1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; establishing the Taylor Hayden Gun Violence 
1.3 	Prevention Act; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TAYLOR HAYDEN GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT.
 1.6 	This act may be cited as the "Taylor Hayden Gun Violence Prevention Act." To reduce 
1.7 	the number of injuries and deaths of innocent individuals in the community and to increase 
1.8 	community safety, the commissioner of human services shall develop a competitive bidding 
1.9 	process to award grants to nonprofit organizations with expertise in gun violence prevention. 
1.10 	A nonprofit organization awarded a grant must use the money for gun violence prevention 
1.11 	or public awareness and education campaigns on gun violence prevention.

1.12 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 1.13 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2018 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2019 are appropriated from the 
1.14 	general fund to the commissioner of human services to provide grants described in section 
1.15 	1.