299A.71 COMBATING JUVENILE PROSTITUTION; PREVENTION GRANTS. Subdivision 1. Establishment. A grant program is established for enhanced law enforcement efforts and peace officer education and training to combat juvenile prostitution. The goal of the grants is to provide peace officers with the knowledge and skills to recognize individuals who sexually exploit youth, charge and prosecute these […]
299A.72 JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM. The governor shall designate the Department of Public Safety as the sole agency responsible for supervising the preparation and administration of the state plan for juvenile justice required by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended. The governor shall designate the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee as the […]
299A.73 GRANTS-IN-AID TO YOUTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. Subdivision 1. Grants. The commissioner may make grants to nonprofit agencies administering youth intervention programs in communities where the programs are or may be established. “Youth intervention program” means a nonresidential community-based program providing advocacy, education, counseling, mentoring, and referral services to youth and their families experiencing personal, familial, […]