1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for the courts, public defenders, 
1.3 	public safety, corrections, certain other criminal justice agencies, boards, and 
1.4 	commissions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297I.06, subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.7 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.8 	in this act.

1.9			2012
		2013
		Total
	
1.10	General
	$
	899,175,000
	$
	903,775,000
	$
	1,802,950,000
	
1.11
1.12	State Government Special 
Revenue
		70,051,000
		67,436,000
		137,487,000
	
1.13	Environmental
		69,000
		69,000
		138,000
	
1.14	Special Revenue
		18,517,000
		18,517,000
		37,034,000
	
1.15	Trunk Highway
		1,941,000
		1,941,000
		3,882,000
	
1.16	Total
	$
	989,753,000
	$
	991,738,000
	$
	1,981,491,000

1.17	Sec. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.18 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.19 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general 
1.20 	fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each 
1.21 	purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this act mean that the appropriations 
1.22 	listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, 
1.23 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. 
1.24 	"The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013.

2.1				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.2				Available for the Year
	
2.3				Ending June 30
	
2.4					2012
		2013

2.5	Sec. 3. SUPREME COURT

2.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	41,524,000
	$
	41,825,000
	
2.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.9 	subdivisions.

2.10	Subd. 2.Supreme Court Operations
 		30,458,000
		30,759,000
	
2.11 	(a) Contingent Account. $5,000 each year 
2.12 	is for a contingent account for expenses 
2.13 	necessary for the normal operation of the 
2.14 	court for which no other reimbursement is 
2.15 	provided.
2.16 	(b) Judicial and Referee Vacancies.
2.17 	The Supreme Court shall not certify a 
2.18 	judicial or referee vacancy under Minnesota 
2.19 	Statutes, section 2.722, until it has examined 
2.20 	alternative options, such as temporarily 
2.21 	suspending certification of the vacant 
2.22 	position or assigning a retired judge to 
2.23 	temporarily fill the position.

2.24	Subd. 3.Civil Legal Services
 		11,066,000
		11,066,000
	
2.25 	Legal Services to Low-income Clients in 
2.26 	Family Law Matters. Of this appropriation, 
2.27 	$877,000 each year is to improve the 
2.28 	access of low-income clients to legal 
2.29 	representation in family law matters. This 
2.30 	appropriation must be distributed under 
2.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 480.242, to 
2.32 	the qualified legal services programs 
2.33 	described in Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.34 	480.242, subdivision 2, paragraph (a). Any 
3.1 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
3.2 	year does not cancel and is available in the 
3.3 	second year.

3.4	Sec. 4. COURT OF APPEALS
 	$
	10,106,000
	$
	10,228,000

3.5	Sec. 5. TRIAL COURTS
 	$
	233,422,000
	$
	237,041,000

3.6
3.7	Sec. 6. STATE GUARDIAN AD LITEM 
BOARD
 	$
	12,367,000
	$
	12,367,000

3.8	Sec. 7. TAX COURT
 	$
	825,000
	$
	825,000

3.9	Sec. 8. UNIFORM LAWS COMMISSION
 	$
	49,000
	$
	49,000

3.10	Sec. 9. BOARD ON JUDICIAL STANDARDS
 	$
	442,000
	$
	442,000
	
3.11 	$125,000 each year is for special 
3.12 	investigative and hearing costs for major 
3.13 	disciplinary actions undertaken by the 
3.14 	board. This appropriation does not cancel. 
3.15 	Any encumbered and unspent balances 
3.16 	remain available for these expenditures in 
3.17 	subsequent fiscal years.

3.18	Sec. 10. BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
 	$
	66,226,000
	$
	66,226,000

3.19	Sec. 11. PUBLIC SAFETY

3.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	161,831,000
	$
	159,215,000

3.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.22		2012
	2013
	
3.23	General
	76,138,000
	76,137,000
	
3.24	Special Revenue
	13,632,000
	13,632,000
	
3.25
3.26	State Government 
Special Revenue
	70,051,000
	67,436,000
	
3.27	Environmental
	69,000
	69,000
	
3.28	Trunk Highway
	1,941,000
	1,941,000
	
3.29 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
3.30 	purpose are specified in the following 
3.31 	subdivisions.

