2006 Minnesota Statutes

62N.23 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; LOANS.
(a) The commissioner shall provide technical assistance to parties interested in establishing
or operating a community integrated service network. This shall be known as the community
integrated service network technical assistance program (CISNTAP).
The technical assistance program shall offer seminars on the establishment and operation
of community integrated service networks in all regions of Minnesota. The commissioner shall
advertise these seminars in local and regional newspapers, and attendance at these seminars
shall be free.
The commissioner shall write a guide to establishing and operating a community integrated
service network. The guide must provide basic instructions for parties wishing to establish a
community integrated service network. The guide must be provided free of charge to interested
parties. The commissioner shall update this guide when appropriate.
The commissioner shall establish a toll-free telephone line that interested parties may call to
obtain assistance in establishing or operating a community integrated service network.
(b) The commissioner shall grant loans for organizational and start-up expenses to entities
forming community integrated service networks, or to networks less than one year old, to the
extent of any appropriation for that purpose. The commissioner shall allocate the available funds
among applicants based upon the following criteria, as evaluated by the commissioner within the
commissioner's discretion:
(1) the applicant's need for the loan;
(2) the likelihood that the loan will foster the formation or growth of a network; and
(3) the likelihood of repayment.
The commissioner shall determine any necessary application deadlines and forms.
History: 1993 c 345 art 1 s 19; 1994 c 625 art 12 s 1; 1997 c 187 art 2 s 2; 1997 c 225
art 2 s 33