1.1Senator Pha moved to amend
H.F. No. 4757, the first unofficial engrossment,
1.2as follows:
1.3Page 108, after line 9, insert:
1.4 "Sec. 122. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 342.70, subdivision 3, is amended
1.5to read:
1.6 Subd. 3.
Grants to organizations. (a) The Division of Social Equity must award grants
1.7to eligible organizations through a competitive grant process.
1.8(b) To receive grant money, an eligible organization must submit a written application
1.9to the office, using a form developed by the office, explaining the community investment
1.10the organization wants to make in an eligible community.
1.11(c) An eligible organization's grant application must also include:
1.12(1) an analysis of the community's need for the proposed investment;
1.13(2) a description of the positive impact that the proposed investment is expected
to
1.14generate for that community;
1.15(3) any evidence of the organization's ability to successfully achieve that positive
impact;
1.16(4) any evidence of the organization's past success in making similar community
1.17investments;
1.18(5) an estimate of the cost of the proposed investment;
1.19(6) the sources and amounts of any nonstate funds or in-kind contributions that will
1.20supplement grant money;
and
1.21(7)
a description of the organization's engagement with youth-centered, community-based
1.22organizations working with youth who are 14 to 24 years of age; and
1.23(8) any additional information requested by the office.
1.24(d) In awarding grants under this subdivision, the office shall give weight to
the following:
1.25(1) applications from organizations that demonstrate a history of successful community
1.26investments, particularly in geographic areas that are now eligible communities
. The office
1.27shall also give weight to;
1.28(2) applications that support youth civic engagement, leadership, and youth-led health
1.29education opportunities, with preference for communities that have been most impacted
by
1.30cannabis-related criminalization or incarceration; and
2.1(3) applications where there is demonstrated community support for the proposed
2.2investment.
2.3(e) The office shall fund investments in eligible communities throughout the state."
2.4Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.5Amend the title accordingly
2.6The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.