Minnesota Legislature
HF 3200
as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/31/2022 06:40pm
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying the transitional housing program;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256E.33,
subdivisions 1, 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256E.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
(b) "Transitional housing" means housing designed for independent living and provided
to a homeless person or family at a rental rate of at least 25 percent of the family income
for a period of up to deleted text begin 24deleted text end new text begin 36new text end months. If a transitional housing program is associated with a
licensed facility or shelter, it must be located in a separate facility or a specified section of
the main facility where residents can be responsible for their own meals and other daily
needs.
(c) "Support services" means an assessment service that identifies the needs of individuals
for independent living and arranges or provides for the appropriate educational, social, legal,
advocacy, child care, employment, financial, health care, or information and referral services
to meet these needs.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 256E.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Establishment and administration.
A transitional housing program is
established to be administered by the commissioner. The commissioner may make grants
to eligible recipients or enter into agreements with community action agencies or other
public or private nonprofit agencies to make grants to eligible recipients to initiate, maintain,
or expand programs to provide transitional housing and support services for persons in need
of transitional housing, which may include up to six months of follow-up support services
for persons who complete transitional housing as they stabilize in permanent housing. The
commissioner must ensure that money appropriated to implement this section is distributed
as soon as practicable. The commissioner may make grants directly to eligible recipients.
The commissioner may new text begin extend new text end use deleted text begin up to ten percent of the appropriation available fordeleted text end new text begin ofnew text end
this program for persons needing assistance longer than deleted text begin 24deleted text end new text begin 36new text end months.
Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.
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$9,000,000 for the biennium ending June 30, 2023, is appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of human services for transitional housing programs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33. This appropriation is added to the base.
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