Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/11/2023

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HF100 NINTH ENGROSSMENT REVISOR BD 1-10100-9 241.1 eligible, receive SNAP benefits if the convicted applicant or participant is subject to random 241.2 drug testing as a condition of continued eligibility. Following a positive test for an illegal 241.3 controlled substance under chapter 152, the applicant is subject to the following sanctions: 241.4 (1) for failing a drug test the first time, SNAP benefits shall be reduced by an amount 241.5 equal to 30 percent of the applicable SNAP benefit allotment. When a sanction under this 241.6 clause is in effect, a job counselor must attempt to meet with the person face-to-face. During 241.7 the face-to-face meeting, a job counselor must explain the consequences of a subsequent 241.8 drug test failure and inform the participant of the right to appeal the sanction under section 241.9 256J.40. If a face-to-face meeting is not possible, a county agency must send the participant 241.10 a notice of adverse action as provided in section 256J.31, subdivisions 4 and 5, and must 241.11 include the information required in the face-to-face meeting; and 241.12 (2) for failing a drug test two times, the participant is permanently disqualified from 241.13 receiving SNAP benefits. Before a disqualification under this provision is imposed, a job 241.14 counselor must attempt to meet with the participant face-to-face. During the face-to-face 241.15 meeting, the job counselor must identify other resources that may be available to the 241.16 participant to meet the needs of the family and inform the participant of the right to appeal 241.17 the disqualification under section 256J.40. If a face-to-face meeting is not possible, a county 241.18 agency must send the participant a notice of adverse action as provided in section 256J.31, 241.19 subdivisions 4 and 5, and must include the information required in the face-to-face meeting. 241.20 (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "drug offense" means an offense that occurred 241.21 during the previous ten years from the date of application or recertification of sections 241.22 152.021 to 152.025, 152.0261, 152.02621 152.096, or 152.137. Drug offense also means a 241.23 conviction in another jurisdiction of the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled 241.24 substance, or conspiracy to commit any of these offenses, if the offense occurred during 241.25 the previous ten years from the date of application or recertification and the conviction is 241.26 for 241.27 a crime that would be a felonv if committed in Minnesota. 241.28 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256J.26, subdivision 3, is amended to read: 241.29 Subd. 3. Fleeing felons. An individual who is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody, 241.30 or confinement after conviction for a crime that 241.31 , , g,would 241.32 be a felony if committed in Minnesota, is disqualified from receiving MFIP. Article 6 Sec. 35. 241