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State budget staff warns constitutional risk for House rental assistance demonstration language
Summary
Minnesota Management and Budget told the housing conference committee that a House provision to create public corporations eligible for state general obligation bonding may not meet constitutional ownership requirements, risking legal and implementation delays.
Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Hassimer of Minnesota Management and Budget told the conference committee she was concerned the House’s rental assistance demonstration provision may not meet Minnesota’s constitutional ownership requirements for state general‑obligation bonds.
Hassimer introduced herself as “Jennifer Hassimer, assistant commissioner for debt management at Minnesota Management and Budget,” and later warned: “The Minnesota constitution clearly limits the use of state bonds to capital projects owned by the state or by political subdivisions of the state. That ownership requirement is not just a formality or a check the box exercise. It's a constitutional obligation…
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