1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; requiring the commissioner to analyze the 
1.3 	establishment of uniform asset limits across human services assistance programs.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. UNIFORM ASSET LIMIT REQUIREMENTS.
 1.6 	The commissioner of human services, in consultation with county human services 
1.7 	representatives, shall analyze the differences in asset limit requirements across human 
1.8 	services assistance programs, including group residential housing, Minnesota supplemental 
1.9 	aid, general assistance, Minnesota family investment program, diversionary work program, 
1.10 	the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, state food assistance programs, 
1.11 	and child care programs. The goal of the analysis is to establish a consistent asset limit 
1.12 	across human services programs and minimize the administrative burdens on counties in 
1.13 	implementing asset tests. The commissioner shall report its findings and conclusions to 
1.14 	the health and human services legislative committees by January 15, 2012, and include 
1.15 	draft legislation establishing a uniform asset limit for human services assistance programs.