1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for the legislature, governor's 
1.3 	office, state auditor, attorney general, secretary of state, certain agencies, boards, 
1.4 	councils, and retirement funds; changing provisions for state government operations; 
1.5 	providing for audit of state's use of federal funds; authorizing virtual payments; 
1.6 	changing grant provisions; changing appropriation provisions for local government 
1.7 	aid; changing provisions covering public defenders;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.8 	2020, sections 16A.06, by adding a subdivision; 16B.98, by adding a subdivision; 
1.9 	270C.21; 477A.03, subdivision 2b; 611.27, subdivisions 9, 10, 11, 13, 15; Laws 
1.10 	2019, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 40; Laws 2020, chapter 
1.11 	77, section 3, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.12 	chapter 16A.
1.13 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.14 	ARTICLE 1
1.15 	STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

1.16	Section 1. STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.17 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.18 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.19 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.20 	The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.21 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. 
1.22 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" 
1.23 	is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

1.24				APPROPRIATIONS
	
1.25				Available for the Year
	
1.26				Ending June 30
	
1.27					2022
		2023

2.1	Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE

2.2	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	94,047,000
	$
	94,048,000
	
2.3 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.4 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.5 	subdivisions.

2.6	Subd. 2.Senate
 		35,654,000
		35,654,000

2.7	Subd. 3.House of Representatives
 		38,857,000
		38,857,000

2.8	Subd. 4.Legislative Coordinating Commission
 		19,536,000
		19,537,000
	
2.9 	From its funds, $10,000 each year is for 
2.10 	purposes of the legislators' forum, through 
2.11 	which Minnesota legislators meet with 
2.12 	counterparts from South Dakota, North 
2.13 	Dakota, and Manitoba to discuss issues of 
2.14 	mutual concern.
2.15 	Legislative Auditor. $6,352,000 the first year 
2.16 	and $6,352,000 the second year are for the 
2.17 	Office of the Legislative Auditor.
2.18 	Revisor of Statutes. $7,207,000 the first year 
2.19 	and $7,207,000 the second year are for the 
2.20 	Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
2.21 	Legislative Reference Library. $1,775,000 
2.22 	the first year and $1,775,000 the second year 
2.23 	are for the Legislative Reference Library.
2.24 	Legislative Budget Office. $1,193,000 the 
2.25 	first year and $1,194,000 the second year are 
2.26 	for the Legislative Budget Office.

2.27
2.28	Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT 
GOVERNOR
 	$
	3,622,000
	$
	3,622,000
	
2.29 	(a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of 
2.30 	the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
2.31 	(b) $19,000 the first year and $19,000 the 
2.32 	second year are for necessary expenses in the 
3.1 	normal performance of the governor's and 
3.2 	lieutenant governor's duties for which no other 
3.3 	reimbursement is provided.
3.4 	(c) By September 1 of each year, the 
3.5 	commissioner of management and budget shall 
3.6 	report to the chairs and ranking minority 
3.7 	members of the legislative committees with 
3.8 	jurisdiction over state government finance any 
3.9 	personnel costs incurred by the Offices of the 
3.10 	Governor and Lieutenant Governor that were 
3.11 	supported by appropriations to other agencies 
3.12 	during the previous fiscal year. The Office of 
3.13 	the Governor shall inform the chairs and 
3.14 	ranking minority members of the committees 
3.15 	before initiating any interagency agreements.

3.16	Sec. 4. STATE AUDITOR
 	$
	12,106,000
	$
	12,269,000
	
3.17 	Of these amounts, $743,000 in the first year 
3.18 	and $744,000 in the second year are for a 
3.19 	school finance accountability team in the audit 
3.20 	practice division. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
3.21 	Statutes, section 6.56, the state auditor may 
3.22 	not bill a school district for any work 
3.23 	conducted by the school finance accountability 
3.24 	team prior to July 1, 2025. The base for the 
3.25 	Office of the State Auditor is $12,270,000 in 
3.26 	fiscal year 2024 and $12,285,000 in fiscal year 
3.27 	2025.

3.28	Sec. 5. ATTORNEY GENERAL
 	$
	32,395,000
	$
	30,794,000

3.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.30		2022
	2023
	
3.31	General
	29,479,000
	27,878,000
	
3.32
3.33	State Government 
Special Revenue
	2,521,000
	2,521,000
	
3.34	Environmental
	145,000
	145,000
	
3.35	Remediation
	250,000
	250,000

4.1	Sec. 6. SECRETARY OF STATE
 	$
	8,002,000
	$
	7,502,000
	
4.2 	Of these amounts, $500,000 the first year is 
4.3 	for office reallocation costs. This is a onetime 
4.4 	appropriation, and any unspent funds must be 
4.5 	returned to the general fund by June 30, 2022.

