1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for a needs analysis for emergency 
1.3 	shelter for LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing homelessness; requiring a report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY SHELTER NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR 
1.6 	LGBTQIA+ YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
 1.7 	(a) $200,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of human services to conduct a needs analysis for emergency shelter serving LGBTQIA+ 
1.9 	youth experiencing homelessness. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.10 	(b) The commissioner must contract with Our Space MN to conduct the needs analysis. 
1.11 	In conducting the needs analysis, Our Space MN must consider:
1.12 	(1) the number of individuals needing emergency shelter at any given time;
1.13 	(2) the age ranges of the individuals who would be served;
1.14 	(3) the types of support services needed when individuals arrive at the shelter;
1.15 	(4) the outreach necessary to let LGBTQIA+ individuals know that emergency shelter 
1.16 	is available; and
1.17 	(5) where individuals needing emergency shelter are coming from.
1.18 	(c) No later than ......., the commissioner must submit a report to the legislative committees 
1.19 	with jurisdiction over services for persons experiencing homelessness with the results of 
1.20 	the needs analysis for emergency shelter serving LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing 
1.21 	homelessness.