1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to judiciary; allowing reimbursement of housing and mileage expenses 
1.3 	for judges of the Court of Appeals living more than 50 miles from their permanent 
1.4 	chambers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 480A.02, subdivision 7.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 480A.02, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.Compensation; travel expenses. (a) The salary of a judge of the Court of 
1.8 	Appeals shall be as provided by section 15A.082. Except as provided in paragraph (b),
1.9 	 travel expenses shall be paid by the state in the same manner and amount as provided for 
1.10 	judges of the district court in section 484.54.
1.11 	(b) For any judge of the Court of Appeals whose permanent place of residence 
1.12 	is more than 50 miles from the judge's permanent chambers in St. Paul, in addition to 
1.13 	travel expenses provided in paragraph (a), the judge shall be reimbursed for the following 
1.14 	expenses during the judge's term of service on the Court of Appeals:
1.15 	(1) housing expenses in an amount prescribed by judicial council policy, but not 
1.16 	less than $1,000 per month; and
1.17 	(2) mileage for travel from the judge's permanent place of residence to and from 
1.18 	the judge's permanent chambers charged at the current United States Internal Revenue 
1.19 	Service reimbursement rate.
1.20 	Reimbursable expenses under this paragraph shall be paid by the state in the same 
1.21 	manner as provided for judges of the district court in section 484.54, subdivision 3.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2013.