1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to children; appropriating money for a grant to the Power of People Youth 
1.3 	Leadership Institute.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; POWER OF PEOPLE YOUTH LEADERSHIP 
1.6 	INSTITUTE.
 1.7 	$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from 
1.8 	the general fund to the commissioner of human services for a grant to the Power of People 
1.9 	Youth Leadership Institute for the Boys of Hope program. The Boys of Hope program will 
1.10 	provide boys with weekly mentoring; assist boys with high school enrollment, high school 
1.11 	academic work, and earning credits toward graduation from high school; connect boys with 
1.12 	health and wellness counseling; connect boys with therapy resources; and provide boys 
1.13 	with financial education focusing on money management skills. The goal of the Power of 
1.14 	the People Youth Leadership Institute's Boys of Hope program is to increase high school 
1.15 	graduation rates among boys, increase academic engagement for boys, prevent boys from 
1.16 	engaging in criminal behavior through positive mentoring and increasing academic 
1.17 	engagement, and decrease the rate of violence in the boys' community.