1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; creating an open appropriation from the general fund to 
1.3 	the public safety officer's benefit account; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, 
1.4 	section 299A.42.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299A.42, is amended to read:
1.7 	299A.42 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER'S BENEFIT ACCOUNT.
1.8 	The public safety officer's benefit account is created in the state treasury. Money in the 
1.9 	account consists of money transferred and appropriated to that account. Money in the account 
1.10 	that is not expended in the fiscal year in which it is transferred or appropriated does not 
1.11 	revert to the general fund until claims for reimbursement under section 299A.465 that are 
1.12 	submitted in that fiscal year are either paid or denied. A sum sufficient to discharge the 
1.13 	duties imposed by sections 299A.41 to 299A.47 is annually appropriated from the general 
1.14 	fund to the account.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017.