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This bill modifies reporting requirements and provides additional funding for supported decision making programs in Minnesota. Specifically, the bill changes the reporting timeline for the commissioner of human services, requiring an initial interim report by December 1, 2024, a second interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final comprehensive report by December 1, 2027. These reports must detail the impact of grants awarded to organizations that help individuals with decision-making support, including the number of grants, recipient organizations, and evidence of how the programs reduce the need for more restrictive legal arrangements like guardianship. The bill also appropriates $2 million in fiscal year 2026 from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for these supported decision making grants, with the funds available until June 30, 2027. Supported decision making is an approach that helps individuals with disabilities or cognitive challenges make their own life choices with assistance from trusted supporters, as an alternative to more restrictive legal guardianship.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2853&ssn=0&y=2025