as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 04/20/2017 09:25am
A bill for an act
relating to disabled veterans; providing grants through the Support Our Troops
account for disability access home improvements; amending Minnesota Statutes
2016, section 190.19, subdivision 2a.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 190.19, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
(a) Money appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs
from the Minnesota "Support Our Troops" account may be used for:
(1) grants to veterans service organizations;
(2) outreach to underserved veterans;
(3) providing services and programs for veterans and their families;
(4) transfers to the vehicle services account for Gold Star license plates under section
168.1253;
(5) grants of up to $100,000 to any organization approved by the commissioner of
veterans affairs for the purpose of supporting and improving the lives of veterans and their
families; deleted text begin and
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(6) grants to an eligible foundationnew text begin ; and
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new text begin (7) grants of up to $3,000 to a disabled veteran to construct disability access
improvements in or around the disabled veteran's residencenew text end .
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "eligible foundation" includes any organization
that:
(1) is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(2) is a nonprofit corporation under chapter 317A and the organization's articles of
incorporation specify that a purpose of the organization includes: (i) providing assistance
to veterans and their families; or (ii) enhancing the lives of veterans and their families.