SF 3196

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

(a) Operating Deficiency

$12,643,000 in fiscal year 2023 is to meet
financial obligations in fiscal year 2023. This
is a onetime appropriation.

(b) Body-worn Camera Program

$1,000,000 each year is to create a body-worn
camera program for corrections officers and
intensive supervised release agents. This
appropriation is onetime.

(c) ARMER Radio System

$1,500,000 each year is to upgrade and
maintain the ARMER radio system within
correctional facilities. This is a onetime
appropriation.

(d) Prison Rape Elimination Act

$500,000 each year is for Prison Rape
Elimination Act (PREA) compliance.

(e) State Corrections Safety and Security

$1,932,000 deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin in fiscalnew text end year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin 2024 and
$1,632,000 in fiscal year 2025 arenew text end for state
corrections safety and security investments.
The base for this appropriation is $2,625,000
beginning in fiscal year 2026.

(f) Health Services

$2,750,000 each year is for increased health
care services. The base for this appropriation
is $3,400,000 beginning in fiscal year 2026.

(g) Educational Programming and Support
Services

$5,600,000 the first year and deleted text begin $4,000,000deleted text end new text begin
$1,000,000new text end the second year are for educational
programming and support services. The base
for this purpose is $2,000,000 beginning in
fiscal year 2026.

(h) Family Support Unit

$480,000 each year is for a family support
unit.

(i) Inmate Phone Calls

$3,100,000 each year is to provide voice
communication services for incarcerated
persons under Minnesota Statutes, section
241.252. Any unencumbered balance
remaining at the end of the first year may be
carried forward into the second year. If this
appropriation is greater than the cost of
providing voice communication services,
remaining funds must be used to offset the
cost of other communication services.

(j) Virtual Court Coordination

$500,000 each year is for virtual court
coordination and modernization.

(k) Supportive Arts for Incarcerated
Persons

$425,000 the first year is for supportive arts
for incarcerated persons grants as provided
for in section 17. Of this amount, up to ten
percent is for administration, including facility
space, access, liaison, and monitoring. Any
unencumbered balance remaining at the end
of the first year does not cancel but is available
for this purpose in the second year.

(l) Successful Re-entry

$375,000 the first year and deleted text begin $875,000deleted text end new text begin $375,000new text end
the second year are for reentry initiatives,
including a culturally specific release program
for Native American incarcerated individuals.new text begin
The base for this appropriation beginning in
fiscal year 2026 is $875,000.
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(m) Evidence-based Correctional Practices
Unit

$750,000 deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin in fiscalnew text end year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin 2024 and
$500,000 in fiscal year 2025 arenew text end to establish
and maintain a unit to direct and oversee the
use of evidence-based correctional practices
across the department and supervision delivery
systems.new text begin The base for this appropriation
beginning in fiscal year 2026 is $750,000.
new text end

(n) Interstate Compact for Adult
Supervision; Transfer Expense
Reimbursement

$250,000 each year is for reimbursements
under Minnesota Statutes, section 243.1609.
This is a onetime appropriation.

(o) Task Force on Aiding and Abetting
Felony Murder

$25,000 the first year is for costs associated
with the revival of the task force on aiding and
abetting felony murder.

(p) Incarceration and Prerelease Services
Base Budget

The base for incarceration and prerelease
services is $552,775,000 in fiscal year 2026
and $553,043,000 in fiscal year 2027.

new text begin (q) Transfer
new text end

new text begin Up to $4,050,000 may be transferred in fiscal
year 2025 to other appropriations within the
Department of Corrections for financial
obligations.
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(a) Community Supervision Funding

$143,378,000 each year is for community
supervision services. This appropriation shall
be distributed according to the community
supervision formula in Minnesota Statutes,
section 401.10.

deleted text begin (b) Tribal Nation Supervision
deleted text end

deleted text begin $2,750,000 each year is for Tribal Nations to
provide supervision or supportive services
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
401.10.
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deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (b)new text end Postrelease Sex Offender Program

