Minnesota Legislature
HF 1425
as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; providing supportive
housing services; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256K.25, subdivisions
2, 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256K.25,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Definition.
For purposes of this section,
"homeless" means having no appropriate housing available and
lacking the resources necessary to access permanent housing, as
determined by the county requesting funding under subdivision 3,
and:
(1) living, or being at imminent risk of living, on the
street or in a shelter; or
(2) deleted text begin having been deleted text end evicted from a dwellingnew text begin ;new text end or
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(3) new text end discharged from a regional treatment center,
state-operated community-based program, community hospital, or
residential treatment programnew text begin , or ready to be discharged but is
in need of supportive housing servicesnew text end .
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 256K.25,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Participant eligibility.
(a) In order to meet
initial eligibility criteria for the pilot project, the county
must determine that a participant is homeless or is at risk of
homelessness and is a family that meets the criteria in
paragraph (b) or is an individual who meets the criteria in
paragraph (c).
(b) An eligible family must include a minor child or a
pregnant woman, and:
(1) be receiving or be eligible for MFIP assistance under
chapter 256J; or
(2) include an adult caregiver who is employed or is
receiving employment and training services, and have household
income below the MFIP exit level in section 256J.24, subdivision
10.
(c) An eligible individual must:
(1) meet the eligibility requirements of the group
residential housing program under section 256I.04, subdivision
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(2) be a noncustodial parent who is employed or is
receiving employment and training services, and have household
income below the MFIP exit level in section 256J.24, subdivision
10new text begin ; or
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(3) be recently discharged or ready to be discharged from a
regional treatment center, community hospital, or residential
treatment programnew text end .
(d) Counties participating in the pilot project may develop
and initiate disenrollment criteria, subject to approval by the
commissioner of human services.
Sec. 3. new text begin TRANSITIONING INDIVIDUALS DISCHARGED FROM ANOKA
REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER INTO THE COMMUNITY.
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The commissioner of human services shall diligently work
towards transitioning individuals who are currently in the Anoka
Regional Treatment Center into the community, who are ready to
be discharged, by providing appropriate, thorough, and
sufficient community supports for this targeted population.
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Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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$5,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of human services for the biennium beginning June
30, 2005, for purposes of section 3. Unused funds shall not
cancel, but may be used until expended.
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