1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to homelessness; requiring certain data for the Homeless Management 
1.3 	Information System.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM.
 1.6 	Effective July 1, 2008, organizations that provide homeless services that are required 
1.7 	to provide data to the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) are required to 
1.8 	only provide the universal data elements as specified in the Federal Register, volume 68, 
1.9 	pages 43430 and 43438 to 43439, proposed July 22, 2003. The organizations have the 
1.10 	option to provide more data, however state funds cannot be withheld if the organization 
1.11 	elects to only provide the universal data elements through the HMIS system.