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Parents and advocates present detailed plan for legislative IDD commission; committee sends bill to state/local government
Summary
A grassroots coalition including families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities presented Senate File 683 proposing a legislative commission to study and pilot system reforms; the committee recommended the bill to the State and Local Government Committee without recommendation and noted appropriations to support planning.
Parents, self‑advocates and providers presented a multi‑part plan to the Senate Human Services Committee on Feb. 20 to create a legislative commission on intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to study system gaps and pilot county‑level reforms.
Jeannie Pritnan, a parent from Eveleth, and Sue Hankner of A Team Minnesota described the proposal as a grassroots plan developed by families and local advocates that would create a bipartisan 12‑member legislative commission to gather statewide data, engage people with IDD and…
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