144.3885 LABOR TRAFFICKING SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.

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Subdivision 1. Establishment.

The commissioner of health must establish a labor trafficking services grant program to provide comprehensive, trauma-informed, and culturally specific services for victims of labor trafficking or labor exploitation.

Subd. 2. Eligibility; application.

To be eligible for a grant under this section, applicants must be a nonprofit organization or a nongovernmental organization serving victims of labor trafficking or labor exploitation; a local public health department; a social service agency; a Tribal government; a local unit of government; a school or school district; a health care organization; or another interested agency demonstrating experience or expertise in working with victims of labor trafficking exploitation. An entity seeking a grant under this section must apply to the commissioner at a time and in a manner specified by the commissioner.

The commissioner must review each application to determine if the application is complete, the entity is eligible for a grant, and the proposed project is an allowable use of grant funds. The commissioner must determine the grant amount awarded to applicants that the commissioner determines will receive a grant.

Subd. 3. Reporting.

(a)The grantee must submit a report to the commissioner in a manner and on a timeline specified by the commissioner on how the grant funds were spent and how many individuals were served.

(b)By January 15 of each year, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health policy and finance. The report must include the names of the grant recipients, how the grant funds were spent, and how many individuals were served.