1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money for grants to supervised parenting 
1.3 	time service providers.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$750,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $750,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from 
1.7 	the general fund to the commissioner of public safety to provide grants to organizations 
1.8 	that provide supervised parenting time services to parents and children in Minnesota. The 
1.9 	commissioner shall establish grant evaluation and award criteria for the program and 
1.10 	ensure that grant recipients operate in a manner consistent with standards and guidelines 
1.11 	promulgated by the Supervised Visitation Network. Any portion of the appropriation for 
1.12 	the first year that is not used in that year is available for grants in the second year.