1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money to establish a statewide 
1.3 	self-advocacy network project.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	(a) $500,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated 
1.7 	from the general fund to the commissioner of administration for a grant to the Council 
1.8 	on Developmental Disabilities for the purpose of establishing a statewide self-advocacy 
1.9 	network for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD). 
1.10 	(b) The self-advocacy network shall:
1.11 	(1) ensure that persons with ID/DD are informed of their rights in employment, 
1.12 	housing, transportation, voting, government policy, and other issues pertinent to the 
1.13 	ID/DD community;
1.14 	(2) provide public education and awareness of the civil and human rights issues 
1.15 	faced by persons with ID/DD;
1.16 	(3) provide funds, technical assistance, and other resources for self-advocacy groups 
1.17 	across the state; and
1.18 	(4) organize systems of communications to facilitate an exchange of information 
1.19 	between self-advocacy groups.
1.20 	(c) This appropriation is in addition to any other appropriations and must be added 
1.21 	to the base appropriation beginning in fiscal year 2010.