiating the costs 
21.36 	submitted for reimbursement.

22.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.2 		Subd. 2.Prohibition on use. (a) No person may operate a motor vehicle while 
22.3 	using a wireless communications device to compose, read, or send an electronic message, 
22.4 	when the vehicle is in motion or a part of traffic.
22.5 	(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) a second or subsequent time shall be 
22.6 	required to pay a fine of $300.

22.7 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 241.89, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.8 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) The head of each correctional facility shall ensure that 
22.9 	every woman incarcerated at the facility:
22.10 	(1) is tested for pregnancy, if under 50 years of age unless the inmate refuses the test;
22.11 	(2) if pregnant and agrees to testing, is tested for sexually transmitted diseases, 
22.12 	including HIV;
22.13 	(3) if pregnant or has given birth in the past six weeks, is provided appropriate 
22.14 	educational materials and resources related to pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and 
22.15 	parenting;
22.16 	(4) if pregnant or has given birth in the past six weeks, has access to doula services if 
22.17 	these services are provided by a certified doula without charge to the correctional facility 
22.18 	or the incarcerated woman pays for the certified doula services;
22.19 	(5) if pregnant or has given birth in the past six months, has access to a mental health 
22.20 	assessment and, if necessary, treatment;
22.21 	(6) if pregnant or has given birth in the past six months and determined to be 
22.22 	suffering from a mental illness, has access to evidence-based mental health treatment 
22.23 	including psychotropic medication;
22.24 	(7) if pregnant or has given birth in the past six months and determined to be 
22.25 	suffering from postpartum depression, has access to evidence-based therapeutic care for 
22.26 	the depression; and
22.27 	(8) if pregnant, is advised, orally or in writing, of applicable laws and policies 
22.28 	governing incarcerated pregnant women.
22.29 	(b) The commissioner of corrections, in consultation with the commissioner of 
22.30 	health, may award grants to nonprofit organizations to provide access to doula services by 
22.31 	a certified doula in accordance with paragraph (a), clause (4).

22.32 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
22.33 		Subd. 2.Applications. Applications for a grant-in-aid shall be made by the 
22.34 	administering agency to the commissioner.
23.1 	The grant-in-aid is contingent upon the agency having obtained from the community 
23.2 	in which the youth intervention program is established local matching money two times 
23.3 	equal to  the amount of the grant that is sought. However, if the agency has previously 
23.4 	been awarded a grant under this section, the local matching money must be two times the 
23.5 	amount of the grant that is sought. The matching requirement is intended to leverage the 
23.6 	investment of state and community dollars in supporting the efforts of the grantees to 
23.7 	provide early intervention services to youth and their families.
23.8 	The commissioner shall provide the application form, procedures for making 
23.9 	application form, criteria for review of the application, and kinds of contributions in 
23.10 	addition to cash that qualify as local matching money. No grant to any agency may 
23.11 	exceed $50,000 $75,000.

23.12 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299F.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.13 		Subdivision 1.Authorized programs within department. From the revenues 
23.14 	appropriated from the fire safety account, established under section 297I.06, subdivision 
23.15 	3, the commissioner of public safety may expend funds for the activities and programs 
23.16 	identified by the advisory committee established under subdivision 2 and recommended to 
23.17 	the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner shall not expend funds without the 
23.18 	recommendation of the advisory committee established under subdivision 2. These funds 
23.19 	are to be used to provide resources needed for identified activities and programs of the 
23.20 	Minnesota fire service and to ensure the State Fire Marshal Division responsibilities are 
23.21 	fulfilled. Any balance remaining in the account after the first year of the biennium must be 
23.22 	appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the purposes specified in law.