4.1	Subd. 2.Emergency Management
 		2,525,000
		2,525,000

4.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.3	General
	1,852,000
	1,852,000
	
4.4	Special Revenue
	604,000
	604,000
	
4.5	Environmental
	69,000
	69,000
	
4.6 	Hazmat and Chemical Assessment Teams.
4.7 	$604,000 each year is appropriated from the 
4.8 	fire safety account in the special revenue 
4.9 	fund. These amounts must be used to 
4.10 	fund the hazardous materials and chemical 
4.11 	assessment teams.

4.12	Subd. 3.Criminal Apprehension
 		41,987,000
		41,987,000

4.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.14	General
	40,039,000
	40,039,000
	
4.15
4.16	State Government 
Special Revenue
	7,000
	7,000
	
4.17	Trunk Highway
	1,941,000
	1,941,000
	
4.18 	DWI Lab Analysis; Trunk Highway Fund.
4.19 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.20 	161.20, subdivision 3, $1,941,000 each year 
4.21 	is appropriated from the trunk highway fund 
4.22 	for laboratory analysis related to driving 
4.23 	while impaired cases.

4.24	Subd. 4.Fire Marshal
 		12,375,000
		12,375,000
	
4.25 	This appropriation is from the fire safety 
4.26 	account in the special revenue fund.
4.27 	Of this amount, $5,757,000 each year is for 
4.28 	activities under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.29 	299F.012, and $6,618,000 each year is for 
4.30 	transfer to the general fund under Minnesota 
4.31 	Statutes, section 297I.06, subdivision 3.

4.32	Subd. 5.Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement
 		2,236,000
		2,236,000

4.33	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.34	General
	1,583,000
	1,583,000
	
4.35	Special Revenue
	653,000
	653,000
	
5.1 	This appropriation is from the alcohol 
5.2 	enforcement account in the special revenue 
5.3 	fund. Of this appropriation, $500,000 each 
5.4 	year shall be transferred to the general fund. 
5.5 	The transfer amount for fiscal year 2014 and 
5.6 	fiscal year 2015 shall be $500,000 per year.

5.7	Subd. 6.Office of Justice Programs
 		32,760,000
		32,759,000

5.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.9	General
	32,664,000
	32,663,000
	
5.10
5.11	State Government 
Special Revenue
	96,000
	96,000
	
5.12 	Up to 2.5 percent of the grant money 
5.13 	appropriated in this subdivision may be used 
5.14 	to administer the grant program.

5.15	Subd. 7.Emergency Communication Networks
 		69,948,000
		67,333,000
	
5.16 	This appropriation is from the state 
5.17 	government special revenue fund for 911 
5.18 	emergency telecommunications services.
5.19 	(a) Public Safety Answering Points.
5.20 	$13,664,000 each year is to be distributed 
5.21 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.22 	403.113, subdivision 2.
5.23 	(b) Medical Resource Communication 
5.24 	Centers. $683,000 each year is for grants 
5.25 	to the Minnesota Emergency Medical 
5.26 	Services Regulatory Board for the Metro 
5.27 	East and Metro West Medical Resource 
5.28 	Communication Centers that were in 
5.29 	operation before January 1, 2000.
5.30 	(c) ARMER Debt Service. $23,261,000 
5.31 	each year is to the commissioner of 
5.32 	management and budget to pay debt service 
5.33 	on revenue bonds issued under Minnesota 
5.34 	Statutes, section 403.275.
6.1 	Any portion of this appropriation not needed 
6.2 	to pay debt service in a fiscal year may be 
6.3 	used by the commissioner of public safety to 
6.4 	pay cash for any of the capital improvements 
6.5 	for which bond proceeds were appropriated 
6.6 	by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 
6.7 	9, subdivision 8, or Laws 2007, chapter 54, 
6.8 	article 1, section 10, subdivision 8.
6.9 	(d) Metropolitan Council Debt Service.
6.10 	$1,410,000 each year is to the commissioner 
6.11 	of management and budget for payment to 
6.12 	the Metropolitan Council for debt service 
6.13 	on bonds issued under Minnesota Statutes, 
6.14 	section 403.27.
6.15 	(e) ARMER State Backbone Operating 
6.16 	Costs. $8,300,000 the first year and 
6.17 	$8,650,000 the second year are to the 
6.18 	commissioner of transportation for costs 
6.19 	of maintaining and operating the statewide 
6.20 	radio system backbone.
6.21 	(f) ARMER Improvements. $1,000,000 
6.22 	each year is for the Statewide Radio Board 
6.23 	for costs of design, construction, maintenance 
6.24 	of, and improvements to those elements 
6.25 	of the statewide public safety radio and 
6.26 	communication system that support mutual 
6.27 	aid communications and emergency medical 
6.28 	services or provide enhancement of public 
6.29 	safety communication interoperability.

