Purpose

• Establish a formal process to document and share the language that accompanies grant funding, so lawmakers and staff have clear records of what each grant is for, who receives it, and any requirements attached to it.

Main Provisions

• By September 1, 2026, four state departments—the Department of Management and Budget, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children Youth and Families, and the Department of Health and Direct Care and Treatment—must submit:
  • the legislative rider text (the specific language that accompanied each grant appropriation),
  • base appropriation amounts for all grants, and
  • the relevant Minnesota Laws that pertain to those grants,
  • for all grants in fiscal years 2028 and 2029.
• The required materials must be sent to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health, human services, and children.
• Copies of the materials must also be provided to:
  • the Revisor of Statutes,
  • House Research,
  • House Fiscal Analysis,
  • Senate Counsel Research and Fiscal Analysis.
• Definition of legislative rider text: the enacted Minnesota Laws language that accompanied a grant appropriation and set the grant’s purpose, recipients, or requirements.

Effect on Law

• Creates a formal reporting and transparency requirement for grant riders and base grant amounts, linking agency actions to legislative oversight.
• Establishes a standardized deadline and designated recipients to ensure consistent access to rider information for two future fiscal years (2028 and 2029).

Significance and Changes to Existing Law

• Significantly changes how grant information is collected and shared by key agencies by codifying a multi-agency reporting obligation and specific timeline.
• Clarifies what counts as legislative rider text and ensures it is included with base grant information for legislative review.

Relevant Terms

• base grant riders
• legislative rider text
• base appropriation amounts
• grants
• Minnesota Laws
• Department of Management and Budget
• Department of Human Services
• Department of Children Youth and Families
• Department of Health and Direct Care and Treatment
• fiscal year 2028
• fiscal year 2029
• chairs
• ranking minority members
• legislative committees with jurisdiction over health, human services, and children
• Revisor of Statutes
• House Research
• House Fiscal Analysis
• Senate Counsel Research and Fiscal Analysis