SF 3122

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 04/02/2025 09:45 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to human services; establishing a grant to fund pretraining program for
direct support professionals; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; PRETRAINING PROGRAM FOR DIRECT
SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS.
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new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of human services for a grant to the Minnesota Ethnic Providers
Network to: (1) develop curriculum for a pretraining program tailored to the educational
needs of potential direct support professionals; (2) provide workforce readiness training for
individuals entering the field of direct care and support services; (3) expand recruitment
efforts to increase direct support professional workforce capacity, particularly among diverse
and underrepresented communities; and (4) collaborate with community-based organizations,
educational institutions, and providers to support the long-term development of the direct
support professionals workforce. This is a onetime appropriation.
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