Minnesota Statutes Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities (Ch. 370-403) § 401.06. Comprehensive plan; standards of eligibility; compliance

Subdivision 1. Commissioner approval required. (a) A county or Tribal Nation is ineligible for its calculated subsidy undersection 401.10unless its comprehensive plan has been approved by the commissioner.

(b) A non-CCA jurisdiction providing adult misdemeanant and juvenile probation services to district courts according tosection 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (b) or (c), must develop a comprehensive plan in consultation with the commissioner. To the extent consistent with this chapter andsection 244.19, a non-CCA jurisdiction under this paragraph is subject to all the subsidy-related standards and requirements under this chapter and to all supervision standards and commissioner-prescribed policies.

(c) If the commissioner provides probation services to a non-CCA jurisdiction undersection 244.19, subdivision 1b, paragraph (d), the commissioner must prepare a comprehensive plan for the non-CCA jurisdiction and present it to the local county board of commissioners or Tribal government. To the extent consistent with this chapter andsection 244.19, the commissioner is subject to all the subsidy-related standards and requirements under this chapter and to all supervision standards and commissioner-prescribed policies.

(d) All comprehensive plans must:

(e) Each CCA and non-CCA jurisdiction must track and report on the use of correctional fees undersection 244.18in their comprehensive plans. At a minimum, each jurisdiction must report on the types of correctional services for which fees were imposed, the aggregate amount of fees imposed, and the amount of fees collected.

(f) A comprehensive plan is valid for four years, and a corrections advisory board or non-CCA jurisdiction must review and update its plan two years after the plan has been approved or two years after submission to the commissioner, whichever is earlier. An updated plan must include an updated budget and list which services that a county or Tribal Nation plans to provide before its next four-year comprehensive plan.

(g) All approved comprehensive plans, including updated plans, must be made publicly available on the Department of Corrections website.

Subd. 3. Substantial compliance required. (a) To remain eligible for the subsidy, a CCA and non-CCA jurisdiction must maintain substantial compliance with the minimum standards, as applicable, established according to this chapter and the policies and procedures governing the services undersection 401.025, subdivision 3, as prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) A CCA and non-CCA jurisdiction must:

Subd. 4. Commissioner review. (a) The commissioner must review all comprehensive plans, including the facilities and programs operated under the plans. 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.

Subd. 5. Noncompliance; remedies. (a) After a hearing, the commissioner may sanction a CCA or non-CCA jurisdiction according to this subdivision if the commissioner determines that the CCA or non-CCA jurisdiction is not maintaining substantial compliance with minimum standards or that satisfactory progress toward compliance has not been made.

(b) The commissioner may:

(c) A corrective action plan must:

(d) After the deficiency has been corrected, documentation must be submitted to the commissioner detailing compliance with the corrective action plan. If the commissioner determines that the CCA or non-CCA jurisdiction has not complied with the plan, the commissioner may suspend all or a portion of the subsidy.