23.23 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 357.021, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.24 		Subd. 2.Fee amounts. The fees to be charged and collected by the court 
23.25 	administrator shall be as follows:
23.26 	(1) In every civil action or proceeding in said court, including any case arising 
23.27 	under the tax laws of the state that could be transferred or appealed to the Tax Court, the 
23.28 	plaintiff, petitioner, or other moving party shall pay, when the first paper is filed for that 
23.29 	party in said action, a fee of $310, except in marriage dissolution actions the fee is $340.
23.30 	The defendant or other adverse or intervening party, or any one or more of several 
23.31 	defendants or other adverse or intervening parties appearing separately from the others, 
23.32 	shall pay, when the first paper is filed for that party in said action, a fee of $310, except in 
23.33 	marriage dissolution actions the fee is $340. This subdivision does not apply to the filing 
24.1 	of an Application for Discharge of Judgment. Section 548.181 applies to an Application 
24.2 	for Discharge of Judgment.
24.3 	The party requesting a trial by jury shall pay $100.
24.4 	The fees above stated shall be the full trial fee chargeable to said parties irrespective 
24.5 	of whether trial be to the court alone, to the court and jury, or disposed of without trial, 
24.6 	and shall include the entry of judgment in the action, but does not include copies or 
24.7 	certified copies of any papers so filed or proceedings under chapter 103E, except the 
24.8 	provisions therein as to appeals.
24.9 	(2) Certified copy of any instrument from a civil or criminal proceeding, $14, and $8 
24.10 	for an uncertified copy.
24.11 	(3) Issuing a subpoena, $16 for each name.
24.12 	(4) Filing a motion or response to a motion in civil, family, excluding child support, 
24.13 	and guardianship cases, $100.
24.14 	(5) Issuing an execution and filing the return thereof; issuing a writ of attachment, 
24.15 	injunction, habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, or other writs not 
24.16 	specifically mentioned, $55.
24.17 	(6) Issuing a transcript of judgment, or for filing and docketing a transcript of 
24.18 	judgment from another court, $40.
24.19 	(7) Filing and entering a satisfaction of judgment, partial satisfaction, or assignment 
24.20 	of judgment, $5.
24.21 	(8) Certificate as to existence or nonexistence of judgments docketed, $5 for each 
24.22 	name certified to.
24.23 	(9) Filing and indexing trade name; or recording basic science certificate; or recording 
24.24 	certificate of physicians, osteopaths, chiropractors, veterinarians, or optometrists, $5.
24.25 	(10) For the filing of each partial, final, or annual account in all trusteeships, $55.
24.26 	(11) For the deposit of a will, $27.
24.27 	(12) For recording notary commission, $20.
24.28 	(13) Filing a motion or response to a motion for modification of child support, 
24.29 	a fee of $100 $50.
24.30 	(14) All other services required by law for which no fee is provided, such fee 
24.31 	as compares favorably with those herein provided, or such as may be fixed by rule or 
24.32 	order of the court.
24.33 	(15) In addition to any other filing fees under this chapter, a surcharge in the amount of 
24.34 	$75 must be assessed in accordance with section 259.52, subdivision 14, for each adoption 
24.35 	petition filed in district court to fund the fathers' adoption registry under section 259.52.
25.1 	The fees in clauses (3) and (5) need not be paid by a public authority or the party 
25.2 	the public authority represents.

25.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies to filings 
25.4 	made on or after that date.

