1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money to provide victim services for the 
1.3 	safety of human trafficking victims.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. SAFETY FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS; GRANT.
 1.6 	$95,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2009 from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of public safety for a grant to a nonprofit organization that provides 
1.8 	international human trafficking victims in the state with no-cost legal, medical, dental, 
1.9 	mental health, shelter, transportation, and vocational counseling services and English 
1.10 	language classes to keep human trafficking victims safe. The nonprofit organization 
1.11 	shall prepare and submit to the commissioner of public safety a written grant proposal 
1.12 	describing the no-cost services, including components of the services offered and other 
1.13 	information requested by the commissioner.