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HF 459

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 01/28/2019 01:58pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Introduction Posted on 01/28/2019

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A bill for an act
relating to health; establishing the community solutions fund for healthy child
development grant program; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [145.9285] COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS FUND FOR HEALTHY CHILD
DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment; purpose. new text end

new text begin The community solutions fund for the healthy
child development grant program is established to:
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new text begin (1) improve measures of well-being for children of color and American Indian children
from prenatal to third grade and their families by funding community-based solutions for
challenges that are identified by the affected community;
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new text begin (2) promote racial equity; and
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new text begin (3) reduce racial disparities.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Commissioner's duties. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health shall:
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new text begin (1) appoint members of the Community Solutions Advisory Council, in consultation
with the Department of Health's Center for Health Equity, according to the requirements of
subdivision 3;
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new text begin (2) develop a request for proposals in consultation with the Community Solutions
Advisory Council and the Center for Health Equity;
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new text begin (3) provide outreach, technical assistance, and program development support to increase
capacity to new and existing service providers to better meet needs statewide, particularly
in greater Minnesota and areas where services to reduce health disparities have not been
established;
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new text begin (4) review responses to requests for proposals, in consultation with the Community
Solutions Advisory Council, and award grants under this section;
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new text begin (5) establish a transparent and objective accountability process, in consultation with the
Community Solutions Advisory Council, focused on outcomes that grantees agree to achieve;
new text end

new text begin (6) provide grantees with access to disaggregated data to allow grantees to establish and
implement effective community-led solutions;
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new text begin (7) maintain data on outcomes reported by grantees; and
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new text begin (8) contract with an independent third-party entity to evaluate the success of the grant
program and to build the evidence base for effective community solutions in reducing health
disparities of children of color and American Indian children prenatally to third grade.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Community Solutions Advisory Council; establishment; duties;
compensation.
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new text begin (a) No later than September 1, 2019, the commissioner shall appoint up to
12 members to the Community Solutions Advisory Council as follows:
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new text begin (1) up to two members representing the African Heritage community;
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new text begin (2) up to two members representing the Latino community;
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new text begin (3) up to two members representing the Asian-Pacific Islander community;
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new text begin (4) up to two members representing the American Indian community;
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new text begin (5) two parents of children of color or American Indian children under nine years of
age;
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new text begin (6) one representative with research or academic expertise in racial equity and healthy
child development; and
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new text begin (7) one representative of an organization that advocates on behalf of communities of
color or American Indians.
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new text begin (b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a), two of the 12 members of the
advisory council must come from outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
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new text begin (c) The Community Solutions Advisory Council shall:
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new text begin (1) advise the commissioner on the development of the request for proposals for the
community solutions fund for healthy child development grants. In advising the
commissioner, the council shall consider how to build on the capacity of communities to
promote child and family well-being and address social determinants of healthy child
development;
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new text begin (2) review responses to requests for proposals and advise the commissioner on the
selection of grantees and grant awards; and
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new text begin (3) advise the commissioner on the establishment of a transparent and objective
accountability process focused on outcomes the grantees agree to achieve.
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new text begin (d) Each advisory council member shall be compensated up to $2,000 per fiscal year
for time and expenses related to the member's duties under paragraph (c). This paragraph
expires June 30, 2021.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Eligible grantees. new text end

new text begin Organizations eligible to receive grant funding under this
section include:
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new text begin (1) organizations that work with communities of color and American Indian communities;
and
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new text begin (2) organizations with activities supporting healthy child development.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Strategic consideration and priority of proposals; eligible populations;
grant awards.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner and advisory council shall provide strategic
consideration and priority of proposals from:
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new text begin (1) organizations led by people of color and serving communities of color;
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new text begin (2) organizations led by American Indians and serving American Indians;
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new text begin (3) organizations with proposals focused on healthy development from prenatal to age
three;
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new text begin (4) organizations with proposals constructed with a focus on multigenerational solutions;
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new text begin (5) organizations located in or with proposals to serve communities located in counties
that are moderate to high risk according to the Wilder Research Risk and Reach Report;
and
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new text begin (6) community-based organizations, especially organizations that have not traditionally
had access to state grant funding.
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new text begin The advisory council may recommend additional strategic considerations and priorities to
the commissioner.
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new text begin (b) Grants must be awarded for proposals that focus on increasing racial equity and
healthy child development and reducing health disparities experienced by children of color
and American Indian children from prenatal to third grade and their families.
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new text begin (c) The first round of grants must be awarded no later than January 15, 2020. Grants
must be awarded annually thereafter. Grants are awarded for a period of three years.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Geographic distribution of grants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner and the advisory council
shall ensure that grant funds are awarded proportionally to the seven-county metropolitan
area and greater Minnesota based on the proportion of the state population of people of
color and American Indians residing in each area.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin Grantees must report grant program outcomes to the commissioner on
the forms and according to the timelines established by the commissioner and the advisory
council.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS FUND FOR HEALTHY
CHILD DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin (a) $2,524,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $5,024,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of health for the community solutions fund for
the healthy child development grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.9285,
as follows:
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new text begin (1) of the 2020 fiscal year amount, up to $2,000,000 is for planning grants of $100,000
for up to 20 organizations; up to $200,000 is for administrative costs; up to $200,000 is for
an independent third-party evaluator under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.9285, subdivision
2, clause (8); up to $100,000 is for grantee training and capacity building; and up to $24,000
is to reimburse the Community Solutions Advisory Council members for time and expenses
related to members' duties under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.9285, subdivision 3,
paragraph (c); and
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new text begin (2) of the 2021 fiscal year amount, up to $3,000,000 is for no more than ten grants of
$300,000; up to $1,500,000 is for no more than ten grants of $150,000; up to $200,000 is
for administrative costs; up to $200,000 is for an independent third-party evaluator under
Minnesota Statutes, section 145.9285, subdivision 2, clause (8); up to $100,000 is for grantee
training and capacity building; and up to $24,000 is to reimburse the Community Solutions
Advisory Council members' for time and expenses related to members duties under Minnesota
Statutes, section 145.9285, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
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new text begin (b) The base appropriation for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter is
$5,000,000.
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