Civil Commitment Coordinating Division established in the office of the attorney general, grants provided, and money appropriated.

HF 1853 establishes a Civil Commitment Coordinating Division within Minnesota's Attorney General's office to improve coordination around civil commitment processes. The bill creates a Civil Commitment Coordinator and an 11-20 member Advisory Committee (including judges, counties, people with lived experience, and treatment providers) to develop guidance on outpatient commitment, engagement services, and temporary release options. It authorizes the coordinator to administer grants for diversion programs and engagement services, collect outcome data from local jurisdictions, and run public awareness campaigns about community-based alternatives. This bill directly affects courts, counties, treatment facilities, and community programs handling civil commitments under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 253B.