| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to veterans affairs; requiring reports; appropriating money for Metro Meals |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 on Wheels. |
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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; METRO MEALS ON WHEELS. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 (a) $497,500 in fiscal year 2026 and $497,500 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7the general fund to the commissioner of veterans affairs for a grant to Metro Meals on |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8Wheels to provide: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 (1) home-delivered meals to veterans; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (2) technical, enrollment, outreach, and volunteer recruitment assistance to member |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11programs. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) Metro Meals on Wheels must report to the commissioner of veterans affairs and the |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14veterans affairs policy and finance no later than September 1, 2026, for fiscal year 2026, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15and September 1, 2027, for fiscal year 2027. Each report must include, at a minimum, a |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16detailed explanation of how the grant money was used and the number of veterans and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17service members served by the program. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (c) This is a onetime appropriation. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 25-05181 as introduced03/24/25 REVISOR JFK/VJ |
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| 21 | 21 | | SENATE |
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| 22 | 22 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 23 | 23 | | S.F. No. 3287NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: GUSTAFSON) |
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| 25 | 25 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | Introduction and first reading04/03/2025 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development |
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