HF 3429

as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to human services; developing a pilot project 
  1.3             to deliver services to deaf-blind adults, children, 
  1.4             and families. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [PILOT PROGRAM FOR DEAF-BLIND SERVICES.] 
  1.7      (a) The commissioners of human services; children, 
  1.8   families, and learning; and state services for the blind shall 
  1.9   meet with deaf-blind citizens, parents of deaf-blind children, 
  1.10  and the Minnesota commission serving deaf and hard-of-hearing 
  1.11  individuals to determine which agency can most efficiently and 
  1.12  effectively develop and administer a pilot program for 
  1.13  consumer-directed services to provide needed services to 
  1.14  deaf-blind adults, children, and families. 
  1.15     (b) The planning for this pilot project must proceed using 
  1.16  current appropriations.  The agency that develops the pilot 
  1.17  program described in paragraph (a) shall include a report to the 
  1.18  legislature by January 1, 2003, that addresses future funding 
  1.19  for the program.  The report shall include the program proposal, 
  1.20  recommendations, and a fiscal note.