HF 1347 Summary

• Establishes comprehensive "informed choice" policies for adults and children with disabilities across employment, community living, self-direction, and assistive technology services.

• Requires the Commissioner of Human Services to develop an informed decision-making process that provides accessible, understandable information including reasonable accommodations, person-centered planning, documentation of options, and opportunities to visit alternative service settings.

• Mandates that working-age individuals with disabilities be offered annual opportunities to pursue postsecondary education and competitive integrated employment before being offered exclusively day services.

• Ensures all adults with disabilities are offered annual opportunities to make informed choices about living outside provider-controlled settings and self-directing their services with control over funding.

• Repeals existing subdivisions 1-6 of Minnesota Statutes 256B.4905 and replaces them with new subdivisions establishing informed choice policies across six service areas: general informed choice, employment, community living, self-direction, and technology.