Bill Text: MN HF79 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Autism spectrum disorder pilot project program created, funding provided, and money appropriated.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-14 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy [HF79 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF79-Introduced.html
1.2relating to workforce development; creating a pilot program for individuals with
1.3autism spectrum disorders; appropriating money.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
1.6HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM, ASPERGER SYNDROME, NONVERBAL
1.7LEARNING DISORDERS, AND PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENT DISORDER,
1.8NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PILOT PROGRAM.
1.9 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
1.10have the meanings given.
1.11(b) "Communication" means the ability to effectively give and receive information
1.12through spoken words, writing, speaking, listening, or other means of communication,
1.13including, but not limited to, nonverbal expressions, gestures, or other adaptive methods.
1.14(c) "Functional areas" means communication, interpersonal skills, mobility, self-care,
1.15self-direction, preemployment skills, work tolerance, and independent living skills.
1.16(d) "Independent living assessment" means an active, performance-based skill
1.17assessment in the functional areas of communication, interpersonal skills, mobility,
1.18self-care, self-direction, preemployment skills, and independent living skills, that provides
1.19an analysis of the individual's ability to independently achieve certain skills and which
1.20is performed through direct observation.
1.21(e) "Interpersonal skills" means the ability to establish and maintain personal,
1.22family, work, and community relationships.
2.1(f) "Mobility" means the physical and psychological ability to move about from
2.2place to place, including travel to and from destinations in the community for activities
2.3of daily living, training, or work.
2.4(g) "Natural supports" means the process of assisting an employer to expand its
2.5capacity for training, supervising, and supporting workers with disabilities.
2.6(h) "Ongoing employment support services" means any of the following services:
2.7(1) facilitation of natural supports at the work site;
2.8(2) disability awareness training for the worker, the worker's employer, supervisor,
2.9or coworkers;
2.10(3) services necessary to increase the worker's inclusion at the work site;
2.11(4) job skills training at the work site;
2.12(5) regular observation or supervision of the worker;
2.13(6) coordination of support services;
2.14(7) job-related safety training;
2.15(8) job-related advocacy skills training to advance employment;
2.16(9) training in independent living skills including self-advocacy, money management
2.17and organization, grooming and personal care, communication, interpersonal skills,
2.18problem solving, orientation and mobility, and using public transportation or driver's
2.19training;
2.20(10) follow-up services necessary to reinforce and stabilize employment, including
2.21regular contact with the worker's employer, supervisor or coworkers, parents, family
2.22members, advocates, legal representatives, other suitable professionals, and informed
2.23advisors;
2.24(11) training in job seeking skills; and
2.25(12) career planning, job development, or job placement to assist the individual's
2.26advancement in meaningful employment.
2.27(i) "Preemployment skills" means the abilities and skills to successfully apply for,
2.28secure, and maintain competitive employment.
2.29(j) "Self-care" means skills needed to manage one's self or living environment,
2.30including but not limited to, money management, personal health care, personal hygiene,
2.31and safety needs, including medication management.
2.32(k) "Self-direction" means the ability to plan, initiate, organize, or carry out
2.33goal-directed activities or solve problems related to self-care, socialization, recreation, and
2.34working independently.
2.35(l) "Severe impairment to employment" means limitations experienced by persons
2.36diagnosed with high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, nonverbal learning
3.1disorders, and pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified due to an extended
3.2history of unemployment or underemployment; limited education, training, or job skills;
3.3and physical, intellectual, or emotional characteristics that seriously impair the individual's
3.4ability to obtain and retain permanent employment.
3.5(m) "Work tolerance" means the ability to effectively and efficiently perform jobs
3.6with various levels of sensory and environmental components including scent, noise,
3.7visual stimuli, physical space, and psychological demands.
3.8 Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the employment support services for individuals
3.9with high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, nonverbal learning disorders, and
3.10pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified program is to provide ongoing
3.11employment supports and independent living services necessary to secure, maintain, and
3.12advance in employment and to promote an individual's self-sufficiency and financial
3.13independence.
3.14 Subd. 3. Employment support plan and outcomes. An individual participating in
3.15the program under this section must develop an employment support plan that includes:
3.16(1) employment goals;
3.17(2) ongoing support services;
3.18(3) program outcomes that focus on competitive employment in the community; and
3.19(4) ongoing independent living services and employment supports necessary for the
3.20individual to secure, maintain, and advance in employment that best fits the individual's
3.21strengths and career goals.
3.22 Subd. 4. Appropriation. $60,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal
3.23year 2013 to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant
3.24to Olmsted County for employment supports and independent living services to county
3.25residents diagnosed with high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, nonverbal learning
3.26disorders, and pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified, and for education,
3.27outreach, and support services to area employers to encourage the hiring and promotion
3.28of workers with high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, nonverbal learning
3.29disorders, and pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified. This is a onetime
3.30appropriation and is available until expended.