25.5 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 401.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
25.6 		Subdivision 1.Aid calculations. To determine the community corrections aid 
25.7 	amount to be paid to each participating county, the commissioner of corrections must 
25.8 	apply the following formula:
25.9 	(1) For each of the 87 counties in the state, a percent score must be calculated for 
25.10 	each of the following five factors:
25.11 	(i) percent of the total state population aged ten to 24 residing within the county 
25.12 	according to the most recent federal census, and, in the intervening years between the 
25.13 	taking of the federal census, according to the most recent estimate of the state demographer;
25.14 	(ii) percent of the statewide total number of felony case filings occurring within the 
25.15 	county, as determined by the state court administrator;
25.16 	(iii) percent of the statewide total number of juvenile case filings occurring within 
25.17 	the county, as determined by the state court administrator;
25.18 	(iv) percent of the statewide total number of gross misdemeanor case filings 
25.19 	occurring within the county, as determined by the state court administrator; and
25.20 	(v) percent of the total statewide number of convicted felony offenders who did 
25.21 	not receive an executed prison sentence, as monitored and reported by the Sentencing 
25.22 	Guidelines Commission.
25.23 	The percents in items (ii) to (v) must be calculated by combining the most recent 
25.24 	three-year period of available data. The percents in items (i) to (v) each must sum to 100 
25.25 	percent across the 87 counties.
25.26 	(2) For each of the 87 counties, the county's percents in clause (1), items (i) to (v), 
25.27 	must be weighted, summed, and divided by the sum of the weights to yield an average 
25.28 	percent for each county, referred to as the county's "composite need percent." When 
25.29 	performing this calculation, the weight for each of the percents in clause (1), items (i) to 
25.30 	(v), is 1.0. The composite need percent must sum to 100 percent across the 87 counties.
25.31 	(3) For each of the 87 counties, the county's "adjusted net tax capacity percent" is 
25.32 	the county's adjusted net tax capacity amount, defined in the same manner as it is defined 
25.33 	for cities in section 477A.011, subdivision 20, divided by the statewide total adjusted net 
25.34 	tax capacity amount. The adjusted net tax capacity percent must sum to 100 percent 
25.35 	across the 87 counties.
26.1 	(4) For each of the 87 counties, the county's composite need percent must be divided 
26.2 	by the county's adjusted net tax capacity percent to produce a ratio that, when multiplied 
26.3 	by the county's composite need percent, results in the county's "tax base adjusted need 
26.4 	percent."
26.5 	(5) For each of the 87 counties, the county's tax base adjusted need percent must 
26.6 	be added to twice the composite need percent, and the sum must be divided by 3, to 
26.7 	yield the county's "weighted need percent."
26.8 	(6) Each participating county's weighted need percent must be added to the weighted 
26.9 	need percent of each other participating county to yield the "total weighted need percent 
26.10 	for participating counties."
26.11 	(7) Each participating county's weighted need percent must be divided by the total 
26.12 	weighted need percent for participating counties to yield the county's "share percent." The 
26.13 	share percents for participating counties must sum to 100 percent.
26.14 	(8) Each participating county's "base funding amount" is the aid amount that the 
26.15 	county received under this section for fiscal year 1995 plus the amount received in 
26.16 	caseload or workload reduction, felony caseload reduction, and sex offender supervision 
26.17 	grants in fiscal year 2015, as reported by the commissioner of corrections. In fiscal year 
26.18 	1997 and thereafter, no county's aid amount under this section may be less than its base 
26.19 	funding amount, provided that the total amount appropriated for this purpose is at least as 
26.20 	much as the aggregate base funding amount defined in clause (9).
26.21 	(9) The "aggregate base funding amount" is equal to the sum of the base funding 
26.22 	amounts for all participating counties. If a county that participated under this section 
26.23 	during fiscal year 1995 chooses not to participate in any given year, then the aggregate 
26.24 	base funding amount must be reduced by that county's base funding amount. If a county 
26.25 	that did not participate under this section in fiscal year 1995 chooses to participate in any 
26.26 	given yearon or after July 1, 2015, then the aggregate base funding amount must be 
26.27 	increased by the amount of aid that the county would have received had it participated in 
26.28 	fiscal year 1995 plus the estimated amount it would have received in caseload or workload 
26.29 	reduction, felony caseload reduction, and sex offender supervision grants in fiscal year 
26.30 	2015, as reported by the commissioner of corrections, and the amount of increase shall be 
26.31 	that county's base funding amount.
26.32 	(10) In any given year, the total amount appropriated for this purpose first must be 
26.33 	allocated to participating counties in accordance with each county's base funding amount. 
26.34 	Then, any remaining amount in excess of the aggregate base funding amount must be 
26.35 	allocated to participating counties in proportion to each county's share percent, and is 
26.36 	referred to as the county's "formula amount."
27.1 	Each participating county's "community corrections aid amount" equals the sum of 
27.2 	(i) the county's base funding amount, and (ii) the county's formula amount.
27.3 	(11) However, if in any year the total amount appropriated for the purpose of this 
27.4 	section is less than the aggregate base funding amount, then each participating county's 
27.5 	community corrections aid amount is the product of (i) the county's base funding amount 
27.6 	multiplied by (ii) the ratio of the total amount appropriated to the aggregate base funding 
27.7 	amount.
27.8 	For each participating county, the county's community corrections aid amount 
27.9 	calculated in this subdivision is the total amount of subsidy to which the county is entitled 
27.10 	under sections 401.01 to 401.16.

