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HF 2517

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/30/2023 02:51pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to state government; modifying the healthy eating, here at home program;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.912,
subdivisions 1, 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.912, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The healthy eating, here at home program is established
to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use federal Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for healthy purchases at Minnesota-based farmers'
marketsnew text begin , mobile markets, and direct-farmer sales, including community-supported agriculture
sharesnew text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 138.912, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.

(b) "Healthy eating, here at home" means a program administered by the Minnesota
Humanities Center to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use SNAP benefits
for healthy purchases at Minnesota-based farmers' markets.

(c) "Healthy purchases" means SNAP-eligible foods.

(d) "Minnesota-based farmers' market" means a physical market as defined in section
28A.151, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and also includes mobile marketsnew text begin and direct-farmer
sales, including through a community-supported agriculture modelnew text end .

(e) "Voucher" means a physical or electronic credit.

(f) "Eligible household" means an individual or family that is determined to be a recipient
of SNAP.

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER FOR THE
HEALTHY EATING, HERE AT HOME PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the
general fund to the Minnesota Humanities Center for the healthy eating, here at home
program under Minnesota Statutes, section 138.912. No more than three percent of the
appropriation may be used for the nonprofit administration of the grant program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 138.912.
 new text end