Bill Text: MN HF2225 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Statewide self-advocacy network established for persons with disabilities, and money appropriated.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-14 - Committee report, to pass as amended and re-refer to Health and Human Services Finance [HF2225 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2225-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to human services; establishing a statewide self-advocacy network for
1.3persons with disabilities; appropriating money.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. SELF-ADVOCACY NETWORK FOR PERSONS WITH
1.6DISABILITIES; APPROPRIATION.
1.7(a) $95,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2013 to the
1.8commissioner of human services to establish and maintain a statewide self-advocacy
1.9network for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
1.10(b) The self-advocacy network must focus on ensuring that persons with disabilities
1.11are:
1.12(1) informed of and educated about their legal rights in the areas of education,
1.13employment, housing, transportation, and voting; and
1.14(2) educated and trained to self-advocate for their rights under law.
1.15(c) Self-advocacy network activities under this section include but are not limited to:
1.16(1) education and training, including preemployment and workplace skills;
1.17(2) establishment and maintenance of a communication and information exchange
1.18system for self-advocacy groups; and
1.19(3) financial and technical assistance to self-advocacy groups.
1.3persons with disabilities; appropriating money.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. SELF-ADVOCACY NETWORK FOR PERSONS WITH
1.6DISABILITIES; APPROPRIATION.
1.7(a) $95,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2013 to the
1.8commissioner of human services to establish and maintain a statewide self-advocacy
1.9network for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
1.10(b) The self-advocacy network must focus on ensuring that persons with disabilities
1.11are:
1.12(1) informed of and educated about their legal rights in the areas of education,
1.13employment, housing, transportation, and voting; and
1.14(2) educated and trained to self-advocate for their rights under law.
1.15(c) Self-advocacy network activities under this section include but are not limited to:
1.16(1) education and training, including preemployment and workplace skills;
1.17(2) establishment and maintenance of a communication and information exchange
1.18system for self-advocacy groups; and
1.19(3) financial and technical assistance to self-advocacy groups.
