1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money to the commissioner of 
1.3 	administration for the State Demographer's Office.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; OPERATIONS OF STATE DEMOGRAPHER.
 1.6 	$190,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $190,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	general fund to the commissioner of administration for operations of the state demographer.

1.8 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; 2020 CENSUS COMMUNICATION AND 
1.9 	MOBILIZATION PLAN FOR STATE DEMOGRAPHER.
 1.10 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.11 	of administration for the state demographer to develop and support a 2020 census 
1.12 	communication and mobilization plan.  This appropriation is onetime and is available until 
1.13 	June 30, 2019. The commissioner of administration may contract with one or more nonprofit, 
1.14 	community-based organizations to assist with implementation of the communication and 
1.15 	mobilization plan.  The commissioner of administration may accept gifts or grants to support 
1.16 	these activities.

1.17 	Sec. 3.  APPROPRIATION; COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR STATE 
1.18 	DEMOGRAPHER.
 1.19 	$....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.20 	administration for the state demographer to support communication and community 
1.21 	engagement activities and to provide grants for community outreach partnerships. The 
2.1 	funding base for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 is $....... each year and zero thereafter. The 
2.2 	commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of 
2.3 	representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over the Department of 
2.4 	Administration by February 15, 2021, on the results of the communication and community 
2.5 	engagement activities. The commissioner of administration may contract with one or more 
2.6 	nonprofit, community-based organizations to assist with implementation of communication 
2.7 	and community engagement activities and reporting. The commissioner of administration 
2.8 	may accept gifts or grants to support these activities.