1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; establishing a grant program for victims of crime; 
1.3 	appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO CRIME VICTIM SURVIVORS.
 1.6 	$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for the Office of Justice Programs to 
1.8 	award grants to victim survivors of crime to support the needs of victim survivors and 
1.9 	mitigate the impacts of crime on those individuals. The eligibility requirements for grant 
1.10 	recipients and mechanism for distribution of funds shall be developed by the director in 
1.11 	consultation with Violence Free Minnesota, the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault, 
1.12 	Minnesota Alliance on Crime, the Minnesota Indian Women Sexual Assault Coalition, and 
1.13 	Sacred Hoop Coalition.