Sponsor: Financial Assistance Services
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Presentation: House Resolution 1 Implementation: Operational Readiness, Service Delivery, and Staffing Needs
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Recommendation
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None. For information and discussion only.
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Background and Rationale
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House Resolution 1 (HR1) or the “One Big Beautiful Bill” was signed into law on July 4th, 2025. This new law dramatically impacts how states are funded and required to administer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid (known in Minnesota as Medical Assistance (MA)). In Minnesota, both SNAP and MA are state-supervised and county-administered programs, indicating that it is county staff who are responsible for the day-to-day administration and delivery of these services. This is unique as the majority of states administer these programs with state agencies, rather than local governments.
The new law dramatically increases the day-to-day workload of administering the program, through policy decisions such as increasing work requirements, decreasing eligibility timelines and increasing volume of renewals. Financial Assistance Services (FAS) has been preparing by strengthening staff investment and training, engaging in available technology modernization and streamlining the service delivery process. FAS, in partnership with Finance and Human Resources, has continued to study the additional anticipated workload and will share these findings.
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