Minnesota Legislature
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2022 Minnesota Statutes
611.58 COMPETENCY RESTORATION CURRICULUM AND CERTIFICATION.
Subdivision 1.Curriculum.
(a) By January 1, 2023, the board must recommend a competency restoration curriculum to educate and assist defendants found incompetent in attaining the ability to:
(1) rationally consult with counsel;
(2) understand the proceedings; and
(3) participate in the defense.
(b) The curriculum must be flexible enough to be delivered in community and correctional settings by individuals with various levels of education and qualifications, including but not limited to professionals in criminal justice, health care, mental health care, and social services. The board must review and update the curriculum as needed.
Subd. 2.Certification and distribution.
By January 1, 2023, the board must develop a process for certifying individuals to deliver the competency restoration curriculum and make the curriculum available to every certified competency restoration program and forensic navigator in the state. Each competency restoration program in the state must use the competency restoration curriculum under this section as the foundation for delivering competency restoration education and must not substantially alter the content.
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