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Committee hears plan to modernize SSIS; House File 1169 laid over
Summary
Vice Chair Nelson moved to lay over House File 1169, a proposal to modernize the Social Services Information System (SSIS) and reduce paperwork burdens on county caseworkers. Testimony described decades-old technology, large reporting volumes, a review with 56 recommendations and an interim web tool to halve a major document.
Vice Chair Rep. Nelson moved House File 1169 before the Children and Families Committee and asked the panel to "lay it over" for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill, outlining the measure as part of an ongoing effort to modernize the state's Social Services Information System (SSIS). The motion to lay over was approved for possible inclusion.
County and state officials told the committee that SSIS, a case-management system developed about 30 years ago, has accrued new documentation requirements over time and now imposes heavy administrative burdens on caseworkers. Anne Broscoff, director of human services for Brown County, testified on behalf of the Minnesota Association of Social…
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