1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 297, the delete everything amendment
1.2(A07-0645), as follows:
1.3Page 5, after line 35, insert:

1.4    "Sec. 8. [256D.0516] EXPIRATION OF FOOD SUPPORT BENEFITS AND
1.5REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
1.6    Subdivision 1. Expiration of food support benefits. Food support benefits shall
1.7not be stored off line or expunged from a recipient's account unless the benefits have not
1.8been accessed for 12 months after the month they were issued.
1.9    Subd. 2. Food support reporting requirements. The Department of Human
1.10Services shall implement simplified reporting as permitted under the Food Stamp Act of
1.111977, as amended, and the food stamp regulations in Code of Federal Regulations, title
1.127, part 273. Food support recipient households required to report periodically shall not
1.13be required to report more often than one time every six months. This provision shall
1.14not apply to households receiving food benefits under the Minnesota family investment
1.15program waiver."
1.16Page 29, after line 33, insert:

1.17    "Sec. 39. MINNESOTA FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAM SIMPLIFIED
1.18APPLICATION.
1.19    The Department of Human Services shall create a simplified application for the
1.20Minnesota food support program for persons over the age of 60 and persons with
1.21disabilities. The application must be no longer than three pages in length."
1.22Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.23Amend the title accordingly