HF 2697

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 05/23/2019 10:15am

A bill for an act
relating to claims against the state; providing for settlement of certain claims;
appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin The amounts in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of corrections in fiscal year 2020 for full and final payment under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 3.738 and 3.739, of claims against the state for losses suffered while incarcerated
in a state correctional facility or for injuries suffered by and medical services provided to
persons injured while performing community service or sentence-to-service work for
correctional purposes or while incarcerated in a state correctional facility. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2020:
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new text begin (1) for sentence-to-service and community work service claims under $7,000 and other
claims already paid by the department, $5,889.70; and
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new text begin (2) for payment to Ricky Ritchie for permanent injuries to his left little finger sustained
while performing assigned duties at Minnesota Correctional Facility - Rush City, $1,875.
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