Bill HF3963, SF3983

1.1          A bill for an act
1.2          relating to public safety; appropriating money for trafficking and sexual exploitation 
1.3          prevention services for youth.
1.4          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5          Section 1. APPROPRIATION; TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION 
1.6          PREVENTION FOR YOUTH.
 1.7        $125,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8          of public safety for the Office of Justice Programs to issue a grant to Citizens Against Sex 
1.9          Trafficking to be used to address youth trafficking and sexual exploitation in the Twin Cities 
1.10       metropolitan area through the Power Over Predators prevention program. Citizens Against 
1.11       Sex Trafficking must expand the Power Over Predators youth trafficking prevention services 
1.12       to youth, parents, and the community by working with youth groups, recovery support 
1.13       groups, domestic violence support groups, and the Ramsey County correctional facility to 
1.14       provide victim-centered and trauma-informed support, awareness, and education to prevent 
1.15       youth trafficking, sexual violence, and exploitation in Minnesota. This is a onetime 
1.16       appropriation.