1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to human services; appropriating money for the Minnesota Board on 1.3 Aging. 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA BOARD ON AGING. 1.6 $1,995,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $2,071,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from 1.7the general fund to the commissioner of human services for the Minnesota Board on Aging 1.8under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.975, to add: 1.9 (1) one full-time equivalent position to ensure compliance with federal regulations and 1.10assist with providing updates and technical assistance to the seven area agencies on aging 1.11and service providers; 1.12 (2) one full-time equivalent position to support compliance and policy development for 1.13services under the federal Older Americans Act; 1.14 (3) two full-time equivalent positions to better support increased service demands and 1.15operational needs of the Senior LinkAge Line; and 1.16 (4) 18 additional staff positions for the area agencies on aging contact centers to support 1.17Senior LinkAge Line operations. 1.18This appropriation is added to the base. 1Section 1. 25-01952 as introduced01/07/25 REVISOR DTT/VJ SENATE STATE OF MINNESOTA S.F. No. 1789NINETY-FOURTH SESSION (SENATE AUTHORS: GRUENHAGEN, Utke, Hoffman and Abeler) OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE Introduction and first reading02/24/2025 Referred to Human Services