1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; providing COVID-19 grant extensions.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. GRANT EXTENSIONS RELATED TO COVID-19.
 1.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.28, subdivision 6, and 16B.98, 
1.6 	subdivision 7, and in order to provide relief from the effects of the peacetime emergency 
1.7 	related to the infectious disease known as COVID-19, upon approval by the commissioner 
1.8 	of management and budget, encumbrances for grants issued by June 30, 2020, may be 
1.9 	certified for a period of two fiscal years beyond the fiscal year in which the appropriations 
1.10 	were scheduled to cancel.

1.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. This section is effective the day following 
1.12 	final enactment and applies to grants encumbered or certified before, on, or after that date.