1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money to children's mental health 
1.3 	collaboratives; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH 
1.6 	COLLABORATIVES.
 1.7 	(a) $600,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $600,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from 
1.8 	the general fund to the commissioner of human services for a grant for a rural multicounty 
1.9 	demonstration project to assist transition-aged youth and young adults with emotional 
1.10 	behavioral disturbance (EBD) or mental illnesses in making a successful transition into 
1.11 	adulthood.
1.12 	(b) Children's mental health collaboratives under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.493, 
1.13 	are eligible to apply for the grant under this section. The commissioner shall solicit proposals 
1.14 	and award the grant to one proposal that best meets the requirements under paragraph (c).
1.15 	(c) The demonstration project must:
1.16 	(1) build on and streamline transition services by identifying rural youth 15 to 25 years 
1.17 	of age currently in the mental health system or with emerging mental health conditions;
1.18 	(2) support youth to achieve, within the youth's potential, personal goals in employment, 
1.19 	education, housing, and community life functioning;
1.20 	(3) provide individualized motivational coaching;
1.21 	(4) build on needed social supports;
2.1 	(5) demonstrate how services can be enhanced for youth to successfully navigate the 
2.2 	complexities associated with their unique needs;
2.3 	(6) utilize all available funding streams;
2.4 	(7) demonstrate collaboration with the local children's mental health collaborative in 
2.5 	designing and implementing the demonstration project;
2.6 	(8) evaluate the effectiveness of the project by specifying and measuring outcomes 
2.7 	showing the level of progress for involved youth; and
2.8 	(9) compare differences in outcomes and costs to youth without previous access to this 
2.9 	project.
2.10 	(d) By January 15, 2019, the commissioner shall report to the legislative committees 
2.11 	with jurisdiction over mental health issues on the status and outcomes of the demonstration 
2.12 	project. The children's mental health collaborative administering the demonstration project 
2.13 	shall collect and report outcome data, as requested by the commissioner, to support the 
2.14 	development of the report.