1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to judiciary; appropriating money for the supreme court for courthouse 
1.3 	security and cyber security.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SUPREME COURT; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Total appropriation. $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated 
1.7 	from the general fund to the supreme court for the purposes stated in this section. This 
1.8 	appropriation is contingent on the supreme court providing all licensed attorneys remote 
1.9 	electronic access to statewide public case records. Remote electronic access must be available 
1.10 	over the Internet through a secure portal and provide free access to records that is identical 
1.11 	to the access prosecutors currently receive.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Competitive grant program for courthouse safety and security. Of the 
1.13 	amount appropriated in subdivision 1, $1,000,000 is for a competitive grant program 
1.14 	established by the chief justice for the distribution of safe and secure courthouse fund grants 
1.15 	to governmental entities responsible for providing or maintaining a courthouse or other 
1.16 	facility where court proceedings are held. Grant recipients must provide a 50 percent nonstate 
1.17 	match. This portion of the appropriation is onetime and is available until June 30, 2023.
1.18 		Subd. 3.Cyber security for the state's court system. Of the amount appropriated in 
1.19 	subdivision 1, $3,500,000 is for a cyber security system. The base for this portion of the 
1.20 	appropriation is $1,750,000 in each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

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