1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; providing for identification of program barriers to 
1.3 	employment for persons with mental illness; requiring report.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS; IDENTIFICATION OF 
1.6 	PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS.
 1.7 	The commissioner of employment and economic development must, in consultation 
1.8 	with the commissioner of health and human services and stakeholders, identify barriers 
1.9 	that people with mental illness face in obtaining employment and identify all current 
1.10 	programs that could assist people with mental illness in obtaining employment. 
1.11 	Stakeholders include people with mental illness and their families, mental health 
1.12 	providers, employers, and waivered services providers. The commissioner of employment 
1.13 	and economic development shall submit a detailed plan to the chairs and ranking minority 
1.14 	members of the legislature with jurisdiction over employment and health and human 
1.15 	services policy and finance by February 1, 2017, identifying the barriers and proposed 
1.16 	recommendations to improve the employment rate among people with mental illness.