A bill for an act
relating to public safety; appropriating money for addressing mental health in the
law enforcement and first responder communities.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; HEROES HELPING HEROES.
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new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety to provide a grant to Heroes Helping Heroes, a Minnesota 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, to fund mental health treatment for present and former law enforcement officers
and first responders facing employment-related mental health issues, utilizing interactive
group activity and other methods.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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