1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for grants under the Homeless 
1.3 	Youth Act.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; HOMELESS YOUTH ACT GRANTS.
 1.6 	(a) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2022 and $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 are appropriated 
1.7 	from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for the grants under Minnesota 
1.8 	Statutes, section 256K.45, subdivision 1.
1.9 	(b) Grants awarded under this section shall not be used for any activity other than the 
1.10 	authorized activities under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45, and the commissioner shall 
1.11 	not create additional eligibility criteria or restrictions on the grant money.
1.12 	(c) Grants shall be awarded under this section only after a review of the grant recipient's 
1.13 	application materials, including past performance and utilization of grant money. The 
1.14 	commissioner shall not reduce an existing grant award amount unless the commissioner 
1.15 	first determines that the grant recipient has failed to meet performance measures or has used 
1.16 	grant money improperly.
1.17 	(d) For grants awarded pursuant to a two-year grant contract, the commissioner shall 
1.18 	permit grant recipients to carry over any unexpended amount from the first contract year 
1.19 	to the second contract year.