<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>provisions governing adoption records; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 256.01, subdivision 14b; 259.52, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>2, 6; 259.89, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 260.012; 260.93; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>260B.007, subdivision 7; 260B.157, subdivision 3; 260B.198, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>260C.007, subdivisions 18, 25; 260C.151, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivision; 260C.163, by adding a subdivision; 260C.175, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>260C.176, subdivision 1; 260C.178, subdivisions 1, 3; 260C.201, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>1, 3, 5, 11; 260C.209, subdivision 3; 260C.212, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 4a, 5, 7; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>260D.02, subdivision 5; 260D.03, subdivision 1; 260D.07; 484.76, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>2; Laws 2008, chapter 361, article 6, section 58; proposing coding for new law in <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>260C.209, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>May 18, 2009<br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>The Honorable James P. Metzen<br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>President of the Senate<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 1503 report that we have agreed upon <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>That the Senate recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 1503 be further <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>amended as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260.93, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var><b>260.93 INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN.</b><br/>

<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    A. Provide a process through which children subject to this compact are placed in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>safe and suitable homes in a timely manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>    B. Facilitate ongoing supervision of a placement, the delivery of services, and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>communication between the states.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>    C. Provide operating procedures that will ensure that children are placed in safe and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>suitable homes in a timely manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>    D. Provide for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative rules <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>implementing the provisions of this compact and regulating the covered activities of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>the member states.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>    E. Provide for uniform data collection and information sharing between member <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>states under this compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>    F. Promote coordination between this compact, the Interstate Compact for Juveniles, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance, and other compacts affecting <br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>the placement of and which provide services to children otherwise subject to this compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>    G. Provide for a state's continuing legal jurisdiction and responsibility for placement <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>and care of a child that it would have had if the placement were intrastate.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>    H. Provide for the promulgation of guidelines, in collaboration with Indian tribes, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>for interstate cases involving Indian children as is or may be permitted by federal law.<br/>

<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>    A. "Approved placement" means the public child-placing agency in the receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>state has determined that the placement is both safe and suitable for the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>    B. "Assessment" means an evaluation of a prospective placement by a public <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>child-placing agency to determine whether the placement meets the individualized needs <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>of the child, including but not limited to the child's safety and stability, health and <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>well-being, and mental, emotional, and physical development. An assessment is only <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>applicable to a placement by a public child-placing agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>    C. "Child" means an individual who has not attained the age of eighteen (18).<br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>    D. "Certification" means to attest, declare, or be sworn to attesting, declaring, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>swearing before a judge or notary public.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>    E. "Default" means the failure of a member state to perform the obligations or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>responsibilities imposed upon it by this compact, the bylaws or rules of the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>    F. "Home study" means an evaluation of a home environment conducted according <br/>
<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>to the applicable requirements of the state in which the home is located, and documents <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>the preparation and the suitability of the placement resource for placement of a child <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>according to the laws and requirements of the state in which the home is located.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>    G. "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>or community of Indians recognized as eligible for services provided to Indians by the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>Secretary of the Interior because of their status as Indians, including any Alaskan native <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>village as defined in section 3(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at United <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>States Code, title 43, chapter 33, section 1602(c).<br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>    H. "Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children" means the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>that is created under Article VIII of this compact and which is generally referred to as the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>    I. "Jurisdiction" means the power and authority of a court to hear and decide matters.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>    J. "Legal risk placement" ("Legal risk adoption") means a placement made <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>preliminary to an adoption where the prospective adoptive parents acknowledge in writing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>that a child can be ordered returned to the sending state or the birth mother's state of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>residence, if different from the sending state and a final decree of adoption shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>entered in any jurisdiction until all required consents are obtained or are dispensed with <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>according to applicable law.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>    K. "Member state" means a state that has enacted this compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>    L. "Noncustodial parent" means a person who, at the time of the commencement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>of court proceedings in the sending state, does not have sole legal custody of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>or has joint legal custody of a child, and who is not the subject of allegations or findings <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>of child abuse or neglect.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>    M. "Nonmember state" means a state which has not enacted this compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>    N. "Notice of residential placement" means information regarding a placement <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>into a residential facility provided to the receiving state including, but not limited to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>name, date and place of birth of the child, the identity and address of the parent or legal <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>guardian, evidence of authority to make the placement, and the name and address of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>the facility in which the child will be placed. Notice of residential placement shall also <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>include information regarding a discharge and any unauthorized absence from the facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>    O. "Placement" means the act by a public or private child-placing agency intended <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>to arrange for the care or custody of a child in another state.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>    P. "Private child-placing agency" means any private corporation, agency, foundation, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>institution, or charitable organization, or any private person or attorney that facilitates, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>causes, or is involved in the placement of a child from one state to another and that is not <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>an instrumentality of the state or acting under color of state law.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>    Q. "Provisional placement" means a determination made by the public child-placing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>agency in the receiving state that the proposed placement is safe and suitable, and, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>extent allowable, the receiving state has temporarily waived its standards or requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>otherwise applicable to prospective foster or adoptive parents so as to not delay the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>placement. Completion of an assessment and the receiving state requirements regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>training for prospective foster or adoptive parents shall not delay an otherwise safe and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>suitable placement.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>    R. "Public child-placing agency" means any government child welfare agency or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>child protection agency or a private entity under contract with such an agency, regardless <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>of whether they act on behalf of a state, county, municipality, or other governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>unit and which facilitates, causes, or is involved in the placement of a child from one <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>state to another.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>    S. "Receiving state" means the state to which a child is sent, brought, or caused to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>be sent or brought.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>    T. "Relative" means someone who is related to the child as a parent, stepparent, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>sibling by half or whole blood or by adoption, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or first cousin or a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>non-relative nonrelative with such significant ties to the child that they may be regarded as <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>relatives as determined by the court in the sending state.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>    U. "Residential facility" means a facility providing a level of care that is sufficient <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>to substitute for parental responsibility or foster care, and is beyond what is needed for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>assessment or treatment of an acute condition. For purposes of the compact, residential <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>facilities do not include institutions primarily educational in character, hospitals, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>medical facilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>    V. "Rule" means a written directive, mandate, standard, or principle issued by the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>Interstate Commission promulgated pursuant to Article XI of this compact that is of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>general applicability and that implements, interprets, or prescribes a policy or provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>the compact. Rule has the force and effect of an administrative rule in a member state, and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>includes the amendment, repeal, or suspension of an existing rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>    W. "Sending state" means the state from which the placement of a child is initiated.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>    X. "Service member's permanent duty station" means the military installation where <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>an active duty Armed Services member is currently assigned and is physically located <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>under competent orders that do not specify the duty as temporary.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>    Y. "Service member's state of legal residence" means the state in which the active <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>duty Armed Services member is considered a resident for tax and voting purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>    Z. "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>Northern Marianas Islands, and any other territory of the United States.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>    AA. "State court" means a judicial body of a state that is vested by law with <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>responsibility for adjudicating cases involving abuse, neglect, deprivation, delinquency, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>status offenses of individuals who have not attained the age of eighteen (18).<br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>    BB. "Supervision" means monitoring provided by the receiving state once a child <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>has been placed in a receiving state pursuant to this compact.<br/>

<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>    1. The interstate placement of a child subject to ongoing court jurisdiction in the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>sending state, due to allegations or findings that the child has been abused, neglected, or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>deprived as defined by the laws of the sending state, provided, however, that the placement <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>of such a child into a residential facility shall only require notice of residential placement <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>to the receiving state prior to placement.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>    2. The interstate placement of a child adjudicated delinquent or unmanageable <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>based on the laws of the sending state and subject to ongoing court jurisdiction of the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>sending state if:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>    a. the child is being placed in a residential facility in another member state and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>is not covered under another compact; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>    b. the child is being placed in another member state and the determination of safety <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>and suitability of the placement and services required is not provided through another <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>    3. The interstate placement of any child by a public child-placing agency or private <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>child-placing agency as defined in this compact as a preliminary step to a possible <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>adoption.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>    B. The provisions of this compact shall not apply to:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>    1. The interstate placement of a child in a custody proceeding in which a public <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>child-placing agency is not a party, provided the placement is not intended to effectuate an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>adoption.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>    2. The interstate placement of a child with a non-relative nonrelative in a receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>state by a parent with the legal authority to make such a placement provided, however, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>that the placement is not intended to effectuate an adoption.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>    3. The interstate placement of a child by one relative with the lawful authority to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>make such a placement directly with a relative in a receiving state.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    4. The placement of a child, not subject to Article III, Section A, into a residential <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>facility by the child's parent.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>    5. The placement of a child with a noncustodial parent provided that:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>    a. The noncustodial parent proves to the satisfaction of a court in the sending state a <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>substantial relationship with the child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>    b. The court in the sending state makes a written finding that placement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>noncustodial parent is in the best interests of the child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>    c. The court in the sending state dismisses its jurisdiction over the child's case. in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>interstate placements in which the public child-placing agency is a party to the proceedings.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>    6. A child entering the United States from a foreign country for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>adoption or leaving the United States to go to a foreign country for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>adoption in that country.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>    7. Cases in which a U.S. citizen child living overseas with the child's family, at <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>least one of whom is in the United States armed services, and who is stationed overseas, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>is removed and placed in a state.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>    8. The sending of a child by a public child-placing agency or a private child-placing <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>agency for a visit as defined by the rules of the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>    C. For purposes of determining the applicability of this compact to the placement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>of a child with a family in the armed services, the public child-placing agency or private <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>child-placing agency may choose the state of the service member's permanent duty station <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>or the service member's declared legal residence.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>    D. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prohibit the concurrent application <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>of the provisions of this compact with other applicable interstate compacts including the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>Interstate Compact for Juveniles and the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>Assistance. The Interstate Commission may in cooperation with other interstate compact <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>commissions having responsibility for the interstate movement, placement, or transfer of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>children, promulgate like rules to ensure the coordination of services, timely placement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>of children, and the reduction of unnecessary or duplicative administrative or procedural <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>requirements.<br/>

<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>and 3, concerning private and independent adoptions and in interstate placements in which <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>the public child-placing agency is not a party to a custody proceeding, the sending state <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>shall retain jurisdiction over a child with respect to all matters of custody and disposition <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>of the child which it would have had if the child had remained in the sending state. Such <br/>
<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>jurisdiction shall also include the power to order the return of the child to the sending state.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>    B. When an issue of child protection or custody is brought before a court in the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>receiving state, such court shall confer with the court of the sending state to determine the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>most appropriate forum for adjudication.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>C. In cases that are before courts and subject to this compact, the taking of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>testimony for hearings before any judicial officer may occur in person or by telephone; <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>by audio-video conference; or by other means as approved by the rules of the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>Commission. Judicial officers may communicate with other judicial officers and persons <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>involved in the interstate process as may be permitted by their Canons of Judicial Conduct <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>and any rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>    C. D. In accordance with its own laws, the court in the sending state shall have <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>authority to terminate its jurisdiction if:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>    1. The child is reunified with the parent in the receiving state who is the subject <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>of allegations or findings of abuse or neglect, only with the concurrence of the public <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>child-placing agency in the receiving state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>    2. The child is adopted;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>    3. The child reaches the age of majority under the laws of the sending state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>    4. The child achieves legal independence pursuant to the laws of the sending state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>    5. A guardianship is created by a court in the receiving state with the concurrence of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>the court in the sending state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>    6. An Indian tribe has petitioned for and received jurisdiction from the court in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>the sending state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>    7. The public child-placing agency of the sending state requests termination and has <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>obtained the concurrence of the public child-placing agency in the receiving state.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>    D. E. When a sending state court terminates its jurisdiction, the receiving state <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>child-placing agency shall be notified.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>    E. F. Nothing in this article shall defeat a claim of jurisdiction by a receiving state <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>court sufficient to deal with an act of truancy, delinquency, crime, or behavior involving a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>child as defined by the laws of the receiving state committed by the child in the receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>state which would be a violation of its laws.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>    F. G. Nothing in this article shall limit the receiving state's ability to take emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>jurisdiction for the protection of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>    G. H. The substantive laws of the state in which an adoption will be finalized shall <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>solely govern all issues relating to the adoption of the child and the court in which the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>adoption proceeding is filed shall have subject matter jurisdiction regarding all substantive <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>issues relating to the adoption, except:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>    1. when the child is a ward of another court that established jurisdiction over the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>child prior to the placement;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>    2. when the child is in the legal custody of a public agency in the sending state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>    3. when the court in the sending state has otherwise appropriately assumed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>jurisdiction over the child, prior to the submission of the request for approval of placement.<br/>

<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>state, the public child-placing agency shall provide a written request for assessment to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>the receiving state.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>    B. For placements by a private child-placing agency, a child may be sent or brought, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>or caused to be sent or brought, into a receiving state, upon receipt and immediate review <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>of the required content in a request for approval of a placement in both the sending and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>receiving state's public child-placing agency. The required content to accompany a request <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>for provisional approval shall include all of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>    1. A request for approval identifying the child, birth parents, the prospective adoptive <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>parents, and the supervising agency, signed by the person requesting approval; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>    2. The appropriate consents or relinquishments signed by the birthparents in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>accordance with the laws of the sending state or, where permitted, the laws of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>where the adoption will be finalized; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>    3. Certification by a licensed attorney or other authorized agent of a private adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>agency that the consent or relinquishment is in compliance with the applicable laws of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>sending state, or where permitted the laws of the state where finalization of the adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>will occur; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>    4. A home study; and<br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>    5. An acknowledgment of legal risk signed by the prospective adoptive parents.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>    C. The sending state and the receiving state may request additional information or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>documents prior to finalization of an approved placement, but they may not delay travel <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>by the prospective adoptive parents with the child if the required content for approval <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>has been submitted, received, and reviewed by the public child-placing agency in both <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>the sending state and the receiving state.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>    D. Approval from the public child-placing agency in the receiving state for a <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>provisional or approved placement is required as provided for in the rules of the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>    E. The procedures for making, and the request for an assessment, shall contain all <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>information and be in such form as provided for in the rules of the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>    F. Upon receipt of a request from the public child-placing agency of the sending <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>state, the receiving state shall initiate an assessment of the proposed placement to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>determine its safety and suitability. If the proposed placement is a placement with a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>relative, the public child-placing agency of the sending state may request a determination <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>for a provisional placement.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>    G. The public child-placing agency in the receiving state may request from the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>public child-placing agency or the private child-placing agency in the sending state, and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>shall be entitled to receive supporting or additional information necessary to complete <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>the assessment.<br/>

<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>shall be placed into a receiving state until approval for such placement is obtained.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>    B. If the public child-placing agency in the receiving state does not approve <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>the proposed placement then the child shall not be placed. The receiving state shall <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>provide written documentation of any such determination in accordance with the rules <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>promulgated by the Interstate Commission. Such determination is not subject to judicial <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>review in the sending state.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>    C. If the proposed placement is not approved, any interested party shall have <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>standing to seek an administrative review of the receiving state's determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>    1. The administrative review and any further judicial review associated with <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>the determination shall be conducted in the receiving state pursuant to its applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>Administrative procedures Procedure Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>    2. If a determination not to approve the placement of the child in the receiving state <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>is overturned upon review, the placement shall be deemed approved, provided however <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>that all administrative or judicial remedies have been exhausted or the time for such <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>remedies has passed.<br/>

