H.F. No. 397 Summary

• $6,000,000 appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2021 to the commissioner of health for contracts with media vendors, community-based organizations, and tribal governments

• Contracts must provide culturally relevant, linguistically appropriate COVID-19 messages, factual information, and community engagement services to diverse communities including communities of color, American Indians, LGBTQ+ individuals, recent immigrants, people with disabilities, and people with limited English proficiency

• Media vendors must provide messages and information through online, social media, radio, television, and print formats, with required content on COVID-19 vaccine safety, efficacy, and vaccine access

• Community-based organizations and tribal governments must increase understanding of COVID-19 vaccines, coordinate communications between state and local health departments, and help people obtain vaccines

• This is a one-time appropriation effective the day following final enactment