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MN HF3920
Bill
Status
3/3/2022
Primary Sponsor
Jamie Becker-finn
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AI Summary
HF3920 Summary
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Establishes State Board of Appellate Counsel for Parents as an independent board within the judicial branch with seven members to create and administer a statewide appellate counsel program for indigent parents in juvenile protection matters, funded by the state starting fiscal year 2024 with an ongoing base of $1,835,000.
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Appropriates $139,085,000 across fiscal years 2022-2023 for the Supreme Court ($63.76M), Court of Appeals ($621K), District Courts ($16.8M), Guardian Ad Litem Board ($909K), Board of Public Defense ($52.45M), Human Rights ($2.54M), and Board of Appellate Counsel for Parents ($699K).
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Eliminates the $8 fee for uncertified copies of instruments from civil or criminal proceedings, leaving only the $14 fee for certified copies.
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Increases state marriage license fee allocations from $55 to $40 in the general fund and from $25 to $40 for the Minnesota Family Resiliency Partnership, effective July 1, 2023.
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Expands the postconviction relief time limit exception to allow petitions from individuals placed into immigration removal proceedings, detained for removal, or who received removal notices due to convictions based on incorrect or absent counsel advice regarding immigration consequences.
Legislative Description
State Board of Appellate Counsel for Parents established; fees modified; uncertified copies of instruments eliminated from civil or criminal proceedings; time limit modified for postconviction relief for petitioners with immigration consequences; and money appropriated for courts, State Guardian Ad Litem Board, Board of Public Defense, human rights, and State Board of Appellate Counsel for Parents.
Last Action
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means
4/19/2022