Bill Text: MN HF993 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Nonprofit housing organization funding eligibility changed.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-28 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Housing Finance and Policy [HF993 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF993-Introduced.html
1.2relating to housing finance; changing nonprofit eligibility for funding;amending
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 462A.03, by adding a subdivision; 462A.209,
1.4subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 462A.29.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.03, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8 Subd. 24. Disadvantaged nonprofit housing organization. "Disadvantaged
1.9nonprofit housing organization" means a nonprofit organization that:
1.10(1) provides services or administers programs related to housing, homelessness,
1.11homeownership, or tenancy;
1.12(2) serves disadvantaged, culturally and linguistically specific, unserved, and
1.13underrepresented populations as a primary constituency for the organization's services and
1.14programs, including but not limited to individuals and families of minority populations,
1.15refugees, and veterans; and
1.16(3) has not received equitable, sustainable, or other financial assistance for housing
1.17development or programs and services in a previous fiscal year from a state or federal
1.18agency, including but not limited to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
1.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.209, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.20 Subdivision 1. Full cycle homeownership services. The homeownership education,
1.21counseling, and training program shall be used to provide funding to community-based
1.22nonprofit organizations, disadvantaged nonprofit housing organizations, and political
1.23subdivisions to assist them in building the capacity to provide and providing full cycle
2.1homeownership services to low and moderate income home buyers and homeowners,
2.2including seniors. The purpose of the program is to encourage private investment in
2.3affordable housing and collaboration of nonprofit organizations and political subdivisions
2.4with each other and private lenders in providing full cycle homeownership services.
2.5 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.209, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.6 Subd. 2.Definition Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms
2.7have the meanings given:
2.8(1) "eligible organization" means a community-based nonprofit organization, a
2.9disadvantaged nonprofit housing organization, or a political subdivision; and
2.10(2) "full cycle homeownership services" means supporting eligible home buyers
2.11and home owners through all phases of purchasing and keeping a home, by providing
2.12prepurchase home buyer education; prepurchase counseling and credit repair; prepurchase
2.13and postpurchase property inspection and technical and financial assistance to buyers in
2.14rehabilitating the home; postpurchase counseling, including home equity conversion loan
2.15counseling, mortgage default counseling, postpurchase assistance with home maintenance,
2.16entry cost assistance; foreclosure prevention and assistance; and access to flexible loan
2.17products.
2.18 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.209, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.19 Subd. 3. Eligibility. (a) The agency shall establish eligibility criteria for nonprofit
2.20organizations and political subdivisions to receive funding under this section. The
2.21eligibility criteria must require the nonprofit organization or political subdivision to
2.22provide, to build capacity to provide, or support full cycle homeownership services for
2.23eligible home buyers.
2.24(b) The agency may fund a nonprofit organization or political subdivision that will
2.25provide full cycle homeownership services by coordinating with one or more other
2.26organizations that will provide specific components of full cycle homeownership services.
2.27The agency may make exceptions to providing all components of full cycle lending if
2.28justified by the application. If there are more applicants requesting funding than there are
2.29funds available, except for disadvantaged nonprofit housing organizations, the agency
2.30shall award the funds on a competitive basis and also assure an equitable geographic
2.31distribution of the available funds.
2.32(c) The eligibility criteria must require the nonprofit organization or political
2.33subdivision to have a demonstrated involvement in the local community and to target the
3.1housing affordability needs of the local community or to have demonstrated experience
3.2with counseling older persons on housing, or both.
3.3(d) The eligibility criteria may include a requirement for specific training provided
3.4by designated state or national entities who provide certification or accreditation
3.5services. The agencymay shall also include an eligibility criteria that requires uniform
3.6application of the same counselor certification or organizational accreditationby specified
3.7organizations which provide certification or accreditation services provided by a state or
3.8national entity, and shall not require an additional state entity course, certification, or
3.9accreditation to replace or be added onto a designated national entity certification. The
3.10agency shall administer the training requirements and certification requirements in this
3.11paragraph equally and make them accessible to all nonprofits and political subdivisions.
3.12(e) The agency shall engage in partnerships andcollaboration collaborations, and
3.13development of policies and rules with innovative, grass roots,or community-based
3.14initiativesshall be encouraged and organizations, including but not limited to
3.15disadvantaged nonprofit service providers and related stakeholders. The agency shall give
3.16priority to nonprofit organizations and political subdivisions that have funding from other
3.17sources for full cycle homeownership services, except that funding requirements are
3.18waived for disadvantaged nonprofit service providers. Applicants for funds under section
3.19462A.057
may also apply funds under this program.
