HF 1373

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

A bill for an act
relating to health; establishing grants for an AIDS
prevention initiative focusing on African-born
Minnesotans; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin AIDS PREVENTION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON
AFRICAN-BORN RESIDENTS.
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new text begin The commissioner of health shall award grants in accordance
with Minnesota Statutes, section 145.924, paragraph (b), for a
public education and awareness campaign targeting communities of
African-born Minnesota residents. The grants shall be designed
to promote knowledge and understanding about HIV and to increase
knowledge in order to eliminate and reduce the risk for HIV
infection; to encourage screening and testing for HIV; and to
link individuals to public health and health care resources.
The grants must be awarded to collaborative efforts that bring
together nonprofit community-based groups with demonstrated
experience in addressing the public health, health care, and
social service needs of African-born communities.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $300,000 is appropriated for fiscal year 2006 from the
general fund to the commissioner of health for the purpose of
section 1. This appropriation is a onetime appropriation and
shall not become part of the base-level funding for the
2006-2007 biennium.
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