SF 1959

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/10/2021 03:57pm

A bill for an act
relating to health; modifying a provision for the amount taxed for public health;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145A.131, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 145A.131, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Local match.

(a) A community health board that receives a local public health
grant shall provide at least a 75 percent match for the state funds received through the local
public health grant described in subdivision 1 and subject to paragraphs (b) deleted text begin to (d) deleted text end new text begin and (c) new text end .

(b) Eligible funds must be used to meet match requirements. Eligible funds include funds
from local property taxes, reimbursements from third parties, fees, other local funds, and
donations or nonfederal grants that are used for community health services described in
section 145A.02, subdivision 6.

(c) When the amount of local matching funds for a community health board is less than
the amount required under paragraph (a), the local public health grant provided for that
community health board under this section shall be reduced proportionally.

(d) new text begin A person who pays tax to new text end a city organized under the provision of sections 145A.03
to 145A.131 that levies a tax for provision of community health services is exempt from
any county levy for deleted text begin the same deleted text end new text begin provision of community health new text end services to the extent of the
levy new text begin for community health services new text end imposed new text begin on that person new text end by the city.