<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>or state court:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>    1. The public child-placing agency in the sending state shall have financial <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>responsibility for:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>    a. the ongoing support and maintenance for the child during the period of the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>placement, unless otherwise provided for in the receiving state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>    b. as determined by the public child-placing agency in the sending state, services for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>the child beyond the public services for which the child is eligible in the receiving state.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>    2. The receiving state shall only have financial responsibility for:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>    a. any assessment conducted by the receiving state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>    b. supervision conducted by the receiving state at the level necessary to support <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>the placement as agreed upon by the public child-placing agencies of the receiving and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>sending state.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>    3. Nothing in this provision shall prohibit public child-placing agencies in the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>sending state from entering into agreements with licensed agencies or persons in the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>receiving state to conduct assessments and provide supervision.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>    B. For the placement of a child by a private child-placing agency preliminary to a <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>possible adoption, the private child-placing agency shall be:<br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>    1. Legally responsible for the child during the period of placement as provided for in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>the law of the sending state until the finalization of the adoption.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>    2. Financially responsible for the child absent a contractual agreement to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>contrary.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>    C. The public child-placing agency in the receiving state shall provide timely <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>assessments, as provided for in the rules of the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>    D. The public child-placing agency in the receiving state shall provide, or arrange <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>for the provision of, supervision and services for the child, including timely reports, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>during the period of the placement.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>    E. Nothing in this compact shall be construed as to limit the authority of the public <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>child-placing agency in the receiving state from contracting with a licensed agency or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>person in the receiving state for an assessment or the provision of supervision or services <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>for the child or otherwise authorizing the provision of supervision or services by a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>agency during the period of placement.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>    F. Each member state shall provide for coordination among its branches of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>government concerning the state's participation in, and compliance with, the compact and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>Interstate Commission activities, through the creation of an advisory council or use of an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>existing body or board.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>    G. Each member state shall establish a central state compact office, which shall <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>be responsible for state compliance with the compact and the rules of the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>    H. The public child-placing agency in the sending state shall oversee compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>with the provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act (United States Code, title 25, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>21, section 1901 et seq.) for placements subject to the provisions of this compact, prior <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>to placement.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    I. With the consent of the Interstate Commission, states may enter into limited <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>agreements that facilitate the timely assessment and provision of services and supervision <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>of placements under this compact.<br/>

<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>as the "Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children." The activities of the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>Interstate Commission are the formation of public policy and are a discretionary state <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>function. The Interstate Commission shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>    A. Be a joint commission of the member states and shall have the responsibilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>powers and duties set forth herein, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>by subsequent concurrent action of the respective legislatures of the member states.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>    B. Consist of one commissioner from each member state who shall be appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>the executive head of the state human services administration with ultimate responsibility <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>for the child welfare program. The appointed commissioner shall have the legal authority <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>to vote on policy-related matters governed by this compact binding the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>    1. Each member state represented at a meeting of the Interstate Commission is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>entitled to one vote.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>    2. A majority of the member states shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>    3. A representative shall not delegate a vote to another member state.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>    4. A representative may delegate voting authority to another person from their state <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>for a specified meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>    C. In addition to the commissioners of each member state, the Interstate Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>shall include persons who are members of interested organizations as defined in the bylaws <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>or rules of the Interstate Commission. Such members shall be ex officio and shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>entitled to vote on any matter before the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>    D. Establish an executive committee which shall have the authority to administer <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>the day-to-day operations and administration of the Interstate Commission. It shall not <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>have the power to engage in rulemaking.<br/>

<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>    A. To promulgate rules and take all necessary actions to effect the goals, purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>and obligations as enumerated in this compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>    B. To provide for dispute resolution among member states.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>    C. To issue, upon request of a member state, advisory opinions concerning the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>meaning or interpretation of the interstate compact, its bylaws, rules or actions.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>    D. To enforce compliance with this compact or the bylaws or rules of the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>Commission pursuant to Article XII.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>    E. Collect standardized data concerning the interstate placement of children subject <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>to this compact as directed through its rules which shall specify the data to be collected, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>the means of collection and data exchange and reporting requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>    F. To establish and maintain offices as may be necessary for the transacting of its <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>business.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>    G. To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>    H. To hire or contract for services of personnel or consultants as necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>carry out its functions under the compact and establish personnel qualification policies, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>and rates of compensation.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>    I. To establish and appoint committees and officers including, but not limited to, an <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>executive committee as required by Article X.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>    J. To accept any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose thereof.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>    K. To lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>hold, improve, or use any property, real, personal, or mixed.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>    L. To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>of any property, real, personal, or mixed.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>    M. To establish a budget and make expenditures.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>    N. To adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and operation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>    O. To report annually to the legislatures, governors, the judiciary, and state advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>councils of the member states concerning the activities of the Interstate Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>during the preceding year. Such reports shall also include any recommendations that may <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>have been adopted by the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>    P. To coordinate and provide education, training, and public awareness regarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>interstate movement of children for officials involved in such activity.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>    Q. To maintain books and records in accordance with the bylaws of the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>    R. To perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>purposes of this compact.<br/>

<a id="pl.12.36"></a><var>12.36</var>INTERSTATE COMMISSION<br/>

<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>    1. Within 12 months after the first Interstate Commission meeting, the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>Commission shall adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>to carry out the purposes of the compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>    2. The Interstate Commission's bylaws and rules shall establish conditions and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>procedures under which the Interstate Commission shall make its information and official <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>records available to the public for inspection or copying. The Interstate Commission may <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>exempt from disclosure information or official records to the extent they would adversely <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>affect personal privacy rights or proprietary interests.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>    B. Meetings<br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>    1. The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. The <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of a simple majority of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>member states shall call additional meetings.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>    2. Public notice shall be given by the Interstate Commission of all meetings and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>all meetings shall be open to the public, except as set forth in the rules or as otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>provided in the compact. The Interstate Commission and its committees may close a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>meeting, or portion thereof, where it determines by two-thirds vote that an open meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>would be likely to:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>    a. relate solely to the Interstate Commission's internal personnel practices and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>procedures; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>    b. disclose matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal law; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>    c. disclose financial or commercial information which is privileged, proprietary or <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>confidential in nature; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>    d. involve accusing a person of a crime, or formally censuring a person; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>    e. disclose information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or physically endanger one or more <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>persons; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>    f. disclose investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes; or<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>    g. specifically relate to the Interstate Commission's participation in a civil action <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>or other legal proceeding.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>    3. For a meeting, or portion of a meeting, closed pursuant to this provision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>Interstate Commission's legal counsel or designee shall certify that the meeting may be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>closed and shall reference each relevant exemption provision. The Interstate Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>shall keep minutes which shall fully and clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>and shall provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken, and the reasons therefore, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>including a description of the views expressed and the record of a roll call vote. All <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>documents considered in connection with an action shall be identified in such minutes. All <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>minutes and documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject to release by a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>majority vote of the Interstate Commission or by court order.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>    4. The bylaws may provide for meetings of the Interstate Commission to be <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>conducted by telecommunication or other electronic communication.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>    C. Officers and Staff<br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>    1. The Interstate Commission may, through its executive committee, appoint or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>retain a staff director for such period, upon such terms and conditions and for such <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>compensation as the Interstate Commission may deem appropriate. The staff director shall <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>serve as secretary to the Interstate Commission, but shall not have a vote. The staff director <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>may hire and supervise such other staff as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>    2. The Interstate Commission shall elect, from among its members, a chairperson <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>and a vice chairperson of the executive committee and other necessary officers, each of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>whom shall have such authority and duties as may be specified in the bylaws.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>    D. Qualified Immunity, Defense and Indemnification<br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>    1. The Interstate Commission's staff director and its employees shall be immune <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for a claim for damage <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising out of or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>relating to an actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that such person had <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>duties, or responsibilities; provided, that such person shall not be protected from suit or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>liability for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by a criminal act or the intentional or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>willful and wanton misconduct of such person.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>    a. The liability of the Interstate Commission's staff director and employees <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>or Interstate Commission representatives, acting within the scope of such person's <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>employment or duties for acts, errors, or omissions occurring within such person's state <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>may not exceed the limits of liability set forth under the Constitution and laws of that state <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>for state officials, employees, and agents. The Interstate Commission is considered to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>be an instrumentality of the states for the purposes of any such action. Nothing in this <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>subsection shall be construed to protect such person from suit or liability for damage, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>loss, injury, or liability caused by a criminal act or the intentional or willful and wanton <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>misconduct of such person.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>    b. The Interstate Commission shall defend the staff director and its employees and, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>subject to the approval of the Attorney General or other appropriate legal counsel of the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>member state shall defend the commissioner of a member state in a civil action seeking to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var>impose liability arising out of an actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, or that <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>the defendant had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>act, error, or omission did not result from intentional or willful and wanton misconduct on <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>the part of such person.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>    c. To the extent not covered by the state involved, member state, or the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>Commission, the representatives or employees of the Interstate Commission shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>held harmless in the amount of a settlement or judgment, including attorney's fees and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>costs, obtained against such persons arising out of an actual or alleged act, error, or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties, or <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>responsibilities, or that such persons had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from intentional or willful and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>wanton misconduct on the part of such persons.<br/>

<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>    B. Rulemaking shall occur pursuant to the criteria set forth in this article and the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>bylaws and rules adopted pursuant thereto. Such rulemaking shall substantially conform <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>to the principles of the "Model State Administrative Procedures Act," 1981 Act, Uniform <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>Laws Annotated, Vol. 15, p.1 (2000), or such other administrative procedure acts as <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>the Interstate Commission deems appropriate consistent with due process requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>under the United States Constitution as now or hereafter interpreted by the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>Supreme Court. All rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>as published with the final version of the rule as approved by the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>    C. When promulgating a rule, the Interstate Commission shall, at a minimum:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>    1. Publish the proposed rule's entire text stating the reason(s) for that proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>rule; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>    2. Allow and invite any and all persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>and arguments, which information shall be added to the record, and be made publicly <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>available; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>    3. Promulgate a final rule and its effective date, if appropriate, based on input from <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>state or local officials, or interested parties.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>    D. Rules promulgated by the Interstate Commission shall have the force and effect <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>of administrative rules and shall be binding in the compacting states to the extent and in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>the manner provided for in this compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>    E. Not later than 60 days after a rule is promulgated, an interested person may <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>file a petition in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or in the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>Federal District Court where the Interstate Commission's principal office is located for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>judicial review of such rule. If the court finds that the Interstate Commission's action is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>not supported by substantial evidence in the rulemaking record, the court shall hold the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>rule unlawful and set it aside.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>    F. If a majority of the legislatures of the member states rejects a rule, those states <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>may by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>cause that such rule shall have no further force and effect in any member state.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>    G. The existing rules governing the operation of the Interstate Compact on the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>Placement of Children superseded by this act shall be null and void no less than 12, but <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>no more than 24 months after the first meeting of the Interstate Commission created <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>hereunder, as determined by the members during the first meeting.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>    H. Within the first 12 months of operation, the Interstate Commission shall <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>promulgate rules addressing the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>    1. Transition rules<br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>    2. Forms and procedures<br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>    3. Timelines<br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>    4. Data collection and reporting<br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>    5. Rulemaking<br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>    6. Visitation<br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>    7. Progress reports/supervision<br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>    8. Sharing of information/confidentiality<br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>    9. Financing of the Interstate Commission<br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>    10. Mediation, arbitration, and dispute resolution<br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>    11. Education, training, and technical assistance<br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>    12. Enforcement<br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>    13. Coordination with other interstate compacts<br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>    I. Upon determination by a majority of the members of the Interstate Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>that an emergency exists:<br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>    1. The Interstate Commission may promulgate an emergency rule only if it is <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>required to:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>    a. Protect the children covered by this compact from an imminent threat to their <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>health, safety, and well-being; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>    b. Prevent loss of federal or state funds; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>    c. Meet a deadline for the promulgation of an administrative rule required by <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>federal law.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>    2. An emergency rule shall become effective immediately upon adoption, provided <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>that the usual rulemaking procedures provided hereunder shall be retroactively applied <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>to said rule as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than 90 days after the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>date of the emergency rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>    3. An emergency rule shall be promulgated as provided for in the rules of the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>Interstate Commission.<br/>

<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>    1. The Interstate Commission shall oversee the administration and operation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>    2. The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>member state shall enforce this compact and the rules of the Interstate Commission and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>intent. The compact and its rules shall be binding in the compacting states to the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>and in the manner provided for in this compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>    3. All courts shall take judicial notice of the compact and the rules in any judicial <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of this <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>    4. The Interstate Commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>action in which the validity of a compact provision or rule is the issue for which a judicial <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>determination has been sought and shall have standing to intervene in any proceedings. <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>Failure to provide service of process to the Interstate Commission shall render any <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>judgment, order or other determination, however so captioned or classified, void as to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>Interstate Commission, this compact, its bylaws, or rules of the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>    B. Dispute Resolution<br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>    1. The Interstate Commission shall attempt, upon the request of a member state, to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>resolve disputes which are subject to the compact and which may arise among member <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>states and between member and nonmember states.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>    2. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>and binding dispute resolution for disputes among compacting states. The costs of such <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>mediation or dispute resolution shall be the responsibility of the parties to the dispute.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>    C. Enforcement<br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>    1. If the Interstate Commission determines that a member state has defaulted in the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>performance of its obligations or responsibilities under this compact, its bylaws or rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>the Interstate Commission may:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>    a. Provide remedial training and specific technical assistance; or<br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>    b. Provide written notice to the defaulting state and other member states, of the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>nature of the default and the means of curing the default. The Interstate Commission shall <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>specify the conditions by which the defaulting state must cure its default; or<br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>    c. By majority vote of the members, initiate against a defaulting member state legal <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia or, at the discretion <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>of the Interstate Commission, in the federal district where the Interstate Commission has <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>its principal office, to enforce compliance with the provisions of the compact, its bylaws, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>or rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>judicial enforcement is necessary the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of such <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>litigation including reasonable attorney's fees; or<br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>    d. Avail itself of any other remedies available under state law or the regulation of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>official or professional conduct.<br/>

<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>    B. The Interstate Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>Commission and its staff which must be in a total amount sufficient to cover the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>Commission's annual budget as approved by its members each year. The aggregate annual <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>assessment amount shall be allocated based upon a formula to be determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>Interstate Commission which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>    C. The Interstate Commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>the funds adequate to meet the same; nor shall the Interstate Commission pledge the credit <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>of any of the member states, except by and with the authority of the member state.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>    D. The Interstate Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Interstate Commission shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.36"></a><var>18.36</var>all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Interstate Commission shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>be included in and become part of the annual report of the Interstate Commission.<br/>

<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>    B. The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>the compact into law by no less than 35 states. The effective date shall be the later of July <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>1, 2007 or upon enactment of the compact into law by the 35th state. Thereafter it shall <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>become effective and binding as to any other member state upon enactment of the compact <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>into law by that state. The executive heads of the state human services administration <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>with ultimate responsibility for the child welfare program of nonmember states or their <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>designees shall be invited to participate in the activities of the Interstate Commission on a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>non-voting nonvoting basis prior to adoption of the compact by all states.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>    C. The Interstate Commission may propose amendments to the compact for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>enactment by the member states. No amendment shall become effective and binding <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>on the member states unless and until it is enacted into law by unanimous consent of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>the member states.<br/>

<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>    1. Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>and every member state; provided that a member state may withdraw from the compact <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>specifically repealing the statute which enacted the compact into law.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>    2. Withdrawal from this compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repealing <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>the same. The effective date of withdrawal shall be the effective date of the repeal of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>the statute.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>    3. The withdrawing state shall immediately notify the president of the Interstate <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>Commission in writing upon the introduction of legislation repealing this compact in the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>withdrawing state. The Interstate Commission shall then notify the other member states of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>the withdrawing state's intent to withdraw.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>    4. The withdrawing state is responsible for all assessments, obligations, and <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>liabilities incurred through the effective date of withdrawal.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>    5. Reinstatement following withdrawal of a member state shall occur upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>withdrawing state reenacting the compact or upon such later date as determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>members of the Interstate Commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>    B. Dissolution of Compact<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>    1. This compact shall dissolve effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>of the member state which reduces the membership in the compact to one member state.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>    2. Upon the dissolution of this compact, the compact becomes null and void and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>be of no further force or effect, and the business and affairs of the Interstate Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>shall be concluded and surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the bylaws.<br/>

