SF 327

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 06/14/2023 08:12am

A bill for an act
relating to housing; appropriating money for Open Access Connections voice mail
services.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; OPEN ACCESS CONNECTIONS.
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new text begin $85,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $85,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of housing finance for a grant to Open Access Connections
to provide free voice mail services for homeless and low-income people throughout
Minnesota so that they have a reliable and consistent communication tool to aid in their
search for affordable housing and to help those individuals find and keep jobs that will allow
them to maintain their housing. In addition to programs already available in greater
Minnesota, $15,000 each year must be used to increase use of and access to community
voice mail in the areas outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
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