1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3635 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Sec. 1. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256J.425, subdivision 3, is
1.4amended to read:
1.5    Subd. 3. Hard-to-employ participants. (a) An assistance unit subject to the time
1.6limit in section 256J.42, subdivision 1, is eligible to receive months of assistance under
1.7a hardship extension if the participant who reached the time limit belongs to any of the
1.8following groups:
1.9(1) a person who is diagnosed by a licensed physician, psychological practitioner, or
1.10other qualified professional, as developmentally disabled or mentally ill, and the condition
1.11severely limits the person's ability to obtain or maintain suitable employment;
1.12(2) a person who:
1.13(i) has been assessed by a vocational specialist or the county agency to be
1.14unemployable for purposes of this subdivision; or
1.15(ii) has an IQ below 80 who has been assessed by a vocational specialist or a county
1.16agency to be employable, but the condition severely limits the person's ability to obtain or
1.17maintain suitable employment. The determination of IQ level must be made by a qualified
1.18professional. In the case of a non-English-speaking person: (A) the determination must
1.19be made by a qualified professional with experience conducting culturally appropriate
1.20assessments, whenever possible; (B) the county may accept reports that identify an
1.21IQ range as opposed to a specific score; (C) these reports must include a statement of
1.22confidence in the results;
1.23(3) a person who is determined by a qualified professional to be learning disabled,
1.24and the condition severely limits the person's ability to obtain or maintain suitable
1.25employment. For purposes of the initial approval of a learning disability extension, the
1.26determination must have been made or confirmed within the previous 12 months. In the
1.27case of a non-English-speaking person: (i) the determination must be made by a qualified
2.1professional with experience conducting culturally appropriate assessments, whenever
2.2possible; and (ii) these reports must include a statement of confidence in the results. If a
2.3rehabilitation plan for a participant extended as learning disabled is developed or approved
2.4by the county agency, the plan must be incorporated into the employment plan. However,
2.5a rehabilitation plan does not replace the requirement to develop and comply with an
2.6employment plan under section 256J.521; or
2.7(4) a person who has been granted a family violence waiver, and who is complying
2.8with an employment plan under section 256J.521, subdivision 3.
2.9(b) For purposes of this section chapter, "severely limits the person's ability to obtain
2.10or maintain suitable employment" means:
2.11(1) that a qualified professional has determined that the person's condition prevents
2.12the person from working 20 or more hours per week; or
2.13(2) for a person who meets the requirements of paragraph (a), clause (2), item (ii), or
2.14paragraph (a), clause (3), of this subdivision, a qualified professional has determined the
2.15person's condition:
2.16(i) significantly restricts the range of employment that the person is able to perform;
2.17or
2.18(ii) significantly interferes with the person's ability to obtain or maintain suitable
2.19employment for 20 or more hours per week."
2.20Amend the title accordingly