Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/11/2023

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HF100 NINTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR BD 1-10100-9 136.1 Subd. 4. Reports to the legislature. By January 15, 2024, and each January 15 thereafter, 136.2 the office must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees 136.3 of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over health and human 136.4 services policy and finance that details grants awarded from the substance use treatment, 136.5 recovery, and prevention grant account, including the total amount awarded, total number 136.6 of recipients, and geographic distribution of those recipients. 136.7 Sec. 70. [342.73] CANNABIS GROWER GRANTS. 136.8 Subdivision 1. Establishment. The office, in consultation with the commissioner of 136.9 agriculture, shall establish CanGrow, a program to award grants to (1) eligible organizations 136.10 to help farmers navigate the regulatory structure of the legal cannabis industry, and (2) 136.11 nonprofit corporations to fund loans to farmers for expansion into the legal cannabis industry. 136.12 Subd. 2. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the 136.13 meanings given. 136.14 (b) "Eligible organization" means any organization capable of helping farmers navigate 136.15 the regulatory structure of the legal cannabis industry, particularly individuals facing barriers 136.16 to education or employment, and may include educational institutions, nonprofit 136.17 organizations, private businesses, community groups, units of local government, or 136.18 partnerships between different types of organizations. 136.19 (c) "Industry" means the legal cannabis industry in the state of Minnesota. 136.20 (d) "Program" means the CanGrow grant program. 136.21 (e) "Social equity applicant" means a person who meets the qualification requirements 136.22 in section 342.16. 136.23 Subd. 3. Technical assistance grants. (a) Grant money awarded to eligible organizations 136.24 may be used for both develobina technical assistance resources relevant to the regulatory 136.25 structure of the legal cannabis industry and for providing such technical assistance or 136.26 navigation services to farmers. 136.27 (b) The office must award grants to eligible organizations through a competitive grant 136.28 process. 136.29 (c) To receive grant money, an eligible organization must submit a written application 136.30 to the office, using a form developed by the office, explaining the organization's ability to 136.31 assist farmers in navigating the regulatory structure of the legal cannabis industry, particularly 136.32 farmers facing barriers to education or employment. Article 1 Sec. 70. 136