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CHAPTER 156--S.F.No. 2004
An act
relating to human services; modifying appropriations to the commissioner of human services for grant programs;
amending Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 2, subdivision 6, as amended.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 2, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws 2013, chapter 144, section 25, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.Grant Programs |
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The amounts that may be spent from this appropriation for each purpose are as follows:
| (a) Support Services Grants | ||||||
| Appropriations by Fund | ||
| General | 8,915,000 | 13,333,000 |
| Federal TANF | 94,611,000 | 94,611,000 |
Paid Work Experience. $2,168,000 each year in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 is from the general fund for paid work experience for long-term MFIP recipients. Paid work includes full and partial wage subsidies and other related services such as job development, marketing, preworksite training, job coaching, and postplacement services. These are onetime appropriations. Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2015 do not cancel, but are available to the commissioner for this purpose in fiscal year 2016.
Work Study Funding for MFIP Participants. $250,000 each year in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 is from the general fund to pilot work study jobs for MFIP recipients in approved postsecondary education programs. This is a onetime appropriation. Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2015 do not cancel, but are available for this purpose in fiscal year 2016.
Local Strategies to Reduce Disparities. $2,000,000 each year in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 is from the general fund for local projects that focus on services for subgroups within the MFIP caseload who are experiencing poor employment outcomes. These are onetime appropriations. Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2015 do not cancel, but are available to the commissioner for this purpose in fiscal year 2016.
Home Visiting Collaborations for MFIP Teen Parents. $200,000 per year in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 is from the general fund and $200,000 in fiscal year 2016 is from the federal TANF fund for technical assistance and training to support local collaborations that provide home visiting services for MFIP teen parents. The general fund appropriation is onetime. The federal TANF fund appropriation is added to the base.
Performance Bonus Funds for Counties. The TANF fund base is increased by $1,500,000 each year in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. The commissioner must allocate this amount each year to counties that exceed their expected range of performance on the annualized three-year self-support index as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 256J.751, subdivision 2, clause (6). This is a permanent base adjustment. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions in this article, this provision expires June 30, 2016.
Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $200,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $4,618,000 in fiscal year 2017. The TANF fund base is increased by $1,700,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
| (b) Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance Grants | 36,836,000 | 42,318,000 | ||||
Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $3,778,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by $3,849,000 in fiscal year 2017.
| (c) Child Care Development Grants | 1,612,000 | 1,737,000 | ||||
| (d) Child Support Enforcement Grants | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||
Federal Child Support Demonstration Grants. Federal administrative reimbursement resulting from the federal child support grant expenditures authorized under United States Code, title 42, section 1315, is appropriated to the commissioner for this activity.
| (e) Children's Services Grants | ||||||
| Appropriations by Fund | ||
| General | 49,760,000 | 52,961,000 |
| Federal TANF | 140,000 | 140,000 |
Adoption Assistance and Relative Custody Assistance. deleted text begin $37,453,000deleted text end new text begin $36,456,000new text end in fiscal year 2014 and deleted text begin $37,453,000deleted text end new text begin $36,855,000new text end in fiscal year 2015 is for the adoption assistance and relative custody assistance programs. The commissioner shall determine with the commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget the appropriation for Northstar Care for Children effective January 1, 2015. The commissioner may transfer appropriations for adoption assistance, relative custody assistance, and Northstar Care for Children between fiscal years and among programs to adjust for transfers across the programs.
Title IV-E Adoption Assistance. Additional federal reimbursements to the state as a result of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act's expanded eligibility for Title IV-E adoption assistance are appropriated for postadoption services, including a parent-to-parent support network.
Privatized Adoption Grants. Federal reimbursement for privatized adoption grant and foster care recruitment grant expenditures is appropriated to the commissioner for adoption grants and foster care and adoption administrative purposes.
Adoption Assistance Incentive Grants. Federal funds available during fiscal years 2014 and 2015 for adoption incentive grants are appropriated for postadoption services, including a parent-to-parent support network.
Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $5,913,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by $10,297,000 in fiscal year 2017.
| (f) Child and Community Service Grants | 53,301,000 | 53,301,000 | ||||
| (g) Child and Economic Support Grants | 21,047,000 | 20,848,000 | ||||
Minnesota Food Assistance Program. Unexpended funds for the Minnesota food assistance program for fiscal year 2014 do not cancel but are available for this purpose in fiscal year 2015.
Transitional Housing. $250,000 each year is for the transitional housing programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33.
Emergency Services. $250,000 each year is for emergency services grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.36.
Family Assets for Independence. $250,000 each year is for the Family Assets for Independence Minnesota program. This appropriation is available in either year of the biennium and may be transferred between fiscal years.
Food Shelf Programs. $375,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $375,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for food shelf programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.34. If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is available for it. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.34, subdivision 4, no portion of this appropriation may be used by Hunger Solutions for its administrative expenses, including but not limited to rent and salaries.
Homeless Youth Act. $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.45.
