1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to sports; appropriating money for youth 
  1.3             sports programs; proposing coding for new law in 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes, chapter 240A. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [240A.12] [YOUTH SPORTS PROGRAMS; CRITERIA.] 
  1.7      The Minnesota amateur sports commission shall develop a 
  1.8   plan to promote recreational programs for youth.  The proposals 
  1.9   must be for programs for which there is a demonstrated shortage 
  1.10  of access, based on needs of youth.  The plan must be based on 
  1.11  the criteria in this section. 
  1.12     (a) The programs must be intended primarily for use for 
  1.13  youth sports in the entire community and not for school athletic 
  1.14  functions. 
  1.15     (b) Programs must emphasize access for low-income youth and 
  1.16  for other youth who would not otherwise have access to the 
  1.17  programs.  
  1.18     (c) Proposals must contain a plan to ensure equitable use 
  1.19  for youth of each gender. 
  1.20     (d) To the extent possible, program grants must be 
  1.21  dispersed equitably, must be located to maximize potential for 
  1.22  full utilization, and must accommodate noncompetitive family and 
  1.23  community use for all ages in addition to use for competitive 
  1.24  youth sports. 
  1.25     (e) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must 
  2.1   be awarded to communities in greater Minnesota. 
  2.2      Sec. 2.  [APPROPRIATION.] 
  2.3      $....... in fiscal year 1998 and $....... in fiscal year 
  2.4   1999 are appropriated from the general fund to the amateur 
  2.5   sports commission for grants to communities to provide 
  2.6   recreational programs for youth under Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.7   section 240A.12.