1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying the population eligible to be served with 
1.3 	housing access grant funding;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 
1.4 	256B.0658.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 256B.0658, is amended to read:
1.7 	256B.0658 HOUSING ACCESS GRANTS.
1.8 	The commissioner of human services shall award through a competitive process contracts 
1.9 	for grants to public and private agencies to support and assist individuals eligible for ~~publicly~~ 
1.10 	~~funded home and community-based services, including state plan home care~~ a housing 
1.11 	support payment to be made on the individual's behalf according to section 256I.04, 
1.12 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (b), to access housing. Grants may be awarded to agencies 
1.13 	providing supports that may include, but are not limited to, the following ~~supports~~: assessment 
1.14 	to ensure suitability of housing, accompanying an individual to look at housing, filling out 
1.15 	applications and rental agreements, meeting with landlords, helping with Section 8 or other 
1.16 	program applications, helping to develop a budget, obtaining furniture and household goods, 
1.17 	if necessary, and assisting with any problems that may arise with housing.