Safe Harbor Shelter and Housing. $500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for a safe harbor shelter and housing fund for housing and supportive services for youth who are sexually exploited.
new text begin new text begin High-risk adults. new text end $200,000 in fiscal year 2014 is for a grant to the nonprofit organization selected to administer the demonstration project for high-risk adults under Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 19, in order to complete the project. This is a onetime appropriation. new text end
| (h) Health Care Grants | ||||||
| Appropriations by Fund | ||
| General | 190,000 | 190,000 |
| Health Care Access | 190,000 | 190,000 |
Emergency Medical Assistance Referral and Assistance Grants. (a) The commissioner of human services shall award grants to nonprofit programs that provide immigration legal services based on indigency to provide legal services for immigration assistance to individuals with emergency medical conditions or complex and chronic health conditions who are not currently eligible for medical assistance or other public health care programs, but who may meet eligibility requirements with immigration assistance.
(b) The grantees, in collaboration with hospitals and safety net providers, shall provide referral assistance to connect individuals identified in paragraph (a) with alternative resources and services to assist in meeting their health care needs. $100,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2014 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2015. This is a onetime appropriation.
Base Adjustment. The general fund is decreased by $100,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2017.
| (i) Aging and Adult Services Grants | 14,827,000 | 15,010,000 | ||||
Base Adjustment. The general fund is increased by $1,150,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $1,151,000 in fiscal year 2017.
Community Service Development Grants and Community Services Grants. Community service development grants and community services grants are reduced by $1,150,000 each year. This is a onetime reduction.
| (j) Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Grants | 1,771,000 | 1,785,000 | ||||
| (k) Disabilities Grants | 18,605,000 | 18,823,000 | ||||
Advocating Change Together. $310,000 in fiscal year 2014 is for a grant to Advocating Change Together (ACT) to maintain and promote services for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout the state. This appropriation is onetime. Of this appropriation:
(1) $120,000 is for direct costs associated with the delivery and evaluation of peer-to-peer training programs administered throughout the state, focusing on education, employment, housing, transportation, and voting;
(2) $100,000 is for delivery of statewide conferences focusing on leadership and skill development within the disability community; and
(3) $90,000 is for administrative and general operating costs associated with managing or maintaining facilities, program delivery, staff, and technology.
Base Adjustment. The general fund base is increased by $535,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by $709,000 in fiscal year 2017.
| (l) Adult Mental Health Grants | ||||||
| Appropriations by Fund | ||
| General | 71,199,000 | 69,530,000 |
| Health Care Access | 750,000 | 750,000 |
| Lottery Prize | 1,733,000 | 1,733,000 |
Compulsive Gambling Treatment. Of the general fund appropriation, $602,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $747,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for compulsive gambling treatment under Minnesota Statutes, section 297E.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).
Problem Gambling. $225,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $225,000 in fiscal year 2015 is appropriated from the lottery prize fund for a grant to the state affiliate recognized by the National Council on Problem Gambling. The affiliate must provide services to increase public awareness of problem gambling, education and training for individuals and organizations providing effective treatment services to problem gamblers and their families, and research relating to problem gambling.
Funding Usage. Up to 75 percent of a fiscal year's appropriations for adult mental health grants may be used to fund allocations in that portion of the fiscal year ending December 31.
Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $4,427,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
Mental Health Pilot Project. $230,000 each year is for a grant to the Zumbro Valley Mental Health Center. The grant shall be used to implement a pilot project to test an integrated behavioral health care coordination model. The grant recipient must report measurable outcomes and savings to the commissioner of human services by January 15, 2016. This is a onetime appropriation.
deleted text begin High-risk adults. $200,000 in fiscal year 2014 is for a grant to the nonprofit organization selected to administer the demonstration project for high-risk adults under Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, section 19, in order to complete the project. This is a onetime appropriation. deleted text end
| (m) Child Mental Health Grants | 18,246,000 | 20,636,000 | ||||
Text Message Suicide Prevention Program. $625,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $625,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for a grant to a nonprofit organization to establish and implement a statewide text message suicide prevention program. The program shall implement a suicide prevention counseling text line designed to use text messaging to connect with crisis counselors and to obtain emergency information and referrals to local resources in the local community. The program shall include training within schools and communities to encourage the use of the program.
Mental Health First Aid Training. $22,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $23,000 in fiscal year 2015 is to train teachers, social service personnel, law enforcement, and others who come into contact with children with mental illnesses, in children and adolescents mental health first aid training.
Funding Usage. Up to 75 percent of a fiscal year's appropriation for child mental health grants may be used to fund allocations in that portion of the fiscal year ending December 31.
| (n) CD Treatment Support Grants | 1,816,000 | 1,816,000 | ||||
SBIRT Training. (1) $300,000 each year is for grants to train primary care clinicians to provide substance abuse brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT). This is a onetime appropriation. The commissioner of human services shall apply to SAMHSA for an SBIRT professional training grant.
(2) If the commissioner of human services receives a grant under clause (1) funds appropriated under this clause, equal to the grant amount, up to the available appropriation, shall be transferred to the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS). MOFAS must use the funds for grants. Grant recipients must be selected from communities that are not currently served by federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant funds. Grant money must be used to reduce the rates of fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects, and the number of drug-exposed infants. Grant money may be used for prevention and intervention services and programs, including, but not limited to, community grants, professional education, public awareness, and diagnosis.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Grant. $180,000 each year from the general fund is for a grant to the Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS) to support nonprofit Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) outreach prevention programs in Olmsted County. This is a onetime appropriation.
Base Adjustment. The general fund base is decreased by $480,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $480,000 in fiscal year 2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013. new text end
Presented to the governor April 8, 2014
Signed by the governor April 11, 2014, 4:38 p.m.
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