as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/18/2019 10:15pm
A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying the population eligible to be served with
housing access grant funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section
256B.0658.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256B.0658, is amended to read:
The commissioner of human services shall award through a competitive process contracts
for grants to public and private agencies to support and assist individuals eligible for deleted text begin publicly
funded home and community-based services, including state plan home caredeleted text end new text begin a housing
support payment to be made on the individual's behalf according to section 256I.04,
subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (b)new text end , to access housing. Grants may be awarded to agencies
new text begin providing supports new text end that may include, but are not limited to, the following deleted text begin supportsdeleted text end : assessment
to ensure suitability of housing, accompanying an individual to look at housing, filling out
applications and rental agreements, meeting with landlords, helping with Section 8 or other
program applications, helping to develop a budget, obtaining furniture and household goods,
if necessary, and assisting with any problems that may arise with housing.