1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; providing an exemption to the community residential 
1.3 	settings licensing moratorium exception process for facilities currently licensed 
1.4 	as supervised living facilities.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; 
1.7 	CONVERSION OF SUPERVISED LIVING FACILITIES TO COMMUNITY 
1.8 	RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS.
 1.9 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.03, subdivision 7, the commissioner 
1.10 	of human services shall issue an initial license for a community residential setting under 
1.11 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245D, to any supervised living facility licensed under Minnesota 
1.12 	Statutes, chapter 144, that was in existence on January 1, 2024, is not certified as an 
1.13 	intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, has a supervised living 
1.14 	facility licensed capacity of six or fewer beds, is currently providing community residential 
1.15 	services to the residents of the supervised living facility, requests an initial community 
1.16 	residential setting license, and meets the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections 
1.17 	245D.23 to 245D.26. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.11, subdivision 
1.18 	2a, the commissioner shall issue the initial community residential settings license for a 
1.19 	licensed capacity equal to the capacity for which the setting is licensed as a supervised living 
1.20 	facility. A qualifying supervised living facility must request an initial license under this 
1.21 	section by June 30, 2026.

1.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.