4.6
4.7	Sec. 7. CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC 
DISCLOSURE BOARD
 	$
	1,145,000
	$
	1,167,000

4.8	Sec. 8. STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
 	$
	139,000
	$
	139,000

4.9	Sec. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
 	$
	8,236,000
	$
	8,240,000

4.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.11		2022
	2023
	
4.12	General
	405,000
	409,000
	
4.13
4.14	Workers' 
Compensation
	7,831,000
	7,831,000
	
4.15 	$268,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $272,000 in 
4.16 	fiscal year 2023 are for municipal boundary 
4.17 	adjustments.

4.18	Sec. 10. OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICES
 	$
	9,855,000
	$
	9,882,000
	
4.19 	(a) $5,000,000 each year is for enhancements 
4.20 	to cybersecurity across state government.
4.21 	(b) $2,100,000 in fiscal year 2022 and 
4.22 	$2,050,000 in fiscal year 2023 are to 
4.23 	implement recommendations from the 
4.24 	Governor's Blue Ribbon Council on 
4.25 	Information Technology, established by 
4.26 	Executive Order 19-02 and re-established by 
4.27 	Executive Order 20-77. The base for this 
4.28 	appropriation is $1,400,000 in fiscal years 
4.29 	2024 and 2025.
4.30 	(c) The commissioner of management and 
4.31 	budget is authorized to provide cash flow 
4.32 	assistance of up to $50,000,000 from the 
4.33 	special revenue fund or other statutory general 
4.34 	funds as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.1 	16A.671, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to the 
5.2 	Office of MN.IT Services for the purpose of 
5.3 	managing revenue and expenditure 
5.4 	differences. These funds shall be repaid with 
5.5 	interest by the end of the fiscal year 2023 
5.6 	closing period.
5.7 	(d) During the biennium ending June 30, 2023, 
5.8 	MN.IT Services must not charge fees to a 
5.9 	public noncommercial educational television 
5.10 	broadcast station eligible for funding under 
5.11 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129D, for access 
5.12 	to the state broadcast infrastructure. If the 
5.13 	access fees not charged to public 
5.14 	noncommercial educational television 
5.15 	broadcast stations total more than $400,000 
5.16 	for the biennium, the office may charge for 
5.17 	access fees in excess of these amounts.
5.18 	(e) On the day following final enactment, the 
5.19 	commissioner of MN.IT Services must cancel 
5.20 	to the general fund $379,000 from the fiscal 
5.21 	year 2021 general fund appropriations for IT 
5.22 	for Minnesota government.
5.23 	(f) $179,000 from the information and 
5.24 	telecommunications technology systems and 
5.25 	services account established under Minnesota 
5.26 	Statutes, section 16E.21, is canceled to the 
5.27 	general fund by June 29, 2021.
5.28 	(g) $14,000 from the information and 
5.29 	telecommunications technology systems and 
5.30 	services account established under Minnesota 
5.31 	Statutes, section 16E.21, is canceled to the 
5.32 	workers' compensation fund by June 29, 2021.
5.33 	(h) $5,000 from the information and 
5.34 	telecommunications technology systems and 
6.1 	services account established under Minnesota 
6.2 	Statutes, section 16E.21, is canceled to the 
6.3 	health-related boards fund by June 29, 2021.

6.4	Sec. 11. ADMINISTRATION

6.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	26,160,000
	$
	26,386,000
	
6.6 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
6.7 	purpose are specified in the following 
6.8 	subdivisions.

6.9	Subd. 2.Government and Citizen Services
 		10,652,000
		10,834,000
	
6.10 	Council on Developmental Disabilities.
6.11 	$74,000 each year is for the Council on 
6.12 	Developmental Disabilities.
6.13 	State Agency Accommodation 
6.14 	Reimbursement. $200,000 the first year and 
6.15 	$200,000 the second year may be transferred 
6.16 	to the accommodation account established in 
6.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.4805.
6.18 	State Historic Preservation Office. $541,000 
6.19 	the first year and $551,000 the second year 
6.20 	are for the State Historic Preservation Office.

