SF 3061

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/22/2016 09:42am

A bill for an act
relating to public health; developing a pilot program for evidence-informed
targeted home visiting programs; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin TARGETED HOME VISITING EVALUATION GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall develop a pilot
program to evaluate statewide practice and quality standards for targeted home visiting
programs over a period of three years. The program shall evaluate the effectiveness of
evidence-informed targeted home visiting programs in improving the quality of targeted
home visiting programs and increasing access for at-risk families to quality, culturally
relevant programs.
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new text begin (b) For purposes of this section, an "evidence-informed targeted home visiting
program" means a targeted home visiting program that uses promising practices based on
research and evaluation.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grants. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health shall award grants to nonprofit
organizations, community health boards, and tribal governments to expand existing
evidence-informed targeted home visiting programs that provide home visiting services to
at-risk families. Half of the grants awarded under this pilot program must be awarded to
nonprofit organizations.
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new text begin (b) The commissioner shall select up to ten program sites in both metropolitan and
rural areas of the state. Each pilot site must serve up to 25 at-risk families with children
from prenatal through the age of three.
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new text begin (c) Each pilot site must:
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new text begin (1) use the targeted home visiting practice standards developed by home visiting
stakeholders, in consultation with the commissioner of health;
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new text begin (2) have access to ongoing training for home visitors that meets the baseline training
and coaching developed by the commissioner of health, in consultation with home visiting
stakeholders; and
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new text begin (3) participate in a learning collaborative.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Evaluation. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall identify measures to determine
the impact of the programs receiving a grant under this section.
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new text begin (b) Each pilot site must track program implementation and progress measures using
the standards identified by the commissioner and must report the program's activities and
progress to the commissioner in a format and time specified by the commissioner.
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new text begin (c) At the end of three years, the commissioner shall evaluate home visiting programs
receiving grants under this section and evaluate the program's impact on outcome
measures determined by the commissioner. By January 15, 2019, the commissioner
shall submit a report on the results of the evaluation to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the policy and finance committees with jurisdiction over health and human
services and education.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Supplemental funds. new text end

new text begin Funding available under this section may only be
used to supplement but not replace current state and federal funding used for family home
visiting programs. Pilot sites receiving funds under this section must use the funds to
expand existing home visiting programs.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $1,750,000 in each of fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 is appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of health to implement and evaluate the
evidence-informed targeted home visiting grant program. This appropriation shall not
become part of the base.
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