as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/22/2018 02:24pm
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Introduction | Posted on 03/22/2018 |
A bill for an act
relating to human services; removing certain organizations from a reporting
requirement regarding programs and services for people with disabilities; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256.4825.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256.4825, is amended to read:
The Minnesota State Council on Disabilitydeleted text begin , the Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with
Disabilities, and the Arc of Minnesotadeleted text end may submit an annual report by January 15 of each
year, beginning in 2012, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over programs serving people with disabilities as provided in
this section. The report must describe the existing state policies and goals for programs
serving people with disabilities including, but not limited to, programs for employment,
transportation, housing, education, quality assurance, consumer direction, physical and
programmatic access, and health. The report must provide data and measurements to assess
the extent to which the policies and goals are being met. The commissioner of human
services and the commissioners of other state agencies administering programs for people
with disabilities shall cooperate with the Minnesota State Council on Disabilitydeleted text begin , the
Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, and the Arc of Minnesotadeleted text end and provide
deleted text begin those organizationsdeleted text end new text begin the councilnew text end with existing published information and reports that will
assist in the preparation of the report.