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SF4966 • 2026

Certain organizations authorization to use grant awards to pay administrative costs for the Lights On program grant

Certain organizations authorization to use grant awards to pay administrative costs for the Lights On program grant

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hawj
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
Introduction and first reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Certain organizations authorization to use grant awards to pay administrative costs for the Lights On program grant

Certain organizations authorization to use grant awards to pay administrative costs for the Lights On program grant

What This Bill Does

  • Certain organizations authorization to use grant awards to pay administrative costs for the Lights On program grant

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-07 House

    Introduction and first reading

Official Summary Text

Certain organizations authorization to use grant awards to pay administrative costs for the Lights On program grant

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to transportation; authorizing certain organizations to use grant awards to

pay administrative costs for the Lights On program; amending Minnesota Statutes

2024, section 169.515, subdivision 5.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 169.515, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Use of grant award.

(a) Applicants must keep records of vouchers distributed

and records of all expenses associated with awarded grant money.

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Applicants
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Counties, cities, towns, the State Patrol, and local law enforcement

agencies, including law enforcement agencies of a federally recognized Tribe,
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must not use

awarded grant money for administrative costs. A nonstate organization that contracts with

the commissioner to operate the program
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must not retain any of the
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may use awarded
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grant

money for administrative costs
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if the nonstate organization submits a separate, itemized list

of administrative expenses and costs paid with grant money in the report required under

subdivision 8
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.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective the day following final enactment.

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