1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for children's mental health 
1.3 	grants.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. CHILD MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS.
 1.6 	$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated to the commissioner of human 
1.7 	services for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4889, to culturally specific 
1.8 	mental health providers to expand the number of trained clinicians of color to provide 
1.9 	services to children up to five years of age. Priority should be given to clinicians who are 
1.10 	African-American and Native American. Funds may be used by mental health providers 
1.11 	to provide technical assistance to clinicians seeking licensure and preparing for exams, 
1.12 	to provide mentoring to new clinicians, and for a student loan forgiveness program for 
1.13 	clinicians who remained employed by culturally specific mental health providers for 
1.14 	over ... years. This appropriation is added to the base for child mental health grants 
1.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 245.4889.