Minnesota HF 2006: Additional reimbursement established for out-of-home placements, reports required, and money appropriated.

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to local government aid; establishing additional reimbursement for​
1.3 out-of-home placements; requiring reports; appropriating money; proposing coding​
1.4 for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 477A.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. [477A.0127] ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT TO COUNTY AND​
1.7 TRIBES FOR CERTAIN OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS.​
1.8 Subdivision 1.Definition.When used in this section, "out-of-home placement" means​
1.9 24-hour substitute care for an Indian child as defined by section 260C.007, subdivision 21,​
1.10 placed under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and chapter 260C, away from the child's​
1.11 parent or guardian and for whom the county social services agency or county correctional​
1.12 agency has been assigned responsibility for the child's placement and care, which includes​
1.13 placement in foster care under section 260C.007, subdivision 18, and a correctional facility​
1.14 pursuant to a court order.​
1.15 Subd. 2.Determination of nonfederal share of costs.(a) By January 1, 2024, each​
1.16 county shall report the following information to the commissioners of human services and​
1.17 corrections: (1) the separate amounts paid out of its social service agency and its corrections​
1.18 budget for out-of-home placement of children under the ICWA in calendar years 2020,​
1.19 2021, and 2022; and (2) the number of case days associated with the expenditures from​
1.20 each budget. By March 15, 2024, the commissioner of human services, in consultation with​
1.21 the commissioner of corrections, shall certify to the commissioner of revenue and to the​
1.22 legislative committees responsible for local government aids and out-of-home placement​
1​Section 1.​
REVISOR MS/CA 23-02916​02/02/23 ​
State of Minnesota​
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​
H. F. No. 2006​
NINETY-THIRD SESSION​
Authored by Bliss​02/20/2023​
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy​

2.1 funding, whether the data reported under this subdivision accurately reflects total expenditures​
2.2 by counties for out-of-home placement costs of children under the ICWA.​
2.3 (b) By January 1, 2025, and each January 1 thereafter, each county shall report to the​
2.4 commissioners of human services and corrections the separate amounts paid out of its social​
2.5 service agency and its corrections budget for out-of-home placement of children under the​
2.6 ICWA in the calendar years two years before the current calendar year along with the number​
2.7 of case days associated with the expenditures from each budget.​
2.8 (c) Until the commissioner of human services develops another mechanism for collecting​
2.9 and verifying data on out-of-home placements of children under the ICWA, and the​
2.10 legislature authorizes the use of that data, the data collected under this subdivision must be​
2.11 used to calculate payments under subdivision 3. The commissioner of human services shall​
2.12 certify the nonfederal out-of-home placement costs for the three prior calendar years for​
2.13 each county to the commissioner of revenue by June 1 of the year prior to the aid payment.​
2.14 (d) The reports required under this subdivision are in addition to reports required by​
2.15 section 477A.0126.​
2.16 Subd. 3.Aid payments to counties.(a) For aids payable in calendar year 2024 and​
2.17 thereafter, the commissioner of revenue shall reimburse each county for 100 percent of the​
2.18 nonfederal share of the cost of out-of-home placement of children under the ICWA provided​
2.19 the commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of corrections,​
2.20 certifies to the commissioner of revenue that accurate data is available to make the aid​
2.21 determination under this section. The amount of reimbursement is the county's average​
2.22 nonfederal share of the cost for out-of-home placement of children under the ICWA for the​
2.23 most recent three calendar years for which data is available. The commissioner shall pay​
2.24 the aid under the schedule used for local government aid payments under section 477A.015.​
2.25 (b) The aid payment under this subdivision is reduced by the amount of aid paid under​
2.26 section 477A.0126.​
2.27 Subd. 4.Aid payments to Tribes.(a) By January 1, 2024, and each year thereafter,​
2.28 each Tribe must certify to the commissioner of revenue the amount of federal reimbursement​
2.29 received by the Tribe for out-of-home placement of children under the ICWA for the​
2.30 immediately preceding three calendar years. The commissioner of revenue shall prescribe​
2.31 the format of the certification. For purposes of this section, "Tribe" has the meaning provided​
2.32 in section 260.755, subdivision 12.​
2.33 (b) The amount of reimbursement to the Tribe shall be the greater of: (1) five p