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SF 1246

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 03/18/2010 11:58am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to economic development; providing certification for rehabilitation
counselors for the blind; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 248.07, by
adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 248.07, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 14b. new text end

new text begin Certification and qualifications of rehabilitation counselors for the
blind. new text end

new text begin (a) No person shall provide rehabilitation counseling services for the blind or hold
themselves out as a qualified rehabilitation counselor for the blind unless the person is
certified as a rehabilitation counselor by the director of State Services for the Blind.
 new text end

new text begin (b) A rehabilitation counselor for the blind is not a mental health practitioner.
 new text end

new text begin (c) A certified rehabilitation counselor for the blind shall have, in addition to any
necessary education background for rehabilitation counselors in Minnesota, the following
qualifications:
 new text end

new text begin (1) successful completion of a minimum of six weeks of intensive training under
sleep shades from an adjustment-to-blindness center set forth by State Services for the
Blind in the contracting process; and
 new text end

new text begin (2) completion of additional appropriate training as approved by the director of
State Services for the Blind.
 new text end

new text begin (d) Each certified rehabilitation counselor for the blind shall, in the period since
the counselor's certificate was issued or last renewed, complete continuing competency
requirements as set forth by the director of State Services for the Blind.
 new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2011, for persons hired
in rehabilitation counseling for the blind after that date.
 new text end