1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 171, the delete everything amendment
1.2H0171DE2, as follows:
1.3Page 2, after line 3, insert:
1.4    "Subd. 5. Fraud reports. Retailers who report to the commissioner substantiated
1.5incidents of EBT card fraud shall receive five percent of any recovered funds."
1.6Page 4, after line 16, insert:

1.7    "Sec. 6. MINNESOTA EBT BUSINESS TASK FORCE.
1.8    Subd. 1. Members. The Minnesota EBT Business Task Force includes seven
1.9members, appointed as follows:
1.10(a) two members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, one appointed by the
1.11Speaker of the House and one appointed by the Minority Leader;
1.12(b) two members of the Minnesota Senate, one appointed by the Senate Majority
1.13Leader and one appointed by the Senate Minority Leader;
1.14(c) the commissioner of human services, or designee;
1.15(d) an appointee of the Minnesota Grocers Association; and
1.16(e) a credit card processor, appointed by the commissioner of human services.
1.17    Subd. 2. Duties. The Minnesota EBT Business Task Force shall create a workable
1.18strategy to eliminate the purchase of tobacco and alcoholic beverages by recipients of the
1.19general assistance program and Minnesota supplemental aid program under Minnesota
1.20Statutes, chapter 256D and programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J using EBT
1.21cards. The task force will consider cost to the state, feasibility of execution at retail, and
1.22ease of use and privacy for EBT cardholders.
1.23    Subd. 3. Report. The task force will report back to the legislative committees with
1.24jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance by April 1, 2012, with
1.25recommendations related to the task force duties under subdivision 2.
2.1    Subd. 4. Expiration. The task force expires on June 30, 2012.

2.2    Sec. 7. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER.
2.3The commissioner of human services shall issue a request for proposals for a third
2.4party credit card processor who will prohibit the ability of EBT cards to be used to
2.5purchase tobacco products or alcoholic beverages. Based on responses to the request
2.6for proposals, the commissioner shall enter into a contract for the services specified in
2.7this section by October 1, 2011.
2.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment."
2.9Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
2.10Amend the title accordingly