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    This database allows for searching of mandated reports that the Library is expecting or has received since 2003, with selected mandates prior to 2003 included. Searches by committee only cover 2019 to the present. Each year, the Legislature mandates reports and studies to be completed by state agencies or other governmental entities. Legislative Reference Library staff track these mandates and obtain copies of the reports for our collection in order to provide long-term access. All mandated reports that the library has acquired are searchable through our catalog. For more information, see Mandated Reports. Please notify Library staff with questions or concerns.


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    Topics: Public Welfare

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    Last Date ReceivedMandate DescriptionItem TitleAgencie(s)Session LawStatuteNext Due DateSubjects Committee/Agency Jurisdiction
    Details Cost data in aggregate form Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 108 Art. 6 Sec. 256B.4914 Subd. 10a(d) 05/01/2026 Public Welfare
    Details Strategy to implement interventions to address unmet health-related social needs, including nutrition support, housing support, case management, and violence prevention, with: (1) a proposed timeline for implementation; (2) an estimate of the administrative and programmatic costs associated with implementing and evaluating any proposed federal waivers; and (3) any statutory changes necessary to seek ongoing state funding and federal authority for the proposed strategies Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 125 Art. 6 Sec. 3(c) 03/01/2025 Public Welfare Health Care Finance
    Details Report hardship extensions granted for a category of participants under Minn. Stat. 256J.425 during the previous calendar year Minn. Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 80 Art. 7 Sec. 10 256J.425 Subd. 8 01/15/2025 Public Welfare
    Details 10/29/2024 Report on the expenditure of funds, the amount of milk or other commodities purchased, and the organizations to which this food was distributed. Farm to Foodshelf (F2F) Quarterly Reporting Second Harvest Heartland 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 43 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 5(j)(3) 12/15/2024 Agriculture - Dairy
    Public Welfare - Food Programs         		Agriculture Finance
    Details 04/25/2023 Biennial report to the Governor concerning the activities of the agency [Biennial Report to the Governor Concerning the Activities of the Minn. Dept. of Human Services] Minn. Dept. of Human Services 256.01 Subd. 4(2) 10/01/2024 Children/Youth/Families
    Governing/Government-State - Agencies
    Public Welfare
    Details Information on housing assistance grant transfers of unencumbered appropriation balances within fiscal years of each biennium with other forecasted programs of the Minn. Dept. of Human Services Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2024 Minn. Laws Chap. 80 Art. 7 Sec. 6 256J.351 07/15/2024 Housing & Real Estate
    Public Welfare         		Housing Policy and Finance
    Details 10/29/2024 Report on the expenditure of state funds on behalf of food banks, the amount of milk or other commodities purchased, and the organizations to which this food was distributed. Farm to Foodshelf (F2F) Quarterly Reporting Second Harvest Heartland
    Second Harvest Heartland         		2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 3 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 5(e)(3) 05/31/2024 Agriculture
    Public Welfare - Food Programs         		Agriculture Finance
    Details 02/23/2024 Information on transfers of unencumbered appropriation balances for the biennium ending June 30, 2023, within fiscal years among: the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP); general assistance; medical assistance; MinnesotaCare; MFIP child care assistance under Minn. Stat. 119B.05; Minnesota supplemental aid program; group residential housing program; the entitlement portion of Northstar Care for Children under Minn. Stat. 256N; and the entitlement portion of the chemical dependency consolidated treatment fund; and between fiscal years of the biennium. [Minn. Dept. of Human Services Interagency Agreements/Service Level Agreements] Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 16 Sec. 25 Subd. 1 05/15/2024 Health Care - Medicaid
    Public Welfare         		Health and Human Services Policy and Finance
    Details 02/23/2024 Information about transfers of positions, salary money, and nonsalary administrative money within the Minn. Dept. of Health and within the Minn. Dept. of Human Services [Minn. Dept. of Human Services Interagency Agreements/Service Level Agreements] Minn. Dept. of Health
