268A.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. General. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Department. “Department” means the Department of Employment and Economic Development. Subd. 3. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of employment and economic development. Subd. 4. Vocational rehabilitation services. “Vocational rehabilitation services” […]
268A.02 COMMISSIONER; REHABILITATION COUNCIL; INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL. Subdivision 1. Commissioner. The commissioner is the chief executive officer of the Department of Employment and Economic Development and is the successor to the powers and duties of the former assistant commissioner of vocational rehabilitation. Subd. 2. Rehabilitation council. The commissioner shall establish a State Rehabilitation Council and […]
268A.03 POWERS AND DUTIES. The commissioner shall: (1) certify the community rehabilitation providers to offer extended employment programs, grant funds to the extended employment programs, and perform the duties as specified in section 268A.15; (2) provide vocational rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities in accordance with the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, […]
268A.04 DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS; PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. No communication or statement furnished by a physician or other professional person to the department or any other agency of the state for use in connection with an agreement or contractual relationship as contemplated in section 268A.03, clause (4), shall be made the subject of any slander, libel or defamation […]
268A.05 REPORTS, DISCLOSURE. Subdivision 1. Public records; access. The employees of the department specifically authorized by the commissioner shall have the right to receive from any public records the names, addresses and information pertinent to their vocational rehabilitation of persons injured or otherwise disabled. Except as provided in subdivision 2, no information obtained from these […]
268A.06 COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROVIDERS. Subdivision 1. Application. Any city, town, county, nonprofit corporation, or any combination thereof, may apply to the commissioner for assistance in establishing or operating an extended employment program. Application for assistance must be on forms prescribed by the commissioner. Subd. 2. Funding. In order to provide the necessary funds for extended […]
268A.07 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION. Subdivision 1. Benefits. A community rehabilitation provider must, as a condition for receiving program certification, provide employees in noncompetitive employment with personnel benefits prescribed in rules adopted by the commissioner of employment and economic development. Subd. 2. Grievance procedure. A community rehabilitation provider must, as a condition for receiving program certification, […]
268A.085 COMMUNITY REHABILITATION PROVIDER GOVERNING BOARDS. Subdivision 1. Appointment; membership. Every city, town, county, nonprofit corporation, or combination thereof establishing an extended employment program shall appoint a governing board of no fewer than seven voting members before becoming eligible for the assistance provided by sections 268A.06 to 268A.15. When any city, town, or county singly […]
268A.10 EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. Any additional federal funds which become available to the state of Minnesota for vocational rehabilitation or independent living purposes as a result of a reallocation of funds returned by other states or release of additional funds may be carried over and expended in the next fiscal year. History: 1976 c […]
268A.11 INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Purposes and services. The purposes of independent living services and the services that are to be provided are those that are consistent with Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, parts 365 to 367. Subd. 2. Administration. This section shall be administered by the Department of Employment and Economic Development […]
268A.13 EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. The commissioner of employment and economic development, in cooperation with the commissioner of human services, shall develop a statewide program of grants as outlined in section 268A.14 to provide services for persons with mental illness who want to work in supported employment. Projects funded under this […]
268A.14 STATEWIDE REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICES. Subdivision 1. Employment support services and programs. The commissioner of employment and economic development, in cooperation with the commissioner of human services, shall operate a statewide system to reimburse providers for employment support services for persons with mental illness. The system shall be operated to support employment […]
268A.15 EXTENDED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Administration. The Department of Employment and Economic Development shall administer this section through rehabilitation services. The department may employ staff as required to administer this section and may accept and receive funds from nonstate sources for the purpose of implementing this section. Subd. 1a. Severe impairment to employment; definition. […]
268A.16 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF, DEAFBLIND, OR HARD-OF-HEARING. Subdivision 1. Deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing grants. (a) The commissioner shall develop and implement a specialized statewide grant program to provide long-term supported employment services for persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing. Programs and services eligible for grants under this section must: (1) […]
