Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF3201 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to corrections; providing for county grants for jail diversion programs;
3	3	1.3 appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 641.155,
4	4	1.4 subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 641.155, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7	7	1.7 Subd. 2.Discharge plans for people with serious and persistent mental illnesses.A
8	8	1.8person with a serious and persistent mental illness, as defined in section 245.462, subdivision
9	9	1.920, paragraph (c), who has been convicted and sentenced to serve three or more months and
10	10	1.10is being released from a county jail or county regional jail shall be referred to the appropriate
11	11	1.11staff in the county human services department at least 60 days before being released. The
12	12	1.12county human services department must complete a discharge plan must be completed with
13	13	1.13the prisoner no less than 14 days before release that and may include:
14	14	1.14 (1) providing assistance in filling out an application for medical assistance or
15	15	1.15MinnesotaCare;
16	16	1.16 (2) making a referral for case management as outlined under section 245.467, subdivision
17	17	1.174;
18	18	1.18 (3) providing assistance in obtaining a state photo identification;
19	19	1.19 (4) securing a timely appointment with a psychiatrist or other appropriate community
20	20	1.20mental health providers; and
21	21	1.21 (5) providing prescriptions for a 30-day supply of all necessary medications.
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	REVISOR KLL/NS 25-0449103/05/25
24	24	State of Minnesota
25	25	This Document can be made available
26	26	in alternative formats upon request
27	27	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28	28	H. F. No. 3201
29	29	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
30	30	Authored by Rehm04/21/2025
31	31	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy 2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 641.155, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
32	32	2.2 Subd. 3.Reentry coordination Jail diversion programs.A county may establish a
33	33	2.3program to divert people with mental illnesses and substance use disorders from arrest or
34	34	2.4incarceration and to provide services and assist prisoners with reentering the community.
35	35	2.5Reentry Services may include but are not limited to:
36	36	2.6 (1) providing assistance in meeting the basic needs of the prisoner immediately after
37	37	2.7release, including but not limited to provisions for transportation, clothing, food, and shelter;
38	38	2.8 (2) providing assistance in filling out an application for medical assistance or
39	39	2.9MinnesotaCare;
40	40	2.10 (3) providing assistance in obtaining a state photo identification;
41	41	2.11 (4) providing assistance in obtaining prescriptions for all necessary medications;
42	42	2.12 (5) coordinating services with the local county services agency or the social services
43	43	2.13agency in the county where the prisoner is a resident; and
44	44	2.14 (6) coordinating services with a community mental health or substance use disorder
45	45	2.15provider.; and
46	46	2.16 (7) providing assistance in obtaining officer-involved community-based care coordination
47	47	2.17under section 256B.0625, subdivision 56a.
48	48	2.18 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 641.155, is amended by adding a subdivision to
49	49	2.19read:
50	50	2.20 Subd. 4.Jail diversion grant program.(a) The commissioner of corrections, in
51	51	2.21consultation with the commissioner of human services and counties, shall create a grant
52	52	2.22program for counties to establish and maintain jail diversion programs. Grant money may
53	53	2.23be used to provide the services in subdivision 3, discharge planning, and for staff time,
54	54	2.24including hiring new staff.
55	55	2.25 (b) The commissioner shall solicit counties interested in creating a jail diversion program
56	56	2.26and develop a formula to equitably distribute grant money. The commissioner of corrections
57	57	2.27may prioritize grant money for counties that develop partnerships with:
58	58	2.28 (1) mobile crisis teams under section 256B.0624; or
59	59	2.29 (2) local community providers for mental health services in jail.
60	60	2.30 (c) Grantees shall provide data required by the commissioner to the commissioner for
61	61	2.31the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of the jail diversion grant program. Qualitative
62	62	2Sec. 3.
63	63	REVISOR KLL/NS 25-0449103/05/25 3.1data may also be collected to demonstrate outcomes. The commissioner must consult with
64	64	3.2grantees to develop ongoing outcome measures for program capacity and performance. The
65	65	3.3commissioner must make information on outcome measures for the program available to
66	66	3.4the public and update the information annually.
67	67	3.5 Sec. 4. APPROPRIATION.
68	68	3.6 $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated to the
69	69	3.7commissioner of corrections for the jail diversion grant program. The base for this
70	70	3.8appropriation is $....... in fiscal year 2028 and each year thereafter.
71	71	3Sec. 4.
72	72	REVISOR KLL/NS 25-0449103/05/25