$1,915,000 each year is for postrelease sex
offender treatment services and initiatives.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end Community Supervision Advisory
Committee

$75,000 the first year is to fund the community
supervision advisory committee under
Minnesota Statutes, section 401.17.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end Regional and County Jails Study and
Report

$150,000 the first year is to fund the
commissioner's study and report on the
consolidation or merger of county jails and
alternatives to incarceration for persons
experiencing mental health disorders.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end Work Release Programs

$500,000 each year is for work release
programs.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end County Discharge Plans

$80,000 each year is to develop model
discharge plans pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes, section 641.155. This appropriation
is onetime.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end Housing Initiatives

$2,130,000 deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin in fiscalnew text end year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin 2024 and
$880,000 in fiscal year 2025 arenew text end for housing
initiatives to support stable housing of
incarcerated individuals upon release. The
base for this purpose beginning in fiscal year
2026 is $1,685,000. deleted text begin Of this amount:
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deleted text begin (1) $1,000,000 each year is for housing
stabilization prerelease services and program
evaluation. The base for this purpose
beginning in fiscal year 2026 is $760,000;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) $500,000 each year is for rental assistance
for incarcerated individuals approaching
release, on supervised release, or on probation
who are at risk of homelessness;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) $405,000 each year is for culturally
responsive trauma-informed transitional
housing. The base for this purpose beginning
in fiscal year 2026 is $200,000; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) $225,000 each year is for housing
coordination activities.
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deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end Community Supervision and
Postrelease Services Base Budget

The base for community supervision and
postrelease services is $189,272,000 in fiscal
year 2026 and $189,172,000 in fiscal year
2027.

deleted text begin (j)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end Naloxone

$2,000 each year is to purchase naloxone for
supervised release agents to use to respond to
overdoses.

new text begin (j) Transfer
new text end

new text begin Up to $5,750,000 may be transferred in fiscal
year 2025 to other appropriations within the
Department of Corrections for financial
obligations.
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(a) Public Safety Data Infrastructure

$22,914,000 the first year and $22,915,000
the second year are for technology
modernization and the development of an
information-sharing and data-technology
infrastructure. The base for this purpose is
$4,097,000 beginning in fiscal year 2026. Any
unspent funds from the current biennium do
not cancel and are available in the next
biennium.

(b) Supervised Release Board

$40,000 each year is to establish and operate
the supervised release board pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, section 244.049.

(c) Recruitment and Retention

$3,200,000 the first year and $400,000 the
second year are for recruitment and retention
initiatives. Of this amount, $2,800,000 the first
year is for staff recruitment, professional
development, conflict resolution, and staff
wellness, and to contract with community
collaborative partners who specialize in trauma
recovery.

(d) Clemency Review Commission

$986,000 the first year is for the clemency
review commission described in Minnesota
Statutes, section 638.09. Of this amount,
$200,000 each year is for grants to support
outreach and clemency application assistance.
Any unencumbered balance remaining in the
first year does not cancel, but must be
transferred to the Clemency Review
Commission by July 30, 2024. Funds
transferred under this paragraph are available
until June 30, 2025.

(e) Accountability and Transparency

$1,000,000 deleted text begin eachdeleted text end new text begin in fiscalnew text end year deleted text begin isdeleted text end new text begin 2024 and
$800,000 in fiscal year 2025 arenew text end for
accountability and transparency initiatives.
The base for this appropriation is $1,480,000
beginning in fiscal year 2026.

(f) Organizational, Regulatory, and
Administrative Services Base Budget

The base for organizational, regulatory, and
administrative services is $54,863,000 in fiscal
year 2026 and $54,663,000 in fiscal year 2027.

new text begin (g) Transfer
new text end

new text begin Up to $200,000 may be transferred in fiscal
year 2025 to other appropriations within the
Department of Corrections for financial
obligations.
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