1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; establishing a grant for a pilot project to teach the 
1.3 	DirectCourse curriculum; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; DIRECTCOURSE PILOT PROJECT.
 1.6 	$....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of 
1.7 	human services for a grant to the Minnesota Ethnic Providers Network to develop and 
1.8 	implement an in-person pilot program to teach the Department of Human Services' 
1.9 	DirectCourse curriculum to bilingual individuals and individuals with diverse ethnic 
1.10 	backgrounds. Within six months of the conclusion of the pilot project, the Minnesota Ethnic 
1.11 	Providers Network must provide the commissioner with an evaluation of the project as 
1.12 	determined by the commissioner. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 
1.13 	30, 2027.