<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>shall be enforceable.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>    B. The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>    C. Nothing in this compact shall be construed to prohibit the concurrent applicability <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>of other interstate compacts to which the states are members.<br/>

<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>    1. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>that is not inconsistent with this compact.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>    B. Binding Effect of the Compact<br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>    1. All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all rules and bylaws <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the member states.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>    2. All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the member states are <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>binding in accordance with their terms.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>    3. In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>imposed on the legislature of any member state, such provision shall be ineffective to the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>extent of the conflict with the constitutional provision in question in that member state.<br/>

<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>may promulgate guidelines to permit Indian tribes to utilize the compact to achieve any or <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>all of the purposes of the compact as specified in Article I. The Interstate Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>shall make reasonable efforts to consult with Indian tribes in promulgating guidelines to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>reflect the diverse circumstances of the various Indian tribes.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.201, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Domestic child abuse.</b> (a) If the court finds that the child is a victim of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>domestic child abuse, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 28 13</statute_ref>, it may order any <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>of the following dispositions of the case in addition to or as alternatives to the dispositions <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>authorized under subdivision 1: <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>(1) restrain any party from committing acts of domestic child abuse;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>(2) exclude the abusing party from the dwelling which the family or household <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>members share or from the residence of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>(3) on the same basis as is provided in chapter 518, establish temporary visitation <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>with regard to minor children of the adult family or household members;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>(4) on the same basis as is provided in chapter 518 or 518A, establish temporary <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>support or maintenance for a period of 30 days for minor children or a spouse;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>(5) provide counseling or other social services for the family or household members; <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>or<br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>(6) order the abusing party to participate in treatment or counseling services.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>Any relief granted by the order for protection shall be for a fixed period not to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>exceed one year.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>(b) No order excluding the abusing party from the dwelling may be issued unless <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>the court finds that:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>(1) the order is in the best interests of the child or children remaining in the dwelling;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>(2) a remaining adult family or household member is able to care adequately for the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>child or children in the absence of the excluded party; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>(3) the local welfare agency has developed a plan to provide appropriate social <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>services to the remaining family or household members.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>(c) Upon a finding that the remaining parent is able to care adequately for the child <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>and enforce an order excluding the abusing party from the home and that the provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>supportive services by the responsible social services agency is no longer necessary, the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>responsible social services agency may be dismissed as a party to the proceedings. Orders <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>entered regarding the abusing party remain in full force and effect and may be renewed by <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>the remaining parent as necessary for the continued protection of the child for specified <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>periods of time, not to exceed one year.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.201, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Review of court-ordered placements; permanent placement </b><br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var><b>determination.</b> (a) This subdivision and subdivision 11a do not apply in to cases where <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>the child is in placement due solely to foster care for treatment of the child's developmental <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>disability or emotional disturbance, where legal custody has not been transferred to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>responsible social services agency, and where the court finds compelling reasons under <br/>
<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>section 
<statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, to continue the child in foster care past the time periods <br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>specified in this subdivision chapter 260D. Foster care placements of children due solely <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>to their disability for treatment are governed by section 
<statute_ref>260C.141, subdivision 2a</statute_ref> chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>260D. In all other cases where the child is in foster care or in the care of a noncustodial <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>parent under subdivision 1, the court shall commence proceedings to determine the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>permanent status of a child not later than 12 months after the child is placed in foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>or in the care of a noncustodial parent. At the admit-deny hearing commencing such <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>proceedings, the court shall determine whether there is a prima facie basis for finding <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>that the agency made reasonable efforts, or in the case of an Indian child active efforts, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>260.012</statute_ref> and proceed according to the rules of juvenile court.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>    For purposes of this subdivision, the date of the child's placement in foster care is <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>the earlier of the first court-ordered placement or 60 days after the date on which the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>child has been voluntarily placed in foster care by the child's parent or guardian. For <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>purposes of this subdivision, time spent by a child under the protective supervision of the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>responsible social services agency in the home of a noncustodial parent pursuant to an <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>order under subdivision 1 counts towards the requirement of a permanency hearing under <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>this subdivision or subdivision 11a. Time spent on a trial home visit counts towards the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>requirement of a permanency hearing under this subdivision and a permanency review <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>for a child under eight years of age under subdivision 11a.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>    For purposes of this subdivision, 12 months is calculated as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>    (1) during the pendency of a petition alleging that a child is in need of protection <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>or services, all time periods when a child is placed in foster care or in the home of a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>noncustodial parent are cumulated;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>    (2) if a child has been placed in foster care within the previous five years under one <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>or more previous petitions, the lengths of all prior time periods when the child was placed <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>in foster care within the previous five years are cumulated. If a child under this clause <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>has been in foster care for 12 months or more, the court, if it is in the best interests of the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>child and for compelling reasons, may extend the total time the child may continue out <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>of the home under the current petition up to an additional six months before making a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>permanency determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>    (b) Unless the responsible social services agency recommends return of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>to the custodial parent or parents, not later than 30 days prior to the admit-deny hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>required under paragraph (a) and the rules of juvenile court, the responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>agency shall file pleadings in juvenile court to establish the basis for the juvenile court to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>order permanent placement of the child, including a termination of parental rights petition, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>according to paragraph (d). Notice of the hearing and copies of the pleadings must be <br/>
<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>provided pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>260C.152</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    (c) The permanency proceedings shall be conducted in a timely fashion including <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>that any trial required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.163</statute_ref> shall be commenced within 60 days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>admit-deny hearing required under paragraph (a). At the conclusion of the permanency <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>proceedings, the court shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    (1) order the child returned to the care of the parent or guardian from whom the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>child was removed; or<br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>    (2) order a permanent placement or termination of parental rights if permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>placement or termination of parental rights is in the child's best interests. The "best <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>interests of the child" means all relevant factors to be considered and evaluated. Transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>of permanent legal and physical custody, termination of parental rights, or guardianship <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>and legal custody to the commissioner through a consent to adopt are preferred <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>permanency options for a child who cannot return home.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>    (d) If the child is not returned to the home, the court must order one of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>dispositions:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>    (1) permanent legal and physical custody to a relative in the best interests of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>child according to the following conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>    (i) an order for transfer of permanent legal and physical custody to a relative shall <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>only be made after the court has reviewed the suitability of the prospective legal and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>physical custodian;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>    (ii) in transferring permanent legal and physical custody to a relative, the juvenile <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>court shall follow the standards applicable under this chapter and chapter 260, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>procedures set out in the juvenile court rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>    (iii) an order establishing permanent legal and physical custody under this <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>subdivision must be filed with the family court;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>    (iv) a transfer of legal and physical custody includes responsibility for the protection, <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>education, care, and control of the child and decision making on behalf of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>    (v) the social services agency may bring a petition or motion naming a fit and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>willing relative as a proposed permanent legal and physical custodian. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>of human services shall annually prepare for counties information that must be given to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>proposed custodians about their legal rights and obligations as custodians together with <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>information on financial and medical benefits for which the child is eligible; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>    (vi) the juvenile court may maintain jurisdiction over the responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>agency, the parents or guardian of the child, the child, and the permanent legal and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>physical custodian for purposes of ensuring appropriate services are delivered to the child <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>and permanent legal custodian or for the purpose of ensuring conditions ordered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>court related to the care and custody of the child are met;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>    (2) termination of parental rights when the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref> to <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>260C.328
         </statute_ref> are met or according to the following conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>    (i) order the social services agency to file a petition for termination of parental <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>rights in which case all the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>260C.328</statute_ref> remain <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>applicable; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>    (ii) an adoption completed subsequent to a determination under this subdivision may <br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>include an agreement for communication or contact under section 
         <statute_ref>259.58</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>    (3) long-term foster care according to the following conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>    (i) the court may order a child into long-term foster care only if it approves the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>responsible social service agency's compelling reasons that neither an award of permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>legal and physical custody to a relative, nor termination of parental rights is in the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>best interests;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>    (ii) further, the court may only order long-term foster care for the child under this <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>section if it finds the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>    (A) the child has reached age 12 and the responsible social services agency has made <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>reasonable efforts to locate and place the child with an adoptive family or with a fit and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>willing relative who will agree to a transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>the child, but such efforts have not proven successful; or<br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>    (B) the child is a sibling of a child described in subitem (A) and the siblings have <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>a significant positive relationship and are ordered into the same long-term foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>home; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>    (iii) at least annually, the responsible social services agency reconsiders its provision <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>of services to the child and the child's placement in long-term foster care to ensure that:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>    (A) long-term foster care continues to be the most appropriate legal arrangement <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>for meeting the child's need for permanency and stability, including whether there is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>another permanent placement option under this chapter that would better serve the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>needs and best interests;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>    (B) whenever possible, there is an identified long-term foster care family that is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>committed to being the foster family for the child as long as the child is a minor or under <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>the jurisdiction of the court;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>    (C) the child is receiving appropriate services or assistance to maintain or build <br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>connections with the child's family and community;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>    (D) the child's physical and mental health needs are being appropriately provided <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>for; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>    (E) the child's educational needs are being met;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.36"></a><var>24.36</var>    (4) foster care for a specified period of time according to the following conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    (i) foster care for a specified period of time may be ordered only if:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>    (A) the sole basis for an adjudication that the child is in need of protection or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>services is the child's behavior;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>    (B) the court finds that foster care for a specified period of time is in the best <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>interests of the child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>    (C) the court approves the responsible social services agency's compelling reasons <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>that neither an award of permanent legal and physical custody to a relative, nor termination <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>of parental rights is in the child's best interests;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>    (ii) the order does not specify that the child continue in foster care for any period <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>exceeding one year; or<br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>    (5) guardianship and legal custody to the commissioner of human services under <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>the following procedures and conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>    (i) there is an identified prospective adoptive home agreed to by the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>social services agency having legal custody of the child pursuant to court order under this <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>section that has agreed to adopt the child and the court accepts the parent's voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>consent to adopt under section 
         <statute_ref>259.24</statute_ref>, except that such consent executed by a parent under <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>this item, following proper notice that consent given under this provision is irrevocable <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>upon acceptance by the court, shall be irrevocable unless fraud is established and an order <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>issues permitting revocation as stated in item (vii);<br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>    (ii) if the court accepts a consent to adopt in lieu of ordering one of the other <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>enumerated permanency dispositions, the court must review the matter at least every 90 <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>days. The review will address the reasonable efforts of the agency to achieve a finalized <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>adoption;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>    (iii) a consent to adopt under this clause vests all legal authority regarding the child, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>including guardianship and legal custody of the child, with the commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>services as if the child were a state ward after termination of parental rights;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>    (iv) the court must forward a copy of the consent to adopt, together with a certified <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>copy of the order transferring guardianship and legal custody to the commissioner, to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>    (v) if an adoption is not finalized by the identified prospective adoptive parent within <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>12 months of the execution of the consent to adopt under this clause, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>human services or the commissioner's delegate shall pursue adoptive placement in another <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>home unless the commissioner certifies that the failure to finalize is not due to either an <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>action or a failure to act by the prospective adoptive parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>    (vi) notwithstanding item (v), the commissioner of human services or the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.36"></a><var>25.36</var>commissioner's designee must pursue adoptive placement in another home as soon as the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>commissioner or commissioner's designee determines that finalization of the adoption with <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>the identified prospective adoptive parent is not possible, that the identified prospective <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>adoptive parent is not willing to adopt the child, that the identified prospective adoptive <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>parent is not cooperative in completing the steps necessary to finalize the adoption, or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>upon the commissioner's determination to withhold consent to the adoption.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>    (vii) unless otherwise required by the Indian Child Welfare Act, United States Code, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>title 25, section 1913, a consent to adopt executed under this section, following proper <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>notice that consent given under this provision is irrevocable upon acceptance by the court, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>shall be irrevocable upon acceptance by the court except upon order permitting revocation <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>issued by the same court after written findings that consent was obtained by fraud.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>    (e) In ordering a permanent placement of a child, the court must be governed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>best interests of the child, including a review of the relationship between the child and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>relatives and the child and other important persons with whom the child has resided or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>had significant contact. When the court has determined that permanent placement of the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>child away from the parent is necessary, the court shall consider permanent alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>homes that are available both inside and outside the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>    (f) Once a permanent placement determination has been made and permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>placement has been established, further court reviews are necessary if:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>    (1) the placement is long-term foster care or foster care for a specified period of time;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>    (2) the court orders further hearings because it has retained jurisdiction of a transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>of permanent legal and physical custody matter;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>    (3) an adoption has not yet been finalized; or<br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>    (4) there is a disruption of the permanent or long-term placement.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>    (g) Court reviews of an order for long-term foster care, whether under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>or section 
         <statute_ref>260C.317, subdivision 3, paragraph (d)</statute_ref>, must be conducted at least yearly and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>must review the child's out-of-home placement plan and the reasonable efforts of the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>agency to finalize the permanent plan for the child including the agency's efforts to:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>    (1) ensure that long-term foster care continues to be the most appropriate legal <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>arrangement for meeting the child's need for permanency and stability or, if not, to identify <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>and attempt to finalize another permanent placement option under this chapter that would <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>better serve the child's needs and best interests;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>    (2) identify a specific long-term foster home for the child, if one has not already <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>been identified;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>    (3) support continued placement of the child in the identified home, if one has been <br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>identified;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>    (4) ensure appropriate services are provided to address the physical health, mental <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>health, and educational needs of the child during the period of long-term foster care and <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>also ensure appropriate services or assistance to maintain relationships with appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>family members and the child's community; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>    (5) plan for the child's independence upon the child's leaving long-term foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>living as required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>    (h) In the event it is necessary for a child that has been ordered into foster care for a <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>specified period of time to be in foster care longer than one year after the permanency <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>hearing held under this section, not later than 12 months after the time the child was <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>ordered into foster care for a specified period of time, the matter must be returned to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>court for a review of the appropriateness of continuing the child in foster care and of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>responsible social services agency's reasonable efforts to finalize a permanent plan for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>the child; if it is in the child's best interests to continue the order for foster care for a <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>specified period of time past a total of 12 months, the court shall set objectives for the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>child's continuation in foster care, specify any further amount of time the child may be in <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>foster care, and review the plan for the safe return of the child to the parent.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>    (i) An order permanently placing a child out of the home of the parent or guardian <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>must include the following detailed findings:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>    (1) how the child's best interests are served by the order;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>    (2) the nature and extent of the responsible social service agency's reasonable efforts, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>or, in the case of an Indian child, active efforts to reunify the child with the parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>guardian where reasonable efforts are required;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>    (3) the parent's or parents' efforts and ability to use services to correct the conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>which led to the out-of-home placement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>    (4) that the conditions which led to the out-of-home placement have not been <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>corrected so that the child can safely return home.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>    (j) An order for permanent legal and physical custody of a child may be modified <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>518.18</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>518.185</statute_ref>. The social services agency is a party to the proceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>and must receive notice. A parent may only seek modification of an order for long-term <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>foster care upon motion and a showing by the parent of a substantial change in the parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>circumstances such that the parent could provide appropriate care for the child and that <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>removal of the child from the child's permanent placement and the return to the parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>care would be in the best interest of the child. The responsible social services agency may <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>ask the court to vacate an order for long-term foster care upon a prima facie showing <br/>