6.30
6.31	Sec. 12. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS 
AND TRAINING BOARD (POST)
 	$
	3,995,000
	$
	3,995,000
	
6.32 	(a) Excess Amounts Transferred. This 
6.33 	appropriation is from the peace officer 
6.34 	training account in the special revenue fund. 
6.35 	Any new receipts credited to that account in 
7.1 	the first year in excess of $3,995,000 must be 
7.2 	transferred and credited to the general fund. 
7.3 	Any new receipts credited to that account in 
7.4 	the second year in excess of $3,995,000 must 
7.5 	be transferred and credited to the general 
7.6 	fund.
7.7 	(b) Peace Officer Training 
7.8 	Reimbursements. $2,859,000 each 
7.9 	year is for reimbursements to local 
7.10 	governments for peace officer training costs.

7.11	Sec. 13. PRIVATE DETECTIVE BOARD
 	$
	120,000
	$
	120,000

7.12	Sec. 14. HUMAN RIGHTS
 	$
	1,670,000
	$
	1,670,000

7.13	Sec. 15. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

7.14	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	456,590,000
	$
	457,149,000

7.15	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.16		2012
	2013
	
7.17	General
	455,700,000
	456,259,000
	
7.18	Special Revenue
	890,000
	890,000
	
7.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
7.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
7.21 	subdivisions.

7.22	Subd. 2.Correctional Institutions
 		327,680,000
		328,239,000

7.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.24	General
	327,100,000
	327,659,000
	
7.25	Special Revenue
	580,000
	580,000

7.26	Subd. 3.Community Services
 		108,006,000
		108,006,000

7.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.28	General
	107,906,000
	107,906,000
	
7.29	Special Revenue
	100,000
	100,000

7.30	Subd. 4.Operations Support
 		20,904,000
		20,904,000

7.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.32	General
	20,694,000
	20,694,000
	
7.33	Special Revenue
	210,000
	210,000

8.1	Subd. 5.Transfers
 					
8.2 	(a) MINNCOR. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
8.3 	Statutes, section 241.27, the commissioner 
8.4 	of management and budget shall transfer 
8.5 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
8.6 	second year from the Minnesota correctional 
8.7 	industries revolving fund to the general fund. 
8.8 	These are onetime transfers.
8.9 	(b) Various Special Revenue Accounts.
8.10 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, 
8.11 	the commissioner of management and 
8.12 	budget shall transfer $400,000 the first year 
8.13 	and $400,000 the second year from the 
8.14 	Department of Corrections' special revenue 
8.15 	accounts to the general fund. These are 
8.16 	onetime transfers. The commissioner of 
8.17 	corrections shall adjust expenditures to stay 
8.18 	within the remaining revenues.

8.19	Sec. 16. SENTENCING GUIDELINES
 	$
	586,000
	$
	586,000

8.20 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 297I.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.21 		Subd. 3.Fire safety account, annual transfers, allocation. A special account, to 
8.22 	be known as the fire safety account, is created in the state treasury. The account consists 
8.23 	of the proceeds under subdivisions 1 and 2. $468,000 in fiscal year 2008, $4,268,000 in 
8.24 	fiscal year 2009, $9,268,000$6,618,000 in fiscal year 2010 2012, $5,968,000$6,618,000 
8.25 	in fiscal year 2011 2013, and $2,368,000 in each year thereafter is transferred from the fire 
8.26 	safety account in the special revenue fund to the general fund to offset the loss of revenue 
8.27 	caused by the repeal of the one-half of one percent tax on fire insurance premiums.

8.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.