    Minn. Dept. of Human Services         		2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 16 Sec. 25 Subd. 2 05/15/2024 Governing/Government-State - Agencies
    Public Welfare         		Health and Human Services Policy and Finance
    Details 04/10/2024 Report whether free and reduced-price meals information obtained through parents submitting paper eligibility forms may be eliminated for compensatory revenue, all school nutritional programs, Title 1 funding, e-rate funding, and any other federal or state programs that require the determination of family income for eligibility Free and Reduced-Price Paper Form Elimination: Report to the Legislature Minn. Dept. of Education 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 55 Art. 1 Sec. 34 01/15/2024 Education-K-12
    Public Welfare - Food Programs         		Education
    Details 01/10/2023 Annual report of the Human Services Performance Council on the performance of individual counties or service delivery authorities as it relates to system measures Human Services Performance Management System Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2013 Minn. Laws Chap. 108 Art. 5 Sec. 15 Subd. 2 402A.16 Subd. 2 (10) 12/31/2023 Public Welfare
    Details 07/21/2022 Specified information about dedicated funds and accounts Dedicated Funds Report Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2014 Minn. Laws Chap. 312 Art. 30 Sec. 12 256.01 Subd. 39 02/28/2023 Health Care
    Public Welfare
    Details 02/11/2023 Recommendations and, if necessary, proposed legislation, for implementing a family-focused voluntary information sharing program intended to improve the effectiveness of public assistance programs and the delivery of services to families, including but not limited to the child care assistance program, Minnesota family investment program, supplemental nutritional assistance program, early learning scholarships, medical assistance, and home visiting programs. Legislative Report: Family Supports and Improvement Program Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 14 Sec. 19 01/15/2023 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Public Welfare         		Early Childhood
    Health and Human Services Policy and Finance
    Details 12/21/2022 An interim written report and a final report explaining findings and recommendations from the Legislative Task Force on Human Services Background Study Eligibility's review of statutes relating to human services background study eligibility and disqualifications, including but not limited to Minn. Stat. 245C.14 and Minn. Stat. 245C.15; and including any draft legislation necessary to implement the recommendations. Human Services Background Study Eligibility Task Force Final Report to the Minnesota Legislature Minn. Legislature - Legislative Coordinating Commission - Human Services Background Study Eligibility Task Force (Legislative Task Force on Human Services Background Study Eligibility) 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 2 Sec. 74 Subd. 5 12/22/2022 Health Care - Medicaid
    Public Welfare         		Human Services
    Details 09/30/2022 Census data and fiscal projections for state-operated services and Minnesota sex offender services Minnesota Security Hospital and the Minnesota Sex Offender Program: Census and Fiscal Projections Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 79 Art. 13 Sec. 3 Subd. 10 12/01/2021 Crime & Corrections - Sex Crimes
    Public Welfare
    Details 10/01/2020 Action plan for transforming the health and human services system to improve program efficiencies, produce savings, and promote better outcomes for Minnesotans. Legislative Report: Final Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Health and Human Services Blue Ribbon Commission on Health and Human Services 2019 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 7 Sec. 46 Subd. 8 10/01/2020 Governing/Government-State - Agencies
    Public Welfare - Public Welfare Reform         		Governor
    Details 01/28/2020 Report with recommendations for legislation that identifies and clarifies the responsibilities of the Department of Human Services and counties for fraud investigations in public programs administered by the commissioner. Recommendations for Legislation that Identifies and Clarifies Fraud Investigative Responsibility Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2019 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 2 Sec. 129 01/15/2020 Governing/Government-State - Agencies
    Public Welfare - Public Welfare Reform         		Human Services
