Minnesota Senate Bill SF1835 Latest Draft

                            1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to judiciary; appropriating money for grants to provide legal representation​
1.3 for children in need of protection or services and children in out-of-home placement.​
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR CHILDREN; APPROPRIATION.​
1.6 $150,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $150,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the​
1.7general fund to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to an organization that provides​
1.8legal representation for children in need of protection or services and children in out-of-home​
1.9placement. The grant is contingent upon a match in an equal amount from nonstate funds.​
1.10The match may be in kind, including the value of volunteer attorney time, in cash, or a​
1.11combination of the two. These appropriations are in addition to any other appropriations​
1.12for the legal representation of children.​
1​Section 1.​
25-02462 as introduced​01/17/25 REVISOR KLL/DG​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1835​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: PAPPAS and Kreun)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​02/24/2025​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​