6.21	Subd. 3.Strategic Management Services
 		2,174,000
		2,218,000

6.22	Subd. 4.Fiscal Agent
 		13,334,000
		13,334,000
	
6.23 	The appropriations under this section are to 
6.24 	the commissioner of administration for the 
6.25 	purposes specified.
6.26 	In-Lieu of Rent. $10,515,000 the first year 
6.27 	and $10,515,000 the second year are for space 
6.28 	costs of the legislature and veterans 
6.29 	organizations, ceremonial space, and 
6.30 	statutorily free space.
6.31 	Public Television. (a) $1,550,000 each year 
6.32 	is for matching grants for public television.
7.1 	(b) $250,000 each year is for public television 
7.2 	equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.3 	section 129D.13.
7.4 	(c) The commissioner of administration must 
7.5 	consider the recommendations of the 
7.6 	Minnesota Public Television Association 
7.7 	before allocating the amounts appropriated in 
7.8 	paragraphs (a) and (b) for equipment or 
7.9 	matching grants.
7.10 	Public Radio. (a) $392,000 each year is for 
7.11 	community service grants to public 
7.12 	educational radio stations. This appropriation 
7.13 	may be used to disseminate emergency 
7.14 	information in foreign languages.
7.15 	(b) $117,000 each year is for equipment grants 
7.16 	to public educational radio stations. This 
7.17 	appropriation may be used for the repair, 
7.18 	rental, and purchase of equipment including 
7.19 	equipment under $500.
7.20 	(c) $510,000 each year is for equipment grants 
7.21 	to Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including 
7.22 	upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert and 
7.23 	AMBER Alert Systems.
7.24 	(d) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (c) 
7.25 	may not be used for indirect costs claimed by 
7.26 	an institution or governing body.
7.27 	(e) The commissioner of administration must 
7.28 	consider the recommendations of the 
7.29 	Association of Minnesota Public Educational 
7.30 	Radio Stations before awarding grants under 
7.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using 
7.32 	the appropriations in paragraphs (a) and (b). 
7.33 	No grantee is eligible for a grant unless they 
7.34 	are a member of the Association of Minnesota 
8.1 	Public Educational Radio Stations on or before 
8.2 	July 1, 2021.
8.3 	(f) Any unencumbered balance remaining the 
8.4 	first year for grants to public television or 
8.5 	public radio stations does not cancel and is 
8.6 	available for the second year.

8.7
8.8	Sec. 12. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 
AND PLANNING BOARD
 	$
	386,000
	$
	365,000

8.98.10
	Sec. 13. MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND 
BUDGET
 	$
	27,819,000
	$
	28,240,000
	
8.11 	On the day following enactment, the 
8.12 	commissioner of management and budget must 
8.13 	cancel to the general fund $1,367,000 from 
8.14 	the fiscal year 2021 general fund 
8.15 	appropriations for statewide services.

8.16	Sec. 14. REVENUE

8.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	177,781,000
	$
	180,304,000

8.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.19		2022
	2023
	
8.20	General
	173,521,000
	176,044,000
	
8.21	Health Care Access
	1,760,000
	1,760,000
	
8.22
8.23	Highway User Tax 
Distribution
	2,195,000
	2,195,000
	
8.24	Environmental
	305,000
	305,000

8.25	Subd. 2.Tax System Management
 		146,908,000
		148,914,000

8.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.27	General
	142,648,000
	144,654,000
	
8.28	Health Care Access
	1,760,000
	1,760,000
	
8.29
8.30	Highway User Tax 
Distribution
	2,195,000
	2,195,000
	
8.31	Environmental
	305,000
	305,000
	
8.32 	Taxpayer Assistance. (a) $600,000 each year 
8.33 	is appropriated from the general fund to the 
8.34 	commissioner of revenue to make grants to 
8.35 	one or more eligible organizations to 
9.1 	coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and aid in 
9.2 	the provision of taxpayer assistance services. 
9.3 	These amounts are in addition to any other 
9.4 	amounts appropriated by law. Of the amount 
9.5 	appropriated, up to five percent may be used 
9.6 	for the administration of the taxpayer 
9.7 	assistance grants program. The unencumbered 
9.8 	balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
9.9 	available for the second year.
9.10 	(b) For purposes of this section, "taxpayer 
9.11 	assistance services" means accounting, tax 
9.12 	preparation, and representation services 
9.13 	provided by eligible organizations to 
9.14 	low-income, elderly, and disadvantaged 
9.15 	Minnesota residents to help them file federal 
9.16 	and state income tax returns and Minnesota 
9.17 	property tax refund claims and to provide 
9.18 	personal representation before the Department 
9.19 	of Revenue and Internal Revenue Service.

9.20	Subd. 3.Debt Collection Management
 		30,873,000
		31,390,000

9.21	Subd. 4.Cancel to the General Fund
 					
9.22 	On the day following enactment, the 
9.23 	commissioner of revenue must cancel to the 
9.24 	general fund $7,305,000 from the fiscal year 
9.25 	2021 general fund appropriations for tax 
9.26 	system management and $969,000 from the 
9.27 	fiscal year 2021 appropriations for debt 
9.28 	collection management.