27.11 	Sec. 12. Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 7, is amended to read:

27.12	Sec. 7. TAX COURT
 	$
	1,023,000
	$
	1,035,000
	
27.13 	(a) Additional Resources
27.14 	$161,000 each year is for two law clerks, 
27.15 	continuing legal education costs, and 
27.16 	Westlaw costs operating expenses. Any 
27.17 	amount not expended in the first year does 
27.18 	not cancel and is available in the second year.
27.19 	(b) Case Management System
27.20 	$25,000 each year is for the implementation 
27.21 	and maintenance of a modern case 
27.22 	management system.

27.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013.

27.24 	Sec. 13. Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 9, is amended to read:

27.25	Sec. 9. BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS
 	$
	756,000
	$
	456,000
	
27.26 	(a) Deficiencies
27.27 	$300,000 the first year is for deficiencies 
27.28 	occurring in fiscal year 2013. This 
27.29 	appropriation is available for expenditure the 
27.30 	day following final enactment.
27.31 	(b) Major Disciplinary Actions
28.1 	$125,000 each year is for special 
28.2 	investigative and hearing costs for major 
28.3 	disciplinary actions undertaken by the 
28.4 	board. This appropriation does not cancel. 
28.5 	Any encumbered unencumbered and 
28.6 	unspent balances remain available for these 
28.7 	expenditures in subsequent fiscal years.

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

28.9 	Sec. 14. ALTERNATIVES TO JUVENILE DETENTION.
 28.10 		Subdivision 1.Grant. The commissioner of public safety through the Office 
28.11 	of Justice Programs may award a grant to an organization designated as a nonprofit 
28.12 	by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a collaboration of organizations 
28.13 	including one or more nonprofit organizations to conduct training, technical support, and 
28.14 	peer learning opportunities for counties across the state interested in "Right on Crime" 
28.15 	strategies, specifically juvenile detention reform and addressing disparities in the juvenile 
28.16 	justice system to accomplish cost-effective interventions that leverage the strength of 
28.17 	families and communities. The collaboration must include at least one organization that 
28.18 	has a demonstrated history in working with Minnesota counties to address disparities in 
28.19 	the juvenile justice system. The intent of the grant is to achieve the following objectives:
28.20 	(1) eliminate the inappropriate or unnecessary use of secure detention;
28.21 	(2) minimize rearrest and failure-to-appear rates pending adjudication;
28.22 	(3) ensure appropriate conditions of confinement in secure facilities; and
28.23 	(4) reduce racial and ethnic disparities.
28.24 		Subd. 2.Grant criteria. (a) The grant recipient must:
28.25 	(1) identify and support counties statewide in implementing the eight core strategies 
28.26 	identified by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that are proven to address disparities in 
28.27 	juvenile detention including collaboration, use of accurate data, objective admissions 
28.28 	criteria and instruments, new or enhanced nonsecure alternatives to detention, case 
28.29 	processing reforms, special detention cases, reducing racial disparities, and improving 
28.30 	conditions of confinement;
28.31 	(2) provide training, technical support, and peer-learning opportunities to counties as 
28.32 	each county implements the eight core strategies under clause (1) throughout its county; and
28.33 	(3) consistently collect, use, and report accurate data to diagnose system problems, 
28.34 	adapt strategies, and assess the impact of various training and capacity-building activities.
29.1 	(b) The grant recipient must match the grant amount dollar-for-dollar with money 
29.2 	from private sector funds.
29.3 	(c) A portion of the grant must be designated for counties to implement juvenile 
29.4 	detention reform.
29.5 	(d) The commissioner shall ensure that most of the grant money distributed under 
29.6 	this section be used to benefit greater Minnesota.
29.7 		Subd. 3.Program evaluation. The grant recipient must evaluate the effectiveness 
29.8 	of its intervention and work with subcontracted organizations to collect data. The grant 
29.9 	recipient must submit an evaluation plan to the commissioner delineating progress in 
29.10 	meeting the objectives of the grant.

