Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF2297 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to human services; delaying implementation of new rates for family
3	3	1.3 residential services and life sharing services; establishing the Advisory Task Force
4	4	1.4 on Family Residential Services; requiring reports; appropriating money; amending
5	5	1.5 Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, sections 5; 27; 30; 32; 47; 85.
6	6	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7	7	1.7 Section 1. Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, section 5, the effective date, is amended to
8	8	1.8read:
9	9	1.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026 2029, or upon federal
10	10	1.10approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor
11	11	1.11of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
12	12	1.12 Sec. 2. Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, section 27, the effective date, is amended to read:
13	13	1.13 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026 2029, or upon federal
14	14	1.14approval, whichever is later, except that paragraph (b) is effective the day following final
15	15	1.15enactment. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of statutes when
16	16	1.16federal approval is obtained.
17	17	1.17 Sec. 3. Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, section 30, the effective date, is amended to read:
18	18	1.18 EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendment to clause (5), item (ii), the amendment to clause
19	19	1.19(14), and the amendment striking clause (18) are effective January 1, 2024, or upon federal
20	20	1.20approval, whichever is later. The amendment to clause (4) is effective January 1, 2026 2029,
21	21	1.21or upon federal approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall
22	22	1.22notify the revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
23	23	1Sec. 3.
24	24	25-04322 as introduced02/25/25 REVISOR AGW/VJ
25	25	SENATE
26	26	STATE OF MINNESOTA
27	27	S.F. No. 2297NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
28	28	(SENATE AUTHORS: ABELER, Hoffman, Utke and Maye Quade)
29	29	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
30	30	Introduction and first reading03/10/2025
31	31	Referred to Human Services 2.1 Sec. 4. Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, section 32, the effective date, is amended to read:
32	32	2.2 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026 2029, or upon federal
33	33	2.3approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor
34	34	2.4of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
35	35	2.5 Sec. 5. Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, section 47, the effective date, is amended to read:
36	36	2.6 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026 2029, or upon federal
37	37	2.7approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor
38	38	2.8of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
39	39	2.9 Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 61, article 1, section 85, the effective date, is amended to read:
40	40	2.10 EFFECTIVE DATE.Paragraph (a) is effective January 1, 2024, or upon federal
41	41	2.11approval, whichever is later, and paragraph (b) is effective January 1, 2026 2029, or upon
42	42	2.12federal approval, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the
43	43	2.13revisor of statutes when federal approval is obtained.
44	44	2.14 Sec. 7. ADVISORY TASK FORCE ON FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.
45	45	2.15 Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose.The Advisory Task Force on Family Residential
46	46	2.16Services is established to evaluate proposed family residential services rate modifications
47	47	2.17and the impact any proposed payment methodology would have on existing family residential
48	48	2.18services and licensed adult family foster care providers.
49	49	2.19 Subd. 2.Membership.(a) The Advisory Task Force on Family Residential Services
50	50	2.20must consist of the members appointed as follows:
51	51	2.21 (1) two licensed adult family foster care providers, appointed by the commissioner of
52	52	2.22human services;
53	53	2.23 (2) two licensed adult family foster care providers, appointed by ARRM;
54	54	2.24 (3) one member representing the Department of Human Services who has experience
55	55	2.25with adult family foster care providers and family residential services, appointed by the
56	56	2.26commissioner of human services;
57	57	2.27 (4) one member representing the Department of Human Services who has experience
58	58	2.28with disability waiver rate setting, appointed by the commissioner of human services;
59	59	2.29 (5) one member representing lead agencies, appointed by the Association of Minnesota
60	60	2.30Counties;
61	61	2Sec. 7.
62	62	25-04322 as introduced02/25/25 REVISOR AGW/VJ 3.1 (6) one member representing ARRM, appointed by ARRM;
63	63	3.2 (7) one member receiving services through adult family foster care, appointed by the
64	64	3.3commissioner of human services; and
65	65	3.4 (8) one member receiving life sharing services, appointed by the commissioner of human
66	66	3.5services.
67	67	3.6 (b) Appointments must be made no later than January 1, 2026.
68	68	3.7 (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 6, member
69	69	3.8compensation and reimbursement for expenses are governed by Minnesota Statutes, section
70	70	3.915.059, subdivision 3.
