1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public defenders; appropriating money for the Board of Public Defense.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE.
 1.5 	$6,900,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $13,700,00 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from 
1.6 	the general fund to the Board of Public Defense. The appropriation for fiscal year 2026 is 
1.7 	available until July 1, 2027. These appropriations are in addition to the amounts appropriated 
1.8 	in Laws 2025, chapter 35, article 1, section 10. The base is $183,529,000 beginning in fiscal 
1.9 	year 2028.

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