Purpose of the Bill

This bill aims to expand the membership of the Minnesota opioids, substance use, and addiction subcabinet. The goal is to strengthen the subcabinet by including additional state commissioners and leaders who can contribute to addressing the opioid crisis and substance use issues more effectively.

Main Provisions

• The bill amends Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 4.046, subdivision 2, concerning the composition of the subcabinet.
• It specifies the inclusion of key state officials as members of this subcabinet. These officials come from various departments like human services, health, education, public safety, corrections, and management and budget.
• Additional members include the commissioner of higher education, the commissioner of children, youth, and families, and the chief executive officer of direct care and treatment.
• The subcabinet is further expanded to include the commissioner of commerce, the director of the Office of Cannabis Management, the chair of the Interagency Council on Homelessness, and the governor’s director of addiction and recovery, who will serve as the chair of the subcabinet.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• The bill represents a change to the existing law by broadening the number of state officials involved in the opioids, substance use, and addiction subcabinet. This change aims to leverage diverse state government expertise for more comprehensive policymaking and intervention strategies against opioid misuse and addiction.

Relevant Terms

opioids, substance use, addiction, subcabinet, human services, public safety, corrections, management and budget, higher education, children and families, cannabis management, homelessness, addiction recovery