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Panel backs continued funding for farm mental health and safety outreach; amendment expands worker eligibility
Summary
Committee accepted an author amendment and laid over House File 1702, which would appropriate $100,000 in fiscal 2026 and $100,000 in fiscal 2027 for farm and rural mental health and safety outreach administered by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
The House Ag Finance and Policy Committee heard testimony and accepted an amendment on House File 1702, a bill that would fund farm and rural mental health and safety outreach through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Chair Anderson presented the bill on behalf of Representative Franson and described the measure as continuing the committee’s work on farm safety and mental health. The bill would appropriate $100,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Agriculture for outreach…
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