Bill Text: MN SF2112 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Chaptered
Bill Title: Corrections department claims against the state settlement provision and appropriation
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-24 - Secretary of State Chapter 232 04/23/12 [SF2112 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF2112-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 232--S.F.No. 2112
An act
relating to claims against the state; providing for settlement of certain claims; appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.
The amounts in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of corrections in fiscal year 2013 for full and final payment under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 3.738 and 3.739, of claims against the state for losses suffered while
incarcerated in a state correctional facility or for injuries suffered by and medical services
provided to persons injured while performing community service or sentence-to-service
work for correctional purposes or while incarcerated in a state correctional facility. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2013:
(1) For sentence-to-service and community work service claims under $500 and
other claims already paid by the department, $3,206.79;
(2) for payment to Heather Buczynski for permanent injuries to her left ankle while
performing sentence-to-service work in St. Louis County, $3,000, and for payment to
medical providers for treatment of Ms. Buczynski, $2,268.82;
(3) for payment to Nathan Clark for permanent injuries to his right hand while
performing assigned duties at MCF-Rush City, $825;
(4) for payment to medical providers for treatment of Gregory Prozinski, who was
injured while performing sentence-to-service work in Morrison County, $1,295.48;
(5) for payment to Chad Westring for wage loss resulting from permanent injuries to
his spine while performing sentence-to-service work in Todd County, $12,270.75; and
(6) for payment to William Williams for permanent injuries to his right hand
suffered while performing work through the Institution/Community Work Crew program
at MCF-Lino Lakes, $990.
