1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to judiciary finance; appropriating money to the Guardian Ad Litem Board.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. GUARDIAN AD LITEM BOARD; APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 	$3,667,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the Guardian 
1.6 	Ad Litem Board to hire additional guardians ad litem to comply with federal and state 
1.7 	mandates and court orders for representing the best interests of children in child protection 
1.8 	and family court cases. This appropriation is in addition to the amount appropriated in Laws 
1.9 	2017, chapter 95, article 1, section 5l. The base for fiscal year 2020 and beyond is 
1.10 	$20,713,000.