1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; appropriating money to support homes for veterans program 
1.3 	within Department of Veterans Affairs.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TENANCY SUPPORTS AND LANDLORD ENGAGEMENT.
 1.6 	$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of veterans affairs to support the homes for veterans program within the Department of 
1.8 	Veterans Affairs, provide incentives for landlords to assist in housing homeless veterans 
1.9 	and former service members, employ staff, and remove barriers preventing homeless veterans 
1.10 	from having permanent housing. The commissioner of veterans affairs may use this 
1.11 	appropriation for financial assistance, personnel, research, marketing, and professional or 
1.12 	technical contracts. The base for this appropriation in fiscal year 2024 and each year thereafter 
1.13 	is $975,000.