1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money to the commissioner of health for the 
1.3 	planning and conducting of a conference on immigrant and refugee mental 
1.4 	health issues.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE MENTAL 
1.7 	HEALTH CONFERENCE.
 1.8 	$75,000 in fiscal year 2015 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.9 	of health for planning and conducting a training conference on immigrant and refugee 
1.10 	mental health issues. The training conference shall include a special emphasis on mental 
1.11 	health concerns in the Somali immigrant community. The input of Somali and other 
1.12 	immigrant community representatives, mental health advocates, and other stakeholders 
1.13 	shall be sought during the planning of the training conference for identifying issues, 
1.14 	research findings, and potential speakers.