1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; appropriating money for a grant for services to 
1.3 	persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH 
1.6 	INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
 1.7 	$490,000 is appropriated for the 2016-2017 biennium from the general fund to 
1.8 	the commissioner of human services for a grant to Advocating Change Together to 
1.9 	maintain and promote services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities 
1.10 	throughout the state. Of this appropriation:
1.11 	(1) $120,000 is for direct costs associated with the delivery and evaluation of 
1.12 	peer-to-peer training programs administered throughout the state, focusing on education, 
1.13 	employment, housing, transportation, and voting;
1.14 	(2) $280,000 is for outreach activities that include:
1.15 	(i) delivery of a variety of statewide conferences focusing on leadership, 
1.16 	self-advocacy, and community engagement skills within the disability community;
1.17 	(ii) coordinating an annual leadership program for persons with intellectual and 
1.18 	developmental disabilities;
1.19 	(iii) providing subgrants to organizations in regions across the state to conduct 
1.20 	outreach to persons working and living in institutionalized settings to educate and inform 
1.21 	them about community options;
1.22 	(iv) providing technical assistance and support to a network of groups across the 
1.23 	state working to comply with integration mandates; and
2.1 	(v) developing community inclusion training materials accessible to persons with 
2.2 	cognitive, sensory, and physical disabilities; and
2.3 	(3) $90,000 is for administrative and general operating costs associated with 
2.4 	managing or maintaining facilities, program delivery, staff, and technology.