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A bill for an act
relating to health; exempting certain contract terms for the Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, section 145.882, by adding subdivisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145.882, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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Subd. 9.
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Contracting and procurement.
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The commissioner is exempt from the contract
term limits in chapter 16C for issuance of benefits under the Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) through an electronic benefit transfer
(EBT) system and related services and contracts. These contracts may have an initial term
of up to five years, with extensions not to exceed a ten-year total contract duration.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145.882, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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Subd. 10.
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Management information systems; contracting and
procurement.
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Notwithstanding chapter 16C, WIC is exempt from the contract term limits
for the management information systems used for issuance of supplemental nutrition benefits
and the WIC EBT systems used for processing the redemptions of supplemental nutrition
benefits. These contracts may have an initial term of up to five years, with extensions not
to exceed a ten-year total contract duration.
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