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SF4107 • 2026
Certain contract terms exempt for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
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Introduction and first reading
Certain contract terms exempt for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
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: new text begin Subd. 9. new text end new text begin Contracting and procurement. new text end new text begin 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. new text end Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145.882, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: new text begin Subd. 10. new text end new text begin Management information systems; contracting and procurement. new text end new text begin 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. new text end