1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for an assessment of advanced 
1.3 	in-home activity-monitoring systems.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; ADVANCED IN-HOME 
1.6 	ACTIVITY-MONITORING SYSTEMS.
 1.7 	$40,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of human services for a grant to a research organization with expertise in community 
1.9 	concerns to conduct a comprehensive assessment of current literature, past research, 
1.10 	and an environmental scan of the field related to advanced in-home activity-monitoring 
1.11 	systems for elderly persons. The commissioner must report the results of the assessment 
1.12 	by January 15, 2017, to the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over 
1.13 	health and human services policy and finance. This is a onetime appropriation.