Direct support services rate calculations report requirement provision

Minnesota Senate File 2053 (SF 2053) requires the state Commissioner of Human Services to submit a report by March 15, 2027, detailing cost calculations for proposed wage and benefit increases in collective bargaining agreements between the state and direct support service providers. The report must estimate reimbursement rates, including costs for wage floor increases, paid time off adjustments, holiday pay, benefits, and related tax impacts (like FICA and unemployment taxes) for all providers. It mandates that the commissioner assume all providers would receive full rate increases equal to proposed changes, without assuming any cost absorption by employers. This bill directly affects human services providers in covered programs and the state’s budgeting process for implementing future agreements.