9.29	Sec. 15. GAMBLING CONTROL
 	$
	4,863,000
	$
	4,863,000
	
9.30 	These appropriations are from the lawful 
9.31 	gambling regulation account in the special 
9.32 	revenue fund.

9.33	Sec. 16. RACING COMMISSION
 	$
	913,000
	$
	913,000
	
10.1 	These appropriations are from the racing and 
10.2 	card playing regulation accounts in the special 
10.3 	revenue fund.

10.4	Sec. 17. STATE LOTTERY
 					
10.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.6 	349A.10, subdivision 3, the State Lottery's 
10.7 	operating budget must not exceed $36,500,000 
10.8 	in fiscal year 2022 and $36,500,000 in fiscal 
10.9 	year 2023.

10.10	Sec. 18. AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
 	$
	311,000
	$
	317,000

10.11
10.12	Sec. 19. COUNCIL FOR MINNESOTANS OF 
AFRICAN HERITAGE
 	$
	544,000
	$
	552,000

10.13	Sec. 20. COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS
 	$
	534,000
	$
	544,000

10.14
10.15	Sec. 21. COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC 
MINNESOTANS
 	$
	525,000
	$
	534,000

10.16	Sec. 22. INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
 	$
	855,000
	$
	864,000

10.17
10.18	Sec. 23. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL 
SOCIETY

10.19	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	23,918,000
	$
	24,218,000
	
10.20 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
10.21 	purpose are specified in the following 
10.22 	subdivisions.

10.23	Subd. 2.Operations and Programs
 		23,597,000
		23,897,000
	
10.24 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.25 	138.668, the Minnesota Historical Society may 
10.26 	not charge a fee for its general tours at the 
10.27 	Capitol, but may charge fees for special 
10.28 	programs other than general tours.

10.29	Subd. 3.Fiscal Agent

10.30	(a) Global Minnesota
		39,000
		39,000

10.31	(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum
		17,000
		17,000

10.32	(c) Hockey Hall of Fame
		100,000
		100,000

11.1	(d) Farmamerica
		115,000
		115,000

11.2	(e) Minnesota Military Museum
		50,000
		50,000
	
11.3 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in this 
11.4 	subdivision the first year does not cancel but 
11.5 	is available for the second year of the 
11.6 	biennium.

11.7	Sec. 24. BOARD OF THE ARTS

11.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	7,551,000
	$
	7,561,000
	
11.9 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
11.10 	purpose are specified in the following 
11.11 	subdivisions.

11.12	Subd. 2.Operations and Services
 		612,000
		622,000
	
11.13 	On the day following enactment, any funds 
11.14 	remaining from the Board of the Arts 
11.15 	appropriation for moving and relocation 
11.16 	expenses appropriated in Laws 2019, First 
11.17 	Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 
11.18 	24, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 2020, 
11.19 	chapter 104, article 2, section 4, must cancel 
11.20 	to the general fund.

11.21	Subd. 3.Grants Program
 		4,800,000
		4,800,000

11.22	Subd. 4.Regional Arts Councils
 		2,139,000
		2,139,000
	
11.23 	Any unencumbered balance remaining in this 
11.24 	section the first year does not cancel, but is 
11.25 	available for the second year.

11.26
11.27	Sec. 25. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES 
CENTER
 	$
	375,000
	$
	375,000

11.28	Sec. 26. BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
 	$
	688,000
	$
	698,000

11.29
11.30
11.31
11.32	Sec. 27. BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE 
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING, 
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, 
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
 	$
	863,000
	$
	874,000

11.33
11.34	Sec. 28. BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST 
EXAMINERS
 	$
	2,969,000
	$
	3,016,000

12.1	Sec. 29. BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
 	$
	348,000
	$
	353,000

12.2
12.3	Sec. 30. GENERAL CONTINGENT 
ACCOUNTS
 	$
	1,000,000
	$
	500,000

12.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.5		2022
	2023
	
12.6	General
	500,000
	0
	
12.7
12.8	State Government 
Special Revenue
	400,000
	400,000
	
12.912.10
	Workers' 
Compensation
	100,000
	100,000
	
12.11 	(a) The appropriations in this section may only 
12.12 	be spent with the approval of the governor 
12.13 	after consultation with the Legislative 
12.14 	Advisory Commission pursuant to Minnesota 
12.15 	Statutes, section 3.30.
12.16 	(b) If an appropriation in this section for either 
12.17 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
12.18 	other year is available for it.
12.19 	(c) If a contingent account appropriation is 
12.20 	made in one fiscal year, it should be 
12.21 	considered a biennial appropriation.

