1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; establishing a grant program to increase organ donation among 
1.3 	underserved communities; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; ESTABLISHMENT OF A GRANT PROGRAM 
1.6 	TO INCREASE ORGAN DONATION AMONG UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
 1.7 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated 
1.8 	from the general fund to the commissioner of health for the purposes of establishing a 
1.9 	grant program used to develop and create culturally appropriate outreach programs that 
1.10 	provide education about the importance of donation and increase the level of engagement 
1.11 	in the care process. Grants shall be awarded to a federally designated organ procurement 
1.12 	organization and hospital system that performs transplants.