Bill > SF602

This bill removes the expedited rulemaking authority for the Minnesota Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board across several sections of state law. Specifically, the bill eliminates references to section 14.389, which allowed for a streamlined rule-making process, in sections related to establishing minimum nursing home employment standards, reviewing those standards, certifying worker organizations, and specifying notice requirements. The board will now be required to follow standard rulemaking procedures when establishing or updating rules about nursing home worker standards. The bill maintains the board's core responsibilities, including adopting rules for minimum employment standards, conducting biennial reviews of those standards, certifying worker organizations that provide training, and establishing notice requirements for nursing home workers. The changes do not fundamentally alter the board's substantive powers but remove a procedural shortcut that had previously been available for creating or modifying rules. The bill continues to emphasize protecting nursing home workers' health, welfare, and rights, and ensures that any new standards or changes go through a more comprehensive administrative rulemaking process.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0602&ssn=0&y=2025