1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to agriculture; appropriating money for mental health counseling support 
1.3 	to farm families and business operators.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION.
 1.6 	$150,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.7 	of agriculture for transfer to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
1.8 	Universities for statewide mental health counseling support to farm families and business 
1.9 	operators through the Minnesota State Agricultural Centers of Excellence. South Central 
1.10 	College and Central Lakes College shall serve as the fiscal agents. This appropriation is 
1.11 	available the day following final enactment and is in addition to the amount appropriated 
1.12 	for this purpose in Laws 2017, chapter 88, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, paragraph (h). 
1.13 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, this appropriation is available until 
1.14 	June 30, 2020.