1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for a grant to Lao Assistance Center of 
1.3 	Minnesota to address hepatitis B-related health disparities.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$300,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of health for a grant to Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota to provide 
1.8 	education and outreach to Minnesota's immigrant and refugee populations on the 
1.9 	prevalence of hepatitis B among these populations and the need for early screening and 
1.10 	vaccinations to prevent and treat this disease. The Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota 
1.11 	shall distribute a portion of the grant funds to Hmong American Mutual Assistance 
1.12 	Association Inc., Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota, and United Cambodian 
1.13 	Association of Minnesota to implement the provisions of this section.