SF 3770
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 02/24/2026 09:55 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to food support; establishing a regional food bank grant program;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
142F.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[142F.16] REGIONAL FOOD BANK GRANTS.
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new text begin Establishment. new text end
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The commissioner of children, youth, and families must
establish regional food bank grants to increase the availability of food to individuals and
families in need.
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The commissioner must distribute money
appropriated for grants under this section to regional food banks and Minnesota Tribal
governments, as defined in section 10.65, using a formula based on the number of persons
in households having incomes below the federal poverty level and the number of unemployed
persons in the service area of the food bank or Minnesota Tribal government.
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(a) Grant money distributed under this section must
be used to purchase, transport, and coordinate the distribution of food to sites approved by
the commissioner. Grant money distributed under this section may also be used to purchase
personal hygiene products, including but not limited to diapers and toilet paper.
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(b) Food and other allowable products purchased with grant money under this section
must be available at no cost at sites approved by the commissioner.
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(c) Grant money distributed under this section must not be used for the compensation
of officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees as
reported on Internal Revenue Service Form 990.
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(a) Food banks and Minnesota Tribal governments receiving grant
money under this section must retain records documenting expenditures of the grant money
and comply with any additional documentation requirements imposed by the commissioner.
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(b) Food and other allowable products purchased with grant money under this section
must be available at no cost to sites approved by the commissioner.
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(c) Food banks and Minnesota Tribal governments must report on the use of grant money
received under this section to the commissioner. The commissioner must determine the
timing and form required for the reports.
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new text begin Ineligible expenditures. new text end
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If the commissioner determines that ineligible
expenditures were made by a food bank or Minnesota Tribal government under this section,
the ineligible amount must be repaid by the food bank or Tribal government to the
commissioner and deposited in the general fund.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; REGIONAL FOOD BANK GRANTS.
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$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of children, youth, and families for regional food bank grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 142F.16. The base for this appropriation is $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2028 and
$10,000,000 in fiscal year 2029.
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