Minnesota Legislature
SF 1294
as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:19am
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A bill for an act
relating to public health; creating a public health improvement account;
modifying provisions of the statewide health improvement program; establishing
a program to provide funding for health impact assessments; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.986, subdivisions 1, 5;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16A; 145.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin TITLE.
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This act may be cited as the "Minnesota Healthy Communities Act."
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Sec. 2. new text begin PURPOSE.
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The purpose of the Minnesota Healthy Communities Act is to maximize the health
of individuals and communities in Minnesota. The Minnesota Healthy Communities Act
is established to accomplish the following:
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(1) improve the health of individuals and communities in Minnesota by empowering
individuals to act to improve their physical, mental, and social well-being;
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(2) invest in evidence-based public health initiatives;
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(3) minimize the number of individuals and communities in Minnesota facing
known health risk factors; and
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(4) reduce inequities in health among individuals and communities in Minnesota.
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Sec. 3.
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[16A.89] TOBACCO SETTLEMENT REVENUES.
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Beginning with the payment due December 31, 2010, the commissioner shall credit
to the public health improvement account established under section 145.986, $42,000,000
from all ongoing payments due December 31 of each year that are received by the state
as a result of the settlement of the lawsuit styled as State v. Philip Morris, Inc., No.
C1-94-8565 (Minnesota District Court, Second Judicial District).
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.986, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Grants to local communities.
(a) Beginning July 1, 2009, the
commissioner of health shall award competitive grants to community health boards
established pursuant to section 145A.09 and tribal governments to convene, coordinate,
and implement evidence-based strategies targeted at reducing the percentage of
Minnesotans new text begin facing known health risk factors, beginning with those new text end who are obese or
overweight and to reduce the use of tobacco.
(b) Grantee activities shall:
(1) be based on scientific evidence;
(2) be based on community input;
(3) address behavior change at the individual, community, and systems levels;
(4) occur in community, school, worksite, and health care settings; and
(5) be focused on policy, systems, and environmental changes that support healthy
behaviors.
(c) To receive a grant under this section, community health boards and tribal
governments must submit proposals to the commissioner. A local match of ten percent
of the total funding allocation is required. This local match may include funds donated
by community partners.
(d) In order to receive a grant, community health boards and tribal governments
must submit a health improvement plan to the commissioner of health for approval. The
commissioner may require the plan to identify a community leadership team, community
partners, and a community action plan that includes an assessment of area strengths and
needs, proposed action strategies, technical assistance needs, and a staffing plan.
(e) The grant recipient must implement the health improvement plan, evaluate the
effectiveness of the interventions, and modify or discontinue interventions found to be
ineffective.
(f) By January 15, 2011, the commissioner of health shall recommend whether any
funding should be distributed to community health boards and tribal governments based
on health disparities demonstrated in the populations served.
(g) Grant recipients shall report their activities and their progress toward the
outcomes established under subdivision 2 to the commissioner in a format and at a time
specified by the commissioner.
(h) All grant recipients shall be held accountable for making progress toward the
measurable outcomes established in subdivision 2. The commissioner shall require a
corrective action plan and may reduce the funding level of grant recipients that do not
make adequate progress toward the measurable outcomes.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 145.986, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Report.
The commissioner shall submit a biennial report to the legislature
on the statewide health improvement program funded under this section. These reports
must include information on grant recipients, activities that were conducted using grant
funds, evaluation data, and outcome measures, if available. In addition, the commissioner
shall provide recommendations on future areas of focus for health improvementnew text begin , including
ways to engage communities in underlying conditions and policies affecting health statusnew text end .
These reports are due by January 15 of every other year, beginning in 2010. In the
report due on January 15, 2010, the commissioner shall include recommendations on a
sustainable funding source for the statewide health improvement program other than the
health care access fund.
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[145.987] PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.
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A public health improvement account is created in the general fund. Money in the
account must be used, as appropriated by law, for public health improvement programs.
