as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to human services; allowing vendor payments 1.3 for recipients of cash assistance in Hennepin county. 1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. [HENNEPIN COUNTY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; VENDOR 1.6 PAYMENTS.] 1.7 Except as prohibited by federal law: 1.8 (a) when a recipient of cash assistance in Hennepin county 1.9 is charged with a drug related offense, the county may conduct 1.10 an assessment for money mismanagement. When money mismanagement 1.11 is determined, vendor payments of rent and utilities shall be 1.12 made; or 1.13 (b) when a recipient of cash assistance in Hennepin county 1.14 is convicted of a drug felony offense, there is a presumption of 1.15 money mismanagement and vendor payments of rent and utilities 1.16 shall be made.