Current through 2023, c. 127
Section 142A.452 - FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION ALLOCATION PROGRAMSubdivision 1.Authorization.The commissioner shall establish a program that allocates money to counties and federally recognized Tribes in Minnesota to provide prevention and early intervention services under the Family First Prevention Services Act.
Subd. 2.Uses.(a) Money allocated to counties and Tribes may be used for the following purposes: (1) to implement or expand any service or program that is included in the state's prevention plan;(2) to implement or expand any proposed service or program;(3) to implement or expand any existing service or program; and(4) any other use approved by the commissioner. A county or a Tribe must use at least ten percent of the allocation to provide services and supports directly to families.
Subd. 3.Payments.(a) The commissioner shall allocate state money appropriated under this section to each county board or Tribe on a calendar-year basis using a formula established by the commissioner.(b) A county agency or an initiative Tribe must submit a plan and report the use of money as determined by the commissioner.(c) The commissioner may distribute money under this section for a two-year period.Subd. 4.Prohibition on supplanting existing money.Money received under this section must be used to address prevention and early intervention staffing, programming, and other activities as determined by the commissioner. Money must not be used to supplant current county or Tribal expenditures for these purposes.
Amended by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 80,s 1-96, eff. 7/1/2024.