The MN Leadership Council on Aging is a force in public policy discussions impacting older adults, their families and caregivers.
In the 2024 Legislative Session, our organization has already endorsed a series of legislative solutions:
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Elderly Waiver Benchmarks
Value-Based Reimbursement Cost Factors
Trained Medication Aide Training Expansion
Nursing Assistant Language Accommodation
SNSA Private Right of Action
Housing Support in Board and Lodge
Elimination of the Assisted Living Verification Code
Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative: Alzheimer's Focus
Permanent Respite Supports
Healthy Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Health Curriculum
Dementia Services Coordination
Home Care Medical Assistance Rates
Minnesota Homeless Study
More Homes Initiative
Palliative Care Benefit
Additional details on proposals, lead advocates and bill numbers will be coming soon. For immediate questions, contact
adam@mnlcoa.org.
Additional 2024 Endorsements
Policy proposals can also come at any time during the Session.
Click on the red button to submit a proposal.
I. Submitting Your Proposal
Anyone may submit a policy solution for endorsement by the Leadership Council via our online form or by contacting the Executive Director. Submissions explore the type of endorsement requested, including:
Submissions also require a brief description of the policy solution (background, high level bill summary), the House and/or Senate File Numbers (if known) and any other comments.
II. Policy Committee Review
Submissions are shared with all Leadership Council Delegates at least 48 hours before the Policy Committee conducts a preliminary review of each proposal, which includes a discussion of three primary criteria questions:
The Policy Committee votes on each proposal and advances those recommendations to the Leadership Council for consideration. Each Policy Committee member organization holds one vote, and the majority must vote in the affirmative for it to advance. If it does not advance, the submitter is notified.
III. Leadership Council Decision
Within 24 hours, the Policy Committee recommendations and all documentation is sent to all Leadership Council Delegates, who then have 72 hours (over business days) to vote. All members must vote in the affirmative for passage of the endorsement. Even one Council Delegate veto stops the proposal from being endorsed. Submitters are then notified of the Leadership Council's position.
This final decision is binding and not appealable. If significant modifications to the proposal occur, the proposal can be resubmitted for endorsement.
The contacts who submit proposals will then be notified and our policy endorsements will be posted on this page. The Executive Director will work with submitters on required next steps, materials and action steps to fulfil the approved endorsements of the Leadership Council.
MN Legislative Task Force on Aging
Established by the 2023 Legislature to review and develop state resources, as well as identify and prioritize necessary supports for our aging population, and to ensure aging-related state policies are inclusive, the Legislative Task Force on Aging has named Megan Voelke as a staff contact and announced the appointment of members, including: Rep. Ginny Klevorn, Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar, Sen. Kelly Morrison, Sen. Karin Housley, Maureen Schneider, Jen Foley, Joe Gaugler and a representative from the MN Indian Affairs Council yet to be announced. A meeting calendar has not yet been set. Subscribe to learn more >
Multi-Sector Blueprint on Aging
Led by the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council, this is an inclusive statewide effort to develop a 10-year plan for aging in Minnesota. Co-developed by communities across the state, it will provide an opportunity to promote aging in all policies and programs, build relationships across different partners, raise awareness among key decision makers and lawmakers around how policies, investments, and systems impact people throughout life stages, and as a living document, can be adapted at the local level.
MN Leadership Council on Aging
First and foremost, our shared policy work as leading organizations across Minnesota gives us a unique vantage point to create proactive, collaborative policy solutions. Representing well over a million older adults as well as their family and career caregivers, our partnership provides a thoughtful and rigorous table to develop and advance the right public policy. For the right reasons. At the right time. Visit this page > to learn more about our members.
AGEnda is an experiment that began in 2021 to create a collective impact approach to aging policy in Minnesota. All are invited to participate in various meetings that have been co-convened by the Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging, the Age-Friendly Minnesota Council and the Minnesota Board on Aging. This is a multi-year, full-sector approach to elevating and enhancing aging in our state.
Visit this page > today to learn more about the grounding information setting the stage for shared efforts ahead.
The Volunteer Driver Coalition came together in 2019 with leadership from various Minnesota non-profit organizations, cities, counties, Area Agencies on Aging, Regional Transportation Coordinating Councils, associations, and others like the Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging. Together, we support the Coalition’s initiative to strengthen volunteer driver programs in Minnesota.
Visit their website > today to learn more information, see the coalition members involved, and learn how you can help by getting involved in legislative solutions.
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