    Details 01/15/2020 Report with recommendations for legislation on how to count self-employment income for purposes of determining eligibility for and maintaining the integrity of public assistance program. Recommendations for Legislation on How to Count Self-employment Income for Purposes of Determining Eligibility for and Maintaining the Integrity of Public Assistance Programs Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2019 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 2 Sec. 130 01/15/2020 Public Welfare - Public Welfare Reform Human Services
    Details 02/10/2020 Inform quarterly about transfers of unencumbered appropriations, within fiscal years of the biennium ending June 30, 2019, among the MFIP, general assistance, medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, MFIP child care assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, and group residential housing programs, the entitlement portion of Northstar Care for Children, and the entitlement portion of the chemical dependency consolidated treatment fund; and between fiscal years of the biennium. Direct Appropriation Transfers Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2017 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 6 Art. 18 Sec. 16 Subd. 1 10/01/2019 Public Welfare
    Details 10/03/2017 Notification regarding the redesign, closure, or relocation of state-operated services programs Report on Redesign, Closure, and Relocation of State-Operated Services Programs Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2010 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 1 Art. 19 Sec. 5 246.128 01/01/2018 Disability Issues
    Health Care - Facilities
    Public Welfare
    Details 02/20/2017 Report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over the food stamp employment and training program on the progress of securing additional federal reimbursement dollars under this program. SNAP Employment and Training Expansion Report Minn. Dept. of Human Services 256D.051 Subd. 6(b) 02/15/2017 Labor & Employment Issues - Job Training/Apprenticeship
    Public Welfare - Food Programs
    Details 02/09/2015 Specified topics relating to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) expenditures and TANF funding sources Minnesota Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Expenditures Task Force Final Report Minn. Dept. of Human Services
    TANF Expenditures Task Force         		2014 Minn. Laws Chap. 291 Art. 1 Sec. 12 02/15/2015 Public Welfare
    Details 12/04/2014 List of all of the waiting lists for services that the department oversees and directs Report on Program Waiting Lists Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2014 Minn. Laws Chap. 312 Art. 29 Sec. 12 12/01/2014 Health Care
    Public Welfare
    Details 05/21/2013 Report on simplification of eligibility and enrollment process Redesigning Service Delivery: Planning for an Integrated Services Delivery System Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2011 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 9 Sec. 17 05/15/2014 Health Care
    Public Welfare
    Details 02/21/2014 Report on progress of TANF demonstration projects or waivers of federal TANF requirements Progress on the Pursuit of a Waiver for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2013 Minn. Laws Chap. 108 Art. 3 Sec. 32 Subd. 3 256J.78 03/01/2014 Public Welfare
    Details 07/29/2014 Report regarding the implementation of M.S. 256.01, Subdivisions 18c, 18d and 18e, the number of persons affected, and fiscal impact by program Cross-Agency Data-Sharing to Improve Program Integrity in Public Benefit Programs Minn. Dept. of Human Services
    Minn. Dept. of Public Safety         		2012 Minn. Laws Chap. 247 Art. 3 Sec. 29 12/01/2013 Public Welfare
    Details 01/18/2013 Recommendations to align program policy and procedures across all public assistance programs to simplify and streamline program eligibility and access Alignment of Public Assistance Programs' Policy and Procedures: Report and Recommendations Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2011 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 9 Sec. 15 01/15/2013 Health Care
    Public Welfare
    Details 10/18/2013 Findings and conclusions on asset limit requirements across human services assistance programs, including group residential housing Report on Uniform Asset Limit Requirements Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2012 Minn. Laws Chap. 247 Art. 3 Sec. 28 01/15/2013 Health Care
    Public Welfare
    Details 02/20/2013 Steering Committee on Performance and Outcome Reforms recommendations for each essential service Steering Committee on Performance and Outcome Reforms: A Report to the Governor and the Health and Human Services Legislative Committees Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 79 Art. 9 Sec. 3 Subd. 1 402A.15 12/15/2012 Governing/Government-State - Agencies
    Public Welfare
    Details 02/22/2012 Evaluation of health and human services regulatory responsibilities and recommendations Evaluation of Health and Human Services Regulatory Responsibilities Minn. Dept. of Health 2011 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 2 Sec. 26 02/15/2012 Health Care
