Minnesota SF 2183: Average daily membership for pupils provisions modifications; extended time revenue formula modifications

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to veterans; appropriating money to the commissioner of veterans affairs​
1.3 for a grant to an organization to establish a Black veterans support program.​
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5 Section 1. BLACK VETERANS SUPPORT PROGRAM.​
1.6 The commissioner of veterans affairs must award a grant to an organization to develop,​
1.7 operate, and administer a comprehensive support program for Black veterans in Minnesota.​
1.8 The support program must provide Black veterans assistance with mental health services​
1.9 and mental health case management, job training, seeking employment opportunities,​
1.10 accessing health care, achieving homeownership through financial literacy programming,​
1.11 and loans.​
1.12 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.​
1.13 $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner​
1.14 of veterans affairs for a grant to an organization to develop, operate, and administer a Black​
1.15 veterans support program. Of the amount appropriated, $1,500,000 is for mental health​
1.16 services and mental health case management; $1,000,000 is for job-training and​
1.17 employment-seeking programming; $700,000 is for homeownership assistance; $500,000​
1.18 is for educational support; and $1,000,000 is for administration and outreach. This is a​
1.19 onetime appropriation.​
1​Sec. 2.​
25-02955 as introduced​02/12/25 REVISOR BD/ES​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 2183​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HOFFMAN, Champion and Carlson)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​655​03/06/2025​
Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development​
Author added Champion​722​03/10/2025​
Author added Carlson​1115​03/27/2025​