29.11 	Sec. 15. CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER GRANTS.
 29.12 		Subdivision 1.Establishment and purpose. A grant program is established to 
29.13 	provide stable funding and ensure the continued viability of core functions relating to 
29.14 	abuse investigations, interviews, treatment, and related training. The grants ensure that 
29.15 	victims of abuse have access to safe, secure facilities and that law enforcement has access 
29.16 	to the tools necessary for the successful apprehension and conviction of predators of 
29.17 	children and vulnerable adults.
29.18 		Subd. 2.Grants. The commissioner of public safety shall award grants to child 
29.19 	advocacy centers whose primary purpose is to coordinate the investigation, treatment, and 
29.20 	management of abuse cases and to provide direct services to children and vulnerable 
29.21 	adults. Grants may be used for:
29.22 	(1) forensic interviews and child advocacy center interdisciplinary team 
29.23 	investigations, programs, and facilities;
29.24 	(2) mental health services for victims and families;
29.25 	(3) specialized medical examinations;
29.26 	(4) support and advocacy for victims and family members; and
29.27 	(5) specialized training for child advocacy center staff and interdisciplinary team 
29.28 	members.
29.29 		Subd. 3.Applications; eligibility. (a) Any public or private organization that 
29.30 	utilizes an interdisciplinary team of professionals, which includes law enforcement, 
29.31 	child protection, prosecution, mental health, medical, and advocacy representatives, to 
29.32 	investigate, treat, and manage child and vulnerable adult abuse cases, may apply to the 
29.33 	commissioner for a grant under subdivision 2.
29.34 	(b) The application shall be submitted in a form approved by the commissioner and 
29.35 	shall include evidence that the organization has:
30.1 	(1) a comfortable, private setting that is both physically and psychologically safe for 
30.2 	children, vulnerable adults, and families;
30.3 	(2) sound program, fiscal, and administrative practices;
30.4 	(3) policies, practices, and procedures that are culturally competent. For the purpose 
30.5 	of this paragraph, "culturally competent" means the capacity to function in more than one 
30.6 	culture, requiring the ability to appreciate, understand, and interact with members of 
30.7 	diverse populations within the local community;
30.8 	(4) an interdisciplinary team for the investigation, treatment, and management of 
30.9 	child and vulnerable adult abuse cases;
30.10 	(5) a written set of interagency protocols for an interdisciplinary and coordinated 
30.11 	approach to the investigation of child and vulnerable adult abuse;
30.12 	(6) interviews to be conducted in a manner which is neutral and fact-finding and 
30.13 	coordinated to avoid duplicative interviewing;
30.14 	(7) specialized medical evaluation and treatment as part of the interdisciplinary team 
30.15 	response, either at the center or through coordination with a referral to another appropriate 
30.16 	medical provider;
30.17 	(8) specialized trauma-informed mental health services as part of the interdisciplinary 
30.18 	team response, either at the center or through coordination with the referral to other 
30.19 	appropriate advocacy providers;
30.20 	(9) a routine interdisciplinary case review process for the purpose of decision 
30.21 	making, problem solving, systems coordination, and information sharing concerning case 
30.22 	status and services needed by the child, vulnerable adult, or family;
30.23 	(10) a comprehensive tracking system for monitoring case progress and tracking 
30.24 	case outcomes for team members; and
30.25 	(11) a process for evaluating the effectiveness and operation of the center.
30.26 		Subd. 4.Duties of grantees. Every public or private organization that receives a 
30.27 	grant under this section shall comply with all rules of the commissioner related to the 
30.28 	administration of the grant programs.
30.29 		Subd. 5.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
30.30 	the meanings given:
30.31 	(1) "child" means an individual under the age of 18 years; and
30.32 	(2) "vulnerable adult" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 609.232, 
30.33 	subdivision 11.

