1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to technology accessibility; appropriating money for telecommunications 
1.3 	access.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS MINNESOTA FUND; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.7 	In addition to the appropriation authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 237.52, the 
1.8 	following amounts are appropriated from the telecommunications access Minnesota fund:
1.9 	(1) $290,000 each year is appropriated to the chief information officer for the 
1.10 	purpose of coordinating technology accessibility and usability; and
1.11 	(2) $150,000 each year is appropriated to the Legislative Coordinating Commission 
1.12 	for the purpose of providing captioning of legislative activity on the commission's Web 
1.13 	site and for a consolidated access fund for other state agencies.

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