1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for tobacco use prevention and cessation 
1.3 	activities.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION 
1.6 	ACTIVITIES.
 1.7 	(a) $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 are appropriated 
1.8 	from the general fund to the commissioner of health for:
1.9 	(1) tobacco use prevention and cessation projects consistent with the duties specified in 
1.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 144.392;
1.11 	(2) a public information program under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.393;
1.12 	(3) the development of health promotion and health education materials about tobacco 
1.13 	use prevention and cessation;
1.14 	(4) tobacco use prevention activities under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.396; and
1.15 	(5) statewide tobacco cessation services under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.397.
1.16 	(b) In activities funded under this section, the commissioner of health must prioritize 
1.17 	preventing youth use of commercial tobacco and electronic delivery devices, must promote 
1.18 	racial and health equity, and must use strategies that are evidence-based or based on 
1.19 	promising practices. For purposes of this section, "tobacco" and "electronic delivery device" 
1.20 	have the meanings given in Minnesota Statutes, section 609.685, subdivision 1.