1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; establishing requirements for staff at residential 
1.3 	programs to make food purchases using resident EBT cards;amending Minnesota 
1.4 	Statutes 2016, section 245A.11, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 245A.11, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 9.Use of resident EBT cards by program staff. For a staff person at a licensed 
1.9 	residential program to make food purchases on behalf of a program resident using the 
1.10 	resident's electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card, the staff person must be listed as an 
1.11 	authorized representative of the resident. A residential program must maintain a log of 
1.12 	purchases made by program staff using a resident's EBT card and must retain a record of 
1.13 	purchases made under this subdivision according to section 245A.041.