1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for Advocating Change Together.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 	$310,000 for the biennium beginning July 1, 2013, is appropriated from the general 
1.6 	fund to the commissioner of human services for a grant to Advocating Change Together 
1.7 	(ACT) to maintain and promote services for persons with intellectual and developmental 
1.8 	disabilities throughout the state. Of this appropriation:
1.9 	(1) $120,000 is for direct costs associated with the delivery and evaluation of 
1.10 	peer-to-peer training programs administered throughout the state, focusing on education, 
1.11 	employment, housing, transportation, and voting;
1.12 	(2) $100,000 is for delivery of a variety of statewide conferences focusing on 
1.13 	leadership and skill development within the disability community; and
1.14 	(3) $90,000 is for administrative and general operating costs associated with 
1.15 	managing or maintaining facilities, program delivery, staff, and technology.