SF 17

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/24/2021 04:15pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to allocate
money returned from the federal court; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin RETURN OF PAYMENTS FOR JENSEN SETTLEMENT COSTS.
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new text begin If the state receives funds disbursed from the United States District Court for the District
of Minnesota registry related to Jensen v. Minnesota Department of Human Services, Civ.
No. 09-1775 (DWF/BRT), then the commissioner shall deposit the disbursed funds into an
account in the general fund, and the balance of the account is appropriated to the
commissioner of human services for the disability services system reform efforts of the
Disability Services Division. The commissioner of human services shall allocate all of these
funds to the operating budget of the Disability Services Division. By January 1, 2023, the
commissioner of human services shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over human services on the
uses of the funds appropriated under this section.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from December 6, 2020.
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