1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; appropriating money for demonstration grants to prevent 
1.3 	sexual violence.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; PREVENTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE 
1.6 	DEMONSTRATION GRANTS.
 1.7 	(a) $175,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of health 
1.8 	in fiscal year 2009 to establish preventing sexual violence demonstration grants. This 
1.9 	appropriation shall be administered by the commissioner as part of the injury and violence 
1.10 	prevention unit in cooperation with the commissioner of public safety and the Office 
1.11 	of Justice Programs.
1.12 	(b) Of the appropriation in paragraph (a), $105,000 shall be used to establish three 
1.13 	Preventing Sexual Violence Demonstration Communities, selecting sites according to 
1.14 	the epidemiological assessment of the impact of sexual violence, potential for effective 
1.15 	outcomes, and geographic diversity. $35,000 shall be used to contract with a nonprofit 
1.16 	partner to provide technical assistance for design, implementation, and evaluation 
1.17 	of the demonstration grants. $35,000 is available to the commissioner of health for 
1.18 	administration of the demonstration grants.
1.19 	(c) The appropriation in paragraph (a) is available until expended.