1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to child protection; adding violations from 
  1.3             other states to the list of offenses that constitute 
  1.4             child abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 
  1.5             260C.007, subdivision 25. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 260C.007, 
  1.8   subdivision 25, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 25.  [CHILD ABUSE.] "Child abuse" means an act that 
  1.10  involves a minor victim and that constitutes a violation of 
  1.11  section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.224, 609.2242, 609.322, 
  1.12  609.323, 609.324, 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.377, 
  1.13  609.378, or 617.246, or any similar law from another state.