Minneslate Logo

SF3770 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Regional food bank grant program establishment and appropriation

Related bill: HF3586

AI Generated Summary

Purpose

Establish a regional food bank grant program to increase the availability of food to individuals and families in need in Minnesota.

Key Provisions

  • Establishment

    • The commissioner of children, youth, and families must create regional food bank grants.

  • Distribution

    • Money for the grants will be distributed to regional food banks and Minnesota Tribal governments (as defined in section 10.65) based on a formula that uses:
    • the number of people in households with incomes below the federal poverty level, and
    • the number of unemployed people in the service area.

  • Allowable uses of the money

    • Grants may be used to purchase transport and to coordinate the distribution of food to sites approved by the commissioner.
    • Grants may also be used to purchase personal hygiene products, including diapers and toilet paper.
    • Food and other products purchased with grant money must be available at no cost at sites approved by the commissioner.
    • Grant funds may not be used to pay the compensation of officers, directors, trustees, key employees, or the highest-compensated employees as reported on IRS Form 990.

  • Reporting and accountability

    • Recipients must retain records documenting how grant money is spent and comply with any additional documentation requirements set by the commissioner.
    • They must report on how the grant money is used to the commissioner, who will determine the timing and format of the reports.

  • Ineligible expenditures

    • If the commissioner finds ineligible expenditures, the amount must be repaid by the recipient to the commissioner and deposited in the general fund.

Funding and Fiscal Impact

  • A funding amount of 10,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund for regional food bank grants.
  • The base for fiscal years 2028 and 2029 is 10,000,000 for each year.

Significance

  • Aims to enhance food access by supporting regional food banks and Minnesota Tribal governments, enabling distribution of food and basic hygiene items to people in need, with oversight to ensure proper use of funds.

Relevant Terms - regional food bank grants - Minnesota Tribal governments - food banks - federal poverty level - unemployed - transport - distribution - personal hygiene products - diapers - toilet paper - no cost - officers - directors - trustees - key employees - highest compensated employees - IRS Form 990 - records - reporting - commissioner of children, youth, and families - general fund - appropriation - fiscal year - section 10.65

Bill text versions

Past committee meetings

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
February 23, 2026SenateActionIntroduction and first reading
February 23, 2026SenateActionReferred toHealth and Human Services

Citations

 
[
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Establishes regional food bank grants under Minnesota Statutes 142F.16, Subdivision 1.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "142F.16",
    "subdivision": "Subd.1"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Provides for distribution of the appropriation to regional food banks and Minnesota Tribal governments using a formula based on poverty and unemployment in the service area.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "142F.16",
    "subdivision": "Subd.2"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Restricts grant use to purchasing, transporting, and coordinating distribution of food and related items; provides that grant purchases must be available at no cost at approved sites.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "142F.16",
    "subdivision": "Subd.3"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Requires record-keeping and reporting on grant expenditures; specifies reporting requirements and timing determined by the commissioner.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "142F.16",
    "subdivision": "Subd.4"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Provides that ineligible expenditures must be repaid to the general fund.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "142F.16",
    "subdivision": "Subd.5"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Defines Minnesota Tribal governments as used for the program, referenced as defined in Minnesota Statutes section 10.65.",
      "modified": []
    },
    "citation": "10.65",
    "subdivision": ""
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

Sponsors

Loading…