1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; establishing a funding mechanism for the PACE 
1.3 	program; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER; FUTURE PACE 
1.6 	IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING.
 1.7 	The commissioner of human services must work with stakeholders to develop financing 
1.8 	mechanisms to complete the actuarial work and cover the administrative costs of programs 
1.9 	for all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE). The commissioner must design the financing 
1.10 	mechanism to begin July 1, 2022. The commissioner shall inform the chairs and ranking 
1.11 	minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health care funding 
1.12 	by January 15, 2022, on the commissioner's progress toward developing financing 
1.13 	mechanisms.

1.14 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; INITIAL PACE IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING.
 1.15 	$150,000 in fiscal year 2022 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.16 	of human services to complete the initial actuarial and administrative work necessary to 
1.17 	begin the operation of PACE under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.69, subdivision 23, 
1.18 	paragraph (e).