1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to appropriations; appropriating money to fund an offender reentry 
1.3 	program. 
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$700,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of employment 
1.7 	and economic development for fiscal year 2007 to award a grant to Correctional Transition 
1.8 	Services, Inc., for implementation of a pilot project that focuses on offender reentry 
1.9 	programs. The project must develop statewide model programs that assist offenders 
1.10 	transitioning from incarceration to the community in finding transitional housing and 
1.11 	employment opportunities. Of the appropriation, $350,000 must be used for transitional 
1.12 	housing programs and $350,000 must be used for employment opportunity programs. The 
1.13 	grant recipient shall report to the commissioner by June 30, 2007, on the development of 
1.14 	the pilot project. The commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature by November 
1.15 	1, 2007. The commissioner??a??a??s report must explain how the grant proceeds were used and 
1.16 	evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot project funded by the grant. 

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.