1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to veterans affairs;
appropriating money for a grant to Every Third
1.3 Saturday; requiring reports.
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION;
EVERY THIRD SATURDAY.
1.6 (a) $50,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $50,000 in fiscal year
2027 are appropriated from
1.7 the general fund to
the commissioner of veterans affairs for a grant to Every Third Saturday
1.8 to provide veterans with
emergency assistance. This is a onetime appropriation.
1.9 (b) Every Third
Saturday must report to the commissioner of veterans affairs and the
1.10 chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
1.11 veterans affairs policy
and finance no later than September 1, 2026, and by September 1,
1.12 2027. Each report must
include, at a minimum, a detailed explanation of how the grant
1.13 money was used and the
number of veterans served by the program.
