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This bill modifies data access provisions for veterans' programs by updating two sections of Minnesota statutes. The bill changes the language around accessing the MAXIS database (a human services information system) to expand the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs' ability to verify veterans' eligibility for various assistance programs. Specifically, the bill broadens the commissioner of veterans affairs' electronic access to the MAXIS database, which is now maintained by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, to verify eligibility not just for the State Soldiers Assistance Program, but also for the Veterans Stable Housing Initiative and other veterans programs. The bill also explicitly allows the commissioner to use this database access to help ensure veterans are connected to all available state and federal resources for which they might be eligible. These changes aim to improve veterans' access to support services by making it easier for the veterans affairs department to verify and connect veterans with appropriate benefits and resources.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Justice

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF1706&ssn=0&y=2025