    Public Welfare
    Details Annual report of recommendations developed by the advisory committee to identify ways to simplify and streamline human services laws and administrative requirements Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 147 Art. 2 Sec. 16 256.01 Subd. 23(c) 01/15/2012 Children/Youth/Families
    Poverty
    Public Welfare
    Details 02/01/2012 Report detailing progress on the transfer of legal responsibility for providing human services to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe White Earth Health and Human Services Transfer Project: Transferring Health and Human Services Responsibilities from Mahnomen County to the White Earth Band of Ojibwe Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2011 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 9 Sec. 18 01/15/2012 Health Care
    Public Welfare
    Race & Ethnicity - American Indians
    Details Report on TANF transfers and amounts between the MFIP transition year child care assistance program and MFIP grant programs Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2010 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 1 Art. 25 Sec. 3 Subd. 1 12/01/2010 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Public Welfare
    Details 05/14/2010 Quarterly reports of the Steering Committee on Performance and Outcome Reforms Steering Committee on Performance and Outcome Reforms Minn. Dept. of Human Services 402A.15 Subd. 1(f) 06/15/2010 Public Welfare - Public Welfare Reform
    Details 05/05/2010 Steering Committee on Performance and Outcome Reforms recommendation of a uniform, graduated process for responding to a county's failure to make adequate progress on achieving performance measurse Steering Committee on Performance and Outcome Reforms: Framework for the Remedies Process Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 79 Art. 9 Sec. 3 Subd. 1 402A.15 02/15/2010 Public Welfare - Public Welfare Reform
    Details 06/17/2010 Proposal for establishing and transitioning to a new consolidated local county property tax contribution across all mandated health and human services (maintenance of effort) Reform of Local Government Funding of Human Services Minn. Dept. of Human Services
    Minn. Dept. of Revenue         		2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 88 Art. 2 Sec. 48 02/01/2010 Health Care
    Public Welfare
    Details 03/23/2010 Three-year schedule for completion of the work of the Steering Committee on Performance and Outcome Reforms Steering Committee on Performance and Outcome Reforms Work Plan Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 79 Art. 9 Sec. 3 402A.15 12/15/2009 Public Welfare - Public Welfare Reform
    Details Commissioner's report on the transfer of any responsibilities between the department and counties that would result in more efficient and effective administration of human services programs Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 147 Art. 2 Sec. 16 256.01 Subd. 23(d) 01/15/2009 Children/Youth/Families
    Poverty
    Public Welfare
    Details Proposed legislation for implementation of a statewide system of quality assurance Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2005 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 4 Art. 7 Sec. 57 12/15/2006 Public Welfare
    Details 03/13/2007 Report on the redesign of case management services Redesigning Case Management Services for People with Disabilities in Minnesota: A Report to the Legislature Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2005 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 4 Art. 7 Sec. 59 12/15/2006 Public Welfare
    Details 01/29/2004 Report on usage and costs of the SAVE program over the previous year Report on Usage and Costs of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2000 Minn. Laws Chap. 488 Art. 10 Sec. 30 01/15/2004 Immigrants & Refugees
    Public Welfare
    Details 03/05/2004 Time study to determine staff time being spent on various case mix categories Value-Based Reimbursement: A Proposal for a New Nursing Facility Reimbursement System Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 5 Sec. 35 01/15/2004 Public Welfare
    Details 01/16/2003 Report on the usage and costs of the SAVE program over the previous year Report to the Legislature: Report on Usage and Costs of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2000 Minn. Laws Chap. 488 Art. 10 Sec. 30 01/15/2003 Immigrants & Refugees
    Public Welfare
    Details Report on the extensions granted under Sec. 28 under the previous calendar year Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 10 Sec. 28 Subd. 8 01/15/2003 Public Welfare
