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SF 1218

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 08/29/2019 09:19am

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Current Version - 1st Engrossment

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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying the population eligible to be served with
housing access grant funding; amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section
256B.0658.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256B.0658, is amended to read:


256B.0658 HOUSING ACCESS GRANTS.

The commissioner of human services shall award through a competitive process contracts
for grants to public and private agencies to support and assist individuals deleted text begin eligible for publicly
funded home and community-based services, including state plan home care
deleted text end new text begin with a disability
as defined in section 256B.051, subdivision 2, paragraph (e)
new text end , to access housing. Grants may
be awarded to agencies that may include, but are not limited to, the following supports:
assessment to ensure suitability of housing, accompanying an individual to look at housing,
filling out applications and rental agreements, meeting with landlords, helping with Section
8 or other program applications, helping to develop a budget, obtaining furniture and
household goods, if necessary, and assisting with any problems that may arise with housing.