HF 1514

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 04/10/2025 04:20pm

A bill for an act
relating to veterans; appropriating money for the veterans resilience project;
requiring reports.

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

Section 1. new text begin VETERANS RESILIENCE PROJECT; APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) $400,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of veterans affairs for a grant to the veterans resilience
project. Grant money must be used to make eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
therapy available to veterans, veterans' spouses, current military service members, and
current military service members' spouses who are suffering from post-traumatic stress
disorder and trauma. The base for this appropriation is $400,000 in fiscal year 2028 and
each year thereafter.
new text end

new text begin (b) The veterans resilience project must report to the commissioner of veterans affairs
and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over veterans affairs policy and finance by January 15 of each year on the program. The
report must include an overview of the program's budget, a detailed explanation of program
expenditures, the number of veterans and service members served by the program, and a
list and explanation of the services provided to program participants.
new text end