<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>that there is a factual basis for the court to order another permanency option under this <br/>
<a id="pl.27.36"></a><var>27.36</var>chapter and that such an option is in the child's best interests. Upon a hearing where <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>the court determines that there is a factual basis for vacating the order for long-term <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>foster care and that another permanent order regarding the placement of the child is in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>the child's best interests, the court may vacate the order for long-term foster care and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>enter a different order for permanent placement that is in the child's best interests. The <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>court shall not require further reasonable efforts to reunify the child with the parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>guardian as a basis for vacating the order for long-term foster care and ordering a different <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>permanent placement in the child's best interests. The county attorney must file pleadings <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>and give notice as required under the rules of juvenile court in order to modify an order for <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>long-term foster care under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>    (k) The court shall issue an order required under this section within 15 days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>close of the proceedings. The court may extend issuing the order an additional 15 days <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>when necessary in the interests of justice and the best interests of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>    (l) This paragraph applies to proceedings required under this subdivision when <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>the child is on a trial home visit:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>    (1) if the child is on a trial home visit 12 months after the child was placed in <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>foster care or in the care of a noncustodial parent as calculated in this subdivision, the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>responsible social services agency may file a report with the court regarding the child's and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>parent's progress on the trial home visit and its reasonable efforts to finalize the child's safe <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>and permanent return to the care of the parent in lieu of filing the pleadings required under <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>paragraph (b). The court shall make findings regarding reasonableness of the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>social services efforts to finalize the child's return home as the permanent order in the best <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>interests of the child. The court may continue the trial home visit to a total time not to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>exceed six months as provided in subdivision 1. If the court finds the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>services agency has not made reasonable efforts to finalize the child's return home as the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>permanent order in the best interests of the child, the court may order other or additional <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>efforts to support the child remaining in the care of the parent; and<br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>    (2) if a trial home visit ordered or continued at proceedings under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>terminates, the court shall re-commence proceedings under this subdivision to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>the permanent status of the child not later than 30 days after the child is returned to foster <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>care.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.209, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Multistate information.</b> For every background study completed under this <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>section, the subject of the background study shall provide the responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>agency with a set of classifiable fingerprints obtained from an authorized agency. The <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>responsible social services agency shall provide the fingerprints to the commissioner, and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>the commissioner shall obtain criminal history data from the National Criminal Records <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>Repository by submitting the fingerprints to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>In cases involving the emergency relative placement of children under section <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>245A.035, the social services agency or county attorney may request a name-based check <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>of the National Criminal Records Repository. In those cases, fingerprints of the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>being checked must be forwarded to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for submission <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>to the Federal Bureau of Investigation within 15 calendar days of the name-based check. If <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>the subject of the name-based check does not provide fingerprints upon request, the child <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>or children must be removed from the home.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.212, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Agency responsibilities for parents and children in placement.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>When a child is in foster care, the responsible social services agency shall make diligent <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>efforts to identify, locate, and, where appropriate, offer services to both parents of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>    (1) The responsible social services agency shall assess whether a noncustodial or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>nonadjudicated parent is willing and capable of providing for the day-to-day care of the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>child temporarily or permanently. An assessment under this clause may include, but <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>is not limited to, obtaining information under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.209</statute_ref>. If after assessment, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>the responsible social services agency determines that a noncustodial or nonadjudicated <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>parent is willing and capable of providing day-to-day care of the child, the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>social services agency may seek authority from the custodial parent or the court to have <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>that parent assume day-to-day care of the child. If a parent is not an adjudicated parent, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>the responsible social services agency shall require the nonadjudicated parent to cooperate <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>with paternity establishment procedures as part of the case plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>    (2) If, after assessment, the responsible social services agency determines that the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>child cannot be in the day-to-day care of either parent, the agency shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>    (i) prepare an out-of-home placement plan addressing the conditions that each parent <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>must meet before the child can be in that parent's day-to-day care; and<br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>    (ii) provide a parent who is the subject of a background study under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>260C.209
         </statute_ref> 15 days' notice that it intends to use the study to recommend against putting the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>child with that parent, as well as the notice provided in section 
<statute_ref>260C.209, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>and the court shall afford the parent an opportunity to be heard concerning the study.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>    The results of a background study of a noncustodial parent shall not be used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>agency to determine that the parent is incapable of providing day-to-day care of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>unless the agency reasonably believes that placement of the child into the home of that <br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>parent would endanger the child's health, safety, or welfare.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>    (3) If, after the provision of services following an out-of-home placement plan under <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>this section, the child cannot return to the care of the parent from whom the child was <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>removed or who had legal custody at the time the child was placed in foster care, the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>agency may petition on behalf of a noncustodial parent to establish legal custody with <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>that parent under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>. If paternity has not already been <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>established, it may be established in the same proceeding in the manner provided for <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>under chapter 257.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>    (4) The responsible social services agency may be relieved of the requirement to <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>locate and offer services to both parents by the juvenile court upon a finding of good cause <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>after the filing of a petition under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.141</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>    (b) The responsible social services agency shall give notice to the parent or guardian <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>of each child in foster care, other than a child in voluntary foster care for treatment under <br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>chapter 260D, of the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>    (1) that the child's placement in foster care may result in termination of parental <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>rights or an order permanently placing the child out of the custody of the parent, but only <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>after notice and a hearing as required under chapter 260C and the juvenile court rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>    (2) time limits on the length of placement and of reunification services, including <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>the date on which the child is expected to be returned to and safely maintained in the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>home of the parent or parents or placed for adoption or otherwise permanently removed <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>from the care of the parent by court order;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>    (3) the nature of the services available to the parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>    (4) the consequences to the parent and the child if the parent fails or is unable to use <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>services to correct the circumstances that led to the child's placement;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>    (5) the first consideration for placement with relatives;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>    (6) the benefit to the child in getting the child out of foster care as soon as possible, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>preferably by returning the child home, but if that is not possible, through a permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>legal placement of the child away from the parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>    (7) when safe for the child, the benefits to the child and the parent of maintaining <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>visitation with the child as soon as possible in the course of the case and, in any event, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>according to the visitation plan under this section; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>    (8) the financial responsibilities and obligations, if any, of the parent or parents for <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>the support of the child during the period the child is in foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>    (c) The responsible social services agency shall inform a parent considering <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>voluntary placement of a child under subdivision 8, of the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>    (1) the parent and the child each has a right to separate legal counsel before signing a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.36"></a><var>30.36</var>voluntary placement agreement, but not to counsel appointed at public expense;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>    (2) the parent is not required to agree to the voluntary placement, and a parent <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>who enters a voluntary placement agreement may at any time request that the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>return the child. If the parent so requests, the child must be returned within 24 hours of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>the receipt of the request;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>    (3) evidence gathered during the time the child is voluntarily placed may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>at a later time as the basis for a petition alleging that the child is in need of protection <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>or services or as the basis for a petition seeking termination of parental rights or other <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>permanent placement of the child away from the parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>    (4) if the responsible social services agency files a petition alleging that the child is <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>in need of protection or services or a petition seeking the termination of parental rights <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>or other permanent placement of the child away from the parent, the parent would have <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>the right to appointment of separate legal counsel and the child would have a right to the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>appointment of counsel and a guardian ad litem as provided by law, and that counsel will <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>be appointed at public expense if they are unable to afford counsel; and<br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>    (5) the timelines and procedures for review of voluntary placements under <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>subdivision 3, and the effect the time spent in voluntary placement on the scheduling of a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>permanent placement determination hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>    (d) When an agency accepts a child for placement, the agency shall determine <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>whether the child has had a physical examination by or under the direction of a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>physician within the 12 months immediately preceding the date when the child came into <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>the agency's care. If there is documentation that the child has had an examination within <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>the last 12 months, the agency is responsible for seeing that the child has another physical <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>examination within one year of the documented examination and annually in subsequent <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>years. If the agency determines that the child has not had a physical examination within <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>the 12 months immediately preceding placement, the agency shall ensure that the child <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>has an examination within 30 days of coming into the agency's care and once a year <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>in subsequent years.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>    (e) Whether under state guardianship or not, if a child leaves foster care by reason of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>having attained the age of majority under state law, the child must be given at no cost a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>copy of the child's social and medical history, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>259.43</statute_ref>, and education <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>report.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.212, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Administrative or court review of placements.</b> (a) There shall be an <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>administrative review of the out-of-home placement plan of each child placed in foster <br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>care no later than 180 days after the initial placement of the child in foster care and at least <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>every six months thereafter if the child is not returned to the home of the parent or parents <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>within that time. The out-of-home placement plan must be monitored and updated at each <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>administrative review. The administrative review shall be conducted by the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>social services agency using a panel of appropriate persons at least one of whom is not <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>responsible for the case management of, or the delivery of services to, either the child or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>the parents who are the subject of the review. The administrative review shall be open to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>participation by the parent or guardian of the child and the child, as appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    (b) As an alternative to the administrative review required in paragraph (a), the court <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>may, as part of any hearing required under the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>Procedure, conduct a hearing to monitor and update the out-of-home placement plan <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>pursuant to the procedure and standard in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, paragraph (d). <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>The party requesting review of the out-of-home placement plan shall give parties to the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>proceeding notice of the request to review and update the out-of-home placement plan. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>A court review conducted pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>260C.193; 260C.201, subdivision 1 or 11</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>260C.141, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref> or 2a, clause (2); or 
         <statute_ref>260C.317</statute_ref> shall satisfy the requirement for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>the review so long as the other requirements of this section are met. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>    (c) As appropriate to the stage of the proceedings and relevant court orders, the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>responsible social services agency or the court shall review:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>    (1) the safety, permanency needs, and well-being of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>    (2) the continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the placement;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>    (3) the extent of compliance with the out-of-home placement plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>    (4) the extent of progress which has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>causes necessitating placement in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>    (5) the projected date by which the child may be returned to and safely maintained in <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>the home or placed permanently away from the care of the parent or parents or guardian; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>    (6) the appropriateness of the services provided to the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>    (d) When a child is age 16 or older, in addition to any administrative review <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>conducted by the agency, at the review required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>paragraph (d), clause (3), item (iii); or 
         <statute_ref>260C.317, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clause (3), the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>review the independent living plan required under subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>(8), and the provision of services to the child related to the well-being of the child as the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>child prepares to leave foster care. The review shall include the actual plans related to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>each item in the plan necessary to the child's future safety and well-being when the child is <br/>
<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>no longer in foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    (1) At the court review, the responsible social services agency shall establish that it <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>has given the notice required under Minnesota Rules, part 9560.0060, regarding the right <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>to continued access to services for certain children in foster care past age 18 and of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>right to appeal a denial of social services under section 
         <statute_ref>256.245</statute_ref> 256.045. If the agency is <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>unable to establish that the notice, including the right to appeal a denial of social services, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>has been given, the court shall require the agency to give it.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>    (2) The court shall make findings regarding progress toward or accomplishment of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>the following goals:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>    (i) the child has obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>    (ii) the child has completed a driver's education course or has demonstrated the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>ability to use public transportation in the child's community; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>    (iii) the child is employed or enrolled in postsecondary education; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>    (iv) the child has applied for and obtained postsecondary education financial aid for <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>which the child is eligible; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>    (v) the child has health care coverage and health care providers to meet the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>physical and mental health needs; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>    (vi) the child has applied for and obtained disability income assistance for which <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>the child is eligible; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>    (vii) the child has obtained affordable housing with necessary supports, which does <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>not include a homeless shelter; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>    (viii) the child has saved sufficient funds to pay for the first month's rent and a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>damage deposit; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>    (ix) the child has an alternative affordable housing plan, which does not include a <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>homeless shelter, if the original housing plan is unworkable; <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>    (x) the child, if male, has registered for the Selective Service; and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>    (xi) the child has a permanent connection to a caring adult.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>    (3) The court shall ensure that the responsible agency in conjunction with the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>placement provider assists the child in obtaining the following documents prior to the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>child's leaving foster care: a Social Security card; the child's birth certificate; a state <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>identification card or driver's license, green card, or school visa; the child's school, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>medical, and dental records; a contact list of the child's medical, dental, and mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>providers; and contact information for the child's siblings, if the siblings are in foster care.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260D.07, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var><b>260D.07 REQUIRED PERMANENCY REVIEW HEARING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>    (a) When the court has found that the voluntary arrangement is in the child's best <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>interests and that the agency and parent are appropriately planning for the child pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>to the report submitted under section 
         <statute_ref>260D.06</statute_ref>, and the child continues in voluntary foster <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>care as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>260D.02, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, for 13 months from the date of the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>voluntary foster care agreement, or has been in placement for 15 of the last 22 months, the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>agency must:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>    (1) terminate the voluntary foster care agreement and return the child home; or<br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>    (2) determine whether there are compelling reasons to continue the voluntary foster <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>care arrangement and, if the agency determines there are compelling reasons, seek judicial <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>approval of its determination; or<br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>    (3) file a petition for the termination of parental rights.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>    (b) When the agency is asking for the court's approval of its determination that there <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>are compelling reasons to continue the child in the voluntary foster care arrangement, the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>agency shall file a "Petition for Permanency Review Regarding a Child in Voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>Foster Care for Treatment" and ask the court to proceed under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>    (c) The "Petition for Permanency Review Regarding a Child in Voluntary Foster <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>Care for Treatment" shall be drafted or approved by the county attorney and be under <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>oath. The petition shall include:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>    (1) the date of the voluntary placement agreement;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>    (2) whether the petition is due to the child's developmental disability or emotional <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>disturbance;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>    (3) the plan for the ongoing care of the child and the parent's participation in the plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>    (4) a description of the parent's visitation and contact with the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>    (5) the date of the court finding that the foster care placement was in the best <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>interests of the child, if required under section 
         <statute_ref>260D.06</statute_ref>, or the date the agency filed the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>motion under section 
