1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to veterans; modifying human services data and veterans data provisions;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.461, subdivision 27; 197.065.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.461, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 27.State soldiers assistance program Veterans affairs programs. Access to 
1.7 	information for purposes of verifying eligibility for the State Soldiers Assistance Program, 
1.8 	the Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, and  veterans programs is governed by section 
1.9 	197.065.

1.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.065, is amended to read:
1.11 	197.065 ACCESS TO DATABASE.
1.12 	Notwithstanding section 13.46, subdivision 2, the commissioner of veterans affairs may 
1.13 	electronically access the MAXIS database maintained by the Department of Human Services
1.14 	Children, Youth, and Families for the purpose of verifying eligibility status of applicants 
1.15 	for benefits under the State Soldiers Assistance Program, the Veterans Stable Housing 
1.16 	Initiative, and veterans programs. The commissioner may electronically access the MAXIS 
1.17 	database to ensure that veterans are connected to all available state and federal resources 
1.18 	for which the veterans are eligible.