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MN HF2415
Bill
Status
3/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Isaac Schultz
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AI Summary
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Creates a 12-member Legislative Commission on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities composed of legislators from committees overseeing human services, labor/industry, and housing programs, with authority to add up to 4 former legislators as nonvoting members
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Establishes data-based county disability service reform pilot sites, requiring selected counties to develop comprehensive reform plans addressing case management, housing, work options, transportation, direct support professional training, and day services
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Creates exceptions to existing licensing moratoriums, allowing new adult foster care, community residential setting, and intermediate care facility licenses in counties with commission-approved disability services reform plans
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Prohibits the commissioners of Human Services and Employment/Economic Development from modifying, reducing, eliminating, or limiting day treatment/habilitation or prevocational rehabilitation programs without consulting the commission and receiving explicit legislative authority
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Appropriates $2.1 million from the general fund over fiscal years 2026-2027: $1.2 million for grants to county reform sites and $900,000 for commission administration
Legislative Description
Legislative commission on intellectual and developmental disabilities created, adult foster care and community residential setting licensing moratorium exceptions created, authority to modify day treatment and habilitation and prevocational rehabilitation programs limited, appointments provided, and money appropriated.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Human Services Finance and Policy
3/17/2025