         <statute_ref>260D.09</statute_ref>, paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>    (6) the agency's reasonable efforts to finalize the permanent plan for the child, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>including returning the child to the care of the child's family; and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>    (7) a citation to this chapter as the basis for the petition.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>    (d) An updated copy of the out-of-home placement plan required under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>260C.212, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, shall be filed with the petition.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>    (e) The court shall set the date for the permanency review hearing no later than 14 <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>months after the child has been in placement or within 30 days of the petition filing date <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>when the child has been in placement 15 of the last 22 months. The court shall serve the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>petition together with a notice of hearing by United States mail on the parent, the child <br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>age 12 or older, the child's guardian ad litem, if one has been appointed, the agency, the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>county attorney, and counsel for any party.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>    (f) The court shall conduct the permanency review hearing on the petition no later <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>than 14 months after the date of the voluntary placement agreement, within 30 days of the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>filing of the petition when the child has been in placement 15 days of the last 22 months, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>or within 15 days of a motion to terminate jurisdiction and to dismiss an order for foster <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>care under chapter 260C, as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>260D.09</statute_ref>, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>    (g) At the permanency review hearing, the court shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>    (1) inquire of the parent if the parent has reviewed the "Petition for Permanency <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>Review Regarding a Child in Voluntary Foster Care for Treatment," whether the petition is <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>accurate, and whether the parent agrees to the continued voluntary foster care arrangement <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>as being in the child's best interests;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>    (2) inquire of the parent if the parent is satisfied with the agency's reasonable efforts <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>to finalize the permanent plan for the child, including whether there are services available <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>and accessible to the parent that might allow the child to safely be with the child's family;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>    (3) inquire of the parent if the parent consents to the court entering an order that:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>    (i) approves the responsible agency's reasonable efforts to finalize the permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>plan for the child, which includes ongoing future planning for the safety, health, and best <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>interests of the child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>    (ii) approves the responsible agency's determination that there are compelling <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>reasons why the continued voluntary foster care arrangement is in the child's best <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>interests; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>    (4) inquire of the child's guardian ad litem and any other party whether the guardian <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>or the party agrees that:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>    (i) the court should approve the responsible agency's reasonable efforts to finalize <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>the permanent plan for the child, which includes ongoing and future planning for the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>safety, health, and best interests of the child; and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>    (ii) the court should approve of the responsible agency's determination that there <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>are compelling reasons why the continued voluntary foster care arrangement is in the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>child's best interests.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>    (h) At a permanency review hearing under this section, the court may take the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>following actions based on the contents of the sworn petition and the consent of the parent:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>    (1) approve the agency's compelling reasons that the voluntary foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>arrangement is in the best interests of the child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>    (2) find that the agency has made reasonable efforts to finalize a plan for the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.36"></a><var>35.36</var>permanent plan for the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>    (i) A child, age 12 or older, may object to the agency's request that the court approve <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>its compelling reasons for the continued voluntary arrangement and may be heard on the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>reasons for the objection. Notwithstanding the child's objection, the court may approve <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>the agency's compelling reasons and the voluntary arrangement.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>    (j) If the court does not approve the voluntary arrangement after hearing from the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>child or the child's guardian ad litem, the court shall dismiss the petition. In this case, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>either:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>    (1) the child must be returned to the care of the parent; or<br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>    (2) the agency must file a petition under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.141</statute_ref>, asking for appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>relief under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>    (k) When the court approves the agency's compelling reasons for the child to <br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>continue in voluntary foster care for treatment, and finds that the agency has made <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>reasonable efforts to finalize a permanent plan for the child, the court shall approve the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>continued voluntary foster care arrangement, and continue the matter under the court's <br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>jurisdiction for the purposes of reviewing the child's placement every 12 months while <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>the child is in foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>    (l) A finding that the court approves the continued voluntary placement means <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>the agency has continued legal authority to place the child while a voluntary placement <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>agreement remains in effect. The parent or the agency may terminate a voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>agreement as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>260D.10</statute_ref>. Termination of a voluntary foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>placement of an Indian child is governed by section 
         <statute_ref>260.765, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>    Sec. 8. Laws 2008, chapter 361, article 6, section 58, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>    Sec. 58. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>    (a) In each section of Minnesota Statutes referred to in column A, the revisor of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>statutes shall delete the reference in column B and insert the reference in column C.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="22"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Column A<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Column B<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Column C<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<statute_ref>259.67<br/>
</statute_ref>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<statute_ref>260.851</statute_ref>, article 5<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<statute_ref>260.853</statute_ref> 260.93, article 4<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<statute_ref>256B.094<br/>
</statute_ref>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<statute_ref>260.851<br/>
</statute_ref>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">
<statute_ref>260.853</statute_ref> 260.93<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>    (b) In each section of Minnesota Rules referred to in column A, the revisor of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>statutes shall delete the reference in column B and insert the reference in column C.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="22"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Column A<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Column B<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Column C<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">9545.0755<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">260.851 to 260.91<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">260.855 to 260.93<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">9545.0815<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">260.851<br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">260.93<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td>9550.6210<br/>
</td>
<td>260.851 to 260.91<br/>
</td>
<td>260.855 to 260.93<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>9560.0130<br/>
</td>
<td>260.851<br/>
</td>
<td>260.93<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>(c) The revisor of statutes shall replace "Interstate Compact on the Placement of <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>Children" with "Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children" wherever it appears <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>in rules or statutes.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective upon legislative enactment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>compact in Minnesota Statutes, section 260.93, into law by no less than 35 states. The <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>commissioner of human services shall inform the revisor of statutes when this occurs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>    Sec. 9. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.209, subdivision 4, is repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.46, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>General.</b> (a) Unless the data is summary data or a statute specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>provides a different classification, data on individuals collected, maintained, used, or <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>disseminated by the welfare system is private data on individuals, and shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>disclosed except:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>    (1) according to section 
         <statute_ref>13.05</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>    (2) according to court order;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>    (3) according to a statute specifically authorizing access to the private data;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>    (4) to an agent of the welfare system, including a law enforcement person, attorney, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>or investigator acting for it in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal or civil <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>proceeding relating to the administration of a program;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>    (5) to personnel of the welfare system who require the data to verify an individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>identity; determine eligibility, amount of assistance, and the need to provide services to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>an individual or family across programs; evaluate the effectiveness of programs; assess <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>parental contribution amounts; and investigate suspected fraud;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>    (6) to administer federal funds or programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>    (7) between personnel of the welfare system working in the same program;<br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>    (8) to the Department of Revenue to assess parental contribution amounts for <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>252.27, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>, administer and evaluate tax refund or tax credit <br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>programs and to identify individuals who may benefit from these programs. The following <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>information may be disclosed under this paragraph: an individual's and their dependent's <br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, income, addresses, and other data as <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>required, upon request by the Department of Revenue. Disclosures by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>of revenue to the commissioner of human services for the purposes described in this clause <br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>are governed by section 
         <statute_ref>270B.14, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. Tax refund or tax credit programs include, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>but are not limited to, the dependent care credit under section 
         <statute_ref>290.067</statute_ref>, the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>working family credit under section 
         <statute_ref>290.0671</statute_ref>, the property tax refund and rental credit <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>290A.04</statute_ref>, and the Minnesota education credit under section 
         <statute_ref>290.0674</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>    (9) between the Department of Human Services, the Department of Employment <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>and Economic Development, and when applicable, the Department of Education, for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>the following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>    (i) to monitor the eligibility of the data subject for unemployment benefits, for any <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>employment or training program administered, supervised, or certified by that agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>    (ii) to administer any rehabilitation program or child care assistance program, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>whether alone or in conjunction with the welfare system;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>    (iii) to monitor and evaluate the Minnesota family investment program or the child <br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>care assistance program by exchanging data on recipients and former recipients of food <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, 256J, or 256K, child care assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>under chapter 119B, or medical programs under chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>    (iv) to analyze public assistance employment services and program utilization, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>cost, effectiveness, and outcomes as implemented under the authority established in Title <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>II, Sections 201-204 of the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>1999. Health records governed by sections 
         <statute_ref>144.291</statute_ref> to 144.298 and "protected health <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>information" as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, section 
         <statute_ref>160.103</statute_ref>, and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>governed by Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, parts 160-164, including health care <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>claims utilization information, must not be exchanged under this clause;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>    (10) to appropriate parties in connection with an emergency if knowledge of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the individual or other <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>individuals or persons;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>    (11) data maintained by residential programs as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02</statute_ref> may <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>be disclosed to the protection and advocacy system established in this state according <br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>to Part C of Public Law 98-527 to protect the legal and human rights of persons with <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>developmental disabilities or other related conditions who live in residential facilities for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>these persons if the protection and advocacy system receives a complaint by or on behalf <br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>of that person and the person does not have a legal guardian or the state or a designee of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>the state is the legal guardian of the person;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>    (12) to the county medical examiner or the county coroner for identifying or locating <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>relatives or friends of a deceased person;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>    (13) data on a child support obligor who makes payments to the public agency <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>may be disclosed to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to the extent necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>determine eligibility under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (5);<br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>    (14) participant Social Security numbers and names collected by the telephone <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>assistance program may be disclosed to the Department of Revenue to conduct an <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>electronic data match with the property tax refund database to determine eligibility under <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>237.70, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>    (15) the current address of a Minnesota family investment program participant <br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>may be disclosed to law enforcement officers who provide the name of the participant <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>and notify the agency that:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>    (i) the participant:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>    (A) is a fugitive felon fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>conviction, for a crime or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony under the laws of the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>jurisdiction from which the individual is fleeing; or<br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>    (B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal law;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>    (ii) the location or apprehension of the felon is within the law enforcement officer's <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>official duties; and<br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>    (iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of those duties;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>    (16) the current address of a recipient of general assistance or general assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>medical care may be disclosed to probation officers and corrections agents who are <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>supervising the recipient and to law enforcement officers who are investigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>recipient in connection with a felony level offense;<br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>    (17) information obtained from food support applicant or recipient households may <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>be disclosed to local, state, or federal law enforcement officials, upon their written request, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>for the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of the Food Stamp Act, according <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>to Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 
         <statute_ref>272.1</statute_ref>(c);<br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>    (18) the address, Social Security number, and, if available, photograph of any <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>member of a household receiving food support shall be made available, on request, to a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>local, state, or federal law enforcement officer if the officer furnishes the agency with the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>name of the member and notifies the agency that:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>    (i) the member:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>    (A) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>crime or attempt to commit a crime that is a felony in the jurisdiction the member is fleeing;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>    (B) is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under state or federal <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>law; or<br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>    (C) has information that is necessary for the officer to conduct an official duty related <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>to conduct described in subitem (A) or (B);<br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>    (ii) locating or apprehending the member is within the officer's official duties; and<br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>    (iii) the request is made in writing and in the proper exercise of the officer's official <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>duty;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>    (19) the current address of a recipient of Minnesota family investment program, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>general assistance, general assistance medical care, or food support may be disclosed to <br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>law enforcement officers who, in writing, provide the name of the recipient and notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>agency that the recipient is a person required to register under section 
         <statute_ref>243.166</statute_ref>, but is not <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>residing at the address at which the recipient is registered under section 
         <statute_ref>243.166</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>    (20) certain information regarding child support obligors who are in arrears may be <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>made public according to section 
         <statute_ref>518A.74</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>    (21) data on child support payments made by a child support obligor and data on <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>the distribution of those payments excluding identifying information on obligees may be <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>disclosed to all obligees to whom the obligor owes support, and data on the enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>actions undertaken by the public authority, the status of those actions, and data on the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>income of the obligor or obligee may be disclosed to the other party;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>    (22) data in the work reporting system may be disclosed under section 
         <statute_ref>256.998, <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>    (23) to the Department of Education for the purpose of matching Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>Education student data with public assistance data to determine students eligible for free <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>and reduced-price meals, meal supplements, and free milk according to United States <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>Code, title 42, sections 1758, 1761, 1766, 1766a, 1772, and 1773; to allocate federal and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>state funds that are distributed based on income of the student's family; and to verify <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>receipt of energy assistance for the telephone assistance plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>    (24) the current address and telephone number of program recipients and emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>contacts may be released to the commissioner of health or a local board of health as <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>145A.02, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, when the commissioner or local board of health <br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>has reason to believe that a program recipient is a disease case, carrier, suspect case, or at <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>risk of illness, and the data are necessary to locate the person;<br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>    (25) to other state agencies, statewide systems, and political subdivisions of this <br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>state, including the attorney general, and agencies of other states, interstate information <br/>
<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>networks, federal agencies, and other entities as required by federal regulation or law for <br/>
<a id="pl.40.36"></a><var>40.36</var>the administration of the child support enforcement program;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>    (26) to personnel of public assistance programs as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256.741</statute_ref>, for <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>access to the child support system database for the purpose of administration, including <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>monitoring and evaluation of those public assistance programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>    (27) to monitor and evaluate the Minnesota family investment program by <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>exchanging data between the Departments of Human Services and Education, on <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>recipients and former recipients of food support, cash assistance under chapter 256, 256D, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>256J, or 256K, child care assistance under chapter 119B, or medical programs under <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>chapter 256B, 256D, or 256L;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>    (28) to evaluate child support program performance and to identify and prevent <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>fraud in the child support program by exchanging data between the Department of Human <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>Services, Department of Revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>270B.14, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraphs (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>and (b), without regard to the limitation of use in paragraph (c), Department of Health, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>Department of Employment and Economic Development, and other state agencies as is <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>reasonably necessary to perform these functions; or<br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>    (29) counties operating child care assistance programs under chapter 119B may <br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>disseminate data on program participants, applicants, and providers to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>of education.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>(30) child support data on the parents and the child may be disclosed to agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>administering programs under Titles IV-E and IV-B of the Social Security Act, as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>by federal law. Data may be disclosed only to the extent necessary for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>establishing parentage or for determining who has or may have parental rights with respect <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>to a child, which could be related to permanency planning.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>    (b) Information on persons who have been treated for drug or alcohol abuse may <br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>only be disclosed according to the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations, title <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>42, sections 
         <statute_ref>2.1</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>2.67</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>    (c) Data provided to law enforcement agencies under paragraph (a), clause (15), <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>(16), (17), or (18), or paragraph (b), are investigative data and are confidential or protected <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>nonpublic while the investigation is active. The data are private after the investigation <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>becomes inactive under section 
         <statute_ref>13.82, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, paragraph (a) or (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>    (d) Mental health data shall be treated as provided in subdivisions 7, 8, and 9, but is <br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>not subject to the access provisions of subdivision 10, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>    For the purposes of this subdivision, a request will be deemed to be made in writing <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>if made through a computer interface system.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.01, subdivision 14b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    Subd. 14b. <b>American Indian child welfare projects.</b> (a) The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>human services may authorize projects to test tribal delivery of child welfare services to <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>American Indian children and their parents and custodians living on the reservation. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>The commissioner has authority to solicit and determine which tribes may participate <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>in a project. Grants may be issued to Minnesota Indian tribes to support the projects. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>The commissioner may waive existing state rules as needed to accomplish the projects. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>, the commissioner may authorize projects to use <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>alternative methods of investigating and assessing reports of child maltreatment, provided <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>that the projects comply with the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> dealing with the rights <br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>of individuals who are subjects of reports or investigations, including notice and appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>rights and data practices requirements. The commissioner may seek any federal approvals <br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>necessary to carry out the projects as well as seek and use any funds available to the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>commissioner, including use of federal funds, foundation funds, existing grant funds, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>and other funds. The commissioner is authorized to advance state funds as necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>operate the projects. Federal reimbursement applicable to the projects is appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>to the commissioner for the purposes of the projects. The projects must be required to <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>address responsibility for safety, permanency, and well-being of children.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>(b) For the purposes of this section, "American Indian child" means a person under <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>18 years of age who is a tribal member or eligible for membership in one of the tribes <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>chosen for a project under this subdivision and who is residing on the reservation of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>that tribe.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>(c) In order to qualify for an American Indian child welfare project, a tribe must:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>(1) be one of the existing tribes with reservation land in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>(2) have a tribal court with jurisdiction over child custody proceedings;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>(3) have a substantial number of children for whom determinations of maltreatment <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>have occurred;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>(4) have capacity to respond to reports of abuse and neglect under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>(5) provide a wide range of services to families in need of child welfare services; and<br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>(6) have a tribal-state title IV-E agreement in effect.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>(d) Grants awarded under this section may be used for the nonfederal costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>providing child welfare services to American Indian children on the tribe's reservation, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>including costs associated with:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>(1) assessment and prevention of child abuse and neglect;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>(2) family preservation;<br/>
