| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to economic development; appropriating money for a grant to provide |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 equine-experiential mental health therapy to first responders suffering from trauma |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 and post-traumatic stress disorder; requiring a report. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. EQUINE-EXPERIENTIAL MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY FOR FIRST |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7RESPONDERS; APPROPRIATION; REPORTING. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 (a) $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9the general fund to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10to Abijah's on the Backside to provide equine-experiential mental health therapy to first |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11responders suffering from job-related trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. This is a |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12onetime appropriation. |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (b) For purposes of this section, a "first responder" is an active or retired: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (1) peace officer as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.84, subdivision 1, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15paragraph (c); |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (2) full-time firefighter as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 299N.03, subdivision |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.175; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (3) volunteer firefighter as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 299N.03, subdivision |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.197; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (4) ambulance service personnel as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 144E.001, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21subdivision 3a; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-02463 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR SS/EN |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 901NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: PRATT, Howe and Seeberger) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading02/03/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Jobs and Economic Development 2.1 (5) 911 telecommunicator as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 403.02, subdivision |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.217c; or |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (6) correctional officer as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 241.026, subdivision |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.41, paragraph (b). |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5 (c) Abijah's on the Backside must report to the commissioner of employment and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6economic development and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7committees with jurisdiction over employment and economic development policy and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8finance on the equine-experiential mental health therapy provided to first responders under |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9this section. The report must include an overview of the program's budget, a detailed |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10explanation of program expenditures, the number of first responders served by the program, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11and a list and explanation of the services provided to and benefits received by program |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12participants. An initial report is due by January 15, 2026, and a final report is due by January |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.1315, 2028. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 25-02463 as introduced01/23/25 REVISOR SS/EN |
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