1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to behavioral health; appropriating money for a youth peer recovery support 
1.3 	services pilot project.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; YOUTH PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES 
1.6 	PILOT PROJECT.
 1.7 	$....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.8 	human services for a grant to Hennepin County to conduct a two-year pilot project to provide 
1.9 	peer recovery support services under Minnesota Statutes, section 245G.07, subdivision 2, 
1.10 	clause (8), to youth between 13 and 18 years of age. The pilot project must be conducted 
1.11 	in partnership with a community organization that provides culturally specific peer recovery 
1.12 	support services to East African individuals and that is working to expand peer recovery 
1.13 	support services for youth in Hennepin County. At the conclusion of the pilot project, 
1.14 	Hennepin County must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
1.15 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services detailing the 
1.16 	implementation, operation, and outcomes of the pilot project and providing recommendations 
1.17 	on expanding youth peer recovery support services statewide. The base for this appropriation 
1.18 	is $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $0 in fiscal year 2027.