| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public benefits; prohibiting the commissioner of human services or |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 children, youth, and families from rescinding public assistance benefits due to |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 vaccination status; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142A.03, by adding |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 a subdivision; 256.01, by adding a subdivision. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8to read: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Subd. 35.Rescinding of benefits prohibited.(a) The commissioner must not rescind |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10any public assistance benefits distributed by the department of any person due to that person's |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11vaccination status. |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (b) The commissioner must not rescind any public assistance benefits distributed by the |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13department of any person, parent, caregiver, guardian, legal custodian, or head of household |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14due to the vaccination status of a person under their care. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16read: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 Subd. 44.Rescinding of benefits prohibited.(a) The commissioner must not rescind |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18any public assistance benefits distributed by the department of any person due to that person's |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19vaccination status. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (b) The commissioner must not rescind any public assistance benefits distributed by the |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21department of any person, parent, caregiver, guardian, legal custodian, or head of household |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22due to the vaccination status of a person under their care. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Sec. 2. |
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| 24 | 24 | | 25-00761 as introduced11/26/24 REVISOR DTT/HL |
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| 25 | 25 | | SENATE |
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| 26 | 26 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 27 | 27 | | S.F. No. 389NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 28 | 28 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: LIESKE, Wesenberg, Bahr, Green and Hoffman) |
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| 29 | 29 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 30 | 30 | | Introduction and first reading01/21/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Referred to Health and Human Services |
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