1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3729, the delete everything amendment
1.2(A10-2559), as follows:
1.3Page 61, after line 6, insert:

1.4    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 270C.445, is amended by adding a
1.5subdivision to read:
1.6    Subd. 5c. Homeless prevention and food shelf checkoff. A tax preparer must
1.7give written notice of the option to contribute to the homeless prevention and food shelf
1.8management account in sections 290.433 and 290.434 to corporate clients that file an
1.9income tax return and to individual clients who file an income tax return or property tax
1.10refund claim form. This notification must be included with information sent to the client
1.11at the same time as the preliminary worksheets or other documents used in preparing the
1.12client's return and must include a line for displaying contributions.
1.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
1.14December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2013."
1.15Page 90, after line 15, insert:

1.16    "Sec. 22. [290.433] HOMELESS PREVENTION AND FOOD SHELF
1.17CHECKOFF.
1.18Every individual who files an income tax return or property tax refund claim form
1.19may designate on their original return that $1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted
1.20from the refund that would otherwise be payable by or to that individual and paid into
1.21an account to be established for the management of homeless prevention and food shelf
1.22programs. The commissioner of revenue shall, on the income tax return and the property
1.23tax refund claim form, notify filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax or
1.24refund be paid into the homeless prevention and food shelf management account. The sum
1.25of the amounts designated to be paid shall be credited to the homeless prevention and food
1.26shelf management account for use in the following manner: (1) 50 percent for homeless
2.1prevention and services through emergency services grants established under section
2.2256E.36 and administered by the Department of Human Services; and (2) 50 percent of
2.3the amounts to the food shelf program established in section 256E.34 and administered by
2.4the Department of Human Services. An amount to pay the personnel and administrative
2.5costs to administer the checkoff is annually appropriated to the commissioner from the
2.6homeless prevention and food shelf management account. All interest earned on money
2.7accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and reimbursements of
2.8expenditures in the homeless prevention and food shelf management account shall be
2.9credited to the account by the commissioner of management and budget, except that gifts
2.10or contributions received directly by the commissioner of human services and directed by
2.11the contributor for use in specific homeless prevention and food shelf programs shall be
2.12handled directly by this department.
2.13The state pledges and agrees with all contributors to the homeless prevention and
2.14food shelf programs account to use the funds contributed solely for the management of
2.15homeless prevention and food shelf programs and for administration of the checkoff
2.16program and further agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or restrictions that
2.17limit or otherwise restrict the ability of the commissioner of human services to use the
2.18available funds for the most efficient and effective management of homeless prevention
2.19and food shelf programs. The dedicated money under this section must supplement
2.20traditional sources of funding for these purposes and may not be used as a substitute.
2.21EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
2.22December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2013.

2.23    Sec. 23. [290.434] CORPORATE HOMELESS PREVENTION AND FOOD
2.24SHELF CHECKOFF.
2.25A corporation that files an income tax return may designate on its original return that
2.26$1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted from the refund that would otherwise be
2.27payable by or to that corporation and paid into the homeless prevention and food shelf
2.28management account established by section 290.433 for use in the following manner:
2.29(1) 50 percent for homeless prevention and services through emergency services grants
2.30under section 256E.36 and administered by the Department of Human Services; and (2)
2.3150 percent of the amounts to the food shelf program established in section 256E.34 and
2.32administered by the Department of Human Services. An amount to pay the personnel
2.33and administrative costs to administer the checkoff is annually appropriated to the
2.34commissioner from the homeless prevention and food shelf management account. The
2.35commissioner of revenue shall, on the corporate tax return, notify filers of their right
3.1to designate that a portion of their tax return be paid into the homeless prevention and
3.2food shelf management account for homeless prevention and food shelf programs. All
3.3interest earned on money accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and
3.4reimbursements of expenditures in the homeless prevention and food shelf management
3.5account shall be credited to the account by the commissioner of management and budget,
3.6except that gifts or contributions received directly by the commissioner of human services
3.7and directed by the contributor for use in specific homeless prevention and food shelf
3.8programs shall be handled directly by this department.
3.9The state pledges and agrees with all contributors to the homeless prevention and
3.10food shelf programs account to use the funds contributed solely for the management of
3.11homeless prevention and food shelf programs and for administration of the checkoff
3.12program and further agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or restrictions that
3.13limit or otherwise restrict the ability of the commissioner of human services to use the
3.14available funds for the most efficient and effective management of homeless prevention
3.15and food shelf programs. The dedicated money under this section must supplement
3.16traditional sources of funding for these purposes and may not be used as a substitute.
3.17EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for taxable years beginning after
3.18December 31, 2009, and before January 1, 2013."