1.3autism spectrum disorders; appropriating money.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
1.6HIGH-FUNCTIONING AUTISM, ASPERGER SYNDROME, NONVERBAL
1.7LEARNING DISORDERS, AND PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENT DISORDER,
1.8NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PILOT PROGRAM.
1.9 Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
1.10have the meanings given.
1.11(b) "Communication" means the ability to effectively give and receive information
1.12through spoken words, writing, speaking, listening, or other means of communication,
1.13including, but not limited to, nonverbal expressions, gestures, or other adaptive methods.
1.14(c) "Functional areas" means communication, interpersonal skills, mobility, self-care,
1.15self-direction, preemployment skills, work tolerance, and independent living skills.
1.16(d) "Independent living assessment" means an active, performance-based skill
1.17assessment in the functional areas of communication, interpersonal skills, mobility,
1.18self-care, self-direction, preemployment skills, and independent living skills, that provides
1.19an analysis of the individual's ability to independently achieve certain skills and which
1.20is performed through direct observation.
1.21(e) "Interpersonal skills" means the ability to establish and maintain personal,
1.22family, work, and community relationships.
2.1(f) "Mobility" means the physical and psychological ability to move about from
2.2place to place, including travel to and from destinations in the community for activities
2.3of daily living, training, or work.
2.4(g) "Natural supports" means the process of assisting an employer to expand its
2.5capacity for training, supervising, and supporting workers with disabilities.
2.6(h) "Ongoing employment support services" means any of the following services:
2.7(1) facilitation of natural supports at the work site;
2.8(2) disability awareness training for the worker, the worker's employer, supervisor,
2.9or coworkers;
2.10(3) services necessary to increase the worker's inclusion at the work site;
2.11(4) job skills training at the work site;
2.12(5) regular observation or supervision of the worker;
2.13(6) coordination of support services;
2.14(7) job-related safety training;
2.15(8) job-related advocacy skills training to advance employment;
2.16(9) training in independent living skills including self-advocacy, money management
2.17and organization, grooming and personal care, communication, interpersonal skills,
2.18problem solving, orientation and mobility, and using public transportation or driver's
2.19training;
2.20(10) follow-up services necessary to reinforce and stabilize employment, including
2.21regular contact with the worker's employer, supervisor or coworkers, parents, family
2.22members, advocates, legal representatives, other suitable professionals, and informed
2.23advisors;
2.24(11) training in job seeking skills; and
2.25(12) career planning, job development, or job placement to assist the individual's
2.26advancement in meaningful employment.
2.27(i) "Preemployment skills" means the abilities and skills to successfully apply for,
2.28secure, and maintain competitive employment.
2.29(j) "Self-care" means skills needed to manage one's self or living environment,
2.30including but not limited to, money management, personal health care, personal hygiene,
2.31and safety needs, including medication management.
2.32(k) "Self-direction" means the ability to plan, initiate, organize, or carry out
2.33goal-directed activities or solve problems related to self-care, socialization, recreation, and
2.34working independently.
2.35(l) "Severe impairment to employment" means limitations experienced by persons
2.36diagnosed with high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, nonverbal learning
3.1disorders, and pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified due to an extended
3.2history of unemployment or underemployment; limited education, training, or job skills;
3.3and physical, intellectual, or emotional characteristics that seriously impair the individual's
3.4ability to obtain and retain permanent employment.
3.5(m) "Work tolerance" means the ability to effectively and efficiently perform jobs
3.6with various levels of sensory and environmental components including scent, noise,
3.7visual stimuli, physical space, and psychological demands.
3.8 Subd. 2. Purpose. The purpose of the employment support services for individuals
3.9with high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, nonverbal learning disorders, and
3.10pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified program is to provide ongoing
3.11employment supports and independent living services necessary to secure, maintain, and
3.12advance in employment and to promote an individual's self-sufficiency and financial
3.13independence.
3.14 Subd. 3. Employment support plan and outcomes. An individual participating in
3.15the program under this section must develop an employment support plan that includes:
3.16(1) employment goals;
3.17(2) ongoing support services;
3.18(3) program outcomes that focus on competitive employment in the community; and
3.19(4) ongoing independent living services and employment supports necessary for the
3.20individual to secure, maintain, and advance in employment that best fits the individual's
3.21strengths and career goals.
3.22 Subd. 4. Appropriation. $60,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal
3.23year 2013 to the commissioner of employment and economic development for a grant
3.24to Olmsted County for employment supports and independent living services to county
3.25residents diagnosed with high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, nonverbal learning
3.26disorders, and pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified, and for education,
3.27outreach, and support services to area employers to encourage the hiring and promotion
3.28of workers with high-functioning autism, Asperger syndrome, nonverbal learning
3.29disorders, and pervasive development disorder, not otherwise specified. This is a onetime
3.30appropriation and is available until expended.
