Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; AFRICAN AMERICAN-FOCUSED HOMEPLACE
MODEL.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
health for a grant to the Birth Justice Collaborative for planning and community engagement
to develop a replicable African American-focused Homeplace model. The purpose of the
model is to improve access to culturally centered healing and care during pregnancy and
the postpartum period, with the goal of improving maternal and child health outcomes. By
the later of December 15, 2025, or 12 months after distribution of the grant under this
section, the Birth Justice Collaborative must report to the commissioner of health on the
needs of and plan to develop an African American-focused Homeplace model in Hennepin
County. The report must outline potential state and public partnerships and financing
strategies and must provide a timeline for development.
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