| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to human services; appropriating money for county implementation of |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 service delivery transformation requirements and information technology |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 modernization projects. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; COUNTY GRANTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7SERVICE DELIVERY TRANSFORMA TION REQUIREMENTS. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9human services for grants to counties to offset county costs related to the implementation |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10of the Department of Human Services service delivery transformation information technology |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11initiatives. The commissioner must award a grant to each county and develop a formula to |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12distribute grant money in an equitable manner, based on the number of persons served by |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13each county human services agency and other factors the commissioner determines to be |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14relevant. The commissioner must also develop a framework to offset county costs for |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15implementation of future information technology or service delivery initiatives in the |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16Department of Human Services or the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. This |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17is a onetime appropriation. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; COUNTY GRANTS FOR INFORMATION |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21human services for grants to counties for information technology modernization and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22infrastructure projects. Eligible projects would focus on county development of information |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23technology modernizations to interface with legacy information technology systems within |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 25 | 25 | | REVISOR DTT/EN 25-0430202/24/25 |
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| 26 | 26 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 27 | 27 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 28 | 28 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 29 | 29 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 30 | 30 | | H. F. No. 2425 |
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| 31 | 31 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 32 | 32 | | Authored by Nelson and Virnig03/17/2025 |
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| 33 | 33 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy 2.1the Department of Human Services and collaborative information technology infrastructure |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.2projects between larger and smaller counties. In developing the request for proposals and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.3evaluating county applicants for grants under this section, the commissioner must consult |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.4with county associations such as the Minnesota Association of County Social Services |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.5Administrators and the Minnesota Counties Computer Cooperative. This is a onetime |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.6appropriation. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.7 Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.8FAMILIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.9 $....... in fiscal year 2026 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.10children, youth, and families for improvements to the social services information system. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.11This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2027. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2Sec. 3. |
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| 45 | 45 | | REVISOR DTT/EN 25-0430202/24/25 |
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