1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to corrections; appropriating money for additional correctional officers.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS.
 1.5 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general 
1.6 	fund to the commissioner of corrections to increase the number of full-time equivalent 
1.7 	correctional officer positions in correctional facilities across the state by an additional 150 
1.8 	officer positions in fiscal year 2020 and an additional 60 officer positions in fiscal year 
1.9 	2021. The commissioner of corrections shall increase the number of full-time equivalent 
1.10 	correctional officer positions in correctional facilities across the state by an additional 60 
1.11 	officer positions in fiscal year 2022 and an additional 58 officer positions in fiscal year 
1.12 	2023. These appropriations are added to the base budget of the Department of Corrections.