MN SF54

Appropriates $57,529.11 from the general fund to the Department of Corrections in fiscal year 2012 for settlement of claims by incarcerated individuals and those injured during sentence-to-service work, including specific payments to named individuals for permanent injuries and medical treatment costs.

Appropriates $1,123 from the general fund to the Department of Revenue in fiscal year 2011 to settle a claim by Renee S. Johnson for an expired property tax refund check and filing fee reimbursement.

Appropriates $2,043,000 to the Department of Public Safety in fiscal year 2011 to provide state matching funds for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster assistance related to the 2009 spring flooding in Minnesota.

Adjusts education appropriations across multiple categories including general education aid, charter school funding, special education, and nutrition programs, with most adjustments reflecting modest increases or decreases to prior appropriations.

Adjusts human services appropriations totaling $(235,463,000) in fiscal year 2011, including reductions to Medical Assistance and children/family assistance grants, offset by increases to MinnesotaCare grants from the health care access fund.