S.F. No. 4112 Summary

• Authorizes the commissioner to use unexpended county veterans service office grant funding for training and education of county veterans service officers and competitive grants for new and innovative veteran programs.

• Adjusts additional annual grant thresholds for counties based on veteran population, raising maximum grant amounts and population brackets (e.g., $7,500 grant for counties with 5,000-10,000 veterans instead of 5,000-9,999).

• Increases the Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers annual grant from $50,000 to $100,000 for administrative costs, training certification, and reintegration services.

• Increases annual County Veterans Service Office grant program funding from $1,100,000 to $1,550,000 per year.

• Adjusts overall Veterans Programs and Services appropriation from $27,073,000 to $27,523,000 annually (or $22,153,000 to $22,603,000 depending on fiscal year).