as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/24/2022 06:30pm
A bill for an act
relating to human services; providing funding for a specialized mental health center
and clinic; appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$2,950,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of human services for a grant to mental health service providers to establish a licensed
community mental health center that specializes in services for African American children
and families. The center must offer culturally specific, comprehensive, trauma-informed,
evidence-based, person- and family-centered mental health and substance use disorder
services; primary care screenings; and care coordination to all ages, regardless of ability to
pay or place of residence. $2,950,000 is added to the base for this purpose for fiscal years
2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027.
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