1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for the Office of Ombudsman 
1.3 	for Long-Term Care.
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 	(a) $2,151,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $3,577,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated 
1.8 	from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for 25 additional regional 
1.9 	ombudsmen in the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care, to perform the duties in 
1.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9742.
1.11 	(b) $818,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $978,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from 
1.12 	the general fund to the commissioner of human services for six additional staff in the Office 
1.13 	of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care to perform at least the following functions: supervision, 
1.14 	policy activities, consumer intake, and data management.