The group has a Labor Day deadline to hand off a recommendation and members on Tuesday said they'd start restricting the professions eligible for state aid payments next week.
Lawmakers last year approved a change to Minnesota's policies outlining when police can use deadly force. And in the months since it took effect, law enforcement agencies have split on how it should be applied in situations where a person is in mental health crisis.
There were few details Friday about the new funding stream, but Gov. Tim Walz said he would direct agriculture officials to quickly build up a program to distribute the money.
The report to state lawmakers comes weeks after detainees in Moose Lake went on a two-week hunger strike to protest the absence of a clear pathway to graduation from the program.
A Minnesota panel tasked with deciding how to disburse funds to front-line workers heard from dozens of essential workers on Wednesday who said they'd faced hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic and should be considered for state support.
Minnesota Democrats pressed Republicans and others to encourage vaccination and limit the spread of misinformation as new COVID-19 cases ticked up in the state.
