1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; directing the commissioners of human services and 
1.3 	employment and economic development to review certain data related to federal 
1.4 	SNAP waivers.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; SNAP WAIVERS.
 1.7 	(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of 
1.8 	employment and economic development, shall review unemployment data for all regions 
1.9 	of the state in which a federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waiver under 
1.10 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, part 273.24, paragraph (f), is in effect and terminate 
1.11 	waivers in regions that no longer meet the waiver requirements under Code of Federal 
1.12 	Regulations, title 7, part 273.24, paragraph (f).
1.13 	(b) Before submitting an application to the United States Department of Agriculture for 
1.14 	a federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waiver under Code of Federal 
1.15 	Regulations, title 7, part 273.24, paragraph (f), the commissioner of human services shall 
1.16 	receive verification from the commissioner of employment and economic development that 
1.17 	the waiver request meets the requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, part 
1.18 	273.24, paragraph (f).

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