HF 3417

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/07/2022 04:22pm

A bill for an act
relating to housing; providing for a pilot program for housing fidelity bonds;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116J.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [116J.418] HOUSING FIDELITY BOND PROGRAM.
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new text begin By January 1, 2023, the commissioner must request permission from the United States
Department of Labor to implement a five-year pilot program that provides housing fidelity
bonds for individuals who are on medical assistance under chapter 256B and are receiving,
or have received, substance use disorder treatment services within the last 12 months. This
pilot should be modeled after the existing employment fidelity bond program currently
funded through the United States Department of Labor and implemented by the Department
of Employment and Economic Development. The commissioner must confer with the
commissioner of human services to optimize the use of available housing stabilization
services when and where available to implement the pilot. During the implementation
process the commissioner must confer with key stakeholders including but not limited to:
individuals who have been through substance use disorder treatment, family members of a
person in recovery, health care treatment professionals, rental housing providers, housing
stabilization service providers, and any other stakeholders the commissioner deems necessary.
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