1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; establishing a veterans home in Beltrami County; proposing 
1.3 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 198.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [198.365] VETERANS HOME; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner shall establish a veterans home in 
1.7 	Beltrami County to provide at least 70 beds for skilled nursing care in conformance with 
1.8 	licensing rules of the Department of Health.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Funding. The home must be purchased or built with funds, 65 percent 
1.10 	of which must be provided by the federal government, and 35 percent by state or other 
1.11 	funding sources, including local units of government, veterans' organizations, and 
1.12 	corporations or other business entities.
1.13 		Subd. 3.Support services. Upon request, the Department of Human Services shall 
1.14 	arrange for the extension of support services to the veterans home in Beltrami County 
1.15 	including, but not limited to, the provision of utilities, and kitchen and laundry services.