1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; waiving the moratorium regarding beds and 
1.3 	expanding group residential housing supplemental rates; amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2006, section 256I.05, by adding subdivisions.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256I.05, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 1h.Supplementary rate for certain facilities; Stearns County.
 1.9 	Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, beginning July 1, 2007, a county agency 
1.10 	shall negotiate a supplementary service rate in addition to the rate specified in subdivision 
1.11 	1, not to exceed $700 per month, including any legislatively authorized inflationary 
1.12 	adjustments, for a group residential housing provider located in Stearns County that 
1.13 	operates a 40-bed facility, that received financing through the Minnesota Housing Finance 
1.14 	Agency Ending Long-Term Homelessness Initiative and serves chemically dependent 
1.15 	clientele, providing 24-hour-a-day supervision.

1.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256I.05, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.17 	to read:
1.18 		Subd. 1i.Supplementary rate for certain facilities; St. Louis County.
 1.19 	Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, beginning July 1, 2007, a county agency 
1.20 	shall negotiate a supplementary service rate in addition to the rate specified in subdivision 
1.21 	1, not to exceed $700 per month, including any legislatively authorized inflationary 
1.22 	adjustments, for a group residential housing provider located in St. Louis County that 
1.23 	operates a 30-bed facility, that received financing through the Minnesota Housing Finance 
2.1 	Agency Ending Long-Term Homelessness Initiative and serves chemically dependent 
2.2 	clientele, providing 24-hour-a-day supervision.