Minnesota SF5015: Rent Smart, Wise and Ready online rental education course appropriation

What the bill says

A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the Rent Smart, Wise and Ready online rental education course. new text begin [ADDED: $4,634,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency to provide statewide access to the online rental education course Rent Smart, Wise and Ready through Build Wealth MN. The agency must use the money to purchase licenses for the Rent Smart, Wise and Ready curriculum for individuals and families seeking rental assistance and for households participating in subsidized housing program.

From the introduced text, April 7, 2026:

A bill for an act relating to housing; appropriating money for the Rent Smart, Wise and Ready online rental education course. new text begin [ADDED: $4,634,000 in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency to provide statewide access to the online rental education course Rent Smart, Wise and Ready through Build Wealth MN. The agency must use the money to purchase licenses for the Rent Smart, Wise and Ready curriculum for individuals and families seeking rental assistance and for households participating in subsidized housing programs. The agency must contract with Build Wealth MN, the developer and sole provider of the Rent Smart, Wise and Ready curriculum, to deliver and administer the program statewide. This is a onetime appropriation.] new text end

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Sponsors

• Bobby Champion (D) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 9, 2026: Referred to Housing and Homelessness Prevention
2. April 9, 2026: Introduction and first reading