SF 464

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/18/2020 08:23am

A bill for an act
relating to health; establishing the Taylor Hayden Gun Violence Prevention Act;
appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin TAYLOR HAYDEN GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT.
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new text begin This act may be cited as the "Taylor Hayden Gun Violence Prevention Act." To reduce
the number of injuries and deaths of innocent individuals in the community and to increase
community safety, the commissioner of health shall develop a competitive bidding process
to award grants to nonprofit organizations with expertise in gun violence prevention. A
nonprofit organization awarded a grant must use the money for gun violence prevention or
public awareness and education campaigns on gun violence prevention.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $200,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of health to provide grants described in section 1.
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