1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to housing; modifying family homeless prevention and assistance 
1.3 	program requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.204, 
1.4 	subdivisions 1, 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.204, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The agency may establish a family homeless 
1.9 	prevention and assistance program to assist families who are homeless or are at imminent 
1.10 	risk of homelessness. The term "family" may include single individuals. The agency may 
1.11 	make grants to develop and implement family homeless prevention and assistance projects 
1.12 	under the program. For purposes of this section, "families" means families and persons 
1.13 	under the age of 22 24 years of age or younger.

1.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.204, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.15 		Subd. 3.Set aside. At least one grant must be awarded in an area located outside of 
1.16 	the metropolitan area. A county, a group of contiguous counties jointly acting together, a 
1.17 	tribe, a group of tribes, or a community-based nonprofit organization with a sponsoring 
1.18 	resolution from each of the county boards of the counties located within its operating 
1.19 	jurisdiction may apply for and receive grants for areas located outside the metropolitan area.