1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to family services; expanding state support 
  1.3             for programs for senior citizens; appropriating money. 
  1.4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.5      Section 1.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.6      Subdivision 1.  [VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS.] $422,000 is 
  1.7   appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human 
  1.8   services for volunteer programs for retired senior citizens 
  1.9   established under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9753, to be 
  1.10  available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, and $422,000 to 
  1.11  be available for fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.  This 
  1.12  appropriation shall be added to the base level appropriation for 
  1.13  this activity. 
  1.14     Subd. 2.  [FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM.] $716,000 is 
  1.15  appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human 
  1.16  services for the foster grandparent program established under 
  1.17  Minnesota Statutes, section 256.976, to be available for the 
  1.18  fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, and $716,000 to be available 
  1.19  for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.  This appropriation 
  1.20  shall be added to the base level appropriation for this activity.
  1.21     Subd. 3.  [SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM.] $425,000 is 
  1.22  appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human 
  1.23  services for the senior companion program established under 
  1.24  Minnesota Statutes, section 256.977, to be available for the 
  2.1   fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, and $425,000 to be available 
  2.2   for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997.  This appropriation 
  2.3   shall be added to the base level appropriation for this activity.