This account must be credited $42,000,000 of the tobacco settlement payments due
December 31 of each year that are received by the state as a result of the settlement of
the lawsuit styled as State v. Philip Morris, Inc., No. C1-94-8565 (Minnesota District
Court, Second Judicial District).
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[145.988] MINNESOTA HEALTHY COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.
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The commissioner of health must develop and
implement a grant program to provide funding to assessment organizations capable of
conducting health impact assessments of community project or policy proposals.
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Through this program, the
commissioner of health must provide the following:
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(1) technical assistance to community groups that seek to request a grant by
identifying resources and organizations capable of conducting a health impact assessment;
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(2) guidance and training to assessment organizations that are selected to conduct
health impact assessments of particular community project or policy proposals; and
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(3) guidance to local governmental bodies in interpreting and implementing the
findings of a health impact assessment to increase understanding of the interaction
between the community project or policy proposal and health policy.
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new text begin Review of grant requests. new text end
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The commissioner of health must:
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(1) establish and implement a mechanism for processing health impact assessment
grant requests from community groups;
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(2) review health impact assessment grant requests and determine whether to award
a grant within two weeks of receiving the request; and
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(3) if it is determined that a community group and its selected assessment
organization is to receive a health impact assessment grant, provide the grant funding to
the selected assessment organization within two weeks of that determination.
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new text begin Health impact assessment grant requests. new text end
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(a) A community group
may request from the commissioner of health that a grant be given to an assessment
organization to conduct a health impact assessment of a particular community project or
policy proposal that is being considered by a local governmental body.
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(b) Grant requests must be submitted in the manner determined by the commissioner
of health. Grant requests must include the following information:
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(1) the name of the assessment organization that the community group has selected
to conduct the health impact assessment;
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(2) the community group's health impact goals, health concerns related to the
proposed community project or policy, and known advocates or proponents of the
proposed community project or policy; and
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(3) evidence of agreement that a local governmental body considering the proposed
community project or policy for which the assessment will be conducted will consider the
results of the assessment prior to making a final decision on the proposed project or policy.
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(c) The commissioner of health may maintain a list of capable assessment
organizations from which a community group may choose. A grant shall not be awarded
unless the community group specifies in its grant request an assessment organization
willing to conduct the assessment.
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new text begin Health impact assessments. new text end
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A final report of each health impact
assessment conducted under this program must be submitted to the commissioner of
health. A health impact assessment report submitted under this subdivision must include,
but is not limited to, the following information:
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(1) a summary of community involvement, the involvement of a local governmental
body, and the procedures used in conducting the health impact assessment;
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(2) a summary of the proposed community project or policy and the health concerns
that it raises;
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(3) assessment methods used;
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(4) final health impact findings and recommendations to local governmental bodies
considering the proposed community project or policy;
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(5) all public comments submitted to the assessment organization as part of the
assessment process; and
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(6) all parties and resources involved in conducting the health impact assessment.
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For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
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(a) "Assessment organization" means a research organization, academic institution,
or local public health agency that conducts a health impact assessment. Assessment
organizations must have the capacity, technical skills, and knowledge to conduct a health
impact assessment.
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(b) "Community group" means a state or locally based organization that represents
or consists of community members who are likely to be impacted by the potential health
effects of a proposed community project or policy. Community group includes nonprofit
organizations, but does not include governmental entities.
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(c) "Health impact assessment" means a method by which a community project or
policy may be judged as to its effects on the health of a population and the distribution of
those effects within the population.
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(d) "Local governmental body" means counties, home rule charter and statutory
cities, towns, townships, school districts, the Metropolitan Council, and any component
or entity within these governmental bodies including but not limited to a housing and
redevelopment authority, economic authority, port authority, and community development
authority.
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Sec. 8. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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(a) $41,500,000 is appropriated each year for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 from the
public health improvement account to the commissioner of health for the statewide health
improvement program established under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.986.
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(b) $500,000 is appropriated each year for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 from the
public health improvement account to the commissioner of health for the Minnesota
healthy communities program, established under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.988.
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