1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to 
1.3 	allocate permanent funding for Minnesota Faith in Action.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. COMMISSIONER TO ALLOCATE FUNDING; MINNESOTA FAITH 
1.6 	IN ACTION.
 1.7 	The commissioner of human services shall allocate $600,000 from the department's 
1.8 	existing budget to support 30 Faith in Action volunteer groups in the state at $20,000 per 
1.9 	group. The commissioner shall allocate the funding by issuing $300,000 biannually to 
1.10 	Minnesota Faith in Action, to be distributed to the 30 Faith in Action volunteer groups. 
1.11 	The allocation is permanent, and the 30 individual Faith in Action groups are required to 
1.12 	report quarterly to the Department of Human Services on the use of the funds.