Minnesota Senate Bill SF1706 Latest Draft

                            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 Notwithstanding section 13.46, subdivision 2, the commissioner of veterans affairs may​
1.13electronically access the MAXIS database maintained by the Department of Human Services​
1.14Children, Youth, and Families for the purpose of verifying eligibility status of applicants​
1.15for benefits under the State Soldiers Assistance Program, the Veterans Stable Housing​
1.16Initiative, and veterans programs. The commissioner may electronically access the MAXIS​
1.17database to ensure that veterans are connected to all available state and federal resources​
1.18for which the veterans are eligible.​
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S1706-1 1st Engrossment​SF1706 REVISOR BD​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 1706​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: KUPEC)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​456​02/20/2025​
Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development​
Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Judiciary and Public Safety​03/24/2025​