1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to address racial disparity 
1.3 	of youth using shelter services.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; RACIALLY DIVERSE YOUTH.
 1.6 	$210,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the Department 
1.7 	of Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs, for grants to organizations to address racial 
1.8 	disparity of youth using shelter services in the Rochester and St. Cloud regional areas. A 
1.9 	grant recipient shall establish and operate a pilot program connected to shelter services to 
1.10 	engage in community intervention outreach, mobile case management, family reunification, 
1.11 	aftercare, and follow up when family members are released from shelter services. A pilot 
1.12 	program shall specifically address the high number of racially diverse youth that enter 
1.13 	shelters in the regions.