1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to corrections; requiring a report; appropriating money for the Hennepin
1.3 County sheriff to provide educational and skills training to jail inmates.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF; FUNDING FOR
1.6INMATE EDUCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING.
1.7 (a) $92,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $92,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
1.8the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to the Hennepin County
1.9sheriff to support jail inmate educational and skills training. The grant must be used in the
1.10following manner:
1.11 (1) $89,000 each year is to hire, partner, or job share with a qualified individual to
1.12provide educational instruction toward a high school diploma, or a GED, for jail inmates;
1.13and
1.14 (2) $3,000 each year is for the licensing fee for course workbooks related to anger
1.15management, cognitive awareness empowerment, personal responsibility, and parenting
1.16for use during in-person, hybrid, or self-directed instruction for jail inmates.
1.17 (b) The Hennepin County sheriff must submit an annual report to the commissioner by
1.18June 30 of each year the sheriff receives a grant under this section. The report must detail
1.19how the sheriff used the grant, describe the accomplishments achieved with the use of grant
1.20funds, and identify lessons learned and recommendations for best practices in providing
1.21educational and skills training programming to jail inmates.
1.22 (c) The base for this appropriation is $92,000 in fiscal year 2028 and later.
1Section 1.
REVISOR KLL/AD 25-0374802/21/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2829
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Myers03/26/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy