1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; postponing the expiration date of the Traumatic Brain 
1.3 	Injury Advisory Committee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.093, 
1.4 	subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.093, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.State traumatic brain injury program. (a) The commissioner of human 
1.8 	services shall:
1.9 	(1) maintain a statewide traumatic brain injury program;
1.10 	(2) supervise and coordinate services and policies for persons with traumatic brain 
1.11 	injuries;
1.12 	(3) contract with qualified agencies or employ staff to provide statewide administrative 
1.13 	case management and consultation;
1.14 	(4) maintain an advisory committee to provide recommendations in reports to the 
1.15 	commissioner regarding program and service needs of persons with brain injuries;
1.16 	(5) investigate the need for the development of rules or statutes for the brain injury home 
1.17 	and community-based services waiver; and
1.18 	(6) investigate present and potential models of service coordination which can be 
1.19 	delivered at the local level; and.
1.20 	(7) (b) The advisory committee required by paragraph (a), clause (4), must consist of 
1.21 	no fewer than ten members and no more than 30 members. The commissioner shall appoint 
2.1 	all advisory committee members to one- or two-year terms and appoint one member as 
2.2 	chair. The advisory committee does not terminate untilexpires on June 30, 2018 2023.