H.F. 2513 Summary

• Prohibits employers from hiring new employees with disabilities below the highest applicable minimum wage effective August 1, 2023, and extends the prohibition to all employees with disabilities effective August 1, 2025, regardless of federal Fair Labor Standards Act section 14(c) certificates.

• Establishes a statewide disability employment technical assistance center to provide resources, business model transition support, training on innovative practices, and partnerships to support individuals with disabilities in achieving competitive integrated employment.

• Increases case manager training requirements from 10 to 20 hours annually and mandates training include employment planning; requires all case managers to complete employment support planning training by August 1, 2024.

• Creates lead agency employment first capacity building grants to expand capacity for supporting competitive integrated employment and modifies informed choice policy to require benefits planning assistance to help individuals understand work incentive programs.

• Appropriates $450,000 (FY2024) and $1,800,000 (FY2025) for technical assistance center grants, $500,000 (FY2024) and $2,500,000 (FY2025) for lead agency capacity building grants, and funds for case manager training and MnCHOICES system enhancements to support disability employment.