HF3131 Summary

• Enacts the Interstate Compact for Juveniles into Minnesota law, creating a multi-state agreement for supervising and returning juvenile offenders, delinquents, and status offenders who cross state lines or abscond from supervision.

• Establishes the Interstate Commission for Juveniles as a governing body with commissioners appointed by each compacting state, with powers to promulgate rules, oversee interstate juvenile movement, and enforce compliance through the compact administrator.

• Sets Minnesota's annual assessment at no more than $30,000, with funds established in a special fund within the Department of Corrections to cover the state's financial obligations under the compact.

• Creates a State Advisory Council for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles consisting of the governor, chief justice, legislators, representatives from state agencies, and the compact administrator to oversee Minnesota's participation.

• Provides procedures for dispute resolution, enforcement through judicial process, and allows states to withdraw by repealing their enabling legislation, with compacting states remaining responsible for all assessments and obligations through the effective date of withdrawal.