1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; human services; providing for a joint study of third-party 
1.3 	reimbursement for eligible special education services; requiring a report; 
1.4 	appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT STUDY; APPROPRIATION.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Commissioners' study; report. The commissioner of education and the 
1.8 	commissioner of human services must jointly study the issue of third-party reimbursement 
1.9 	from private and public health insurance for health-related services included in the 
1.10 	individualized education programs for Minnesota students and develop recommendations 
1.11 	to increase the rate of third-party reimbursement. The commissioners must deliver a written 
1.12 	report on recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of 
1.13 	representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over education and human services 
1.14 	by February 1, 2020, including any statutory language necessary to implement their 
1.15 	recommendations.
1.16 		Subd. 2.Appropriation. $....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund 
1.17 	to the commissioner of education and $....... in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the 
1.18 	general fund to the commissioner of human services for the study under subdivision 1.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2019.