1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to human services; prohibiting the commissioner of human services from
1.3 limiting currently available day services or special minimum wage rules or policies;
1.4 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.4905, subdivision 5a.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256B.4905, subdivision 5a, is amended to
1.7read:
1.8 Subd. 5a.Employment first implementation for disability waiver services.(a) The
1.9commissioner of human services shall ensure that:
1.10 (1) the disability waivers under sections 256B.092 and 256B.49 support the presumption
1.11that all working-age Minnesotans with disabilities can work and achieve competitive
1.12integrated employment with appropriate services and supports, as needed; and
1.13 (2) each waiver recipient of working age be offered, after an informed decision-making
1.14process and during a person-centered planning process, the opportunity to work and earn a
1.15competitive wage before being offered exclusively day services as defined in section
1.16245D.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (4), or successor provisions.
1.17 (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of human services must
1.18not adopt any rule or implement any policy that:
1.19 (1) eliminates, reduces, or limits availability of day services as defined in section 245D.03,
1.20subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (4), or successor provisions; or
1.21 (2) restricts a waiver recipient's ability to earn a special minimum wage under either a
1.2214(c) certificate issued by the United States Department of Labor under United States Code,
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State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2311
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Baker03/13/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy 2.1title 29, section 214(c), of the Fair Labor Standards Act, or a permit issued by the Department
2.2of Labor and Industry under section 177.28.
2.3 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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