1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing reimbursement for expenses related to securing 
1.3 	a permit to carry for low-income citizens; establishing The Affordable 
1.4 	Self-Protection Act; appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in 
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. [624.7145] GRANTS FOR PERMITS TO CARRY PISTOLS.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Grant program. The commissioner of public safety shall reimburse 
1.9 	eligible applicants for 50 percent of the cost of securing a permit to carry a pistol under 
1.10 	section 624.714, including the permit fee assessed by the issuing authority and the mandatory 
1.11 	training course fee. The commissioner shall develop a grant application form and make the 
1.12 	form available to sheriffs and chiefs of police delegated the authority to issue permits under 
1.13 	section 624.714. Permit-issuing authorities must provide a copy of the grant application 
1.14 	form to each person who is issued a permit to carry. Grants are for initial permits only, and 
1.15 	shall be awarded as long as appropriated funds remain available.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Definition. For purposes of this section, an "eligible applicant" is a resident of 
1.17 	the state who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, secures 
1.18 	a permit to carry a pistol under section 624.714, and has an annual income of less than 200 
1.19 	percent of the federal poverty level.
1.20 		Subd. 3.Title. This section may be cited as "The Affordable Self-Protection Act."

2.1 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.2 	$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general 
2.3 	fund to the commissioner of public safety to fund reimbursement grants under this act.