1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying the population eligible to be served with 
1.3 	housing access grant funding;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 
1.4 	256B.0658.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256B.0658, is amended to read:
1.7 	256B.0658 HOUSING ACCESS GRANTS.
1.8 	The commissioner of human services shall award through a competitive process contracts 
1.9 	for grants to public and private agencies to support and assist individuals eligible for publicly 
1.10 	funded home and community-based services, including state plan home care with a disability 
1.11 	as defined in section 256B.051, subdivision 2, paragraph (e), to access housing. Grants may 
1.12 	be awarded to agencies that may include, but are not limited to, the following supports: 
1.13 	assessment to ensure suitability of housing, accompanying an individual to look at housing, 
1.14 	filling out applications and rental agreements, meeting with landlords, helping with Section 
1.15 	8 or other program applications, helping to develop a budget, obtaining furniture and 
1.16 	household goods, if necessary, and assisting with any problems that may arise with housing.