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House repasses Senate File 1959 to fund veterans homes, homelessness and suicide-prevention programs
Summary
The Minnesota House adopted the conference committee report on Senate File 1959 and repassed the bill as amended, increasing funding for state veterans homes, homelessness services, suicide-prevention efforts and related veteran supports, and recognizing Special Guerrilla Unit veterans.
The Minnesota House adopted the conference committee report on Senate File 1959 and repassed the bill as amended, restoring and increasing state funding for veterans homes, homelessness initiatives and suicide-prevention programs and including a state recognition for Special Guerrilla Unit (SGU) veterans.
The conference committee report, announced at the start of the floor sequence, was moved for adoption by Representative Bliss and ultimately approved by voice vote and a roll call that resulted in 130 yeas and 0 nays. The clerk recorded that the bill was "repassed as amended by conference" and the title agreed to.
Why it matters: The package increases state appropriations for Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs priorities including operating support for recently established veterans homes, homelessness prevention and wraparound services, suicide-prevention funding, and targeted technical assistance for county veteran service officers. Sponsors said the state funding is intended to help the homes reach staffing levels that preserve federal per diem reimbursement and avoid potential federal clawbacks.
Representative Bliss, the author and cochair on…
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