1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; waiving the moratorium regarding beds and 
1.3 	expending group residential housing supplemental rates; appropriating money;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256I.05, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256I.05, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 1h.Supplemental rate for certain facilities; Hennepin and Ramsey 
1.9 	Counties. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, beginning July 1, 2007, a 
1.10 	county agency shall negotiate a supplemental service rate in addition to the rate specified 
1.11 	in subdivision 1, not to exceed $700 per month, including any legislatively authorized 
1.12 	inflationary adjustments, for a group residential housing provider that operates two 
1.13 	ten-bed facilities, one located in Hennepin County and one located in Ramsey County, 
1.14 	which provide community support and serve the mental health needs of individuals who 
1.15 	have chronically lived unsheltered, providing 24-hour per day supervision.

1.16 	Sec. 2. INDEPENDENT LIVING.
 1.17 	An individual who has lived in one of the facilities under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.18 	section 256I.05, subdivision 1h, who is being transitioned to independent living as 
1.19 	part of the program plan continues to be eligible for group residential housing and the 
1.20 	supplemental service rate negotiated with the county under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.21 	256I.05, subdivision 1h.

1.22 	Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
 2.1 	$460,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $460,000 in fiscal year 2009 are appropriated from 
2.2 	the general fund to the commissioner of human services to augment community support 
2.3 	and mental health services provided to individuals residing in facilities under Minnesota 
2.4 	Statutes, section 256I.05, subdivision 1h. This appropriation is added to the agency's base.