Skip to main content Skip to office menu Skip to footer
Capital IconMinnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes

SF 4198

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/27/2024 08:53am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
Version List Authors and Status
Pdf Rtf

Current Version - as introduced

Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14
1.15
1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16
3.17

A bill for an act
 relating to human services; extending the availability of an existing appropriation
for the direct care services corps pilot project; amending Laws 2023, chapter 61,
article 1, section 67, subdivision 3; article 9, section 2, subdivision 5.

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

Section 1.

Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, section 67, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Evaluation and report.

(a) The Metropolitan Center for Independent Living
must contract with a third party to evaluate the pilot project's impact on health care costs,
retention of personal care assistants, and patients' and providers' satisfaction of care. The
evaluation must include the number of participants, the hours of care provided by participants,
and the retention of participants from semester to semester.

(b) By January 15, deleted text begin 2025deleted text end new text begin 2026new text end , the Metropolitan Center for Independent Living must
report the findings under paragraph (a) to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over human services finance and policy.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 9, section 2, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Central Office; Aging and Disability
Services

 40,115,000
 11,995,000

(a) Employment Supports Alignment Study.
$50,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $200,000 in
fiscal year 2025 are to conduct an interagency
employment supports alignment study. The
base for this appropriation is $150,000 in fiscal
year 2026 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2027.

(b) Case Management Training
Curriculum. $377,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$377,000 in fiscal year 2025 are to develop
and implement a curriculum and training plan
to ensure all lead agency assessors and case
managers have the knowledge and skills
necessary to fulfill support planning and
coordination responsibilities for individuals
who use home and community-based disability
services and live in own-home settings. This
is a onetime appropriation.

(c) Office of Ombudsperson for Long-Term
Care. $875,000 in fiscal year 2024 and
$875,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for additional
staff and associated direct costs in the Office
of Ombudsperson for Long-Term Care.

(d) Direct Care Services Corps Pilot Project.
$500,000 in fiscal year 2024 is from the
general fund for a grant to the Metropolitan
Center for Independent Living for the direct
care services corps pilot project. Up to $25,000
may be used by the Metropolitan Center for
Independent Living for administrative costs.
This is a onetime appropriationnew text begin and is
available until June 30, 2026new text end .

(e) Research on Access to Long-Term Care
Services and Financing. Any unexpended
amount of the fiscal year 2023 appropriation
referenced in Laws 2021, First Special Session
chapter 7, article 17, section 16, estimated to
be $300,000, is canceled. The amount canceled
is appropriated in fiscal year 2024 for the same
purpose.

(f) Native American Elder Coordinator.
$441,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $441,000 in
fiscal year 2025 are for the Native American
elder coordinator position under Minnesota
Statutes, section 256.975, subdivision 6.

(g) Grant Administration Carryforward.

(1) Of this amount, $8,154,000 in fiscal year
2024 is available until June 30, 2027.

(2) Of this amount, $1,071,000 in fiscal year
2025 is available until June 30, 2027.

(3) Of this amount, $19,000,000 in fiscal year
2024 is available until June 30, 2029.

(h) Base Level Adjustment. The general fund
base is increased by $8,189,000 in fiscal year
2026 and increased by $8,093,000 in fiscal
year 2027.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
 new text end