Minnesota Legislature
SF 297
1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/24/2021 03:44pm
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; establishing a legislative task force to review and
recommend improvements to human services background study eligibility statutes;
requiring a report; appropriating money.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. new text begin LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE; HUMAN SERVICES BACKGROUND
STUDY ELIGIBILITY.
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new text begin Creation; duties. new text end
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A legislative task force is created to review the statutes
relating to human services background study eligibility and disqualifications, including but
not limited to Minnesota Statutes, sections 245C.14 and 245C.15, in order to:
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(1) evaluate the existing statutes' effectiveness in achieving their intended purposes,
including by gathering and reviewing available background study disqualification data;
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(2) identify the existing statutes' weaknesses, inefficiencies, unintended consequences,
or other areas for improvement or modernization; and
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(3) develop legislative proposals that improve or modernize the human services
background study eligibility statutes, or otherwise address the issues identified in clauses
(1) and (2) of this subdivision.
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(a) The task force shall consist of 22 members, appointed as
follows:
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(1) two members representing licensing boards whose licensed providers are subject to
the provisions in Minnesota Statutes, section 245C.03, one appointed by the speaker of the
house of representatives, and one appointed by the senate majority leader;
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(2) the commissioner of human services or designee;
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(3) the commissioner of health or designee;
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(4) two members representing county attorneys and law enforcement, one appointed by
the speaker of the house of representatives, and one appointed by the senate majority leader;
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(5) two members representing licensed service providers who are subject to the provisions
in Minnesota Statutes, section 245C.15, one appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives, and one appointed by the senate majority leader;
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(6) four members of the public, including two who have been subject to disqualification
based on the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 245C.15, and two who have been
subject to a set-aside based on the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 245C.15, with
one from each category appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and one
from each category appointed by the senate majority leader;
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(7) one member appointed by the governor's Workforce Development Board;
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(8) one member appointed by the One Minnesota Council on Diversity, Inclusion, and
Equity;
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(9) two members representing the Minnesota courts, one appointed by the speaker of
the house of representatives, and one appointed by the senate majority leader;
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(10) one member appointed jointly by Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Southern Minnesota
Legal Services, and the Legal Rights Center;
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(11) one member representing tribal organizations, appointed by the Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council;
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(12) two members from the house of representatives, including one appointed by the
speaker of the house of representatives and one appointed by the minority leader in the
house of representatives; and
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(13) two members from the senate, including one appointed by the senate majority leader
and one appointed by the senate minority leader.
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(b) Appointments to the task force must be made by August 18, 2021.
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new text begin Compensation. new text end
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Public members of the task force may be compensated as
provided by Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3.
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new text begin Officers; meetings. new text end
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(a) The first meeting of the task force shall be cochaired
by the task force member from the majority party of the house of representatives and the
task force member from the majority party of the senate. The task force shall elect a chair
and vice chair at the first meeting who shall preside at the remainder of the task force
meetings. The task force may elect other officers as necessary.
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(b) The task force shall meet at least monthly. The Legislative Coordinating Commission
shall convene the first meeting by September 1, 2021.
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(c) Meetings of the task force are subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13D.
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new text begin Reports required. new text end
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The task force shall submit an interim written report by
March 11, 2022, and a final report by December 16, 2022, to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction
over human services licensing. The reports shall explain the task force's findings and
recommendations relating to each of the duties under subdivision 1, and include any draft
legislation necessary to implement the recommendations.
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new text begin Expiration. new text end
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The task force expires upon submission of the final report in
subdivision 5 or December 20, 2022, whichever is later.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment and
expires December 31, 2022.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON HUMAN SERVICES
BACKGROUND STUDY DISQUALIFICATIONS.
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$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2022 from the general fund to the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for the Legislative Task Force on Human Services Background
Study Eligibility under section 1. This is a onetime appropriation.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION; BACKGROUND STUDY DATA FOR LEGISLATIVE
TASK FORCE ON HUMAN SERVICES BACKGROUND STUDY
DISQUALIFICATIONS.
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$....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2022 from the general fund to the commissioner of
human services for the Department of Human Services to furnish relevant data on background
studies, disqualifications, set-asides, or other relevant topics to the Legislative Task Force
on Human Services Background Study Eligibility under section 1. This is a onetime
appropriation.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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