12.22	Sec. 31. TORT CLAIMS
 	$
	161,000
	$
	161,000
	
12.23 	These appropriations are to be spent by the 
12.24 	commissioner of management and budget 
12.25 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.26 	3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for 
12.27 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
12.28 	for the other year is available for it.

12.29
12.30	Sec. 32. MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT 
SYSTEM

12.31	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	15,171,000
	$
	15,190,000
	
12.32 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
12.33 	purpose are specified in the following 
12.34 	subdivisions.

13.1
13.2	Subd. 2.Combined Legislators and 
Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan
 		9,171,000
		9,190,000
	
13.3 	Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03, 
13.4 	subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4; 
13.5 	and 3A.115.
13.6 	If an appropriation in this section for either 
13.7 	year is insufficient, the appropriation for the 
13.8 	other year is available for it.

13.9	Subd. 3.Judges Retirement Plan
 		6,000,000
		6,000,000
	
13.10 	For transfer to the judges retirement fund 
13.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 490.123. 
13.12 	This transfer continues each fiscal year until 
13.13 	the judges retirement plan reaches 100 percent 
13.14 	funding as determined by an actuarial 
13.15 	valuation prepared according to Minnesota 
13.16 	Statutes, section 356.214.

13.17
13.18	Sec. 33. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT 
ASSOCIATION
 	$
	25,000,000
	$
	25,000,000
	
13.19 	(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 
13.20 	the second year are for direct state aid to the 
13.21 	public employees police and fire retirement 
13.22 	plan authorized under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.23 	section 353.65, subdivision 3b.
13.24 	(b) State payments from the general fund to 
13.25 	the Public Employees Retirement Association 
13.26 	on behalf of the former MERF division 
13.27 	account are $16,000,000 on September 15, 
13.28 	2021, and $16,000,000 on September 15, 
13.29 	2022. These amounts are estimated to be 
13.30 	needed under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.31 	353.505.

13.32
13.33	Sec. 34. TEACHERS RETIREMENT 
ASSOCIATION
 	$
	29,831,000
	$
	29,831,000
	
14.1 	The amounts estimated to be needed are as 
14.2 	follows:
14.3 	Special Direct State Aid. $27,331,000 each 
14.4 	year is for special direct state aid authorized 
14.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 354.436.
14.6 	Special Direct State Matching Aid.
14.7 	$2,500,000 each year is for special direct state 
14.8 	matching aid authorized under Minnesota 
14.9 	Statutes, section 354.435.

14.10
14.11	Sec. 35. ST. PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT 
FUND
 	$
	14,827,000
	$
	14,827,000
	
14.12 	The amounts estimated to be needed for 
14.13 	special direct state aid to the first class city 
14.14 	teachers retirement fund association authorized 
14.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12, 
14.16 	subdivisions 3a and 3c.

14.17	Sec. 36. MILITARY AFFAIRS

14.18	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	24,393,000
	$
	24,589,000
	
14.19 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
14.20 	purpose are specified in the following 
14.21 	subdivisions.

14.22	Subd. 2.Maintenance of Training Facilities
 		9,772,000
		9,842,000

14.23	Subd. 3.General Support
 		3,507,000
		3,633,000

14.24	Subd. 4.Enlistment Incentives
 		11,114,000
		11,114,000
	
14.25 	The appropriations in this subdivision are 
14.26 	available until June 30, 2025, except that any 
14.27 	unspent amounts allocated to a program 
14.28 	otherwise supported by this appropriation are 
14.29 	canceled to the general fund upon receipt of 
14.30 	federal funds in the same amount to support 
14.31 	administration of that program.
15.1 	If the amount for fiscal year 2022 is 
15.2 	insufficient, the amount for 2023 is available 
15.3 	in fiscal year 2022.

15.4	Sec. 37. VETERANS AFFAIRS

15.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	84,168,000
	$
	84,364,000
	
15.6 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
15.7 	purpose are specified in the following 
15.8 	subdivisions.

