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Committee hears SEIU contract‑matching bill for home care workers; amendment adopted
Summary
Senate File 2640, authored by Sen. Aaron Mayquade, would match funding language for a tentative contract with SEIU home care workers, increase certain rates, fund training and an online matching service, and establish groundwork for a defined contribution retirement structure. The committee adopted an A1 amendment and laid the bill over.
Senate File 2640, a bill to match the funding language and program changes in a tentative contract for SEIU home care workers, was presented to the Minnesota Senate Human Services Committee on March 26.
Sen. Aaron Mayquade, the bill sponsor, said the measure would invest in pay increases affecting programs that include PCA Choice, Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) budget model, Consumer Directed Community Supports (CDCS) and the Consumer Support Grant. Mayquade told the committee the contract covers more than 38,000 workers and would invest about $70…
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