Bill HF4117, SF3614

1.1          A bill for an act
1.2          relating to housing; increasing appropriation for family homeless prevention and
1.3          assistance program;amending Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 1, section 2,
1.4          subdivisions 1, 10.
1.5          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6          Section 1. Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 1, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

1.9          (a) The amounts that may be spent for each
1.10       purpose are specified in the following
1.11       subdivisions.
1.12       (b) Unless otherwise specified, the
1.13       appropriations for the programs in this section
1.14       are appropriated and made available for the
1.15       purposes of the housing development fund.
1.16       Except as otherwise indicated, the amounts
1.17       appropriated are part of the agency's
1.18       permanent budget base.

1.19       Sec. 2. Laws 2025, chapter 32, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

2.1          (a) This appropriation is for the family
2.2          homeless prevention and assistance program
2.3          under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204.
2.4          (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
2.5          this appropriation may be used for program
2.6          costs necessary to decrease the risk of
2.7          homelessness and improve the effectiveness
2.8          of the program, as determined by the agency.
2.9          (c) When a new grantee works with a current
2.10       or former grantee in a given geographic area,
2.11       a new grantee may work with either an
2.12       advisory committee as required under
2.13       Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204,
2.14       subdivision 6, or the local continuum of care
2.15       and is not required to meet the requirements
2.16       of Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204,
2.17       subdivision 4.
2.18       (d) Notwithstanding procurement provisions
2.19       outlined in Minnesota Statutes, section
2.20       16C.06, subdivisions 1, 2, and 6, the agency
2.21       may award grants to existing program
2.22       grantees.
2.23       (e) The base for this program in fiscal year
2.24       2028 and beyond is $10,719,000.