1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to human services; establishing a disability inclusion pilot project;
1.3 appropriating money.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. APPROPRIATION; DISABILITY INCLUSION PILOT PROJECT.
1.6 (a) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the
1.7commissioner of human services for a payment to Lifeworks Services, Inc., for a statewide
1.8disability inclusion pilot project. The pilot project must:
1.9 (1) persuade employers to diversify their workforces by hiring people with disabilities;
1.10 (2) educate businesses on the economic benefits of inclusive employment and provide
1.11coaching on affordable accommodations;
1.12 (3) educate Minnesotans with disabilities and their families on navigating services and
1.13achieving inclusion in both work and community settings;
1.14 (4) build capacity and support for culturally specific services by rural, Black, Indigenous,
1.15or People of Color entrepreneurs;
1.16 (5) pilot community-requested support services;
1.17 (6) invest in safe community-focused spaces to host trainings and requested support
1.18services; and
1.19 (7) launch a statewide disability inclusion assessment for businesses and community
1.20spaces to improve accessibility and inclusion.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 985NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: MAYE QUADE)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading02/03/2025
Referred to Human Services 2.1 (b) The pilot project must reach all six Minnesota planning areas to ensure equal access
2.2to the pilot project activities in rural and Tribal regions. This is a onetime appropriation.
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