HF 1811

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/15/2023 11:58am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota
Alliance for Volunteer Advancement; requiring reports.

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

Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA ALLIANCE FOR VOLUNTEER ADVANCEMENT;
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of human services for a grant to the Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement to
administer needs-based volunteerism subgrants targeting underresourced nonprofit
organizations in greater Minnesota to support selected organizations' ongoing efforts to
address and minimize disparities in access to human services through increased volunteerism.
Successful subgrant applicants must demonstrate that the populations to be served by the
subgrantee are considered underserved or suffer from or are at risk of homelessness, hunger,
poverty, lack of access to health care, or deficits in education. The Minnesota Alliance for
Volunteer Advancement shall give priority to organizations that are serving the needs of
vulnerable populations. By December 15, 2024, the Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer
Advancement shall report data on outcomes from the subgrants and recommendations for
improving and sustaining volunteer efforts statewide to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over human services.
This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2024.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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