1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for a grant for legal representation 
1.3 	of children in need of protection or services or in foster care.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF CHILDREN.
 1.6 	$350,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of public safety for a grant to an organization that provides legal representation to children 
1.8 	in need of protection or services and children in out-of-home placement. The grant is 
1.9 	contingent upon a match in an equal amount from nonstate funds. The match may be in 
1.10 	kind, including the value of volunteer attorney time, or in cash, or in a combination of the 
1.11 	two. This appropriation is added to the base for the Office of Justice Programs.