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Description: Report with outcomes, including statutory changes, of Mentally Ill and Dangerous Civil Commitment Reform Task Force duties, regarding individuals civilly committed as mentally ill and dangerous: (1) analyze trends; (2) review national practices and criteria; (3) recommend statutory changes to provide services; (4) develop funding and statutory recommendations for alternatives to the current process; (5) identify placements and services needed to serve such individuals in the community; (6) recommend how to reduce barriers to discharge from the forensic mental health program; (7) recommend statutory changes to clarify definitions in Minn. Stat. 253B.18; (8) recommend statutory changes for the Minn. Dept. of Human Services to address situations in which such individuals are determined to not have an organic brain or psychiatric disorders; and (9) make recommendations for voluntary return of such individuals to community facilities
Law: 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 127 Art. 49 Sec. 9 Subd. 8
Agency(ies)/Supplier(s): Mentally Ill and Dangerous Civil Commitment Reform Task Force
Due Date: 08/01/2025
Frequency: One time
Topics: Crime & Corrections - Inmates
Health Care - Mental/Behavioral Health
Mandate Groups: Judiciary and Public Safety
Committee/Agency Jurisdiction: Civil Law and Data Practices Jurisdiction
Judiciary
Note: This report also mandated by 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 125 Art. 4 Sec. 9 Subd. 8

Item(s) Received

TitlePublisher(s)Publication DateCoverageDate ReceivedReport Link
Mentally Ill and Dangerous Civil Commitment Reform Task Force Report: Recommendations to the Minnesota Legislature Mentally Ill and Dangerous Civil Commitment Reform Task Force April 15, 2026 04/16/2026 26-0699.pdf