30.34 	Sec. 16. LIFESAVER GRANT PROGRAM.
 31.1 		Subdivision 1.Grant program. The commissioner of public safety shall establish 
31.2 	a lifesaver grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies with the costs of 
31.3 	developing lifesaver rapid response programs designed to quickly find individuals with 
31.4 	medical conditions that cause wandering and result in many of these individuals becoming 
31.5 	lost and missing. The search and rescue program must electronically track a lost or 
31.6 	missing vulnerable senior citizen or an individual who is mentally impaired due to autism, 
31.7 	Down Syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, or other mental impairment that causes wandering. 
31.8 	The lifesaver program participant wears a small transmitter on the wrist to allow the local 
31.9 	law enforcement agency to electronically locate the participant, if necessary, using a radio 
31.10 	receiver. Grants may be awarded to new and existing programs. The commissioner shall 
31.11 	administer and promote the grant program throughout the state and serve as liaison to 
31.12 	lifesaver programs.
31.13 		Subd. 2.Application; eligibility. A county law enforcement agency or two or more 
31.14 	county, or county and city law enforcement agencies may apply to the commissioner for a 
31.15 	grant in a form and manner established by the commissioner. The application must include:
31.16 	(1) an estimate of the number of people who might qualify for lifesaver assistance;
31.17 	(2) an estimate of the start-up cost for new programs or expansion costs for existing 
31.18 	programs;
31.19 	(3) a statement of the number of personnel available for tracking lost persons;
31.20 	(4) a statement of available local funding sources; and
31.21 	(5) other information requested by the commissioner.
31.22 		Subd. 3.Grant awards. To the extent funds are available, the commissioner may 
31.23 	award, on a first-come, first-served basis, grants of up to $4,000 to eligible applicants 
31.24 	to develop a new lifesaver program and up to $2,000 to eligible applicants to expand 
31.25 	an existing program. Recipients developing a new lifesaver program shall be given 
31.26 	priority over recipients expanding an existing program. Grant recipients must be located 
31.27 	throughout the state to the extent feasible and consistent with this section.
31.28 		Subd. 4.Uses of grant award. (a) A grant recipient may use an award only for 
31.29 	the following:
31.30 	(1) to purchase emergency response kits, which shall include, at a minimum, 
31.31 	equipment necessary to track and triangulate searches, transmitters, receivers, or any 
31.32 	other related equipment; and
31.33 	(2) to train search personnel.
31.34 	(b) A grant recipient shall manage and provide for the operating costs of the lifesaver 
31.35 	program after its initial development or expansion based on whether the grant is to 
31.36 	develop a new program or expand an existing program.
32.1 		Subd. 5.Report by local agencies. A grant recipient shall file a report with the 
32.2 	commissioner itemizing the expenditures made to develop or expand its lifesaver program 
32.3 	and how the recipient will provide for continued operating costs of the program.

32.4 	Sec. 17. PROGRAMS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PRIMARY PREVENTION.
 32.5 		Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner of public safety shall award grants 
32.6 	to programs that provide sexual assault primary prevention services to prevent initial 
32.7 	perpetration or victimization of sexual assault.
32.8 		Subd. 2.Applications. Any public or private nonprofit agency may apply to the 
32.9 	commissioner for a grant. The commissioner may give preference to applications from an 
32.10 	agency receiving a grant from the programs for victims of sexual assault under Minnesota 
32.11 	Statutes, section 611A.211. The application shall be submitted in a form approved by 
32.12 	the commissioner.
32.13 		Subd. 3.Duties of grantees. Every public or private nonprofit agency that receives 
32.14 	a grant to provide sexual assault primary prevention services shall comply with rules of 
32.15 	the commissioner related to the administration of the grant programs.
32.16 		Subd. 4.Sexual assault. For the purpose of this section, "sexual assault" means a 
32.17 	violation of Minnesota Statutes, sections 609.342 to 609.3453.