HF 950

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; appropriating money
for youth programs; modifying youth intervention
program requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes
2004, section 116L.30.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116L.30, is
amended to read:

116L.30 GRANTS-IN-AID TO YOUTH INTERVENTION PROGRAMS.

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.

"Youth intervention program" means a nonresidential
community-based program providing advocacy, education,
counseling, new text begin mentoring, 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. new text begin 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.
new text end

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. new text begin 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.
new text end

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 $50,000.

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Grant allocation formula. new text end

new text begin Up to one 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 end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Administrative costs. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may use
up to two percent of the biennial appropriation for
grants-in-aid to the youth intervention program to pay costs
incurred by the department in administering the youth
intervention program.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $2,000,000 in fiscal
year 2007 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of employment and economic development for youth
intervention programs under Minnesota Statutes, section
116L.30. This money must be used to help existing programs
serve unmet needs in their communities, and to create new
programs in underserved areas of the state. This appropriation
is part of the department's budget base and is available until
expended.
new text end