1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; creating a task force on establishing culturally and 
1.3 	linguistically accessible resources for Asian-Pacific women and their children 
1.4 	seeking independence from exploitative, abusive, and dangerous circumstances; 
1.5 	requiring a report.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. ASIAN-PACIFIC MINNESOTAN WOMEN PROTECTION AND 
1.8 	SUPPORT PROGRAM TASK FORCE.
 1.9 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of human services and the 
1.10 	Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans shall appoint an advisory task force by June 1, 2014, 
1.11 	to research the existing system of support for Asian-Pacific Minnesotan women and their 
1.12 	children living in vulnerable and dangerous circumstances, the effectiveness of the system 
1.13 	in providing aid to Asian-Pacific Minnesotan women and their children, and any further 
1.14 	improvements of the system to ensure that culturally and linguistically accessible resources 
1.15 	are available and delivered to Asian-Pacific Minnesotan women and their children.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Duties. The duties of the task force include:
1.17 	(1) reviewing the state of Asian-Pacific Minnesotan women, especially those who 
1.18 	have limited English proficiency, are recent refugees or immigrants, and are in vulnerable 
1.19 	and dangerous circumstances;
1.20 	(2) evaluating the effectiveness and accessibility of existing support programs for 
1.21 	Asian-Pacific Minnesotan women;
1.22 	(3) building on those evaluation findings and recommending possible culturally and 
1.23 	linguistically accessible resources and programs for the women; and
1.24 	(4) providing estimates of the funds needed for the resources and programs.
2.1 		Subd. 3.Report. By December 19, 2014, the task force must submit its 
2.2 	recommendations to the commissioner of human services and the Council on Asian-Pacific 
2.3 	Minnesotans. By December 31, 2014, the commissioner and the Council on Asian-Pacific 
2.4 	Minnesotans shall report findings and recommendations to the house of representatives 
2.5 	and senate committees with subject matter jurisdiction.