as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 08/14/2015 02:01pm
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; modifying youth intervention programs provisions;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.73,
subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 299A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Applications for a grant-in-aid shall be made by the
administering agency to the commissioner.
The grant-in-aid is contingent upon the agency having obtained from the community
in which the youth intervention program is established local matching money deleted text begin two timesdeleted text end new text begin
equal to new text end the amount of the grant that is sought. The matching requirement is intended to
leverage the investment of state and community dollars in supporting the efforts of the
grantees to provide early intervention services to youth and their families.
The commissioner shall provide the application form, procedures for making
application form, criteria for review of the application, and kinds of contributions in
addition to cash that qualify as local matching money. No grant to any agency may
exceed deleted text begin $50,000deleted text end new text begin $75,000new text end .
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$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for youth intervention
programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.73.
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