1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money to the commissioners of health and 
1.3 	education for training family home visitors.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; TRAINING FOR FAMILY HOME VISITORS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Department of Education. $....... in fiscal year 2016 and $....... in 
1.7 	fiscal year 2017 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of education 
1.8 	for training home visitors as a part of the early childhood family education program under 
1.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.13, subdivision 4.
1.10 		Subd. 2.Department of Health. $....... in fiscal year 2016 and $....... in fiscal year 
1.11 	2017 are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of health for training 
1.12 	home visitors as a part of the family home visiting program under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.13 	section 145A.17.
1.14 		Subd. 3.Focus on early brain development. To the extent practicable, training for 
1.15 	home visitors under subdivisions 1 and 2 must incorporate research and best practices 
1.16 	on prenatal and early childhood brain function and development. The training must also 
1.17 	emphasize the importance of providing home visiting services at as young an age as 
1.18 	possible.