1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for grants supporting healthy development 
1.3 	of babies during pregnancy and postpartum for families with members who are 
1.4 	Black, Indigenous, or People of Color.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; SUPPORTING HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT OF 
1.7 	BABIES DURING PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM.
 1.8 	(a) $260,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $260,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
1.9 	the general fund to the commissioner of health for a grant to the Amherst H. Wilder 
1.10 	Foundation for the African American Babies Coalition initiative for community-driven 
1.11 	training and education on best practices for supporting healthy development of babies during 
1.12 	pregnancy and postpartum. The grant money must be used to build capacity in, train, educate, 
1.13 	or improve practices among individuals, from youth to elders, serving families with members 
1.14 	who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color during pregnancy and postpartum.
1.15 	(b) Any unexpended balance in the first year of the biennium does not cancel and is 
1.16 	available in the second year of the biennium.