1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to veterans; appropriating money for the veterans resilience project;
1.3 requiring reports.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. VETERANS RESILIENCE PROJECT; APPROPRIATION.
1.6 (a) $400,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from
1.7the general fund to the commissioner of veterans affairs for a grant to the veterans resilience
1.8project. Grant money must be used to make eye movement desensitization and reprocessing
1.9therapy available to veterans, veterans' spouses, current military service members, and
1.10current military service members' spouses who are suffering from post-traumatic stress
1.11disorder and trauma. The base for this appropriation is $400,000 in fiscal year 2028 and
1.12each year thereafter.
1.13 (b) The veterans resilience project must report to the commissioner of veterans affairs
1.14and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
1.15over veterans affairs policy and finance by January 15 of each year on the program. The
1.16report must include an overview of the program's budget, a detailed explanation of program
1.17expenditures, the number of veterans and service members served by the program, and a
1.18list and explanation of the services provided to program participants.
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REVISOR BD/BM 25-0323402/11/25
State of Minnesota
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NINETY-FOURTH SESSION