1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for a domestic abuse prevention 
1.3 	program for veterans and their families.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION GRANTS.
 1.6 	$398,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $398,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the 
1.7 	general fund to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to a domestic abuse prevention 
1.8 	program that provides interdisciplinary, trauma-informed treatment and evidence-informed 
1.9 	intervention for veterans and current or former service members and their whole families 
1.10 	affected by domestic violence. The grantee must offer a combination of services for 
1.11 	perpetrators of domestic violence and their families, including individual and group therapy, 
1.12 	evaluation and research of programming, and short- and long-term case management services 
1.13 	to ensure stabilization and increase in their overall mental health functioning and well-being.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.