HF 760

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:41am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to
allocate permanent funding for Minnesota Faith in Action.

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

Section 1. new text begin COMMISSIONER TO ALLOCATE FUNDING; MINNESOTA FAITH
IN ACTION.
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new text begin The commissioner of human services shall allocate $600,000 from the department's
existing budget to support 30 Faith in Action volunteer groups in the state at $20,000 per
group. The commissioner shall allocate the funding by issuing $300,000 biannually to
Minnesota Faith in Action, to be distributed to the 30 Faith in Action volunteer groups.
The allocation is permanent, and the 30 individual Faith in Action groups are required to
report quarterly to the Department of Human Services on the use of the funds.
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