1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to claims; expanding legislative authority to 
  1.3             hear inmate claims; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, 
  1.4             section 3.738, subdivision 1. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 3.738, 
  1.7   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.] Claims and demands 
  1.9   arising out of injury to or death of a patient of a state 
  1.10  institution under the control of the commissioner of human 
  1.11  services or the veterans homes board of directors or an inmate 
  1.12  of a state, regional, or local correctional facility while 
  1.13  performing assigned duties shall be presented to, heard, and 
  1.14  determined by the legislature.