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House file would pilot direct‑support professional certification to grow direct‑care workforce
Summary
House File 1742 would pilot a certified direct‑support professional pathway to address Minnesota’s direct‑care workforce shortage through postsecondary curriculum, stipends and accreditation guidance.
House File 1742, introduced by Representative Perez Vega and heard April 1 by the House Committee for Human Services, would establish a three‑year pilot to create a direct‑support professional (DSP) certification pathway and related supports.
Sponsor testimony said Minnesota faces a persistent direct‑care worker shortage and that the 2018 Olmstead recommendations and subsequent work show credentialing and…
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