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MN HF3277

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/17/2016

Primary Sponsor

Nick Zerwas

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Allows up to 10 percent of federal food stamp employment and training reimbursement funds to be used for administrative costs of capturing additional federal reimbursement dollars, with a commissioner report due February 15, 2017.

  • Requires federal financial participation for the nonstate portion of food stamp employment and training costs to be paid directly to the county agency or other entity that incurred the costs.

  • Limits federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program employment and training funds from MFIP and child care assistance reimbursements to $4,900,000 per year for fiscal years 2014-2015 and $4,400,000 per year for fiscal years 2016-2017, contingent on federal approval.

  • Allows the commissioner to adjust working family credit expenditures claimed as TANF maintenance of effort in accordance with federal SNAP employment and training funds received.

  • Establishes total appropriation of $6,456,311,000 for 2015 across multiple funds including General ($5,676,652,000), Special Revenue ($4,510,000), Health Care Access ($518,446,000), Federal TANF ($254,813,000), and Lottery Prize Fund ($1,890,000).

Legislative Description

Food stamp employment and training program reimbursement requirements changed, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program appropriation requirements modified.

Last Action

Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Health and Human Services Finance

3/24/2016

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Services Finance3/24/2016
Health and Human Services Reform3/17/2016

Full Bill Text

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