1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to safe harbor for sexually exploited youth; appropriating money.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 1.5 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner of human services. (a) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 
1.6 	2016 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of human services for emergency shelter and transitional and long-term 
1.8 	housing beds for sexually exploited youth and youth at risk of sexual exploitation.
1.9 	(b) $400,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated 
1.10 	from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for statewide youth outreach 
1.11 	workers connecting sexually exploited youth and youth at risk of sexual exploitation 
1.12 	with shelter and services.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Commissioner of health. (a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and 
1.14 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.15 	of health for trauma-informed, culturally specific services for exploited youth.
1.16 	(b) $750,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $750,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated 
1.17 	from the general fund to the commissioner of health for: (1) statewide training of 
1.18 	frontline personnel who encounter sexually exploited youth through their work, and (2) 
1.19 	protocol implementation, which includes providing technical assistance in setting up best 
1.20 	practice-based systems for effectively identifying, interacting with, and referring sexually 
1.21 	exploited youth to appropriate resources.
1.22 		Subd. 3.Availability. The appropriations in this section are available until expended.