15.9	Subd. 2.Veterans Programs and Services
 		22,048,000
		21,678,000
	
15.10 	(a) Veterans Service Organizations.
15.11 	$353,000 each year is for grants to the 
15.12 	following congressionally chartered veterans 
15.13 	service organizations as designated by the 
15.14 	commissioner: Disabled American Veterans, 
15.15 	Military Order of the Purple Heart, the 
15.16 	American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 
15.17 	Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS, and 
15.18 	Paralyzed Veterans of America. This funding 
15.19 	must be allocated in direct proportion to the 
15.20 	funding currently being provided by the 
15.21 	commissioner to these organizations.
15.22 	(b) Minnesota Assistance Council for 
15.23 	Veterans. $750,000 each year is for a grant 
15.24 	to the Minnesota Assistance Council for 
15.25 	Veterans to provide assistance throughout 
15.26 	Minnesota to veterans and their families who 
15.27 	are homeless or in danger of homelessness, 
15.28 	including assistance with the following:
15.29 	(1) utilities;
15.30 	(2) employment; and
15.31 	(3) legal issues.
15.32 	The assistance authorized under this paragraph 
15.33 	must be made only to veterans who have 
16.1 	resided in Minnesota for 30 days prior to 
16.2 	application for assistance and according to 
16.3 	other guidelines established by the 
16.4 	commissioner. In order to avoid duplication 
16.5 	of services, the commissioner must ensure that 
16.6 	this assistance is coordinated with all other 
16.7 	available programs for veterans.
16.8 	(c) Veteran Homelessness Initiative.
16.9 	$3,165,000 each year is for an initiative to 
16.10 	prevent and end veteran homelessness. The 
16.11 	commissioner of veterans affairs may provide 
16.12 	housing vouchers and other services to 
16.13 	alleviate homelessness among veterans and 
16.14 	former service members in Minnesota. The 
16.15 	commissioner may contract for program 
16.16 	administration and may establish a vacancy 
16.17 	reserve fund. The base for this appropriation 
16.18 	is $1,311,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
16.19 	$1,311,000 in fiscal year 2025.
16.20 	(d) 9/11 Task Force. $500,000 the first year 
16.21 	is for the Advisory Task Force on 9/11 and 
16.22 	Global War on Terrorism Remembrance. The 
16.23 	task force must collect, memorialize, and 
16.24 	publish stories of Minnesotans' service in the 
16.25 	Global War on Terrorism and impacts on their 
16.26 	dependents. The task force must host a 
16.27 	remembrance program in September 2021. 
16.28 	This is a onetime appropriation.

16.29	Subd. 3.Veterans Health Care
 		62,120,000
		62,686,000
	
16.30 	(a) Transfers. $61,120,000 the first year and 
16.31 	$62,036,000 the second year may be 
16.32 	transferred to a veterans homes special 
16.33 	revenue account in the special revenue fund 
16.34 	in the same manner as other receipts are 
16.35 	deposited according to Minnesota Statutes, 
17.1 	section 198.34, and are appropriated to the 
17.2 	commissioner of veterans affairs for the 
17.3 	operation of veterans homes facilities and 
17.4 	programs.
17.5 	(b) Veteran Suicide Prevention Initiative.
17.6 	$1,000,000 the first year and $650,000 the 
17.7 	second year is to address the problem of death 
17.8 	by suicide among veterans in Minnesota. The 
17.9 	commissioner of veterans affairs may use 
17.10 	funds for personnel, training, research, 
17.11 	marketing, and professional or technical 
17.12 	contracts. The base for this appropriation is 
17.13 	$550,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $550,000 in 
17.14 	fiscal year 2025.

17.15	Sec. 38. BUDGET RESERVE REDUCTION
 					
17.16 	On July 1, 2021, the balance of the budget 
17.17 	reserve account in Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.18 	16A.152, subdivision 1a, is reduced by 
17.19 	$1,000,000,000.

17.20 	ARTICLE 2
17.21 	POLICY PROVISIONS

17.22 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision 
17.23 	to read:
17.24 		Subd. 12.Audit of state's use of federal funds; annual appropriation. The 
17.25 	commissioner shall contract with a qualified auditor to conduct the annual audit required 
17.26 	by the United States Single Audit Act of 1984, Public Law 98-502, the Single Audit Act 
17.27 	Amendments of 1996, Public Law 104-156, and Title 2 United States Code of Federal 
17.28 	Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and 
17.29 	Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). There is annually appropriated 
17.30 	from the general fund to the commissioner an amount sufficient to pay the cost of the annual 
17.31 	audit. The cost of the audit shall be billed to the agencies audited during the subsequent 
17.32 	fiscal year. Amounts paid by state agencies shall be deposited to the general fund.

18.1 	Sec. 2. [16A.401] VIRTUAL PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.
18.2 		Subdivision 1.Virtual payments. The commissioner may establish a program to issue 
18.3 	virtual payments from the state treasury. Any rebate to the state generated by the program 
18.4 	must be deposited in the general fund unless retained under subdivision 3.
18.5 		Subd. 2.Rebates. Notwithstanding subdivision 1, rebates attributable to expenditures 
18.6 	in funds established in the state constitution or protected by federal law must be returned 
18.7 	to the account from which the expenditure originated.
18.8 		Subd. 3.Rebates retained. The commissioner may retain a portion of rebates for the 
18.9 	administration of this section. Money retained under this subdivision must be deposited in 
18.10 	an account in the special revenue fund and is appropriated to the commissioner for the 
18.11 	purposes of this section.

