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Committee hears pleas to restore HIV/AIDS supportive services funding; author seeks $5–9 million
Summary
Multiple testifiers urged the Committee for Human Services to fund HIV/AIDS supportive services after federal rebate changes left a zero balance in the state fund. Representative Perez Vega asked for an appropriation larger than the governor’s one‑time $6 million; public witnesses and advocates urged $9 million to maintain services statewide.
The House Committee for Human Services on April 1 heard testimony in support of House File 2523, a bill to appropriate state funds for HIV/AIDS supportive services administered through the Department of Human Services (DHS) HIV Support Division.
Lead author Representative Perez Vega said Minnesota continues to average about 300 new HIV diagnoses annually and that rebates historically used to fund the HIV support services grants now leave the state fund at a zero balance because of federal changes. She and witnesses argued that without state appropriation many community organizations that…
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