(a) The community supervision targeted innovation grant account is established in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. Appropriations and transfers to the account are credited to the account. Earnings, such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from assets of the account, are credited to the account. Money remaining in the account at the end of the fiscal year is not canceled to the general fund but remains in the account until expended. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner.

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 244.33

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Minority: means with respect to an individual the period of time during which the individual is a minor. See Minnesota Statutes 645.451
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44

(b) The commissioner must award grants to applicants that operate, or intend to operate, innovative programs that target specific aspects of community supervision that align with risk, need, and responsivity principles. When awarding grants, the commissioner must seek to ensure geographical and equitable representation across the state. The programs may include but are not limited to:

(1) access to community treatment options to address and correct behavior that is, or is likely to result in, a technical violation of the conditions of supervision or release;

(2) reentry services;

(3) restorative justice;

(4) juvenile diversion;

(5) family-centered approaches to supervision;

(6) funding the cost to implement programming and support services that decrease an individual’s level of risk for continued recidivism or revocation based on interventions found effective through research-guided practices; and

(7) alternatives to incarceration programs.

(c) Grant recipients must provide an annual report to the commissioner that includes:

(1) the services provided by the grant recipient;

(2) the number of individuals served in the previous year and their supervision and risk assessment levels;

(3) measurable outcomes of the recipient’s program; and

(4) any other information required by the commissioner.

(d) By January 15, 2025, and each year thereafter, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and finance on how the grant funding in this section was used. The report must detail the impact that the funding had on improving community supervision practices and outcomes.

(e) For any appropriation under this section, the commissioner may use up to five percent of the appropriation to administer the grants.