Bill > HF4601

This bill establishes a grant program administered by the Minnesota Department of Health to provide funding to women's pregnancy centers and maternity homes. The centers and homes must be non-profit organizations that offer free or reduced-cost programs and services to support, encourage, and assist pregnant women in carrying their pregnancies to term and caring for their children after birth. The bill includes privacy protections for women seeking services and allows the commissioner to monitor and review the grant recipients. To fund this new program, the bill reduces an existing appropriation for sexual and reproductive health services grants by $4.5 million in fiscal year 2025, and appropriates that amount for the new grant program.