HF 987

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/09/2011 09:52am

A bill for an act
relating to public defenders; eliminating restrictions on use of reimbursements
received by the Board of Public Defense; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010,
section 611.20, subdivision 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 611.20, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Reimbursement.

In each fiscal year, the commissioner of management
and budget shall deposit the payments in the special revenue fund and credit them to a
separate account with the Board of Public Defense. The amount credited to this account is
appropriated to the Board of Public Defense.

The balance of this account does not cancel but is available until expended.
Expenditures by the board from this account for each judicial district public defense office
must be based on the amount of the payments received by the state from the courts in
each judicial district. deleted text begin A district public defender's office that receives money under this
subdivision shall use the money to supplement office overhead payments to part-time
attorneys providing public defense services in the district. deleted text end By January 15 of each year,
the Board of Public Defense shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the senate and house of representatives divisions having jurisdiction over criminal justice
funding on the amount appropriated under this subdivision, the number of cases handled
by each district public defender's office, the number of cases in which reimbursements
were ordered, new text begin and new text end the average amount of reimbursement ordered deleted text begin , and the average amount
of money received by part-time attorneys under this subdivision deleted text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2011.
new text end