MN SF2582

Commissioner of Human Services must identify all administrative costs attributable to human services programs transferred from Becker, Mahnomen, and Clearwater Counties to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe Indians.

Commissioner must seek to recover any administrative costs improperly paid to the three counties after program responsibilities were transferred to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe Indians.

Commissioner must issue a report by January 5, 2015 identifying the amount of administrative costs and recovery efforts, submitted to chairs and ranking minority members of relevant house and senate committees.

$750,000 appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2015 to the Commissioner of Human Services for a grant to White Earth Financial Services to offset costs from the program transfer.