1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying group residential housing agreements;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256I.04, subdivision 2b.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256I.04, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2b.Group residential housing agreements. (a) Agreements between county 
1.7 	agencies and providers of group residential housing must be in writing and must specify 
1.8 	the name and address under which the establishment subject to the agreement does 
1.9 	business and under which the establishment, or service provider, if different from the 
1.10 	group residential housing establishment, is licensed by the Department of Health or the 
1.11 	Department of Human Services; the specific license or registration from the Department 
1.12 	of Health or the Department of Human Services held by the provider and the number 
1.13 	of beds subject to that license; the address of the location or locations at which group 
1.14 	residential housing is provided under this agreement; the per diem and monthly rates that 
1.15 	are to be paid from group residential housing funds for each eligible resident at each 
1.16 	location; the number of beds at each location which are subject to the group residential 
1.17 	housing agreement; whether the license holder is a not-for-profit corporation under section 
1.18 	501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and a statement that the agreement is subject to 
1.19 	the provisions of sections 256I.01 to 256I.06 and subject to any changes to those sections. 
1.20 	Group residential housing agreements may be terminated with or without cause by either 
1.21 	the county or the provider with two calendar months prior notice.
1.22 	(b) The commissioner may enter directly into an agreement with a provider serving 
1.23 	veterans who meet the eligibility criteria of this section and reside in a setting according to 
1.24 	subdivision 2a, located in Stearns County. Responsibility for monitoring and oversight of 
2.1 	this setting shall remain with Stearns County. This agreement may be terminated with 
2.2 	or without cause by either the commissioner or the provider with two calendar months 
2.3 	prior notice. This agreement shall be subject to the requirements of county agreements 
2.4 	and negotiated rates in subdivisions 1, paragraphs (a) and (b), and 2, and sections 256I.05, 
2.5 	subdivisions 1 and 1c, and 256I.06, subdivision 7.

2.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.