1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for food shelf programs.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.
 1.5 	$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of human services for food shelf programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.34. This 
1.7 	is a onetime emergency appropriation with the intent to distribute as quickly as possible. 
1.8 	Any unspent money in fiscal year 2023 is available in fiscal year 2024.

1.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.