3.20(f) The agency shall prioritize disadvantaged nonprofit service providers when
3.21determining funding and capacity-building for housing development, programs, and
3.22services under this section. A disadvantaged nonprofit service provider means a nonprofit
3.23organization that:
3.24(1) provides programs and services that are supportive of or related to housing,
3.25homelessness, homeownership, or tenancy and is in capacity-building in full-cycle
3.26homeownership services or housing development;
3.27(2) as a primary constituency for the organization's services and programs,
3.28serves the unserved and underrepresented populations, including but not limited to the
3.29disadvantaged, minority populations, victims of war, new Americans, those with culturally
3.30and linguistically specific needs, and veterans, including veterans with minority special
3.31forces and others facing disparities; and
3.32(3) has not received equitable, sustainable, or other financial assistance for housing
3.33development or programs and services in a previous fiscal year from a state or federal
3.34agency, including but not limited to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
3.35The agency shall provide assistance to disadvantaged nonprofit service providers that
3.36seek to apply for funds under this section, including: technical assistance and training in
4.1the application process and requirements; assistance in development of the necessary
4.2plans and programming; capacity-building for acquiring applicable funds from other
4.3sources, including but not limited to becoming a federally approved agency, such as
4.4a HUD-approved agency for HUD funds; and waiver of any education, training, or
4.5participant fees.
4.6 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.209, is amended by adding a
4.7subdivision to read:
4.8 Subd. 5a. Grant awards. Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (d), of the
4.9funds available under this section the agency shall designate and provide a portion to
4.10disadvantaged nonprofit housing organizations for capacity building and assistance
4.11in obtaining specific training, counselor certification, or organizational accreditation
4.12necessary for the organization to apply for funds under this chapter.
4.13 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.29, is amended to read:
4.14462A.29 INTERAGENCY COORDINATION ON HOMELESSNESS.
4.15(a) The agency shall coordinate services and activities of all state agencies and
4.16minority nonprofits relating to homelessness. The agency shall coordinate an investigation
4.17and review of the current system of service delivery to the homeless. The agency
4.18may request assistance from other agencies of state government, including culturally
4.19appropriate nonprofit service providers, as needed for the execution of the responsibilities
4.20under this section and the other agencies shall furnish the assistance upon request.
4.21(b) The Interagency Council on Homelessness established to assist with the execution
4.22of the duties of this section shall give priority to reducing disparities and barriers and
4.23improving the coordination of services and activities that reduce the number of children
4.24and military veterans, including Asian and Pacific Americans and Asian American special
4.25forces veterans, who experience homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. The council
4.26shall also prioritize improving the economic, housing, health, social, and education
4.27outcomes for children and military veterans, including Asian American special forces
4.28veterans, who experience homelessness or are at risk of homelessness.
4.29(c) For the purposes of this section, "Asian American special forces veteran" means
4.30person who is an American citizen from Southeast Asia including Hmong or Lao who was
4.31recruited, trained, directed, supported, and paid by the United States Central Intelligence
4.32Agency (CIA) or other government at any time during the period of the Vietnam War, as a
4.33soldier or other paramilitary agent of the CIA's Asian special forces or units including
5.1the Air Force, Army, or Navy armed forces and special guerilla units, as verified in any
5.2reasonable manner by the appropriate state or federal authorities.
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 462A.03, by adding a subdivision; 462A.209,
1.4subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 462A.29.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.03, is amended by adding a
1.7subdivision to read:
1.8 Subd. 24. Disadvantaged nonprofit housing organization. "Disadvantaged
1.9nonprofit housing organization" means a nonprofit organization that:
1.10(1) provides services or administers programs related to housing, homelessness,
1.11homeownership, or tenancy;
1.12(2) serves disadvantaged, culturally and linguistically specific, unserved, and
1.13underrepresented populations as a primary constituency for the organization's services and
1.14programs, including but not limited to individuals and families of minority populations,
1.15refugees, and veterans; and
1.16(3) has not received equitable, sustainable, or other financial assistance for housing
1.17development or programs and services in a previous fiscal year from a state or federal
1.18agency, including but not limited to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
1.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.209, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.20 Subdivision 1. Full cycle homeownership services. The homeownership education,
1.21counseling, and training program shall be used to provide funding to community-based
1.22nonprofit organizations, disadvantaged nonprofit housing organizations, and political
1.23subdivisions to assist them in building the capacity to provide and providing full cycle
2.1homeownership services to low and moderate income home buyers and homeowners,
2.2including seniors. The purpose of the program is to encourage private investment in
2.3affordable housing and collaboration of nonprofit organizations and political subdivisions
2.4with each other and private lenders in providing full cycle homeownership services.
2.5 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.209, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.6 Subd. 2.
2.7have the meanings given:
2.8(1) "eligible organization" means a community-based nonprofit organization, a
2.9disadvantaged nonprofit housing organization, or a political subdivision; and
2.10(2) "full cycle homeownership services" means supporting eligible home buyers
2.11and home owners through all phases of purchasing and keeping a home, by providing
2.12prepurchase home buyer education; prepurchase counseling and credit repair; prepurchase
2.13and postpurchase property inspection and technical and financial assistance to buyers in
2.14rehabilitating the home; postpurchase counseling, including home equity conversion loan
2.15counseling, mortgage default counseling, postpurchase assistance with home maintenance,
2.16entry cost assistance; foreclosure prevention and assistance; and access to flexible loan
2.17products.
2.18 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.209, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.19 Subd. 3. Eligibility. (a) The agency shall establish eligibility criteria for nonprofit
2.20organizations and political subdivisions to receive funding under this section. The
2.21eligibility criteria must require the nonprofit organization or political subdivision to
2.22provide, to build capacity to provide, or support full cycle homeownership services for
2.23eligible home buyers.
