1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution
1.3 	by adding a section to article XIII; requiring a
1.4 	one-year residency in the state before receiving
1.5 	welfare or health care benefits.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSED.
 1.8 	An amendment to the Minnesota Constitution is proposed to
1.9 	the people.  If the amendment is adopted, a section shall be
1.10 	added to article XIII, to read:
1.11 	Sec. 13.  A person must be a resident of Minnesota for 12
1.12 	consecutive months prior to receiving welfare or health care
1.13 	benefits.

1.14 	Sec. 2. QUESTION.
 1.15 	The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the people at
1.16 	the 2006 general election.  The question submitted shall be:
1.17 	"Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to require
1.18 	that a person be a resident of Minnesota for 12 consecutive
1.19 	months prior to receiving welfare or health care benefits? 
1.20 	Yes .......
1.21 	                                   No ........"