new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health shall establish the community solutions for healthy child development grant program. The purposes of the program are to: new text end

new text begin (1) improve child development outcomes as related to the well-being of children of color and American Indian children from prenatal to grade 3 and their families, including but not limited to the goals outlined by the Department of Human Service's early childhood systems reform effort: early learning; health and well-being; economic security; and safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments by funding community-based solutions for challenges that are identified by the affected community; new text end

new text begin (2) reduce racial disparities in children's health and development, from prenatal to grade 3; and new text end

new text begin (3) promote racial and geographic equity. new text end