1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for a grant to a nonprofit organization to 
1.3 	address hepatitis B-related health disparities.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$200,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of health for a grant to a nonprofit organization to provide education and 
1.8 	outreach to Minnesota's immigrant and refugee populations on the prevalence of hepatitis 
1.9 	B among these populations and the need for early screening and vaccinations to prevent 
1.10 	and treat this disease.