as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/14/2016 04:51pm
A bill for an act
relating to human services; appropriating money for an assessment of advanced
in-home activity-monitoring systems.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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$40,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of human services for a grant to a research organization with expertise in community
concerns to conduct a comprehensive assessment of current literature, past research,
and an environmental scan of the field related to advanced in-home activity-monitoring
systems for elderly persons. The commissioner must report the results of the assessment
by January 15, 2017, to the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over
health and human services policy and finance. This is a onetime appropriation.
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