Bill > HF2892

This bill eliminates the Community Justice Reinvestment Account, which was previously established in Minnesota's special revenue fund. The account, which was administered by the Commissioner of Public Safety through the Office of Justice Programs, was designed to provide grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations for specific public safety and rehabilitation purposes, including substance use disorder and mental health treatment programs, improved supervision initiatives, and efforts to reduce recidivism among controlled substances offenders. By repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.707, the bill effectively terminates the account, which previously received an annual transfer of $461,000 from the general fund. The account had required the commissioner to report on grant allocations every two years and was originally created with the intent of reinvesting savings from criminal justice reforms into treatment and supervision programs. The bill's repeal means these grant programs will no longer have a dedicated funding source through this specific account.

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