Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF3240 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to health; establishing a targeted grant program to address outbreaks of
3	3	1.3 vaccine-preventable diseases; appropriating money.
4	4	1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
5	5	1.5 Section 1. TARGETED GRANT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS OUTBREAKS OF
6	6	1.6VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES.
7	7	1.7 Subdivision 1.Grant program established.The commissioner of health must establish
8	8	1.8and administer a two-year, targeted grant program to fund vaccination-related activities to
9	9	1.9lower the risk of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including but not limited to
10	10	1.10measles, in communities with low vaccination rates. Grant funds must be used for activities
11	11	1.11in geographic areas or populations experiencing or at risk of experiencing an outbreak of a
12	12	1.12vaccine-preventable disease due to low vaccination rates.
13	13	1.13 Subd. 2.Eligible grant recipients.Entities eligible for a grant under this section are
14	14	1.14community health boards as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 145A.02, subdivision
15	15	1.155, and community-based nonprofit organizations experienced in serving geographic areas
16	16	1.16or populations with low vaccination rates.
17	17	1.17 Subd. 3.Application.An entity seeking a grant under this section must apply to the
18	18	1.18commissioner in a form and manner established by the commissioner. The application must
19	19	1.19include a description of the activities proposed by the entity, the geographic area or
20	20	1.20population to be served, the amount of funding sought, and a proposed budget detailing
21	21	1.21how the funds will be spent.
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	REVISOR SGS/AC 25-0550204/16/25
24	24	State of Minnesota
25	25	This Document can be made available
26	26	in alternative formats upon request
27	27	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
28	28	H. F. No. 3240
29	29	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
30	30	Authored by Freiberg, Greene, Liebling, Virnig, Reyer and others04/24/2025
31	31	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy 2.1 Subd. 4.Allowable uses of grant funds.Grant recipients must use grant funds for
32	32	2.2vaccine information, education, and awareness activities; for activities to address vaccine
33	33	2.3misinformation; and to assist individuals in obtaining vaccines. The information, education,
34	34	2.4and activities must be culturally appropriate for the area or population being served.
35	35	2.5 Subd. 5.Development of information and education materials.The commissioner
36	36	2.6must develop or provide grant recipients with culturally appropriate information and
37	37	2.7educational materials on vaccines based on materials available from the Centers for Disease
38	38	2.8Control and Prevention. The information and educational materials must be available in the
39	39	2.9primary languages of populations experiencing or at risk of experiencing a
40	40	2.10vaccine-preventable disease outbreak and must at least address:
41	41	2.11 (1) the benefits of vaccines to individuals and communities;
42	42	2.12 (2) health information about the safety of vaccines;
43	43	2.13 (3) recommended vaccine schedules for children, adolescents, and adults;
44	44	2.14 (4) programs that provide free or reduced-cost vaccines to eligible individuals; and
45	45	2.15 (5) health clinics, health care providers, and other locations where vaccines may be
46	46	2.16obtained.
47	47	2.17 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
48	48	2.18 $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general
49	49	2.19fund to the commissioner of health for a targeted grant program to address outbreaks of
50	50	2.20vaccine-preventable diseases. This is a onetime appropriation.
51	51	2Sec. 2.
52	52	REVISOR SGS/AC 25-0550204/16/25