Metropolitan area group residential facility funding provided, and money appropriated.

A bill for an act

relating to capital investment; appropriating money for a group residential facility

in the metropolitan area.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.
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APPROPRIATION; TURNING POINT INC.
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$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner

of employment and economic development for a grant to Turning Point Inc., a 501(c)(3)

nonprofit organization, to predesign, design, construct, renovate, furnish, and equip a 32-bed

residential facility to be known as "Ms. Bea's" in the metropolitan area, as defined under

Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2. This appropriation includes money for

major projects to preserve or replace mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and life

safety systems; renovation and construction of space for bedrooms, a commercial kitchen,

indoor recreation, bathrooms, a workforce development and resource room, and community

common areas; upgrades to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

(ADA); and site improvements that prepare the space for future expansion. This appropriation

is onetime and is available until the project is completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota

Statutes, section 16A.642.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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