1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; appropriating money to a neighborhood youth 
1.3 	organization.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH ORGANIZATION.
 1.6 	(a) $300,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $300,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated 
1.7 	from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety for a grant to a nonprofit 
1.8 	youth organization that serves youth who live, work, or attend school in the northwest 
1.9 	suburbs of Hennepin County. The organization must provide the following services: 
1.10 	after-school activities, summer activities, educational courses, test preparation courses, 
1.11 	tutoring, mentoring, and job assistance services. The majority of the organization's 
1.12 	services must be provided to economically disadvantaged youth. The expected outcomes 
1.13 	of the organization are to reduce truancy, reduce juvenile crime, increase school 
1.14 	attendance, support academic achievement and leadership development, increase parental 
1.15 	involvement, and strengthen community relationships. The organization must partner with 
1.16 	law enforcement and community organizations that provide health care, mental health 
1.17 	counseling, chemical dependency services, or family services.
1.18 	(b) By February 1, 2010, the commissioner of public safety shall report to the chairs 
1.19 	and ranking minority members of the senate and house committees and divisions having 
1.20 	jurisdiction over criminal justice funding and policy on how the funds were used.