<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>(3) facilitative, supportive, and reunification services;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>(4) out-of-home placement for children removed from the home for child protective <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>purposes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>(5) other activities and services approved by the commissioner that further the goals <br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>of providing safety, permanency, and well-being of American Indian children.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>(e) When a tribe has initiated a project and has been approved by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>to assume child welfare responsibilities for American Indian children of that tribe under <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>this section, the affected county social service agency is relieved of responsibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>responding to reports of abuse and neglect under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> for those children <br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>during the time within which the tribal project is in effect and funded. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>shall work with tribes and affected counties to develop procedures for data collection, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>evaluation, and clarification of ongoing role and financial responsibilities of the county <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>and tribe for child welfare services prior to initiation of the project. Children who have not <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>been identified by the tribe as participating in the project shall remain the responsibility <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>of the county. Nothing in this section shall alter responsibilities of the county for law <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>enforcement or court services.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>(f) Participating tribes may conduct children's mental health screenings under section <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>245.4874, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (14), for children who are eligible for the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>initiative and living on the reservation and who meet one of the following criteria:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>(1) the child must be receiving child protective services;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>(2) the child must be in foster care; or<br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>(3) the child's parents must have had parental rights suspended or terminated.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>Tribes may access reimbursement from available state funds for conducting the screenings. <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>Nothing in this section shall alter responsibilities of the county for providing services <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>under section 245.487.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>(g) Participating tribes may establish a local child mortality review panel. In <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>establishing a local child mortality review panel, the tribe agrees to conduct local child <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>mortality reviews for child deaths or near-fatalities occurring on the reservation under <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>section 256.01, subdivision 12. Tribes with established child mortality review panels <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>shall have access to nonpublic data and shall protect nonpublic data under section <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>256.01, subdivision 12, paragraphs (c) to (e). The tribe shall provide written notice to <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>the commissioner and affected counties when a local child mortality review panel has <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>been established and shall provide data upon request of the commissioner for purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>of sharing nonpublic data with members of the state child mortality review panel in <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>connection to an individual case.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>(f) (h) The commissioner shall collect information on outcomes relating to child <br/>
<a id="pl.43.36"></a><var>43.36</var>safety, permanency, and well-being of American Indian children who are served in <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>the projects. Participating tribes must provide information to the state in a format <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>and completeness deemed acceptable by the state to meet state and federal reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>requirements.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Requirement to search registry before adoption petition can be </b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var><b>granted; proof of search.</b> No petition for adoption may be granted unless the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>supervising the adoptive placement, the birth mother of the child, or, in the case of a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>stepparent or relative adoption, the county agency responsible for the report required <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>259.53, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, requests that the commissioner of health search the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>registry to determine whether a putative father is registered in relation to a child who is or <br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>may be the subject of an adoption petition. The search required by this subdivision must <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>be conducted no sooner than 31 days following the birth of the child. A search of the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>registry may be proven by the production of a certified copy of the registration form or by <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>a certified statement of the commissioner of health that after a search no registration of a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>putative father in relation to a child who is or may be the subject of an adoption petition <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>could be located. The filing of a certified copy of an order from a juvenile protection <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>matter under chapter 260C containing a finding that certification of the requisite search <br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>of the Minnesota fathers' adoption registry was filed with the court in that matter shall <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>also constitute proof of search. Certification that the fathers' adoption registry has been <br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>searched must be filed with the court prior to entry of any final order of adoption. In <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>addition to the search required by this subdivision, the agency supervising the adoptive <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>placement, the birth mother of the child, or, in the case of a stepparent or relative adoption, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>the social services agency responsible for the report under section 
         <statute_ref>259.53, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>or the responsible social services agency that is a petitioner in a juvenile protection matter <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>under chapter 260C may request that the commissioner of health search the registry at <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>any time. Search requirements of this section do not apply when the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>services agency is proceeding under Safe Place for Newborns, section 260C.217.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.52, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Who may register.</b> Any putative father may register with the fathers' <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>adoption registry. However, Any limitation on a putative father's right to assert an interest <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>in the child as provided in this section applies only in adoption proceedings, termination <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>of parental rights proceedings under chapter 260C, and only to those putative fathers not <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>entitled to notice and consent under sections 
         <statute_ref>259.24</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>259.49, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>(a) or (b), clauses (1) to (7).  <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.67, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Adoption assistance.</b> (a) The commissioner of human services shall <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>enter into an adoption assistance agreement with an adoptive parent or parents who adopt <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>a child who meets the eligibility requirements under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>United States Code, title 42, sections 670 to 679a, or who otherwise meets the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>in subdivision 4 of an eligible child. To be eligible for adoption assistance a child must:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>(1) be determined to be a child with special needs, according to subdivision 4; and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>(2)(i) meet the criteria outlined in section 473 of the Social Security Act; or<br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>(ii) have had foster care payments paid on the child's behalf while in out-of-home <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>placement through the county or tribe, and be either under the guardianship of the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>commissioner or under the jurisdiction of a Minnesota tribe, with adoption in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>with tribal law as the child's documented permanency plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, no child on whose behalf federal <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>title IV-E adoption assistance payments are to be made may be placed in an adoptive home <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>unless a criminal background check under section 
         <statute_ref>259.41, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>has been completed on the prospective adoptive parents and no disqualifying condition <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>exists. A disqualifying condition exists if: <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>(1) a criminal background check reveals a felony conviction for child abuse; for <br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>spousal abuse; for a crime against children (including child pornography); or for a crime <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>involving violence, including rape, sexual assault, or homicide, but not including other <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>physical assault or battery; or<br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>(2) a criminal background check reveals a felony conviction within the past five <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>years for physical assault, battery, or a drug-related offense.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>(c) A child must be a citizen of the United States or otherwise eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>federal public benefits according to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity <br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended, in order to be eligible for title IV-E adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>assistance. A child must be a citizen of the United States or meet the qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>alien requirements as defined in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>Reconciliation Act of 1996, as amended, in order to be eligible for state-funded adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>(d) Subject to commissioner approval, the legally responsible agency shall make a <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>title IV-E adoption assistance eligibility determination for each child. Children who meet <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>all eligibility criteria except those specific to title IV-E adoption assistance shall receive <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>adoption assistance paid through state funds.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.35"></a><var>45.35</var>(e) Payments for adoption assistance shall not be made to a biological parent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.36"></a><var>45.36</var>child who later adopts the same child. Direct placement adoptions under section 259.47 or <br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>the equivalent in tribal code are not eligible for state-funded adoption assistance. A child <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>who is adopted by the child's legal custodian or guardian is not eligible for state-funded <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>adoption assistance. A child who is adopted by the child's legal custodian or guardian may <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>be eligible for title IV-E adoption assistance if all required eligibility factors are met. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>International adoptions are not eligible for adoption assistance unless the adopted child <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>has been placed into foster care through the public child welfare system subsequent to the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>failure of the adoption and all required eligibility factors are met.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.67, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Adoption assistance agreement.</b> The placing agency shall certify a child <br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>as eligible for adoption assistance according to rules promulgated by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>The placing agency shall not certify a child who remains under the jurisdiction of the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>sending agency pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>260.851</statute_ref>, article 5, for state-funded adoption assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>when Minnesota is the receiving state. Not later than 30 days after a parent or parents are <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>found and approved for adoptive placement of a child certified as eligible for adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>assistance, and before the final decree of adoption is issued, a written agreement must <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>be entered into by the commissioner, the adoptive parent or parents, and the placing <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>agency. The written agreement must be fully completed by the placing agency and in the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>form prescribed by the commissioner and must set forth the responsibilities of all parties, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>the anticipated duration of the adoption assistance payments, agreement, the nature and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>amount of any payment, services, and assistance to be provided under such agreement, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>the child's eligibility for Medicaid services, eligibility for reimbursement of nonrecurring <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>expenses associated with adopting the child, to the extent that total cost does not exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>$2,000 per child, provisions for modification of the terms of the agreement, the effective <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>date of the agreement, that the agreement must remain in effect regardless of the state of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>which the adoptive parents are residents at any given time,  and the payment terms. The <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>agreement is effective the date of the adoption decree.  The adoption assistance agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>shall be subject to the commissioner's approval, which must be granted or denied not later <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>than 15 days after the agreement is entered. The agreement must be negotiated with <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>the adoptive parent or parents. A monthly payment is provided as part of the adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>assistance agreement to support the care of a child who has manifested special needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>    The amount of adoption assistance is subject to the availability of state and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>federal funds and shall be determined through agreement with the adoptive parents. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>The agreement shall take into consideration the circumstances of the adopting parent <br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>or parents, the needs of the child being adopted and may provide ongoing monthly <br/>
<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>assistance, supplemental maintenance expenses related to the child's special needs, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>nonmedical expenses periodically necessary for purchase of services, items, or equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>related to the special needs, and medical expenses. The placing agency or the adoptive <br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>parent or parents shall provide written documentation to support the need for adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>assistance payments. The commissioner may require periodic reevaluation of adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>assistance payments. The amount of ongoing monthly adoption assistance granted may <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>in no case exceed that which would be allowable for the child under foster family care <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>the payment schedule outlined in subdivision 2a, and, for state-funded cases, is subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>the availability of state and federal funds.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.67, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Benefits and payments.</b> (a) Eligibility for medical assistance for children <br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>receiving adoption assistance is as specified in section 256B.055.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>(b) Basic maintenance payments are available for all children eligible for adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>assistance except those eligible solely based on high risk of developing a disability. Basic <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>maintenance payments must be made according to the following schedule:<br/>
<table>
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<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Birth through age five<br/>
</td>
<td>up to $247 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Age six through age 11<br/>
</td>
<td>up to $277 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Age 12 through age 14<br/>
</td>
<td>up to $307 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Age 15 and older<br/>
</td>
<td>up to $337 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>A child must receive the maximum payment amount for the child's age, unless a <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>lesser  amount is negotiated with and agreed to by the prospective adoptive parent.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>(c) Supplemental adoption assistance needs payments, in addition to basic <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>maintenance payments, are available for a child whose disability necessitates care, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>supervision, and structure beyond that ordinarily provided in a family setting to persons <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>of the same age. These payments are related to the severity of a child's disability and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>the level of parenting required to care for the child, and must be made according to the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>following schedule:<br/>
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<col width=""/>
<col width=""/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Level I<br/>
</td>
<td>up to $150 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Level II<br/>
</td>
<td>up to $275 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Level III<br/>
</td>
<td>up to $400 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Level IV<br/>
</td>
<td>up to $500 per month<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>A child's level shall be assessed on a supplemental maintenance needs assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>form  prescribed by the commissioner. A child must receive the maximum payment <br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>amount for the child's assessed level, unless a lesser amount is negotiated with and agreed <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>to by the prospective adoptive parent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.67, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Modification</b><b>,</b><b> </b><b>or</b><b> termination</b><b>, or extension</b><b> of adoption assistance </b><br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var><b>agreement.</b>  The adoption assistance agreement shall continue in accordance with its terms <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>as long as the need for adoption assistance continues and the adopted child is the legal <br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>or financial dependent of the adoptive parent or parents or guardian or conservator and <br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>is under 18 years of age. If the commissioner determines that the adoptive parents are <br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>no longer legally responsible for support of the child or are no longer providing financial <br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>support to the child, the agreement shall terminate. Under certain limited circumstances, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>the adoption assistance agreement may be extended to age 22 as allowed by rules adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>by the commissioner. An application for extension must be completed and submitted by <br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>the adoptive parent prior to the date the child attains age 18. The application for extension <br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>must be made according to policies and procedures prescribed by the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>including documentation of eligibility, and on forms prescribed by the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var> Termination or modification of the adoption assistance agreement may be requested by the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>adoptive parents or subsequent guardian or conservator at any time. When an adoptive <br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>parent requests modification of the adoption assistance agreement, a reassessment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>child must be completed consistent with subdivision 2a. If the reassessment indicates <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>that the child's level has changed or, for a high-risk child, that the potential disability <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>upon which eligibility for the agreement was based has manifested itself, the agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>shall be renegotiated to include an appropriate payment, consistent with subdivision 2a. <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>The agreement must not be modified unless the commissioner and the adoptive parent <br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>mutually agree to the changes. When the commissioner determines that a child is eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>for extension of title IV-E  adoption assistance under Title IV-E section 473 of the Social <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>Security Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 670 to 679a, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>modify the adoption assistance agreement require the adoptive parents to submit the <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>necessary documentation in order to obtain the funds under that act.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.67, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Eligibility conditions</b><b> Special needs determination</b><b>.</b> (a) The placing <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>agency shall use the AFDC requirements as specified in federal law as of July 16, 1996, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>when determining the child's eligibility for adoption assistance under title IV-E of the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>Social Security Act. If the child does not qualify, the placing agency shall certify a child <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>as eligible for state funded adoption assistance only A child is considered a child with <br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>special needs under this section if the following criteria are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>    (1) Due to the child's characteristics or circumstances it would be difficult to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>the child an adoptive home without adoption assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>    (2)(i) A placement agency has made reasonable efforts to place the child for adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>without adoption assistance, but has been unsuccessful; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>    (ii) the child's licensed foster parents desire to adopt the child and it is determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>the placing agency that the adoption is in the best interest of the child; or<br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>    (iii) the child's relative, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 27</statute_ref>, desires to <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>adopt the child, and it is determined by the placing agency that the adoption is in the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>best interest of the child; or<br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>(iv) for a non-Indian child, the family that previously adopted a child of the same <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>mother or father desires to adopt the child, and it is determined by the placing agency that <br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>the adoption is in the best interest of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>    (3)(i) The child is a ward of the commissioner or a tribal social service agency of <br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>Minnesota recognized by the Secretary of the Interior; or (ii) the child will be adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>according to tribal law without a termination of parental rights or relinquishment, provided <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>that the tribe has documented the valid reason why the child cannot or should not be <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>returned to the home of the child's parent. The placing agency shall not certify a child who <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>remains under the jurisdiction of the sending agency pursuant to section 
<statute_ref>260.851</statute_ref>, article 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>for state-funded adoption assistance when Minnesota is the receiving state. A child who is <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>adopted by the child's legal custodian or guardian shall not be eligible for state-funded <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>adoption assistance. There has been a determination that the child cannot or should not be <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>returned to the home of the child's parents as evidenced by:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>(i) a court-ordered termination of parental rights;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>(ii) a petition to terminate parental rights;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>(iii) a consent to adopt accepted by the court under sections 260C.201, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>11, and 259.24;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>(iv) in circumstances where tribal law permits the child to be adopted without a <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>termination of parental rights, a judicial determination by tribal court indicating the valid <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>reason why the child cannot or should not return home;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>(v) a voluntary relinquishment under section 259.25 or 259.47 or, if relinquishment <br/>
<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>occurred in another state, the applicable laws in that state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>(vi) the death of the legal parent.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>    (b) The characteristics or circumstances that may be considered in determining <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>whether a child meets the requirements of paragraph (a), clause (1), or section <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>473(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act, are the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>    (1) The child is a member of a sibling group to be placed as one unit in which at <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>least one sibling is older than 15 months of age or is described in clause (2) or (3) adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>at the same time by the same parent.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>(2) The child has been determined by the Social Security Administration to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>all medical or disability requirements of title XVI of the Social Security Act with respect <br/>
<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>to eligibility for Supplemental Security Income benefits.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>    (2) (3) The child has documented physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>disabilities not covered under clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>    (3) (4) The child has a high risk of developing physical, mental, emotional, or <br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>behavioral disabilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>    (4) (5) The child is five years of age or older.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>(6) The child is placed for adoption in the home of a parent who previously adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>another child born of the same mother or father for whom they receive adoption assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>    (c) When a child's eligibility for adoption assistance is based upon the high risk of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>developing physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral disabilities, payments shall not be <br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>made under the adoption assistance agreement unless and until the potential disability <br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>upon which eligibility for the agreement was based manifests itself as documented by an <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>appropriate health care professional.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>(d) Documentation must be provided to verify that a child meets the special needs <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>criteria in this subdivision. Documentation is limited to evidence deemed appropriate by <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.67, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Determination of residency.</b>  A child placed in the state from another state <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>or a tribe outside of the state is not eligible for state-funded adoption assistance through <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>the state. A child placed in the state from another state or a tribe outside of the state may <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>be eligible for title IV-E adoption assistance through the state of Minnesota if all eligibility <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>factors are met and there is no state agency that has responsibility for placement and care <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>of the child. A child who is a resident of any county in this state when eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>adoption assistance is certified shall remain eligible and receive adoption assistance in <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>accordance with the terms of the adoption assistance agreement, regardless of the domicile <br/>