71	71	3.10 Subd. 3.Meetings.(a) The commissioner of human services must convene the first
72	72	3.11meeting of the advisory task force no later than March 1, 2026.
73	73	3.12 (b) Advisory task force meetings are subject to the open meeting law under Minnesota
74	74	3.13Statutes, chapter 13D.
75	75	3.14 (c) Advisory task force meetings must be conducted by telephone or interactive
76	76	3.15technology according to Minnesota Statutes, section 13D.015.
77	77	3.16 Subd. 4.Administrative support.(a) The commissioner of human services must provide
78	78	3.17administrative support and staff assistance for the advisory task force.
79	79	3.18 (b) The commissioner of human services must provide the advisory task force with data,
80	80	3.19fiscal estimates, rate models, draft waiver amendments, implementation updates, estimated
81	81	3.20impacts, and other information the advisory task force requires to fulfill its duties under
82	82	3.21subdivisions 5 and 6.
83	83	3.22 Subd. 5.Duties.(a) Prior to issuing the report required under subdivision 6, paragraph
84	84	3.23(a), the advisory task force must evaluate multiple family residential service rate models
85	85	3.24and the impact the proposed rate models would have on family residential services and adult
86	86	3.25family foster care providers. The evaluations must include:
87	87	3.26 (1) case studies demonstrating rate changes adult family foster care providers will
88	88	3.27experience under each rate model;
89	89	3.28 (2) an estimate of the median rate change for family residential services adult family
90	90	3.29foster care providers will experience under each rate model;
91	91	3.30 (3) the number of adult family foster care providers operating in Minnesota; and
92	92	3Sec. 7.
93	93	25-04322 as introduced02/25/25 REVISOR AGW/VJ 4.1 (4) the number of individuals receiving family residential services from licensed adult
94	94	4.2family foster care providers.
95	95	4.3 (b) Prior to issuing the report required under subdivision 6, paragraph (b), the advisory
96	96	4.4task force must monitor the development and implementation of the family residential
97	97	4.5service rate methodology and the impact of the rate methodology on family residential
98	98	4.6services and adult family foster care providers.
99	99	4.7 Subd. 6.Reports.(a) No later than August 1, 2027, the advisory task force must submit
100	100	4.8to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
101	101	4.9over licensed adult foster care providers and family residential services reimbursement rates
102	102	4.10a written report that includes recommendations on:
103	103	4.11 (1) a payment rate methodology for family residential services;
104	104	4.12 (2) a payment rate methodology for life sharing services;
105	105	4.13 (3) any additional recommended changes to family residential services and life sharing
106	106	4.14services;
107	107	4.15 (4) any legislative changes required to implement the recommendations of the advisory
108	108	4.16task force; and
109	109	4.17 (5) any legislative modifications to the duties or authorities of the advisory task force
110	110	4.18required to adequately monitor the implementation of new rates for family residential
111	111	4.19services and life sharing services.
112	112	4.20 (b) No later than January 15, 2030, the advisory task force must submit to the chairs and
113	113	4.21ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over licensed
114	114	4.22adult foster care providers and family residential services reimbursement rates a written
115	115	4.23report that includes an assessment of the development and implementation of the family
116	116	4.24residential service rate methodology and the impact of the rate methodology on family
117	117	4.25residential services and adult family foster care providers.
118	118	4.26 Subd. 7.Expiration.The advisory task force expires June 30, 2030.
119	119	4.27 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2025.
120	120	4.28 Sec. 8. APPROPRIATION; ADVISORY TASK FORCE ON FAMILY
121	121	4.29RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.
122	122	4.30 $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general
123	123	4.31fund to the commissioner of human services for the Advisory Task Force on Family
124	124	4.32Residential Services. The general fund base for the Advisory Task Force on Family
125	125	4Sec. 8.
126	126	25-04322 as introduced02/25/25 REVISOR AGW/VJ 5.1Residential Services is $....... in fiscal year 2028, $....... in fiscal year 2029, and $0 in fiscal
127	127	5.2year 2030.
128	128	5Sec. 8.
129	129	25-04322 as introduced02/25/25 REVISOR AGW/VJ