1.1 .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3955, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 3, line 18, delete "
shall" and insert "
may"
1.3Page 3, line 28, delete "
commissioners" and insert "
commissioner"
1.4Page 3, delete subdivision 7 and insert:
1.5 "
Subd. 7. Community consortium financing. (a) The commissioner of health shall
1.6reserve ten percent of any funds appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 2011,
1.7for the nursing home moratorium exception process under Minnesota Statutes, section
1.8144A.073, for distribution to qualifying projects that are part of a community consortium.
1.9 (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.434, subdivision 4, paragraph
1.10(d), the nursing facility performance incentive payments shall be reduced by ten percent
1.11for the biennium ending June 30, 2011. This shall be a onetime reduction.
1.12 (c) Base level funding for community service grants under Minnesota Statutes,
1.13section 256B.0917, subdivision 13, and community services development grants under
1.14Minnesota Statutes, section 256.9754, shall be reduced by ten percent for the biennium
1.15ending June 30, 2011. These shall be onetime reductions.
1.16 (d) The commissioner of finance shall establish a community consortium account
1.17as a special revenue account. Funding is appropriated from the general fund to the
1.18commissioner of human services in an amount equal to the state share of the reductions
1.19in paragraphs (b) and (c), for deposit in the special revenue account to fund community
1.20consortiums. Community consortium funds shall carry forward until expended."
1.21Page 4, line 35, after "
report" insert "
preliminary"
1.22Page 5, line 1, after the period insert "
The final report of findings and
1.23recommendations shall be delivered to the legislature by January 15, 2013." and before
1.24"
evaluation" insert "
preliminary and final"