Minnesota Session Laws - 1989, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1989 

                         CHAPTER 47-S.F.No. 681 
           An act relating to housing; changing terminology in 
          the temporary housing demonstration program; extending 
          the authorized duration of transitional housing; 
          providing for an annual report to the legislature; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 268.38, 
          subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 8, 11, and 12.  
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 268.38, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    268.38 TEMPORARY TRANSITIONAL HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
    Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] For the purpose of this 
section the following terms have the meanings given:  
    (a) "Temporary Transitional housing" means housing designed 
for independent living and provided to a homeless person or 
family at a rental rate of at least 25 percent of the family 
income for a period of up to six 24 months.  If a temporary 
transitional housing program is associated with a licensed 
facility or shelter, it must be located in a separate facility 
or a specified section of the main facility where residents can 
be responsible for their own meals and other daily needs.  
    (b) "Support services" means an assessment service that 
identifies the needs of individuals for independent living and 
arranges or provides for the appropriate educational, social, 
legal, advocacy, child care, employment, financial, health care, 
or information and referral services to meet these needs.  
    (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of jobs and 
training. 
    Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 268.38, 
subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 2.  [ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.] A 
temporary transitional housing demonstration program is 
established to be administered by the commissioner.  The 
commissioner may make grants to eligible recipients or enter 
into agreements with community action agencies or other public 
or private nonprofit agencies to make grants to eligible 
recipients to initiate, maintain, or expand programs to 
provide temporary transitional housing and support services for 
persons in need of temporary transitional housing.  The 
commissioner shall ensure that money appropriated to implement 
this section is distributed as soon as practicable.  The 
commissioner may make grants directly to eligible recipients.  
    Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 268.38, 
subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 4.  [APPLICATIONS.] An eligible recipient may apply 
to the commissioner, or to a nonprofit agency designated by the 
commissioner, for a grant to initiate, maintain, or expand a 
program providing temporary transitional housing and support 
services for persons in need of temporary transitional housing.  
The application must include:  
    (1) a proposal for the provision of temporary transitional 
housing and support services, including program objectives, 
availability of adequate funding, appropriateness of the 
proposed program for the population to be served, and how the 
program will help individuals to move into permanent housing; 
    (2) a proposed budget; 
    (3) a plan for collection of required data and the method 
to be used for program evaluation; and 
    (4) evidence of the participation in the development of the 
application of any agency or governmental body that will provide 
essential services or assistance to the program. 
    Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 268.38, 
subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 8.  [PROGRAM INFORMATION.] In order to collect 
uniform data to better measure the nature and extent of the need 
for temporary transitional housing, grant recipients shall 
collect and make available to the commissioner the following 
information:  
    (1) number of requests received for temporary transitional 
housing, including the number of persons requiring assistance; 
    (2) number of persons for whom services are provided, 
listed by age; 
    (3) reasons for seeking assistance; 
    (4) length of stay; 
    (5) reasons for leaving the housing program; 
    (6) demand for support services; 
    (7) follow-up information on status of persons assisted, 
including source of income and whether living independently, 
employed, or in treatment, unless the information is not 
available; and 
    (8) source of income on entering the program, prior 
residence, race, and sex of persons assisted. 
    Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 268.38, 
subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 11.  [REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.] The commissioner of 
jobs and training shall report to the legislature annually by 
March 15, 1985.  The report must include:  
    (1) the number of programs funded; 
    (2) the results of evaluations of those programs; 
    (3) an evaluation of the data collected on the programs 
funded and additional data available to the commissioner to 
further identify the need for temporary transitional housing and 
available resources; and 
    (4) recommendations for future action by the legislature.  
    Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1988, section 268.38, 
subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 12.  [LICENSING REQUIREMENTS NOT APPLICABLE.] The 
requirements of sections 245.781 to 245.812 do not apply to 
temporary transitional housing and support services funded under 
this section unless the commissioner of human services 
determines that the program is primarily a residential facility 
within the meaning of section 245.782, subdivision 6.  
    Sec. 7.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    Sections 1 to 6 are effective the day following final 
enactment. 
    Presented to the governor April 21, 1989 
    Signed by the governor April 24, 1989, 9:31 p.m.