1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the military; authorizing the adjutant general to establish a referral bonus 
1.3 	program for referrals leading to enlistment in or commissioning into the Minnesota 
1.4 	National Guard;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 192.501, by adding 
1.5 	a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 192.501, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 1e.Referral bonus program. (a) The adjutant general may establish a program 
1.10 	to provide a bonus for referrals leading to enlistment in or commissioning into the Minnesota 
1.11 	National Guard.
1.12 	(b) The adjutant general may determine eligibility criteria for the bonus.  The adjutant 
1.13 	general must specify all criteria for the bonus in regulations and publish changes as necessary.
1.14 	(c) The referral bonus payments must be made on a schedule that is determined and 
1.15 	published in department regulations by the adjutant general.
1.16 	(d) If the adjutant general determines that a referral bonus was paid to an individual who 
1.17 	was ineligible, the adjutant general may seek to recoup the bonus.