as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/04/2021 02:47pm
A bill for an act
relating to human services; directing the commissioners of health and human
services to make a recommendation to the legislature on the appropriate agency
to manage compulsive gambling programming and funding; requiring a report.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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By September 1, 2022, the commissioner of human services shall consult with the
commissioner of health and report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services with a
recommendation on whether the revenue appropriated to the commissioner of human services
for a grant to the state affiliate recognized by the National Council on Problem Gambling
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297E.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), is more properly
appropriated to and managed by an agency other than the Department of Human Services.
The commissioners shall also recommend whether the compulsive gambling treatment
program in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.98, should continue to be managed by the
Department of Human Services or be managed by another agency.
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