Bill > HF2311

This bill prevents the Minnesota Commissioner of Human Services from reducing or eliminating current day services for people with disabilities and from restricting their ability to earn special minimum wages. Specifically, the bill mandates that disability waivers must support the presumption that working-age Minnesotans with disabilities can work and achieve competitive integrated employment with appropriate services and supports. It requires that each waiver recipient of working age be offered the opportunity to work and earn a competitive wage through an informed decision-making process before being offered exclusively day services. The bill explicitly prohibits the commissioner from adopting rules or implementing policies that would (1) reduce the availability of day services or (2) restrict a waiver recipient's ability to earn a special minimum wage under either a 14(c) certificate from the U.S. Department of Labor or a permit from the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. This legislation aims to protect employment opportunities and service options for people with disabilities, ensuring they have continued access to existing supports and wage-earning possibilities. The bill becomes effective the day after it is finally enacted.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF2311&ssn=0&y=2025