<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>or residence of the adopting parents at the time of application for adoptive placement, <br/>
<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>legal decree of adoption, or thereafter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.67, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Reimbursement of costs.</b> (a) Subject to rules of the commissioner, and <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>the provisions of this subdivision a child-placing agency licensed in Minnesota or any <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>other state, or local or tribal social services agency shall receive a reimbursement from the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>commissioner equal to 100 percent of the reasonable and appropriate cost of providing <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>child-specific adoption services. Adoption services under this subdivision may include <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>adoptive family child-specific recruitment, counseling, and special training when needed, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>and home studies for prospective adoptive parents, and placement services. <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>    (b) An eligible child must have a goal of adoption, which may include an adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>in accordance with tribal law, and meet one of the following criteria: <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>    (1) is a ward of the commissioner of human services or a ward of tribal court <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>260.755, subdivision 20</statute_ref>, who meets one of the criteria in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>4, paragraph (a), clause (3), and one of the criteria in  subdivision 4, paragraph (b), clause <br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>(1), (2), or (3); or <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>    (2) is under the guardianship of a Minnesota-licensed child-placing agency who <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>meets one of the criteria in subdivision 4, paragraph (b), clause (1) or, (2), (3), (5), or (6).<br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>    (c) A child-placing agency licensed in Minnesota or any other state shall receive <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>reimbursement for adoption services it purchases for or directly provides to an eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>child. Tribal social services shall receive reimbursement for adoption services it purchases <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>for or directly provides to an eligible child. A local social services agency shall receive <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>reimbursement only for adoption services it purchases for an eligible child.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>    Before providing adoption services for which reimbursement will be sought under <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>this subdivision, a reimbursement agreement, on the designated format, must be entered <br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>into with the commissioner. No reimbursement under this subdivision shall be made to <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>an agency for services provided prior to entering a reimbursement agreement. Separate <br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>reimbursement agreements shall be made for each child and separate records shall be kept <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>on each child for whom a reimbursement agreement is made. The commissioner of human <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>services Reimbursement  shall agree not be made unless the commissioner agrees that the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>reimbursement costs are reasonable and appropriate. The commissioner may spend up <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>to $16,000 for each purchase of service agreement. Only one agreement per child is <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>allowed, unless an exception is granted by the commissioner and agreed to in writing by <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>the commissioner prior to commencement of services. Funds encumbered and obligated <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>under such an agreement for the child remain available until the terms of the agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>are fulfilled or the agreement is terminated.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>    The commissioner shall make reimbursement payments directly to the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.51.36"></a><var>51.36</var>providing the service if direct reimbursement is specified by the purchase of service <br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>agreement, and if the request for reimbursement is submitted by the local or tribal social <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>services agency along with a verification that the service was provided.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 259.67, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Promotion of programs.</b> The commissioner or the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>designee shall actively seek ways to promote the adoption assistance program, including <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>information to prospective adoptive parents of eligible children under the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>guardianship of the availability of adoption assistance. All families who adopt children <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>under the commissioner's guardianship must also be informed as to the adoption tax credit.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260.012, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var><b>260.012 DUTY TO ENSURE PLACEMENT PREVENTION AND FAMILY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var><b>REUNIFICATION; REASONABLE EFFORTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>    (a) Once a child alleged to be in need of protection or services is under the court's <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>jurisdiction, the court shall ensure that reasonable efforts, including culturally appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>services, by the social services agency are made to prevent placement or to eliminate the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>need for removal and to reunite the child with the child's family at the earliest possible <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>time, and the court must ensure that the responsible social services agency makes <br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>reasonable efforts to finalize an alternative permanent plan for the child as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>paragraph (e). In determining reasonable efforts to be made with respect to a child and in <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>making those reasonable efforts, the child's best interests, health, and safety must be of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>paramount concern. Reasonable efforts to prevent placement and for rehabilitation and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>reunification are always required except upon a determination by the court that a petition <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>has been filed stating a prima facie case that:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>    (1) the parent has subjected a child to egregious harm as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>260C.007, subdivision 14
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>    (2) the parental rights of the parent to another child have been terminated <br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>involuntarily;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>    (3) the child is an abandoned infant under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>paragraph (a), clause (2);<br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>    (4) the parent's custodial rights to another child have been involuntarily transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>to a relative under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, paragraph (e), clause (1), or a similar <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>law of another jurisdiction; or<br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>    (5) the provision of services or further services for the purpose of reunification is <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>futile and therefore unreasonable under the circumstances.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>    (b) When the court makes one of the prima facie determinations under paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>either permanency pleadings under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, or a termination <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>of parental rights petition under sections 
         <statute_ref>260C.141</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref> must be filed. A <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>permanency hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, must be held within 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>days of this determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>    (c) In the case of an Indian child, in proceedings under sections 
         <statute_ref>260B.178</statute_ref> or <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>260C.178
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>260C.201</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref> the juvenile court must make findings and conclusions <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>consistent with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, section <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>1901 et seq., as to the provision of active efforts. In cases governed by the Indian Child <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, section 1901, the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>services agency must provide active efforts as required under United States Code, title <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>25, section 1911(d).<br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>    (d) "Reasonable efforts to prevent placement" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>    (1) the agency has made reasonable efforts to prevent the placement of the child in <br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>foster care by working with the family to develop and implement a safety plan; or<br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>    (2) given the particular circumstances of the child and family at the time of the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>child's removal, there are no services or efforts available which could allow the child to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>safely remain in the home.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>    (e) "Reasonable efforts to finalize a permanent plan for the child" means due <br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>diligence by the responsible social services agency to:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>    (1) reunify the child with the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>    (2) assess a noncustodial parent's ability to provide day-to-day care for the child and, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>where appropriate, provide services necessary to enable the noncustodial parent to safely <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>provide the care, as required by section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 4</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>    (3) conduct a relative search to identify and provide notice to adult relatives as <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 5</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>(4) place siblings removed from their home in the same home for foster care, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>adoption, or transfer permanent legal and physical custody to a relative. Visitation <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>between siblings who are not in the same foster care, adoption, or custodial placement or <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>facility shall be consistent with section 260C.212, subdivision 2; and<br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>    (4) (5) when the child cannot return to the parent or guardian from whom the child <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>was removed, to plan for and finalize a safe and legally permanent alternative home <br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>for the child, and considers permanent alternative homes for the child inside or outside <br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>of the state, preferably through adoption or transfer of permanent legal and physical <br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>custody of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>    (f) Reasonable efforts are made upon the exercise of due diligence by the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>social services agency to use culturally appropriate and available services to meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>needs of the child and the child's family. Services may include those provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>responsible social services agency and other culturally appropriate services available in <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>the community. At each stage of the proceedings where the court is required to review <br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>the appropriateness of the responsible social services agency's reasonable efforts as <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>described in paragraphs (a), (d), and (e), the social services agency has the burden of <br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>demonstrating that:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>    (1) it has made reasonable efforts to prevent placement of the child in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>    (2) it has made reasonable efforts to eliminate the need for removal of the child from <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>the child's home and to reunify the child with the child's family at the earliest possible time;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>    (3) it has made reasonable efforts to finalize an alternative permanent home for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>the child, and considers permanent alternative homes for the child inside or outside of <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>the state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>    (4) reasonable efforts to prevent placement and to reunify the child with the parent <br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>or guardian are not required. The agency may meet this burden by stating facts in a sworn <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>petition filed under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.141</statute_ref>, by filing an affidavit summarizing the agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>reasonable efforts or facts the agency believes demonstrate there is no need for reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>efforts to reunify the parent and child, or through testimony or a certified report required <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>under juvenile court rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>    (g) Once the court determines that reasonable efforts for reunification are not <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>required because the court has made one of the prima facie determinations under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>(a), the court may only require reasonable efforts for reunification after a hearing according <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>260C.163</statute_ref>, where the court finds there is not clear and convincing evidence of <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>the facts upon which the court based its prima facie determination. In this case when there <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>is clear and convincing evidence that the child is in need of protection or services, the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>court may find the child in need of protection or services and order any of the dispositions <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>available under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. Reunification of a surviving child with a <br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>parent is not required if the parent has been convicted of:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>    (1) a violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit a violation of, sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>609.185
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>609.20</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.222, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; or 
         <statute_ref>609.223</statute_ref> in regard to another child of the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>    (2) a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>609.222, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; or 
         <statute_ref>609.223</statute_ref>, in regard to the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>surviving child; or<br/>
<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>    (3) a violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit a violation of, United States <br/>
<a id="pl.54.36"></a><var>54.36</var>Code, title 18, section 1111(a) or 1112(a), in regard to another child of the parent.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>    (h) The juvenile court, in proceedings under sections 
         <statute_ref>260B.178</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>260C.178</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>260C.201
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref> shall make findings and conclusions as to the provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>reasonable efforts. When determining whether reasonable efforts have been made, the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>court shall consider whether services to the child and family were:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>    (1) relevant to the safety and protection of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>    (2) adequate to meet the needs of the child and family;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>    (3) culturally appropriate;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>    (4) available and accessible;<br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>    (5) consistent and timely; and<br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>    (6) realistic under the circumstances.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>    In the alternative, the court may determine that provision of services or further <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>services for the purpose of rehabilitation is futile and therefore unreasonable under the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>circumstances or that reasonable efforts are not required as provided in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>    (i) This section does not prevent out-of-home placement for treatment of a child with <br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>a mental disability when it is determined to be medically necessary as a result of the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>diagnostic assessment or individual treatment plan indicates that appropriate and necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>treatment cannot be effectively provided outside of a residential or inpatient treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>program and the level or intensity of supervision and treatment cannot be effectively and <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>safely provided in the child's home or community and it is determined that a residential <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>treatment setting is the least restrictive setting that is appropriate to the needs of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>    (j) If continuation of reasonable efforts to prevent placement or reunify the child <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>with the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed is determined by the court <br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>to be inconsistent with the permanent plan for the child or upon the court making one of <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>the prima facie determinations under paragraph (a), reasonable efforts must be made to <br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>place the child in a timely manner in a safe and permanent home and to complete whatever <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>steps are necessary to legally finalize the permanent placement of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>    (k) Reasonable efforts to place a child for adoption or in another permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>placement may be made concurrently with reasonable efforts to prevent placement or to <br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>reunify the child with the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed. When <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>the responsible social services agency decides to concurrently make reasonable efforts for <br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>both reunification and permanent placement away from the parent under paragraph (a), the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>agency shall disclose its decision and both plans for concurrent reasonable efforts to all <br/>
<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>parties and the court. When the agency discloses its decision to proceed on both plans for <br/>
<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>reunification and permanent placement away from the parent, the court's review of the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>agency's reasonable efforts shall include the agency's efforts under both plans.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260B.007, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Foster care.</b> "Foster care" means the 24 hour a day care of a child in <br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>any facility which for gain or otherwise regularly provides one or more children, when <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>unaccompanied by their parents, with a substitute for the care, food, lodging, training, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>education, supervision or treatment they need but which for any reason cannot be furnished <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>by their parents or legal guardians in their homes. "Foster care" means 24-hour substitute <br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>care for children placed away from their parents or guardian and for whom a responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>social services agency has placement and care responsibility. Foster care includes, but <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>is not limited to, placement in foster family homes, foster homes of relatives, group <br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities not excluded in this subdivision, child <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>care institutions, and preadoptive homes. A child is in foster care under this definition <br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>regardless of whether the facility is licensed and payments are made for the cost of care. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>Nothing in this definition creates any authority to place a child in a home or facility that <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>is required to be licensed which is not licensed. Foster care does not include placement <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>in any of the following facilities: hospitals, inpatient chemical dependency treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>facilities, facilities that are primarily for delinquent children, any corrections facility or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>program within a particular corrections facility not meeting requirements for Title IV-E <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>facilities as determined by the commissioner, facilities to which a child is committed <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>under the provision of chapter 253B, forestry camps, or jails. Foster care is intended to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>provide for a child's safety or to access treatment. Foster care must not be used as a <br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>punishment or consequence for a child's behavior.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260B.157, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Juvenile treatment screening team.</b> (a) The local social services agency <br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>shall establish a juvenile treatment screening team to conduct screenings and prepare <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>case plans under this subdivision. The team, which may be the team constituted under <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245.4885</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref> or Minnesota Rules, parts 9530.6600 to 9530.6655, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>consist of social workers, juvenile justice professionals, and persons with expertise in the <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>treatment of juveniles who are emotionally disabled, chemically dependent, or have a <br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>developmental disability. The team shall involve parents or guardians in the screening <br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>process as appropriate. The team may be the same team as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.157, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>.  <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>(b) If the court, prior to, or as part of, a final disposition, proposes to place a child:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>(1) for the primary purpose of treatment for an emotional disturbance, and residential <br/>
<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>placement is consistent with section 260.012, a developmental disability, or chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>dependency in a residential treatment facility out of state or in one which is within the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>state and licensed by the commissioner of human services under chapter 245A; or<br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>(2) in any out-of-home setting potentially exceeding 30 days in duration, including a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>postdispositional post-dispositional placement in a facility licensed by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>of corrections or human services, the court shall notify the county welfare agency. The <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>county's juvenile treatment screening team must either:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>(i) screen and evaluate the child and file its recommendations with the court within <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>14 days of receipt of the notice; or<br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>(ii) elect not to screen a given case, and notify the court of that decision within <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>three working days.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>(c) If the screening team has elected to screen and evaluate the child, the child <br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>may not be placed for the primary purpose of treatment for an emotional disturbance, a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>developmental disability, or chemical dependency, in a residential treatment facility out of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>state nor in a residential treatment facility within the state that is licensed under chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>245A, unless one of the following conditions applies:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>(1) a treatment professional certifies that an emergency requires the placement <br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>of the child in a facility within the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>(2) the screening team has evaluated the child and recommended that a residential <br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>placement is necessary to meet the child's treatment needs and the safety needs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>community, that it is a cost-effective means of meeting the treatment needs, and that it <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>will be of therapeutic value to the child; or<br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>(3) the court, having reviewed a screening team recommendation against placement, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>determines to the contrary that a residential placement is necessary. The court shall state <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>the reasons for its determination in writing, on the record, and shall respond specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>to the findings and recommendation of the screening team in explaining why the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>recommendation was rejected. The attorney representing the child and the prosecuting <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>attorney shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard on the matter.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260B.198, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Court order, findings, remedies, treatment.</b> If the court finds that <br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>the child is delinquent, it shall enter an order making any of the following dispositions of <br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>the case which are deemed necessary to the rehabilitation of the child:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>(1) counsel the child or the parents, guardian, or custodian;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>(2) place the child under the supervision of a probation officer or other suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>person in the child's own home under conditions prescribed by the court including <br/>
