Correctional services comprehensive plan decision making by the commissioner of corrections time frame provision

A bill for an act

relating to corrections; providing a time frame for the commissioner of corrections

to make a decision relating to a comprehensive plan for correctional services;

amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.06, subdivision 4.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 401.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Commissioner review.

(a) The commissioner must review all comprehensive

plans, including the facilities and programs operated under the plans
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, and make any necessary

decisions within 30 days of the plan's submission
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. The commissioner may enter any facility

operated under the plan and inspect books and records for purposes of recommending needed

changes or improvements.

(b) If the commissioner determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a

CCA or non-CCA jurisdiction is not in substantial compliance with minimum standards,

the commissioner must provide at least 30 days' notice to the CCA or non-CCA jurisdiction

of a commissioner-conducted hearing to ascertain whether there is substantial compliance

or satisfactory progress being made toward compliance.