    Details 01/29/2003 Report on a proposal for assessing county performance using a methodology that controls for demographic, economic and other variables that may impact county achievement of MFIP performance outcomes Report to the Minnesota Legislature: Proposal for a County Performance Measurement System for the Minnesota Family Investment Program Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 10 Sec. 64 01/15/2003 Public Welfare
    Details 03/03/2005 Report on the use of state and federal funds appropriated for welfare-to-work programs and the effectiveness of such programs Report to the Legislature: Minnesota Welfare to Work Program Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 17 Sec. 2 Subd. 11 01/15/2003 Public Welfare - Public Welfare Reform
    Details 02/28/2003 Report evaluating strategies to consolidate the delivery of state-operated services Furthering a Community-Based Mental Health System in Minnesota: State Operated Services Report Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2002 Minn. Laws Chap. 374 Art. 9 Sec. 2 Subd. 4 01/15/2003 Disability Issues
    Governing/Government-State - Agencies
    Public Welfare
    Details 02/20/2001 The use in MFIP-S of employment and training providers Report to the Minnesota State Legislature Authorized by 1998 Laws of Minnesota, Chapter 407, Article 6, Section 114 Minn. Dept. of Economic Security
    Minn. Dept. of Human Services         		1998 Minn. Laws Chap. 407 Art. 6 Sec. 114 01/15/2002 Public Welfare
    Details Report on extensions granted to new categories of participants during the previous calendar year Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 10 Sec. 28 Subd. 8 01/15/2002 Public Welfare
    Details Recommendations for changing child care program requirements for MFIP participants Minn. Dept. of Education
    Minn. Dept. of Human Services         		1999 Minn. Laws Chap. 214 Art. 2 Sec. 22 02/01/2000 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Public Welfare
    Details 02/09/1999 Percent of MFIP-S caseload participants who are exempt from work Report to the Minnesota State Legislature Authorized by the 1998 Laws of Minnesota, Chapter 407, Article 6, Section 113 Minn. Dept. of Health
    Minn. Dept. of Human Services         		1998 Minn. Laws Chap. 407 Art. 6 Sec. 113 01/01/2000 Public Welfare
    Details Report describing a plan to handle individual applicants for general assistance Minn. Dept. of Human Services 1997 Minn. Laws Chap. 85 Art. 3 Sec. 54 Subd. 2 01/20/1998 Public Welfare
    Details Background study costs required by MS245A.04, Subd. 3 Minn. Dept. of Health 1997 Minn. Laws Chap. 248 Sec. 48 01/15/1998 Public Welfare
    Details Final report regarding results of evaluation of state funded food stamp outreach programs Minn. Dept. of Human Services 1995 Minn. Laws Chap. 178 Art. 2 Sec. 21 01/01/1998 Public Welfare
    Details Interim report regarding results of evaluation of state-funded food stamp outreach programs Minn. Dept. of Human Services 1995 Minn. Laws Chap. 178 Art. 2 Sec. 21 01/01/1997 Public Welfare
    Details Report regarding evaluate the AFDC to employment program changes Minn. Dept. of Human Services 1993 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 1 Art. 6 Sec. 8 Subd. 3 256.734 08/24/1994 Public Welfare - Public Welfare Reform
    Details 09/17/1998 Report on effectiveness of programs for prior 2 years of programs, including revenues, expenditures and goals of each county's program. Social Services in Minnesota, 1996: Revenues, Expenditures, and Clients Under the Community Social Services Act Minn. Dept. of Human Services 256E.10   Governing/Government-State - Agencies
    Public Welfare
    Details 02/15/2005 Report regarding computer systems: Detailing project expenditures, methods used to maximize county participation, and the fiscal impact on programs, counties and clients. Information Technology Report to the Legislature Minn. Dept. of Human Services 256.014 Subd. 3   Computers & Technology - Government Use
    Public Welfare
    Details 12/19/2002 Overview of community and state social services plans Community Social Services Act State Plan 2002-2003: Report to the Minnesota Legislature Minn. Dept. of Human Services 256E.04   Public Welfare
    Details 01/16/2004 Report on formulas for performance-based allocations Recommendations on Performance-based Funding for the Minnesota Family Investment Program Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2003 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 14 Art. 1 Sec. 94 Subd. 9 256J.626   Public Welfare
    Details Annual report of the summary results of quality assurance reviews of local welfare agency screening practices and decisions. Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2020 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 2 Art. 7 Sec. 38 260E.38 Subd. 3   Public Welfare