1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to human services; appropriating money for a 
  1.3             grant to a nonprofit agency that currently serves deaf 
  1.4             and hard-of-hearing adults with mental illness. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [SERVICES TO DEAF PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.] 
  1.7      $125,000 is appropriated each year of the biennium from the 
  1.8   general fund to the commissioner of human services for a grant 
  1.9   to a nonprofit agency that currently serves deaf and 
  1.10  hard-of-hearing adults with mental illness through residential 
  1.11  programs and supportive housing outreach activities.  The grant 
  1.12  must be used to continue and maintain community support services 
  1.13  for deaf and hard-of-hearing adults with mental illness who use 
  1.14  or wish to use sign language as their primary means of 
  1.15  communication.