1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; establishing the Direct Care Service Corps; requiring 
1.3 	a report; appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. DIRECT CARE SERVICE CORPS PILOT PROJECT.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. HealthForce Minnesota must develop a pilot project 
1.7 	establishing the Minnesota Direct Care Service Corps. The pilot program must utilize 
1.8 	financial incentives to attract postsecondary students to work as personal care assistants. 
1.9 	HealthForce Minnesota must establish the financial incentives and minimum work 
1.10 	requirements to be eligible for incentive payments. The financial incentive must increase 
1.11 	with each semester that the student participates in the Minnesota Direct Care Service Corps.
1.12 		Subd. 2.Pilot sites. (a) Pilot sites must include one postsecondary institution in the 
1.13 	seven-county metropolitan area and at least one postsecondary institution outside of the 
1.14 	seven-county metropolitan area. If more than one postsecondary institution outside the 
1.15 	metropolitan area is selected, one must be located in northern Minnesota and the other must 
1.16 	be located in southern Minnesota.
1.17 	(b) Each pilot site must assist students in utilizing specialized job placement websites 
1.18 	to connect students with potential employers. After satisfactorily completing the work 
1.19 	requirements for a semester, the pilot site or its fiscal agent must pay students the financial 
1.20 	incentive developed for the pilot project.
1.21 		Subd. 3.Evaluation and report. (a) HealthForce Minnesota must evaluate the pilot 
1.22 	project's impact on health care costs, retention of personal care assistants, and patient's and 
2.1 	provider's satisfaction of care. The evaluation must include the number of participants, the 
2.2 	hours of care provided by participants, and the retention of participants from semester to 
2.3 	semester.
2.4 	(b) By January 4, 2022, HealthForce Minnesota must report the findings under paragraph 
2.5 	(a) to the chairs and ranking members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
2.6 	human services policy and finance.

2.7 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.8 	$200,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2020 from the general fund to the commissioner 
2.9 	of human services for a grant to HealthForce Minnesota for purposes of section 1. Up to 
2.10 	$25,000 may be used by HealthForce Minnesota for administrative costs. Any unencumbered 
2.11 	balance does not cancel but is available through June 30, 2021.