This bill, Senate File No. 2551, proposes appropriating $250,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2027 from Minnesota's general fund to the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families. The funds will be used to provide grants to nationally recognized forensic interview protocol organizations for awarding scholarships. These scholarships will support training in basic and advanced forensic interviewing and specialized interview topics.

Eligible scholarship recipients include law enforcement professionals, child protection workers, prosecutors, healthcare professionals, and forensic interviewers at children’s advocacy centers—all of whom work on investigating, treating, and managing child maltreatment cases in Minnesota.