1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to claims against the state; providing for settlement of various claims; 
1.3 	appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
 1.6 	The amounts in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of corrections in fiscal year 2010 for full and final payment under Minnesota 
1.8 	Statutes, sections 3.738 and 3.739, of claims against the state for injuries suffered by 
1.9 	and medical services provided to persons injured while performing community service 
1.10 	or sentence-to-service work for correctional purposes or while incarcerated in a state 
1.11 	correctional facility. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2010.
1.12 	(a) For sentence-to-service and community work service claims under $500 and 
1.13 	other claims already paid by the Department of Corrections, $3,765.58.
1.14 	(b) For payment to Roy Biwer for permanent injuries suffered while performing 
1.15 	sentence-to-service work in Hennepin County, $1,875, and for reimbursement of medical 
1.16 	expenses he already paid, $325.75; for payment to medical providers for treatment of Mr. 
1.17 	Biwer's injuries, $408.87.
1.18 	(c) For payment to medical providers for treatment of Richard Christiansen, who 
1.19 	suffered medical problems while performing sentence-to-service work in Rice County, 
1.20 	$1,201.50.
1.21 	(d) For payment to Harlan Gale for permanent injuries suffered while performing 
1.22 	assigned duties at MCF-Stillwater, $750.
1.23 	(e) For payment to Elijah Gosling for permanent injuries suffered while performing 
1.24 	assigned duties at MCF-Faribault, $2,700.
2.1 	(f) For payment to Abdihakim Mohamed for permanent injuries suffered while 
2.2 	performing assigned duties at MCF-Faribault, $1,875.
2.3 	(g) For payment to Curtis Rainey for permanent injuries suffered while performing 
2.4 	assigned duties at MCF-Stillwater, $3,750.
2.5 	(h) For payment to medical providers for treatment of Thomas Spires, who suffered 
2.6 	medical problems while performing sentence-to-service work in Dakota County, $752.27.
2.7 	(i) For payment to medical providers for treatment of Kerri Wirtz, who suffered 
2.8 	injuries while performing sentence-to-service work in Todd County, $1,559.64.

2.9 	Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC 
2.10 	DEVELOPMENT.
 2.11 	The Department of Employment and Economic Development is authorized to 
2.12 	pay Nancy J. Teklenburg of Solway, Minnesota, $13,517 for economic loss caused by 
2.13 	a departmental error. This payment must be made from existing departmental funds 
2.14 	pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 268.196. 

2.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 16, 2008.