1.2relating to health; creating culturally targeted tobacco prevention grants;
1.3appropriating money;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.4chapter 144.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6    Section 1. [144.3965] CULTURALLY TARGETED TOBACCO PREVENTION
1.7GRANTS.
1.8    Subdivision 1. State community partnerships plan. The commissioner, in
1.9partnership with culturally based community organizations and federally recognized tribal
1.10governments in Minnesota that reflect communities that are disproportionately impacted
1.11by tobacco, shall develop and implement a comprehensive, coordinated plan to reduce
1.12health disparities in tobacco-related illnesses by targeted tobacco control and other related
1.13initiatives, including tobacco use prevention and cessation programs.
1.14    Subd. 2. Measurable outcomes. The commissioner, in consultation with the
1.15community organizations and councils identified in subdivision 1, shall establish
1.16measurable outcomes to determine the effectiveness of the grants receiving funds under
1.17this section in reducing tobacco-related illnesses in minority communities.
1.18    Subd. 3. Tobacco prevention grants. (a) The commissioner shall award grants to
1.19eligible applicants for local projects and initiatives directed at culturally targeted tobacco
1.20control initiatives, including tobacco use prevention and cessation programs aimed at
1.21reducing tobacco use and tobacco-related illnesses in the African, African American,
1.22Asian, American Indian, and Latino communities, and the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
1.23transgender communities.
2.1(b) The commissioner must ensure that the applicants demonstrate that the proposed
2.2project or initiative:
2.3(1) is supported by the community in which the applicant serves;
2.4(2) is designed to coordinate with other community activities related to other health
2.5initiatives;
2.6(3) reflects culturally appropriate approaches by race, ethnicity, and sexual
2.7orientation and gender identity;
2.8(4) incorporates the role of community in influencing behavioral, environmental,
2.9and policy changes regarding tobacco use and tobacco-related illnesses; and
2.10(5) leverages existing community assets including, but not limited to, community
2.11health workers, leaders of the communities most impacted by health disparities, and a
2.12workforce recognized by leading health authorities for its contributions to reducing health
2.13disparities and improving cultural competence.
2.14(c) Eligible applicants include culturally based community organizations,
2.15community health clinics, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations; and community
2.16health organizations that use community health workers who work in the communities
2.17most impacted by tobacco. Applicants must submit proposals to the commissioner. The
2.18proposals must specify the strategies to be implemented to target tobacco use among
2.19communities of color and the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.
2.20Priority shall be given to community organizations that are involved with or located
2.21within the targeted communities.

2.22    Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
2.23$....... in fiscal year 2014 and $...... in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated from the
2.24general fund to the commissioner of health for the culturally targeted tobacco prevention
2.25grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.3965.