HF 2633

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 05/04/2017 10:12am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; authorizing the commissioner of human services to
develop a plan to increase the minimum hourly pay for direct service staff; requiring
a report.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services shall develop a plan to increase the minimum
hourly pay for direct service staff to $15 per hour with proportionate pay increases for direct
service staff who currently earn more than $15 per hour.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner shall (1) make recommendations on how to increase the minimum
hourly pay, by July 1, 2020, for direct service staff to $15 per hour, with proportionate pay
increases for direct service staff who currently earn more than $15 per hour, and (2) complete
a fiscal analysis report in consultation with the Department of Revenue of increasing the
sales tax rate under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.62, subdivision 1, to pay for the direct
service staff pay increase. The commissioner shall submit the fiscal analysis report and
recommendations to the governor and the senate and house of representatives committees
with jurisdiction over human services policy and finance by January 1, 2018.
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new text begin (c) For purposes of this section, "direct service staff" means an employee who spends
80 percent or more of the employee's time providing one-on-one or small group services to
a recipient of medical assistance waiver services. For the purposes of this section, "small
group" means a group of five or less individuals.
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