1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for grants to the Minnesota 
1.3 	Alliance for Volunteer Advancement; requiring reports.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MINNESOTA ALLIANCE FOR VOLUNTEER ADVANCEMENT; 
1.6 	APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of human services for a grant to the Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer Advancement to 
1.9 	administer needs-based volunteerism subgrants targeting underresourced nonprofit 
1.10 	organizations in greater Minnesota to support selected organizations' ongoing efforts to 
1.11 	address and minimize disparities in access to human services through increased volunteerism. 
1.12 	Successful subgrant applicants must demonstrate that the populations to be served by the 
1.13 	subgrantee are considered underserved or suffer from or are at risk of homelessness, hunger, 
1.14 	poverty, lack of access to health care, or deficits in education. The Minnesota Alliance for 
1.15 	Volunteer Advancement shall give priority to organizations that are serving the needs of 
1.16 	vulnerable populations. By December 15, 2024, the Minnesota Alliance for Volunteer 
1.17 	Advancement shall report data on outcomes from the subgrants and recommendations for 
1.18 	improving and sustaining volunteer efforts statewide to the chairs and ranking minority 
1.19 	members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over human services. 
1.20 	This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2024.

1.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.