Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF3066 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to public health; establishing an adaptive swimming lessons and water
3	3	1.3 safety education program for children with developmental delays and their parents;
4	4	1.4 appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
5	5	1.5 145.
6	6	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7	7	1.7 Section 1. [145.9283] ADAPTIVE SWIMMING LESSONS AND WATER SAFETY
8	8	1.8EDUCATION PROGRAM.
9	9	1.9 Subdivision 1.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
10	10	1.10the meanings given.
11	11	1.11 (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
12	12	1.12 (c) "Eligible child" means a child who:
13	13	1.13 (1) is at least three years old and under 21 years old;
14	14	1.14 (2) has been diagnosed with a developmental delay; and
15	15	1.15 (3) meets income eligibility requirements by being enrolled in medical assistance or
16	16	1.16MinnesotaCare; participating in the federal free and reduced-price meals program or Head
17	17	1.17Start; receiving Supplemental Security Income; or being part of a family enrolled in the
18	18	1.18special supplemental nutrition assistance program for women, infants, and children, the
19	19	1.19Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Minnesota family investment program, or
20	20	1.20energy assistance.
21	21	1.21 Subd. 2.Program established.(a) The commissioner must establish and administer a
22	22	1.22program to provide adaptive swimming lessons and water safety education to eligible
23	23	1Section 1.
24	24	REVISOR SGS/ES 25-0515703/27/25
25	25	State of Minnesota
26	26	This Document can be made available
27	27	in alternative formats upon request
28	28	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
29	29	H. F. No. 3066
30	30	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
31	31	Authored by Hussein and Noor04/02/2025
32	32	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy 2.1children and their parents. The commissioner must administer the program in collaboration
33	33	2.2with the city of St. Paul and autism advocacy organizations with experience educating
34	34	2.3families on water safety issues for children with autism and must consult with water safety
35	35	2.4instructors with experience teaching water safety strategies to families and children around
36	36	2.5the United States.
37	37	2.6 (b) Under the program, the commissioner must:
38	38	2.7 (1) distribute program vouchers to families of eligible children for adaptive swimming
39	39	2.8lessons and ensure that vouchers are distributed equitably around the state;
40	40	2.9 (2) ensure eligible children in low-income communities have access to adaptive swimming
41	41	2.10lessons;
42	42	2.11 (3) ensure parents of eligible children participating in adaptive swimming lessons are
43	43	2.12provided with culturally appropriate water safety education;
44	44	2.13 (4) fund stipends for swim instructors, instructor training, and instructor certification on
45	45	2.14teaching neurodivergent children;
46	46	2.15 (5) rent facilities for adaptive swim lessons and water safety education; and
47	47	2.16 (6) in cooperation with autism advocacy organizations, provide community outreach,
48	48	2.17track participation in the program by eligible children and their parents, and provide continued
49	49	2.18support to families of eligible children after eligible children and parents complete the
50	50	2.19program.
51	51	2.20 Subd. 3.Program elements.(a) The program must offer at least two sessions every six
52	52	2.21months and must serve at least 100 children per year.
53	53	2.22 (b) An eligible child who receives a program voucher must receive:
54	54	2.23 (1) 12 weeks of swimming instruction from an instructor who meets the requirements
55	55	2.24in subdivision 4; and
56	56	2.25 (2) a swim kit for participation, including necessary safety and swimming equipment.
57	57	2.26 (c) Parents of eligible children participating in the program must receive water safety
58	58	2.27education, including remote education facilitated by a water safety instructor with experience
59	59	2.28teaching water safety strategies to families and children around the United States. An autism
60	60	2.29advocacy organization with experience educating families on water safety issues for children
61	61	2.30with autism may provide education and support to these parents to help them stay engaged
62	62	2.31in and accountable to the program.
63	63	2Section 1.
64	64	REVISOR SGS/ES 25-0515703/27/25 3.1 Subd. 4.Requirements for instructors.All instructors providing adaptive swimming
65	65	3.2lessons under this program must:
66	66	3.3 (1) be certified swim instructors, level 1 or higher;
67	67	3.4 (2) hold water safety instructor certification from the American Red Cross;
68	68	3.5 (3) complete water safety education with a water safety instructor with experience
69	69	3.6teaching water safety strategies to families and children around the United States to ensure
70	70	3.7culturally competent, inclusive, and specialized instruction; and
71	71	3.8 (4) hold certification in teaching neurodivergent children.
72	72	3.9 Subd. 5.Community outreach and education.The commissioner must engage in
73	73	3.10community outreach on the program, track the program's impact, and make continuing
74	74	3.11education on water safety available to parents and children who participated in the program.
75	75	3.12 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS; ADAPTIVE SWIMMING LESSONS AND WATER
76	76	3.13SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM.
77	77	3.14 $500,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the
78	78	3.15general fund to the commissioner of health for the adaptive swimming lessons and water
79	79	3.16safety education program under Minnesota Statutes, section 145.9283. Of these
80	80	3.17appropriations:
81	81	3.18 (1) $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are for the cost of adaptive
82	82	3.19swimming lessons, swim kits, and facility use;
83	83	3.20 (2) $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are for instructor stipends
84	84	3.21and certification and training costs;
85	85	3.22 (3) $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are for the water safety
86	86	3.23education program for parents;
87	87	3.24 (4) $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are for a grant to Maangaar
88	88	3.25Voices to provide community outreach, track participation in the program by eligible children
89	89	3.26and their parents, and provide continued support after the children and parents complete
90	90	3.27the program; and
91	91	3.28 (5) $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are for administration.
92	92	3Sec. 2.
93	93	REVISOR SGS/ES 25-0515703/27/25