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Mandate I Statute Comments _ <br />Human Services (continued) <br />County Match 11913.11, Eliminate or equalize the required county match for the Basic Sliding Fee (BSF) <br />and Maintenance Subd. 1 childcare program, which is currently equal to the calendar year 1996 required <br />of Effort and 4 contribution. The average statewide local match for BSF childcare is 3%, but some <br />Requirements for counties pay as much as 15%. Approximately $40,000 per year. <br />Child Care <br />Assistance <br />Commitment 256G.08 Eliminate the county share for sex offender hold costs. <br />Hold Costs for <br />Sex Offenders . 100% cost for holding sex offenders at State Operated Services facilities or jail <br />facilities, whichever the offender chooses to be held. Approximately $25,000 <br />per year. <br />Random Drug 256.01, In 2012 the Minnesota Legislature passed a law requiring the random drug testing <br />Testing of Subd. 18c of convicted drug felons who are receiving General Assistance (GA), Minnesota <br />Convicted Felons Supplemental Aid (MSA), Diversionary Work Program (DWP), Minnesota Family <br />Investment Plan (MFIP) or Work Participation Benefits (WB). Counties are charged <br />with this responsibility. No reimbursement for counties was included in the <br />legislation. The number of county participants receiving cash assistance benefits <br />and subject to random drug testing is negligible and the actual test costs are <br />approximately $500 a year. The operational costs of handling appeals and legal <br />challenges have yet to be quantified. <br />z <br />IE -1 Subtotal: $4,841,400 <br />Human Resources/Employee Benefits <br />Either Eliminate 299A.465 Employers are required to pay the employer share of disabled peace officers' and <br />or Totally State- their dependents' health insurance until the peace officer reaches age 65, even if <br />Fund Continued the officer gains other employment and health insurance coverage. Since this <br />Health Insurance benefit was created in the late 1990s, there has been a surge in disability <br />for retirements. In part, because of this, both employer and employee contribution <br />Disabled Peace rates to the PERA Police and Fire pension plan have increased. When this benefit <br />Officers was originally enacted, it was predicated on the state paying 100% of its costs. The <br />state has not kept its part of that bargain for several years. If the state cannot meet <br />that obligation, the mandated payment by the employer should be eliminated. <br />Approximately $10,000 per year. <br />Subtotal: $10,000 <br />C� <br />