1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 181, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 3, delete lines 1 to 10
1.3Page 3, line 11, delete "
(d)" and insert "
(b)"
1.4Page 3, line 12, delete everything after "
who" and insert "
are eligible for educational
1.5benefits to the commissioner of human services as required under section 124D.1115."
1.6Page 3, delete lines 13 and 14
1.7Page 3, line 15, delete "
(e)" and insert "
(c)"
1.8Page 4, after line 14, insert:
1.9 "Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.962, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.10 Subd. 6.
School districts and charter schools. (a) At the beginning of each school
1.11year, a school district
or charter school shall provide information to each student on the
1.12availability of health care coverage through the Minnesota health care programs
and how
1.13to obtain an application for the Minnesota health care programs.
1.14 (b)
For each child who is determined to be eligible for the free and reduced-price
1.15school lunch program, the district shall provide the child's family with information on how
1.16to obtain an application for the Minnesota health care programs and application assistance.
1.17 (c) A
school district
or charter school shall also ensure that applications and
1.18information on application assistance are available at early childhood education sites and
1.19public schools located within the district's jurisdiction.
1.20 (d) (c) Each district shall designate an enrollment specialist to provide application
1.21assistance and follow-up services with families who have indicated an interest in receiving
1.22information or an application for the Minnesota health care program. A district is eligible
1.23for the application assistance bonus described in subdivision 5.
1.24 (e) Each (d) If a school district or charter school maintains a district Web site, the
1.25school district
or charter school shall provide on
their its Web site a link to information on
1.26how to obtain an application and application assistance."
1.27Page 11, after line 30 insert:
2.1 "Sec. 16.
APPROPRIATION.
2.2 $....... is appropriated from the health care access fund to the commissioner of
2.3education, for the biennium beginning July 1, 2009, to implement section 256.0122,
2.4subdivisions 3 and 4."
2.5Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.6Amend the title accordingly