1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to housing; providing grants to promote the safety and welfare of East 
1.3 	African women in Minnesota; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2014 from the general fund to the Minnesota 
1.7 	Housing Finance Agency for a grant to an East African women's organization to promote 
1.8 	the health and safety of East African women and children in Minnesota and provide 
1.9 	services to East African women who are first generation immigrants from East African 
1.10 	countries and their children. The program must provide safe housing for victims of abuse 
1.11 	and trafficking as well as assistance accessing the health care system. The program must 
1.12 	provide educational resources to help prevent the exploitation of East African women and 
1.13 	children in Minnesota. The program shall provide shelter services and health and human 
1.14 	rights education to promote the empowerment and provide culturally appropriate services 
1.15 	to East African women in Minnesota.