18.12 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.98, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
18.13 	read:
18.14 		Subd. 12.Grants administration. It is the policy of the legislature to ensure that grant 
18.15 	activities and outcomes of programs and services funded by the legislative appropriations 
18.16 	are administered by state agencies in accordance with this section and section 16B.97. 
18.17 	Unless amounts are otherwise appropriated for administrative costs, a state agency may 
18.18 	retain up to five percent of the amount appropriated to the agency for grants enacted by the 
18.19 	legislature and formula grants and up to ten percent for competitively awarded grants. This 
18.20 	subdivision applies to appropriations made for new grant programs enacted after the effective 
18.21 	date of this subdivision.

18.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 270C.21, is amended to read:
18.23 	270C.21 TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
18.24 		Subdivision 1.Taxpayer assistance. When the commissioner awards grants to nonprofit
18.25 	eligible organizations to coordinate, facilitate, encourage, and aid in the provision of taxpayer 
18.26 	assistance services, the commissioner must provide public notice of the grants in a timely 
18.27 	manner so that the grant process is completed and grants are awarded by October 1, in order 
18.28 	for recipient eligible organizations to adequately plan expenditures for the filing season. At 
18.29 	the time the commissioner provides public notice, the commissioner must also notify 
18.30 	nonprofit eligible organizations that received grants in the previous biennium.
19.1 		Subd. 2.Eligible organization. "Eligible organization" means an organization that meets 
19.2 	the definition of eligible organization provided in section 7526A(2)(e)(B) of the Internal 
19.3 	Revenue Code.

19.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for grants awarded after June 30, 2021.

19.5 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 477A.03, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
19.6 		Subd. 2b.Counties. (a) For aids payable in 2018 and 2019, the total aid payable under 
19.7 	section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, is $103,795,000, of which $3,000,000 shall be allocated 
19.8 	as required under Laws 2014, chapter 150, article 4, section 6. For aids payable in 2020, 
19.9 	the total aid payable under section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, is $116,795,000, of which 
19.10 	$3,000,000 shall be allocated as required under Laws 2014, chapter 150, article 4, section 
19.11 	6. For aids payable in 2021 through 2024, the total aid payable under section 477A.0124, 
19.12 	subdivision 3, is $118,795,000, of which $3,000,000 shall be allocated as required under 
19.13 	Laws 2014, chapter 150, article 4, section 6. For aids payable in 2025 and thereafter, the 
19.14 	total aid payable under section 477A.0124, subdivision 3, is $115,795,000. Each calendar 
19.15 	year On or before the first installment date provided in section 477A.015, paragraph (a), 
19.16 	$500,000 of this appropriation shall be retained transferred each year by the commissioner 
19.17 	of revenue to make reimbursements to the commissioner of management and budget the 
19.18 	Board of Public Defense for payments made the payment of services under section 611.27. 
19.19 	The reimbursements shall be to defray the additional costs associated with court-ordered 
19.20 	counsel under section 611.27. Any retained transferred amounts not used for reimbursement 
19.21 	in a year expended or encumbered in a fiscal year shall be certified by the board of public 
19.22 	defense to the commissioner of revenue on or before October 1 and shall be included in the 
19.23 	next distribution certification of county need aid that is certified to the county auditors for 
19.24 	the purpose of property tax reduction for the next taxes payable year.
19.25 	(b) For aids payable in 2018 and 2019, the total aid under section 477A.0124, subdivision 
19.26 	4, is $130,873,444. For aids payable in 2020, the total aid under section 477A.0124, 
19.27 	subdivision 4, is $143,873,444. For aids payable in 2021 and thereafter, the total aid under 
19.28 	section 477A.0124, subdivision 4, is $145,873,444. The commissioner of revenue shall 
19.29 	transfer to the commissioner of management and budget $207,000 annually for the cost of 
19.30 	preparation of local impact notes as required by section 3.987, and other local government 
19.31 	activities. The commissioner of revenue shall transfer to the commissioner of education 
19.32 	$7,000 annually for the cost of preparation of local impact notes for school districts as 
19.33 	required by section 3.987. The commissioner of revenue shall deduct the amounts transferred 
19.34 	under this paragraph from the appropriation under this paragraph. The amounts transferred 
20.1 	are appropriated to the commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner of 
20.2 	education respectively.

20.3 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611.27, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
20.4 		Subd. 9.Request for other appointment of counsel. The chief district public defender 
20.5 	with the approval of may request that the state public defender may request that the chief 
20.6 	judge of the district court, or a district court judge designated by the chief judge, authorize 
20.7 	appointment of counsel other than the district public defender in such cases.

