as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to family services; appropriating money for a 1.3 grant program to provide services to families with 1.4 deaf or hard-of-hearing children. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.6 Section 1. [APPROPRIATION.] 1.7 $500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the 1.8 commissioner of children, families, and learning for the fiscal 1.9 biennium ending June 30, 2001, for a grant to a statewide agency 1.10 providing a family communication initiative program for families 1.11 with deaf or hard-of-hearing children who are up to eight years 1.12 old. In the grant selection process, the commissioner shall 1.13 consult with the Minnesota commission serving deaf and 1.14 hard-of-hearing people and the deaf and hard-of-hearing services 1.15 division of the department of human services.