HF 5206

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 04/02/2024 11:52am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; establishing emergency relief grants for financially
distressed early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention providers;
appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS FOR RURAL EIDBI PROVIDERS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment and purpose. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services
shall award grants to financially distressed organizations that provide early intensive
developmental and behavioral intervention services to rural communities. For the purposes
of this section, "rural communities" means communities outside the metropolitan counties
listed in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 4, and outside the cities of Duluth,
Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner shall conduct community engagement, provide technical assistance,
and work with the commissioners of management and budget and administration to mitigate
barriers in accessing grant money.
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new text begin (c) The commissioner shall limit expenditures under this section to the amount
appropriated for this purpose.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) To be an eligible applicant for a grant under this section, a
provider of early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention services must submit
to the commissioner of human services a grant application in the form and according to the
timelines established by the commissioner.
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new text begin (b) In a grant application, an applicant must demonstrate that:
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new text begin (1) the total net income of the provider of early intensive developmental and behavioral
intervention services is not generating sufficient revenue to cover the provider's operating
expenses;
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new text begin (2) the provider is at risk of closure or ceasing to provide early intensive developmental
and behavioral intervention services; and
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new text begin (3) additional emergency operating revenue is necessary to preserve access to early
intensive developmental and behavioral intervention services within the rural community
the provider serves.
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new text begin (c) In a grant application, the applicant must make a request based on the information
submitted under paragraph (b) for the minimal funding amount sufficient to preserve access
to early intensive developmental and behavioral intervention services within the rural
community the provider serves.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Approving grants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must evaluate all grant applications on
a competitive basis and award grants to successful applicants within available appropriations
for this purpose. The commissioner's decisions are final and not subject to appeal.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANTS FOR RURAL EIDBI
PROVIDERS.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
human services for emergency relief grants for EIDBI providers. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027.
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