HF 3196

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/03/2023 12:49pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; establishing a Minnesota Center for American
Descendants of Slavery; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 138.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [138.9115] MINNESOTA CENTER FOR AMERICAN DESCENDANTS
OF SLAVERY.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Center for American Descendants of
Slavery, a nonprofit organization, is established to address disparities experienced by
communities of American descendants of slavery and to make investments in education,
housing, economic development, health care and health care delivery, community
engagement, faith-based organizations, and agriculture to benefit American descendants of
slavery.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Reports. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Center for American Descendants of Slavery shall
report to the legislature by September 1 of each year on the use of state funds appropriated
to the center. The report shall include an itemized account of the programs and projects
supported and the source of money for each. The report shall show actual expenditures for
the fiscal year ending the preceding June 30 and proposed expenditures for the fiscal year
beginning the preceding July 1.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2023.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Programs and grants. new text end

new text begin $1,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$1,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the general fund to the Minnesota
Center for American Descendants of Slavery for programs and grants to benefit American
descendants of slavery. Of these amounts, in each year, $150,000,000 is for education
programs and grants; $50,000,000 is for housing programs and grants; $100,000,000 is for
programs and grants in economic development; $150,000,000 is for programs and grants
to promote health and to facilitate access to health care; $25,000,000 is to promote civic
engagement, improve public safety, and provide programs and grants for youth; $25,000,000
is for programs and grants to strengthen community bonds through faith initiatives; and
$250,000,000 is for programs and grants in education about agriculture and fostering
connections between American descendants of slavery in rural areas and metropolitan areas.
Any unencumbered balance remaining at the end of the first fiscal year does not cancel but
is available for the second fiscal year.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Operation. new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2024 and $....... in fiscal year 2025 are
appropriated from the general fund to the Minnesota Center for American Descendants of
Slavery for operations.
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