HF 2614

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/09/2023 08:37pm

A bill for an act
relating to housing; establishing the Home Heroes Act to provide seniors with
services to age in place.

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

Section 1. new text begin HOMES HEROES ACT.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency for the purposes of this section.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin (a) The Home Heroes Act is established under the administration
of the Housing Finance Agency to provide stable housing services in times of home
emergencies and crisis to a targeted population of low-income individuals and families, to
help them age in place.
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new text begin (b) For the purposes of this section, "targeted population" means low-income individuals
who are seniors, veterans, military service personnel, first responders, and disabled persons,
including their families.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Use of funds. new text end

new text begin The agency may use the funds to provide the following services
to the targeted population:
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new text begin (1) rental assistance; and
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new text begin (2) emergency assistance.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Education and training resources. new text end

new text begin The agency must collaborate with entities
in subdivision 5 to create digital educational material to inform the targeted population of
services and help the targeted population age in place. The educational material may include
fix-it workshops, home improvement programs, sweat equity programming, academic
seminars, and other programming modeled after the Habitat for Humanity material.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Interagency coordination. new text end

new text begin The agency must coordinate services and activities
with other entities to accomplish the purposes of this section and provide housing services
to the targeted population. The entities the agency must work with include but are not limited
to the following:
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new text begin (1) the Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness;
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new text begin (2) private and public businesses;
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new text begin (3) nonprofit service providers;
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new text begin (4) academia; and
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new text begin (5) private and public funders and sponsors.
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