HF 1415

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/13/2023 07:06pm

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; appropriating money for the development of a curriculum
to assist licensed therapists to gain skills to provide services to first responders.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $25,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety for a grant to a nonprofit graduate school that trains mental health
professionals. The grantee must use the grant to develop a curriculum for a 24-week
certificate to train licensed therapists to understand the nuances, culture, and stressors of
the work environments of first responders to allow those therapists to provide effective
treatment to first responders in distress. The grantee must collaborate with first responders
who are familiar with the psychological, cultural, and professional issues of their field to
develop the curriculum and promote it upon completion.
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