20.8 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611.27, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
20.9 		Subd. 10.Addition of permanent staff. The chief public defender may not request the 
20.10 	court nor may the court order state public defender approve the addition of permanent staff 
20.11 	under subdivision 7.

20.12 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
20.13 		Subd. 11.Appointment of counsel. If the court state public defender finds that the 
20.14 	provision of adequate legal representation, including associated services, is beyond the 
20.15 	ability of the district public defender to provide, the court shall order state public defender 
20.16 	may approve counsel to be appointed, with compensation and expenses to be paid under 
20.17 	the provisions of this subdivision and subdivision 7. Counsel in such cases shall be appointed 
20.18 	by the chief district public defender. If the court issues an order denying the request, the 
20.19 	court shall make written findings of fact and conclusions of law. Upon denial, the chief 
20.20 	district public defender may immediately appeal the order denying the request to the court 
20.21 	of appeals and may request an expedited hearing.

20.22 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611.27, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
20.23 		Subd. 13.Correctional facility inmates. All billings for services rendered and ordered 
20.24 	under subdivision 7 shall require the approval of the chief district public defender before 
20.25 	being forwarded on a monthly basis to the state public defender. In cases where adequate 
20.26 	representation cannot be provided by the district public defender and where counsel has 
20.27 	been appointed under a court order, approved by the state public defender, the board of 
20.28 	public defense shall forward to the commissioner of management and budget pay all billings 
20.29 	for services rendered under the court order. The commissioner shall pay for services from 
20.30 	county program aid retained transferred by the commissioner of revenue for that purpose 
20.31 	under section 477A.03, subdivision 2b, paragraph (a).
21.1 	The costs of appointed counsel and associated services in cases arising from new criminal 
21.2 	charges brought against indigent inmates who are incarcerated in a Minnesota state 
21.3 	correctional facility are the responsibility of the state Board of Public Defense. In such cases 
21.4 	the state public defender may follow the procedures outlined in this section for obtaining 
21.5 	court-ordered counsel.

21.6 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 611.27, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
21.7 		Subd. 15.Costs of transcripts. In appeal cases and postconviction cases where the 
21.8 	appellate public defender's office does not have sufficient funds to pay for transcripts and 
21.9 	other necessary expenses because it has spent or committed all of the transcript funds in its 
21.10 	annual budget, the state public defender may forward to the commissioner of management 
21.11 	and budget all billings for transcripts and other necessary expenses. The commissioner shall
21.12 	the board of public defense may pay for these transcripts and other necessary expenses from 
21.13 	county program aid retained transferred by the commissioner of revenue for that purpose 
21.14 	under section 477A.03, subdivision 2b, paragraph (a).

21.15 	Sec. 11. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 10, article 1, section 40, is amended to 
21.16 	read:
21.17 	Sec. 40. HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT TRANSFERS AND APPROPRIATIONS; 
21.18 	SECRETARY OF STATE.
 21.19 	(a) $6,595,610 is appropriated in fiscal year 2019 from the HAVA account established 
21.20 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 5.30, to the secretary of state for the purposes of improving 
21.21 	the administration and security of elections as authorized by federal law. Use of the 
21.22 	appropriation is limited to the following activities:
21.23 	(1) modernizing, securing, and updating the statewide voter registration system and for 
21.24 	cybersecurity upgrades as authorized by federal law;
21.25 	(2) improving accessibility;
21.26 	(3) preparing training materials and training local election officials; and
21.27 	(4) implementing security improvements for election systems.
21.28 	(b) Any amount earned in interest on the amount appropriated under paragraph (a) is 
21.29 	appropriated from the HAVA account to the secretary of state for purposes of improving 
21.30 	the administration and security of elections as authorized by federal law.
22.1 	(c) The appropriations under paragraphs (a) and (b) are onetime and available until 
22.2 	March 23, 2023 expended.
22.3 	(d) $167,000 expended by the secretary of state in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 for 
22.4 	increasing secure access to the statewide voter registration system is deemed:
22.5 	(1) to be money used for carrying out the purposes authorized under the Omnibus 
22.6 	Appropriations Act of 2018, Public Law 115-1410, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, 
22.7 	Public Law 107-252, section 101; and
22.8 	(2) to be credited toward any match required by those laws.

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

22.10 	Sec. 12. Laws 2020, chapter 77, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
22.11 		Subd. 6.Availability of appropriations. The appropriations provided in this section 
22.12 	are onetime and available until December 21, 2024 expended.

22.13 	Sec. 13. GOVERNMENT AND CITIZEN SERVICES.
 22.14 	On the day following enactment, the commissioner of administration must cancel to the 
22.15 	general fund $300,000 from the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriations for Government 
22.16 	and Citizen Services.