2004 Minnesota Statutes

     246B.05 Minnesota sex offender program; productive day 
  program. 

    Subdivision 1.    Employment option.  The commissioner 
 of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of 
 corrections, shall develop an employment option for persons 
 committed to a sexual psychopathic personality treatment center 
 in order for patients to contribute to their cost of care.  The 
 employment may include work maintaining the center or work that 
 is brought to the center by an outside source.  The earnings 
 generated must be deposited into the account created in 
 subdivision 2 and divided between the participating patient and 
 the center, in an effort to reduce state costs. 

    Subd. 2.    Minnesota sex offender program; productive day 
 program account.  A productive day program account is created 
 in the state treasury.  Money collected by the commissioner of 
 human services for the program under this section must be 
 deposited in this account.  Money in the account is appropriated 
 to the commissioner for purposes of this section. 

    Subd. 3.    Money.  The commissioner has the authority 
 to collect money resulting from the productive day program, and 
 retain 50 percent to reimburse the state for the cost of 
 administering the work program and for the purpose of reducing 
 state costs associated with the Minnesota Sex Offender Program 
 and return 50 percent of the earnings to the patient. 

    HIST: 2004 c 288 art 3 s 12