1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating funds for grants to support a continuum of care 
1.3 	for individuals with substance use disorders.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$800,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of human services for grants to recovery community organizations to train, 
1.8 	hire, and supervise peer specialists to work with underserved populations as part of the 
1.9 	continuum of care for substance use disorders. Recovery community organizations located 
1.10 	in Rochester, Moorhead, and the Twin Cities metropolitan area are eligible to receive grant 
1.11 	funds. The base appropriation for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is $800,000 for each year.

1.12 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.13 	$175,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.14 	commissioner of human services for a grant to recovery community organizations to create 
1.15 	and implement a public relations campaign specific to reducing the stigma associated 
1.16 	with substance use disorders. Recovery community organizations located in Rochester, 
1.17 	Moorhead, and the Twin Cities metropolitan area are eligible to receive grant funds.