2.24(b) The agency may fund a nonprofit organization or political subdivision that will
2.25provide full cycle homeownership services by coordinating with one or more other
2.26organizations that will provide specific components of full cycle homeownership services.
2.27The agency may make exceptions to providing all components of full cycle lending if
2.28justified by the application. If there are more applicants requesting funding than there are
2.29funds available, except for disadvantaged nonprofit housing organizations, the agency
2.30shall award the funds on a competitive basis and also assure an equitable geographic
2.31distribution of the available funds.
2.32(c) The eligibility criteria must require the nonprofit organization or political
2.33subdivision to have a demonstrated involvement in the local community and to target the
3.1housing affordability needs of the local community or to have demonstrated experience
3.2with counseling older persons on housing, or both.
3.3(d) The eligibility criteria may include a requirement for specific training provided
3.4by designated state or national entities who provide certification or accreditation
3.5services. The agency
3.6application of the same counselor certification or organizational accreditation
3.7
3.8national entity, and shall not require an additional state entity course, certification, or
3.9accreditation to replace or be added onto a designated national entity certification. The
3.10agency shall administer the training requirements and certification requirements in this
3.11paragraph equally and make them accessible to all nonprofits and political subdivisions.
3.12(e) The agency shall engage in partnerships and
3.13development of policies and rules with innovative, grass roots,
3.14initiatives
3.15disadvantaged nonprofit service providers and related stakeholders. The agency shall give
3.16priority to nonprofit organizations and political subdivisions that have funding from other
3.17sources for full cycle homeownership services, except that funding requirements are
3.18waived for disadvantaged nonprofit service providers. Applicants for funds under section
3.20(f) The agency shall prioritize disadvantaged nonprofit service providers when
3.21determining funding and capacity-building for housing development, programs, and
3.22services under this section. A disadvantaged nonprofit service provider means a nonprofit
3.23organization that:
3.24(1) provides programs and services that are supportive of or related to housing,
3.25homelessness, homeownership, or tenancy and is in capacity-building in full-cycle
3.26homeownership services or housing development;
3.27(2) as a primary constituency for the organization's services and programs,
3.28serves the unserved and underrepresented populations, including but not limited to the
3.29disadvantaged, minority populations, victims of war, new Americans, those with culturally
3.30and linguistically specific needs, and veterans, including veterans with minority special
3.31forces and others facing disparities; and
3.32(3) has not received equitable, sustainable, or other financial assistance for housing
3.33development or programs and services in a previous fiscal year from a state or federal
3.34agency, including but not limited to the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency.
3.35The agency shall provide assistance to disadvantaged nonprofit service providers that
3.36seek to apply for funds under this section, including: technical assistance and training in
4.1the application process and requirements; assistance in development of the necessary
4.2plans and programming; capacity-building for acquiring applicable funds from other
4.3sources, including but not limited to becoming a federally approved agency, such as
4.4a HUD-approved agency for HUD funds; and waiver of any education, training, or
4.5participant fees.
4.6 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.209, is amended by adding a
4.7subdivision to read:
4.8 Subd. 5a. Grant awards. Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (d), of the
4.9funds available under this section the agency shall designate and provide a portion to
4.10disadvantaged nonprofit housing organizations for capacity building and assistance
4.11in obtaining specific training, counselor certification, or organizational accreditation
4.12necessary for the organization to apply for funds under this chapter.
4.13 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 462A.29, is amended to read:
4.14462A.29 INTERAGENCY COORDINATION ON HOMELESSNESS.
4.15(a) The agency shall coordinate services and activities of all state agencies and
4.16minority nonprofits relating to homelessness. The agency shall coordinate an investigation
4.17and review of the current system of service delivery to the homeless. The agency
4.18may request assistance from other agencies of state government, including culturally
4.19appropriate nonprofit service providers, as needed for the execution of the responsibilities
4.20under this section and the other agencies shall furnish the assistance upon request.
4.21(b) The Interagency Council on Homelessness established to assist with the execution
4.22of the duties of this section shall give priority to reducing disparities and barriers and
4.23improving the coordination of services and activities that reduce the number of children
4.24and military veterans, including Asian and Pacific Americans and Asian American special
4.25forces veterans, who experience homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. The council
4.26shall also prioritize improving the economic, housing, health, social, and education
4.27outcomes for children and military veterans, including Asian American special forces
4.28veterans, who experience homelessness or are at risk of homelessness.
4.29(c) For the purposes of this section, "Asian American special forces veteran" means
4.30person who is an American citizen from Southeast Asia including Hmong or Lao who was
4.31recruited, trained, directed, supported, and paid by the United States Central Intelligence
4.32Agency (CIA) or other government at any time during the period of the Vietnam War, as a
4.33soldier or other paramilitary agent of the CIA's Asian special forces or units including
5.1the Air Force, Army, or Navy armed forces and special guerilla units, as verified in any
5.2reasonable manner by the appropriate state or federal authorities.
