1.1Senator Fateh moved to amend
H.F. No. 2434, as amended pursuant to Rule 45,
1.2adopted by the Senate May 6, 2025, as follows:
1.3(The text of the amended House File is identical to
S.F. No. 3054.)
1.4Page 228, delete section 5 and insert:
1.5 "Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 144G.31, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
1.6 Subd. 8.
Deposit of fines. (a) Fines collected under this section shall be deposited in a
1.7dedicated special revenue account. On an annual basis, the balance in the special
revenue
1.8account shall be appropriated to
a competitive grant program for assisted living providers
1.9licensed under chapter 144G or other organizations with experience in assisted living
1.10operations, compliance, and best practices for the purpose of the commissioner for special
1.11projects to improve resident quality of care and outcomes in assisted living facilities
licensed
1.12under this chapter in Minnesota
. A provider with a provisional license under chapter 144G
1.13is not eligible to apply. The balance in the special revenue account as of January
1, 2026,
1.14must be appropriated for grants within two years, provided there are enough grant
requests
1.15totaling the sum in the account. Thereafter, money in the special revenue account
must be
1.16appropriated annually as recommended by the advisory council established in section
1.17144A.4799, or as recommended by the commissioner after the advisory council's review
1.18and approval. The minimum amount of a grant award is $10,000. The commissioner may
1.19retain up to ten percent of the amount available to cover costs to administer the
grants under
1.20this section.
1.21(b) The commissioner must publish on the department's website an annual report on
the
1.22fines assessed and collected, and how the appropriated money was allocated."
1.23The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.