1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money to the Office of Justice Programs 
1.3 	to support trafficking victims.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.
 1.6 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of public safety for the Office of Justice Programs for a grant to the International Institute 
1.8 	of Minnesota to provide support and management services to 25 victims of trafficking. This 
1.9 	includes helping survivors become stable, economically self-sufficient, and safe in local 
1.10 	communities. The International Institute of Minnesota must partner with local law 
1.11 	enforcement, shelters, health care providers, faith communities, and schools to identify 
1.12 	victims of sex and labor trafficking in the seven-county metropolitan area and provide 
1.13 	essential services including housing, medical care, food, as well as other educational and 
1.14 	employment services. The International Institute of Minnesota must collect data and outcomes 
1.15 	on all clients to measure the impact and accountability of money received. This is a onetime 
1.16 	appropriation.