1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to human services; regulating the 
  1.3             implementation and administration of community social 
  1.4             services plans; providing exemptions from liabilities; 
  1.5             amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256E.08, by 
  1.6             adding a subdivision. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 256E.08, is 
  1.9   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 4a.  [EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY.] The state of 
  1.11  Minnesota, the county boards participating in the community 
  1.12  social services plan, or the agencies acting on behalf of the 
  1.13  county boards in the implementation and administration of the 
  1.14  community social services plan shall not be liable for damages, 
  1.15  injuries, or liabilities sustained through the purchase of 
  1.16  services by the individual, the individual's family, or the 
  1.17  authorized representative under this section with funds received 
  1.18  through the community social services plan.  Liabilities 
  1.19  include, but are not limited to, workers' compensation 
  1.20  liability, the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), or 
  1.21  the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA).