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This bill establishes the Minnesota Migration Act, which creates a comprehensive framework to address the historical impacts of slavery and systemic racism on Black Minnesotans. The bill creates a Minnesota Migration Act Advisory Council composed of 19 voting members and 6 nonvoting members, with a focus on selecting members who are descendants of enslaved people or have experienced racial discrimination. The council's primary responsibilities include analyzing the economic benefits of slavery, documenting institutional racism, developing criteria for compensating descendants of slavery, and distributing grants to address historical injustices. The bill requires the council to issue a formal apology for various historical wrongs, including slavery at Fort Snelling, the destruction of the Rondo neighborhood, and systemic racism that has prevented upward mobility for Black residents. The legislation appropriates funding, including $100 million to a special Migration Act account, and mandates annual reports to legislative committees detailing grant recipients and measurable outcomes in addressing inequalities. The council is tasked with reviewing international standards of remedy, studying how to reverse historical injuries, and determining appropriate forms of compensation for descendants of chattel slavery, while emphasizing that this does not substitute for potential federal reparations. The advisory council is set to expire five years after enactment, with a commitment to ending systemic racism and creating generational wealth for Black Minnesotans.

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