1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money to Goodwill Easter Seals 
1.3 	Minnesota and its partners.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; GOODWILL EASTER SEALS MINNESOTA.
 1.6 	$2,500,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2017 from the general fund to the 
1.7 	commissioner of human services for a grant to Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota and its 
1.8 	partners. The grant shall be used to continue the FATHER Project on a statewide basis to 
1.9 	assist fathers in overcoming barriers that prevent fathers from supporting their children 
1.10 	economically and emotionally.