1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; directing the commissioners of health and human 
1.3 	services to make a recommendation to the legislature on the appropriate agency 
1.4 	to manage compulsive gambling programming and funding; requiring a report.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONERS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
1.7 	SERVICES; COMPULSIVE GAMBLING PROGRAMMING AND FUNDING.
 1.8 	By September 1, 2022, the commissioner of human services shall consult with the 
1.9 	commissioner of health and report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
1.10 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services with a 
1.11 	recommendation on whether the revenue appropriated to the commissioner of human services 
1.12 	for a grant to the state affiliate recognized by the National Council on Problem Gambling 
1.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297E.02, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), is more properly 
1.14 	appropriated to and managed by an agency other than the Department of Human Services. 
1.15 	The commissioners shall also recommend whether the compulsive gambling treatment 
1.16 	program in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.98, should continue to be managed by the 
1.17 	Department of Human Services or be managed by another agency.