1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for an assessment of advanced 
1.3 	in-home activity-monitoring systems.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; ADVANCED IN-HOME ACTIVITY-MONITORING 
1.6 	SYSTEMS.
 1.7 	$40,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of human services for a grant to a local research organization with expertise in identifying 
1.9 	current and potential support systems and examining the capacity of those systems to meet 
1.10 	the needs of the growing population of elderly persons to conduct a comprehensive 
1.11 	assessment of current literature, past research, and an environmental scan of the field related 
1.12 	to advanced in-home activity-monitoring systems for elderly persons. The commissioner 
1.13 	must report the results of the assessment by January 15, 2018, to the legislative committees 
1.14 	and divisions with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance.