1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; requiring the commissioners of health and human 
1.3 	services to provide recommendations to the legislature relating to the application 
1.4 	of landlord tenant laws to residential settings licensed by their departments; 
1.5 	requiring reports.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONERS; REVIEW OF SERVICE 
1.8 	TERMINATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.
 1.9 	By August 1, 2024, the commissioners of human services and health must begin 
1.10 	consulting with residential services providers licensed under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 
1.11 	144G and 245D, whose facilities provide services to individuals reimbursed under medical 
1.12 	assistance to examine issues related to resident and staff safety and to roadblocks in the 
1.13 	continuum of care for disability and behavioral health services arising from the application 
1.14 	of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 504B, to licensed settings. By January 15, 2025, the 
1.15 	commissioners must provide the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
1.16 	committees with jurisdiction over assisted living and home and community-based services 
1.17 	licensure with recommendations, including draft legislation, to address issues of safety and 
1.18 	access to care.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024.