2025 Policy Agenda
Autism Insurance Reform- Autism Society of Minnesota
Best Life Alliance-ARRM
Defense of Disability Services and Special Education
A Life Like Yours- Accra/Disability Law Center/MN First Provider Alliance, HF2004/SF1810
This bill adds IHS Without Training and Night Supervision to the definition of direct care so that people can travel outside of Minnesota and still receive services.
Disparate Impact MHRA Amendment- Minnesota Disability Law Center, Legal Services Advocacy Project, SF200
Eliminate Sub-minimum Wage- Autism Society of Minnesota, HF262/ SF1052
Enhance Rate Training for CFSS-Minnesota First Provider Alliance, HF1348/ SF815
This bill creates an alternative path for qualifying for the enhanced rate for employees supporting people who are assessed to need 10 hours or more of services a day. The training would be based on the care needs of the person receiving services.
Enhanced Rates for Home Care Workers, Damon Leivestad, SF1127
Funding for Students w/ Disabilities in School Care, Danielle Indovino Cawley
Home Care Workers Contract, SEIU
IEP Accessibility Bill- Multicultural Autism Action Network, Autism Society of Minnesota, HF775/SF507
This bill requires school districts to create a policy to ensure accessibility to the IEP (Individual Education Program) process for parents or caregivers who speak a language other than English at home or have a disability themselves.
Inclusive Education Pilot for Students with Disabilities - Multicultural Autism Action Network
This bill creates a grant program for school districts to develop innovative programs to improve inclusion models for students with disabilities.
Inclusive Fitness for Wheelchair Users- Bob Wagner
Increase Access to Supportive Decision Making, Lutheran Social Service
Life Sharing Development, Lutheran Social Service of MN
Long-term Services & Supports Review- Minnesota Disability Law Center, Legal Services Advocacy Project, HF257/SF141
MA Income & Asset Standards- Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance, HF664/SF548
MA-EPD Reform for Seniors- Bob Wagner
MA-EPD Premium Elimination- Autism Society of Minnesota and Minnesota Disability Law Center
MinnesotaCare for Home Care Workers- Damon Leivestad, SF1127
MN Equal Rights Amendment (MN ERA)- Minnesota Council on Disability, HF501/ SF473
MNChoices Assessment Renewal- Multicultural Autism Action Network
Our Future Starts at Home (OFAH)-The Arc Minnesota
A bill to put a Constitutional Amendment on the 2026 General Election Ballot that would raise the sales tax ⅜ of 1% to raise additional funding for affordable accessible housing. No bill numbers for 2025 but did receive an informational hearing in the Senate.
Out of Home Respite for Children- ARRM
PCA/CFSS Rate Increase and Inflationary Factor- Minnesota First Provider Alliance, HF1953/SF2052
Private Insurance Coverage for AACs-Danielle Indovino Cawley, SF1101
Protections for Group Home Resident Discharge- Minnesota Disability Law Center, Legal Services Advocacy Project, SF2388
School-Based Inclusive Playground Grant Program- Danielle Indovino Cawley
Sharing the Roads & Incentivizing Disabled Driving-The Arc Minnesota, Bob Wagner
Student Recruitment & Retention- Damon Leivestad
TNC & Taxi Cab Accessibility- Joan Willshire, HF1427/SF1111
Waiver Reimagine Reform- Disability Voice Advocates, HF2038/SF2215
This bill would require DHS’s two-waiver system budgets to not be based on where a person lives and would require DHS to get legislative approval for their Waiver Reimagine plan before submitting to CMS. In addition, this bill requests a Legislative Taskforce to study Waiver Reimagine and related inputs including MNChoices 2.0.
Autism Insurance Reform- Autism Society of Minnesota
Best Life Alliance-ARRM
Defense of Disability Services and Special Education
A Life Like Yours- Accra/Disability Law Center/MN First Provider Alliance, HF2004/SF1810
This bill adds IHS Without Training and Night Supervision to the definition of direct care so that people can travel outside of Minnesota and still receive services.
Disparate Impact MHRA Amendment- Minnesota Disability Law Center, Legal Services Advocacy Project, SF200
Eliminate Sub-minimum Wage- Autism Society of Minnesota, HF262/ SF1052
Enhance Rate Training for CFSS-Minnesota First Provider Alliance, HF1348/ SF815
This bill creates an alternative path for qualifying for the enhanced rate for employees supporting people who are assessed to need 10 hours or more of services a day. The training would be based on the care needs of the person receiving services.
Enhanced Rates for Home Care Workers, Damon Leivestad, SF1127
Funding for Students w/ Disabilities in School Care, Danielle Indovino Cawley
Home Care Workers Contract, SEIU
IEP Accessibility Bill- Multicultural Autism Action Network, Autism Society of Minnesota, HF775/SF507
This bill requires school districts to create a policy to ensure accessibility to the IEP (Individual Education Program) process for parents or caregivers who speak a language other than English at home or have a disability themselves.
Inclusive Education Pilot for Students with Disabilities - Multicultural Autism Action Network
This bill creates a grant program for school districts to develop innovative programs to improve inclusion models for students with disabilities.
Inclusive Fitness for Wheelchair Users- Bob Wagner
Increase Access to Supportive Decision Making, Lutheran Social Service
Life Sharing Development, Lutheran Social Service of MN
Long-term Services & Supports Review- Minnesota Disability Law Center, Legal Services Advocacy Project, HF257/SF141
MA Income & Asset Standards- Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance, HF664/SF548
MA-EPD Reform for Seniors- Bob Wagner
MA-EPD Premium Elimination- Autism Society of Minnesota and Minnesota Disability Law Center
MinnesotaCare for Home Care Workers- Damon Leivestad, SF1127
MN Equal Rights Amendment (MN ERA)- Minnesota Council on Disability, HF501/ SF473
MNChoices Assessment Renewal- Multicultural Autism Action Network
Our Future Starts at Home (OFAH)-The Arc Minnesota
A bill to put a Constitutional Amendment on the 2026 General Election Ballot that would raise the sales tax ⅜ of 1% to raise additional funding for affordable accessible housing. No bill numbers for 2025 but did receive an informational hearing in the Senate.
Out of Home Respite for Children- ARRM
PCA/CFSS Rate Increase and Inflationary Factor- Minnesota First Provider Alliance, HF1953/SF2052
Private Insurance Coverage for AACs-Danielle Indovino Cawley, SF1101
Protections for Group Home Resident Discharge- Minnesota Disability Law Center, Legal Services Advocacy Project, SF2388
School-Based Inclusive Playground Grant Program- Danielle Indovino Cawley
Sharing the Roads & Incentivizing Disabled Driving-The Arc Minnesota, Bob Wagner
Student Recruitment & Retention- Damon Leivestad
TNC & Taxi Cab Accessibility- Joan Willshire, HF1427/SF1111
Waiver Reimagine Reform- Disability Voice Advocates, HF2038/SF2215
This bill would require DHS’s two-waiver system budgets to not be based on where a person lives and would require DHS to get legislative approval for their Waiver Reimagine plan before submitting to CMS. In addition, this bill requests a Legislative Taskforce to study Waiver Reimagine and related inputs including MNChoices 2.0.
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