1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to taxation; providing additional county program aid to meet the cost of 
1.3 	out-of-home placement programs;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 
1.4 	477A.0124, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 477A.0124, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 6.Out-of-home placement aid. In calendar year 2009 and subsequent 
1.9 	years, $500,000 shall be distributed to any county in which the percentage of households 
1.10 	receiving food stamps divided by its age-adjusted population is greater than five percent 
1.11 	using data for county program aid certified for aids payable in 2008. The aid must be used 
1.12 	to meet the county's cost of out-of-home placement programs.