1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing for grants to combat sex trafficking; 
1.3 	appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. COMBATING SEX TRAFFICKING; APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$3,026,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of public safety for grants administered by the Office of Justice Programs provided to state 
1.8 	and local units of government for the following purposes:
1.9 	(1) to support new or existing multijurisdictional entities to investigate sex trafficking 
1.10 	crimes; and
1.11 	(2) to provide technical assistance for sex trafficking crimes, including case consultation, 
1.12 	to law enforcement agencies statewide.