1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing grants to Advocating Change Together; 
1.3 	appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH 
1.6 	INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
 1.7 	(a) $155,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.8 	commissioner of human services for a grant to Advocating Change Together to maintain 
1.9 	and promote services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the 
1.10 	state. Grant funds must be used for:
1.11 	(1) delivery and evaluation of statewide peer-to-peer training programs focusing on 
1.12 	education, employment, housing, transportation, and voting;
1.13 	(2) outreach activities, including statewide conferences focusing on self-advocacy 
1.14 	and community engagement skills;
1.15 	(3) an annual leadership program for persons with intellectual and developmental 
1.16 	disabilities;
1.17 	(4) subgrants to organizations in the state to conduct outreach to persons working and 
1.18 	living in institutionalized settings to educate and inform them about community options;
1.19 	(5) technical assistance and support for a network of groups in the state working to 
1.20 	comply with integration mandates and to develop community inclusion training materials 
1.21 	accessible to persons with cognitive, sensory, and physical disabilities; and
1.22 	(6) administrative and general operating costs associated with managing or 
1.23 	maintaining facilities, program delivery, staff, and technology.
1.24 	$155,000 is added to the annual base appropriation.
2.1 	(b) $95,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
2.2 	commissioner of human services for a grant to Advocating Change Together to deliver 
2.3 	training that builds self-advocating leaders to advance community integration for persons 
2.4 	with disabilities under the Minnesota Olmstead plan. Grant funds shall be used for the 
2.5 	following purposes:
2.6 	(1) program coordination activities, program evaluation, program facilitators, and 
2.7 	guest educators;
2.8 	(2) lodging and meals for training participants and facilitators;
2.9 	(3) administrative and indirect expenses related to training; and
2.10 	(4) action learning plans that facilitate Minnesota Olmstead plan integration 
2.11 	mandates. 
2.12 	Beginning in fiscal year 2018, the annual base appropriation is $190,000.