1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; eliminating authority of the commissioner of human 
1.3 	services to transfer certain funds; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
1.4 	256.478.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 256.478, is amended to read:
1.7 	256.478 HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES TRANSITIONS 
1.8 	GRANTS.
1.9 	(a) The commissioner shall make available home and community-based services 
1.10 	transition grants to serve individuals who do not meet eligibility criteria for the medical 
1.11 	assistance program under section 256B.056 or 256B.057, but who otherwise meet the 
1.12 	criteria under section 256B.092, subdivision 13, or 256B.49, subdivision 24.
1.13 	(b) For the purposes of this section, the commissioner has the authority to transfer 
1.14 	funds between the medical assistance account and the home and community-based 
1.15 	services transitions grants account.