MN HF3934

Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage shall coordinate planning and design of the Martin Luther King nonviolent institutional child development program providing community violence prevention and intervention programs.

Program may provide services to elementary and secondary schools, social service agencies, youth programs, juvenile delinquency programs, residential treatment facilities, foster homes, law enforcement agencies, medical centers, mental health programs, and religious outreach programs.

Services include developing long-range violence prevention plans, community violence intervention plans for children affected by violence, training and staffing needs, coordinating networks among participating entities, and funding for violence prevention and intervention programs.

Information received by participating institutions is privileged and not required to be disclosed to law enforcement or courts, except for mandatory reporting under chapter 626; participating entities may share data with each other as needed to serve children impacted by homicide.

Council shall provide program oversight and meet annually with Department of Health and Human Services, school districts, and Departments of Public Safety and Corrections to discuss intervention strategies and program effectiveness; $200,000 appropriated from general fund for fiscal year 2017, available through June 30, 2018.