1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to children; appropriating money for the Quality Parenting Initiative.
1.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.4 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; QUALITY PARENTING INITIATIVE.
 1.5 	(a) $100,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.6 	of human services for a grant to Quality Parenting Initiative Minnesota, to implement Quality 
1.7 	Parenting Initiative principles and practices and support children and families experiencing 
1.8 	foster care placements. The grantee shall use grant funds to provide training and technical 
1.9 	assistance to county and Tribal agencies, community-based agencies, and other stakeholders, 
1.10 	on the following activities:
1.11 	(1) conducting initial foster care phone calls under Minnesota Statutes, section 260C.219, 
1.12 	subdivision 6;
1.13 	(2) supporting practices that create birth family to foster family partnerships; and
1.14 	(3) informing child welfare practices by supporting youth leadership and the participation 
1.15 	of individuals with experience in the foster care system.
1.16 	(b) The base for this appropriation is $100,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $100,000 in fiscal 
1.17 	year 2025.