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relating to human services; modifying formula for allocation of state money for
adult protection services; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256M.42,
subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256M.42, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Formula.
(a) The commissioner shall allocate state money appropriated
under this section on an annual basis to each county board for adult protection under section
626.557
and to Tribal Nations that have voluntarily chosen by resolution of Tribal
government to participate in vulnerable adult protection programs according to the following
formula after the award of the amounts in paragraph (c):
(1)
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25
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40
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percent must be allocated to the responsible agency on the basis of the number
of reports of suspected vulnerable adult maltreatment under sections
626.557
and
626.5572
,
as determined by the most recent data of the commissioner; and
(2)
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75
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60
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percent must be allocated to the responsible agency on the basis of the number
of screened-in reports for adult protective services or vulnerable adult maltreatment
investigations under sections
626.557
and
626.5572
, as determined by the most recent data
of the commissioner.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner must not award a county less than
a minimum allocation established by the commissioner.
(c) To receive money under this subdivision, a participating Tribal Nation must apply
to the commissioner. Of the amount appropriated for purposes of this section, the
commissioner must award $100,000 to each federally recognized Tribal Nation that has
applied to the commissioner and has a Tribal resolution establishing a vulnerable adult
protection program. Money received by a Tribal Nation under this section must be used for
its vulnerable adult protection program.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective for allocations made on or after July 1,
2026.
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