HF 370

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/07/2011 09:32am

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; modifying grants for youth intervention programs;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.73,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.73, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:

Subdivision 1.

Grants.

The commissioner may make grants to nonprofit agencies
administering youth intervention programs in communities where the programs are or
may be established.

deleted text begin " deleted text end new text begin The new text end youth intervention program deleted text begin " means a deleted text end new text begin consists of new text end nonresidential
community-based deleted text begin program deleted text end new text begin programs new text end providing advocacy, education, counseling,
mentoring, new text begin restorative justice, new text end and referral services to youth and their families experiencing
personal, familial, school, legal, or chemical problems with the goal of resolving the
present problems and preventing the occurrence of the problems in the future. The intent
of the youth intervention program is to provide an ongoing stable funding source to
community-based early intervention programs for youth. Program design may be different
for the grantees depending on youth service needs of the communities being served.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Applications.

Applications for a grant-in-aid shall be made by the
administering agency to the commissioner.

The grant-in-aid is contingent upon the agency having obtained from the community
in which the youth intervention program is established local matching money two times
the amount of the grant that is sought. The matching requirement is intended to leverage
the investment of state and community dollars in supporting the efforts of the grantees to
provide early intervention services to youth and their families.

The commissioner shall provide the application form, procedures for making
application form, criteria for review of the application, and kinds of contributions in
addition to cash that qualify as local matching money. No grant to any agency may
exceed deleted text begin $50,000 deleted text end new text begin $75,000 new text end .

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299A.73, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Grant allocation formula.

new text begin (a) new text end Up to deleted text begin one deleted text end new text begin five new text end percent of the appropriations
to the grants-in-aid to the youth intervention program may be used for a grant to
the Minnesota Youth Intervention Programs Association for expenses in providing
collaborative training and technical assistance to community-based grantees of the
program.

new text begin (b) If a program is terminated or elects not to receive some or all of the grant money
made available to it, the available grant money shall be redistributed to the remaining
grantees. If two youth intervention program organizations funded under this section
merge, the funding may be continued as long as the merged organization maintains both
programs as originally approved by the commissioner.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $1,603,300 in fiscal year 2012 and $1,603,300 in fiscal year 2013 are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for youth intervention programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.73. This appropriation must be used for grants to
eligible organizations to provide early intervention youth services in the organizations'
communities. The appropriations must be included in the department's base budget for
grants to youth intervention programs. These appropriations are available until expended.
new text end