Minnesota § 401.12 - MINIMUM SPENDING LEVEL
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 401.12 — MINIMUM SPENDING LEVEL, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 401.12. MINIMUM SPENDING LEVEL
Subdivision 1.Diminished spending prohibited.
A county or Tribal Nation receiving a subsidy under section 401.10 must not reduce its level of spending on probation services to lower than what is reimbursed by the community supervision formula under section 401.10, subdivision 1.
Subd. 2.Not expending full subsidy amount.
If a county or Tribal Nation is unable to expend the full amount of the subsidy to which it would be entitled in the first year of a biennium, the commissioner must:
(1) retain the surplus; and
(2) disburse the surplus in the second year of the biennium if the county or Tribal Nation can demonstrate a need for and ability to expend the surplus.
History:
1973 c 354 s 12; 1981 c 360 art 1 s 26; 2023 c 52 art 17 s 26
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 401.12 ("MINIMUM SPENDING LEVEL") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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