SF 87

as introduced - 84th Legislature, 2005 1st Special Session (2005 - 2005) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to appropriations; providing temporary
funding for the core and essential services of state
government; providing legislative intent; affecting
court jurisdiction.

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

Section 1. new text begin TEMPORARY APPROPRIATION TO FUND CORE AND
ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin An amount necessary to
fund the core and essential services of state government and the
state park system, and employ the number of employees needed to
carry out these functions, for a period of 30 days from the date
of enactment of this act is appropriated from the general fund
to the commissioner of finance.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Core and essential services. new text end

new text begin For purposes of
this section, "core and essential services" includes, but is not
limited to, preserving the life, health, and safety of Minnesota
citizens and the maintenance and preservation of public
property, and ensuring compliance with state and federal
constitutional rights of citizens and federal mandates.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Intent. new text end

new text begin The legislature intends that this
section be enacted into law to avoid a constitutional
confrontation between the legislative department of government
and the other two departments of government under article III of
the Minnesota Constitution, and to allow the legislature to
fulfill its constitutional obligation under article XI, section
1 of the Minnesota Constitution to see that no money is paid out
of the state treasury except pursuant to appropriation by law.
This section is further intended to render unnecessary the order
of the Ramsey County District Court (file #C9-05-5928) issued on
June 23, 2005.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Court jurisdiction. new text end

new text begin The courts of this state
may not order a variance to any of the provisions of this
section or the appropriations made pursuant thereto.
new text end