1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to veterans; modifying human services data and veterans data provisions;
1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.461, subdivision 27; 197.065.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.461, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
1.6 Subd. 27.State soldiers assistance program Veterans affairs programs.Access to
1.7information for purposes of verifying eligibility for the State Soldiers Assistance Program,
1.8the Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, and veterans programs is governed by section
1.9197.065.
1.10 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 197.065, is amended to read:
1.11 197.065 ACCESS TO DATABASE.
1.12 (a) Notwithstanding section 13.46, subdivision 2, the commissioner of veterans affairs
1.13may electronically access the MAXIS database maintained by the Department of Human
1.14Services Children, Youth, and Families for the purpose of verifying eligibility status of
1.15applicants for benefits under the State Soldiers Assistance Program, the Veterans Stable
1.16Housing Initiative, and veterans programs. The commissioner may electronically access
1.17the MAXIS database to ensure that veterans are connected to all available state and federal
1.18resources for which the veterans are eligible.
1.19 (b) In order to access any private data on individuals, as defined by section 13.02,
1.20subdivision 12, pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, the commissioner of veterans
1.21affairs must have received informed consent from the subject of that data.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1662
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Rehrauer02/27/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Veterans and Military Affairs Division
Adoption of Report: Re-referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy03/06/2025
Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law03/17/2025
Adoption of Report: Placed on the General Register as Amended03/24/2025
Read for the Second Time