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Application for Partners in Policymaking Class 43

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MINNESOTA PARTNERS IN POLICYMAKING® 2025-2026 APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION

Partners in Policymaking Class 43 Dates
 
Friday/Saturday, September 19-20, 2025
Friday/Saturday, October 10-11, 2025
Friday/Saturday, November 14-15, 2025
Friday/Saturday, January 16-17, 2026
Friday/Saturday, February 20-21, 2026
Sunday/Monday, March 15-16, 2025 (Sunday/Monday)
Friday/Saturday, April 17-18, 2026
Friday/Saturday, May 15-16, 2026

TENNESSEN WARNING

PLEASE NOTE: The information requested on this application is for the purpose of selecting individuals who meet the criteria for participation in the Partners in Policymaking program. The list of names and addresses of Partners graduates that is prepared for each Partners class is taken from the applications and considered public data under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. This list may be requested and will be released upon request. 

Application deadline: July 11, 2025.

Selection decisions by August 8, 2025.

Definition of "Developmental Disability"

According to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, the term "developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of an individual that:

  • Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or a combination of mental and physical impairments;
  • Is manifested before the individual attains age 22;
  • Is likely to continue indefinitely;
    • Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity:
    • Self care
    • Receptive (understanding) and expressive language
    • Learning
    • Mobility (ability to move)
    • Self direction (motivation)
    • Capacity for independent living
    • Economic self sufficiency; and
  • Reflects the individual's need for a combination or sequence of special, interdisciplinary, generic services, individual supports or other forms of assistance which are of a lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated;
  • Infants and Young Children — an individual from birth to age nine, inclusive, who has a substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or acquired condition, may be considered to have a developmental disability without meeting three or more of the criteria described above if the individual, without services and supports, has a high probability of meeting those criteria later in life.
PLEASE NOTE: This application is for Minnesota applicants only. We are particularly looking for applicants from the counties of Lac Qui Parle and Wabasha.

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