1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing additional funding to expand capacity of the 
1.3 	Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN FOR LONG-TERM 
1.6 	CARE.
 1.7 	$1,744,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,049,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
1.8 	the general fund to the commissioner of human services for additional staff and associated 
1.9 	costs in the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care. The additional staff must include 
1.10 	ten full-time regional ombudsmen, two full-time supervisors, and five additional full-time 
1.11 	support staff.