1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for the FATHER Project.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; GOODWILL EASTER SEALS MINNESOTA.
 1.5 	$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $1,100,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from 
1.6 	the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant 
1.7 	to Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota and its partners. The grant shall be used to continue 
1.8 	the FATHER Project in Rochester, Park Rapids, St. Cloud, Minneapolis, and the surrounding 
1.9 	areas to assist fathers in overcoming barriers that prevent fathers from supporting their 
1.10 	children economically and emotionally.