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MN HF3433
Bill
Status
2/17/2020
Primary Sponsor
Hunter Cantrell
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AI Summary
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Prohibits employers from paying employees with disabilities less than the minimum wage beginning August 1, 2024.
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Creates a task force with legislative members, state commissioners, disability advocates, employers, and affected employees to develop a phase-out plan by August 1, 2024.
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Task force must identify benchmarks, monitor outcomes, recommend barriers to elimination, and propose sustainable financial support and resources for the transition by January 14, 2022.
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Repeals Minnesota Statutes section 177.28, subdivision 5, and Minnesota Rules parts 5200.0030 and 5200.0040 (which currently authorize subminimum wage for workers with disabilities) effective August 1, 2024.
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Appropriates unspecified general fund money in fiscal year 2021 for task force operations; task force sunsets August 31, 2022.
Legislative Description
Subminimum wage eliminated, task force on subminimum wage elimination created, statutes and rules allowing payment to employees with disabilities repealed, and money appropriated.
Last Action
Author added Gomez
3/2/2020