| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to food support; appropriating money for a grant to Greater Minneapolis |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Council of Churches for food shelves. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; GREATER MINNEAPOLIS COUNCIL OF |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6CHURCHES FOOD SHELVES. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8commissioner of children, youth, and families for a grant to Greater Minneapolis Council |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9of Churches to provide funding to food shelves enrolled in the Minnesota FoodShare |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10program. The grant funds must be distributed to food shelves based on the Minnesota |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11FoodShare program's distribution formula. This is a onetime appropriation. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches must report on the number of food shelves |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13receiving these grant funds, the amount distributed to each food shelf, and any amount used |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14for administrative purposes to the commissioner of children, youth, and families by August |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.151, 2026. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (c) Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches may use up to five percent of the |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17appropriation for administrative costs. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 19 | 19 | | REVISOR DTT/KR 25-0165912/20/24 |
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| 20 | 20 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 21 | 21 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 22 | 22 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 23 | 23 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 24 | 24 | | H. F. No. 1926 |
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| 25 | 25 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 26 | 26 | | Authored by Mahamoud, Kotyza-Witthuhn, Sencer-Mura and Hanson, J.,03/05/2025 |
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| 27 | 27 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy |
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