<a id="pl.57.35"></a><var>57.35</var>reasonable rules for the child's conduct and the conduct of the child's parents, guardian, or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>custodian, designed for the physical, mental, and moral well-being and behavior of the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>child, or with the consent of the commissioner of corrections, in a group foster care facility <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>which is under the management and supervision of said commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>(3) if the court determines that the child is a danger to self or others, subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>supervision of the court, transfer legal custody of the child to one of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>(i) a child-placing agency; or<br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>(ii) the local social services agency; or<br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>(iii) a reputable individual of good moral character. No person may receive custody <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>of two or more unrelated children unless licensed as a residential facility pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245A.16</statute_ref>; or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>(iv) a county home school, if the county maintains a home school or enters into an <br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>agreement with a county home school; or<br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>(v) a county probation officer for placement in a group foster home established under <br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>the direction of the juvenile court and licensed pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>241.021</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>(4) transfer legal custody by commitment to the commissioner of corrections;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>(5) if the child is found to have violated a state or local law or ordinance which has <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>resulted in damage to the person or property of another, the court may order the child to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>make reasonable restitution for such damage;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>(6) require the child to pay a fine of up to $1,000. The court shall order payment of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>the fine in accordance with a time payment schedule which shall not impose an undue <br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>financial hardship on the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>(7) if the child is in need of special treatment and care for reasons of physical or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>mental health, the court may order the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>it. If the parent, guardian, or custodian fails to provide this treatment or care, the court <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>may order it provided;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>(8) if the court believes that it is in the best interests of the child and of public <br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>safety that the driver's license of the child be canceled until the child's 18th birthday, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>the court may recommend to the commissioner of public safety the cancellation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>child's license for any period up to the child's 18th birthday, and the commissioner is <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>hereby authorized to cancel such license without a hearing. At any time before the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>termination of the period of cancellation, the court may, for good cause, recommend to <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>the commissioner of public safety that the child be authorized to apply for a new license, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>and the commissioner may so authorize;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>(9) if the court believes that it is in the best interest of the child and of public safety <br/>
<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>that the child is enrolled in school, the court may require the child to remain enrolled in a <br/>
<a id="pl.58.36"></a><var>58.36</var>public school until the child reaches the age of 18 or completes all requirements needed <br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>to graduate from high school. Any child enrolled in a public school under this clause is <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>subject to the provisions of the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act in chapter 127;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>(10) if the child is petitioned and found by the court to have committed a controlled <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>substance offense under sections 
         <statute_ref>152.021</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>152.027</statute_ref>, the court shall determine whether <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>the child unlawfully possessed or sold the controlled substance while driving a motor <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>vehicle. If so, the court shall notify the commissioner of public safety of its determination <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>and order the commissioner to revoke the child's driver's license for the applicable time <br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>period specified in section 
         <statute_ref>152.0271</statute_ref>. If the child does not have a driver's license or if the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>child's driver's license is suspended or revoked at the time of the delinquency finding, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>the commissioner shall, upon the child's application for driver's license issuance or <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>reinstatement, delay the issuance or reinstatement of the child's driver's license for the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>applicable time period specified in section 
         <statute_ref>152.0271</statute_ref>. Upon receipt of the court's order, the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>commissioner is authorized to take the licensing action without a hearing; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>(11) if the child is petitioned and found by the court to have committed or attempted <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>to commit an act in violation of section 
         <statute_ref>609.342</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.343</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.344</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.345</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.3451</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>609.746, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.79</statute_ref>; or 
         <statute_ref>617.23</statute_ref>, or another offense arising out of a delinquency <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>petition based on one or more of those sections, the court shall order an independent <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>professional assessment of the child's need for sex offender treatment. An assessor <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>providing an assessment for the court must be experienced in the evaluation and treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>of juvenile sex offenders. If the assessment indicates that the child is in need of and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>amenable to sex offender treatment, the court shall include in its disposition order a <br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>requirement that the child undergo treatment. Notwithstanding sections 
         <statute_ref>13.384</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>13.85</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>144.291 to 144.298
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>260B.171</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>, the assessor has access to the following private <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>or confidential data on the child if access is relevant and necessary for the assessment: <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>(i) medical data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.384</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>(ii) corrections and detention data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.85</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>(iii) health records under sections 
         <statute_ref>144.291 to 144.298</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>(iv) juvenile court records under section 
         <statute_ref>260B.171</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>(v) local welfare agency records under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>Data disclosed under this clause may be used only for purposes of the assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>and may not be further disclosed to any other person, except as authorized by law;<br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>(12) if the child is found delinquent due to the commission of an offense that would <br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>be a felony if committed by an adult, the court shall make a specific finding on the record <br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>regarding the juvenile's mental health and chemical dependency treatment needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>(13) any order for a disposition authorized under this section shall contain written <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>findings of fact to support the disposition ordered and shall also set forth in writing the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>(i) why the best interests of the child are served by the disposition ordered; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>(ii) what alternative dispositions were considered by the court and why such <br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>dispositions were not appropriate in the instant case.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.007, subdivision 18, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Foster care.</b> "Foster care" means 24 hour substitute care for children <br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>placed away from their parents or guardian and for whom a responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>agency has placement and care responsibility. "Foster care" includes, but is not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>to, placement in foster family homes, foster homes of relatives, group homes, emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>shelters, residential facilities not excluded in this subdivision, child care institutions, and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>preadoptive homes. A child is in foster care under this definition regardless of whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>facility is licensed and payments are made for the cost of care. Nothing in this definition <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>creates any authority to place a child in a home or facility that is required to be licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>which is not licensed. "Foster care" does not include placement in any of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>facilities: hospitals, inpatient chemical dependency treatment facilities, facilities that are <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>primarily for delinquent children, any corrections facility or program within a particular <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>correction's facility not meeting requirements for Title IV-E facilities as determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>the commissioner, facilities to which a child is committed under the provision of chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>253B, forestry camps, or jails. Foster care is intended to provide for a child's safety or <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>to access treatment. Foster care must not be used as a punishment or consequence for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>a child's behavior.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.007, subdivision 25, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>    Subd. 25. <b>Parent.</b> "Parent" means the birth or adoptive parent of a minor. a person <br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>who has a legal parent and child relationship with a child under section 257.52 which <br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>confers or imposes on the person legal rights, privileges, duties, and obligations. It <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>includes the mother and child relationship and the father and child relationship. For an <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>Indian child matters governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act, parent includes any Indian <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>person who has adopted a child by tribal law or custom, as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>260.755, <br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>subdivision 14
         </statute_ref>. For matters governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act, parent does not <br/>
<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>include the unwed father where paternity has not been acknowledged or established. <br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>Parent does not mean a putative father of a child unless the putative father also meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>requirements of section 257.55 or unless the putative father is entitled to notice under <br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>section 259.49, subdivision 1.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>    Sec. 19. <b>[260C.150] DILIGENT EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY PARENTS OF A </b><br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var><b>CHILD; PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW; REASONABLE EFFORTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Determining parentage.</b> A parent and child relationship may be <br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>established under this chapter according to the requirements of section 257.54 and the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Genetic test results; duty to cooperate.</b> (a) For purposes of proceedings <br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>under this chapter, a positive test result under section 257.62, subdivision 5, shall be used <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>by the court to treat a person determined to be the biological father of a child by a positive <br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>test as if the individual were a presumed father under section 257.55, including giving <br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>the biological father the right to notice of proceedings and the right to be assessed and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>considered for day-to-day care of his child under section 260C.212, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>(b) Nothing in this subdivision relieves a person determined to be the biological <br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>father of the child by a positive test from the duty to cooperate with paternity establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>proceedings under section 260C.212, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Identifying parents of child; diligent efforts; data.</b> (a) The responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>social services agency shall make diligent efforts to identify and locate both parents of any <br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>child who is the subject of proceedings under this chapter. Diligent efforts include:<br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>(1) asking the custodial or known parent to identify any nonresident parent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>child and provide information that can be used to verify the nonresident parent's identity <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>including the dates and locations of marriages and divorces, dates and locations of any <br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>legal proceedings regarding paternity, date and place of the child's birth, nonresident <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>parent's full legal name, nonresident parent's date of birth, if the nonresident parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>date of birth is unknown, an approximate age, the nonresident parent's Social Security <br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>number, the nonresident parent's whereabouts including last known whereabouts, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>whereabouts of relatives of the nonresident parent. For purposes of this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>"nonresident parent" means a parent who does not reside in the same household as the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>child or did not reside in the same household as the child at the time the child was removed <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>when the child is in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>(2) obtaining information that will identify and locate the nonresident parent from <br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>the county and state of Minnesota child support enforcement information system;<br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>(3) requesting a search of the Minnesota Fathers' Adoption Registry 30 days after <br/>
<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>the child's birth; and<br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>(4) using any other reasonable means to identify and locate the nonresident parent.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>(b) The agency may disclose data which is otherwise private under section 13.46 or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>626.556 in order to carry out its duties under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Court inquiry regarding identities of both parents.</b> At the first hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>regarding the petition and at any subsequent hearings, as appropriate, the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>inquire of the parties whether the identities and whereabouts of both parents of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>are known and correctly reflected in the petition filed with the court. If either the identity <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>or whereabouts of both parents is not known, the court shall make inquiry on the record of <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>any party or participant present regarding the identity and whereabouts of the unknown <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>parent of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Sworn testimony from known parent.</b> When the county attorney <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>requests, the court shall have the custodial or known parent of the child sworn for the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>purpose of answering questions relevant to the identity of a child's other parent in any <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>proceeding under this chapter. The county attorney may request this information at any <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>point in the proceedings if the custodial or known parent has not been cooperative in <br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>providing information to identify and locate the nonresident parent or information that <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>may lead to identifying and locating the nonresident parent. If the child's custodial or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>known parent testifies that disclosure of identifying information regarding the identity <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>of the nonresident parent would cause either the custodial or known parent, the child, or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>another family member to be endangered, the court may make a protective order regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>any information necessary to protect the custodial or known parent, the child, or family <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>member. Consistent with section 260C.212, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (4), if the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>child remains in the care of the known or custodial parent and the court finds it in the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>best interests, the court may waive notice to the nonresident parent of the child if such <br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>notice would endanger the known or custodial parent, the child, or another family member.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Court review of diligent efforts and service.</b> As soon as possible, but <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>not later than the first review hearing required under the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>Protection Procedure, unless the responsible social services agency has identified and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>located both parents of the child, the agency shall include in its report to the court required <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>under the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure a description of its diligent <br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>efforts to locate any parent who remains unknown or who the agency has been unable <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>to locate. The court shall determine whether (1) diligent efforts have been made by the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>agency to identify both parents of the child, (2) both parents have been located, and (3) <br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>both parents have been served with the summons or notice of the proceedings required by <br/>
<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>section 260C.151 or 260C.152 and the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure. <br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>If the court determines the agency has not made diligent efforts to locate both parents of <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>the child or if both parents of the child have not been served as required by the rules, the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>court shall order the agency to take further steps to identify and locate both parents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>child identifying what further specific efforts are appropriate. If the summons has not <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>been served on the parent as required by section 260C.151, subdivision 1, the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>order further efforts to complete service.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Reasonable efforts findings.</b> When the court finds the agency has <br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>made diligent efforts to identify and locate both parents of the child and one or both <br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>parents remain unknown or cannot be located, the court may find that the agency has <br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>made reasonable efforts under sections 260.012, 260C.178, 260C.201, and 260C.301, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>subdivision 8, regarding any parent who remains unknown or cannot be located. The court <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>may also find that further reasonable efforts for reunification with the parent who cannot <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>be identified or located would be futile.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Safe place for newborns.</b> Neither the requirements of this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>nor the search requirements of section 259.52, subdivision 2, apply when the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>is proceeding under section 260C.217. When the agency is proceeding under section <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>260C.217, the agency has no duty to identify and locate either parent of the newborn and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>no notice or service of summons on either parent is required under section 260C.151 or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>260C.152 or the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Issuance of summons.</b> After a petition has been filed and unless <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>the parties hereinafter named voluntarily appear, the court shall set a time for a hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>and shall issue a summons requiring the child's parents or legal guardian and any person <br/>
<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>who has legal custody or control of the child to appear with the child before the court at <br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>a time and place stated. The summons shall have a copy of the petition attached, and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>shall advise the parties of the right to counsel and of the consequences of failure to obey <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>the summons. The court shall give docket priority to any child in need of protection or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>services or neglected and in foster care, that contains allegations of child abuse over any <br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>other case. As used in this subdivision, "child abuse" has the meaning given it in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>630.36, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.  <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Notice</b><b>; child in need of protection or services</b><b>.</b> After a petition has <br/>
<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>been filed alleging a child to be in need of protection or services and unless the persons <br/>
<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>named in clauses clause (1) to (4) or (2) voluntarily appear or are summoned according <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>to subdivision 1 appears, the court shall issue a notice to:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>(1) an adjudicated or presumed father of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>(2) an alleged (1) a putative father of the child, including any putative father who has <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>timely registered with the Minnesota Fathers' Adoption Registry under section 259.52; and<br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>(3) a noncustodial mother; and<br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>(4) (2) a grandparent with the right to participate under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.163, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.  <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.151, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Notice; termination of parental rights or permanency proceeding.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>After a petition for termination of parental rights or petition for permanent placement of a <br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>child away from a parent under section 260C.201, subdivision 11, has been filed, the court <br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>shall set a time for the admit or deny hearing as required under the Minnesota Rules of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>Juvenile Protection Procedure and shall issue a summons requiring the parents of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>to appear before the court at the time and place stated. The court shall issue a notice to:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>(1) a putative father who has timely registered with the Minnesota Fathers' Adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>Registry and who is entitled to notice of an adoption proceeding under section 259.49, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>subdivision 1; and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>(2) a grandparent with the right to participate under section 260C.163, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>(b) Neither summons nor notice under this section or section 260C.152 of a <br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>termination of parental rights matter or other permanent placement matter under section <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>260C.201, subdivision 11, is required to be given to a putative father who has failed <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>to timely register with the Minnesota Father's Adoption Registry under section 259.52 <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>unless that individual also meets the requirements of section 257.55 or, is required to be <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>given notice under section 259.49, subdivision 1. When a putative father is not entitled <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>to notice under this clause and is therefore not given notice, any order terminating his <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>rights does not give rise to a presumption of parental unfitness under section 260C.301, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (4).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.151, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Notice of pendency of case.</b> Notice means written notice as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure. The court shall have notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>the pendency of the case and of the time and place of the hearing served upon a parent, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>guardian, or spouse of the child, who has not been summoned as provided in subdivision 1 <br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>as required by subdivision 2. For an Indian child, notice of all proceedings must comply <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, section 1901, et <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>seq., and section 
         <statute_ref>260.765</statute_ref>.  <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.163, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Alternative dispute resolution authorized; family group decision </b><br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var><b>making, parallel protection process and mediation.</b> The court may authorize parties <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>and participants in any child in need of protection or services, permanency, or termination <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>of parental rights petition to participate in any appropriate form of alternative dispute <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>resolution including family group decision making, parallel protection process, and <br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>mediation when such alternative dispute resolution is in the best interests of the child. The <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>court may order that a child be included in the alternative dispute resolution process, as <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>appropriate and in the best interests of the child. An alternative dispute resolution process, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>including family group decision making, parallel protection process, and mediation, may <br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>be used to resolve part or all of a matter before the court at any point in the proceedings <br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>subject to approval by the court that the resolution is in the best interests of the child.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.175, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Immediate custody.</b> No child may be taken into immediate custody <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>except:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>(1) with an order issued by the court in accordance with the provisions of section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>260C.151, subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, or Laws 1997, chapter 239, article 10, section 10, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>(a), clause (3), or 12, paragraph (a), clause (3), or by a warrant issued in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>with the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>260C.154</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>(2) by a peace officer:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>(i) when a child has run away from a parent, guardian, or custodian, or when the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>peace officer reasonably believes the child has run away from a parent, guardian, or <br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>custodian, but only for the purpose of transporting the child home, to the home of a <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>relative, or to another safe place; or<br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>(ii) when a child is found in surroundings or conditions which endanger the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>health or welfare or which such peace officer reasonably believes will endanger the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>health or welfare. If an Indian child is a resident of a reservation or is domiciled on a <br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>reservation but temporarily located off the reservation, the taking of the child into custody <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>under this clause shall be consistent with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, United <br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>States Code, title 25, section 1922;<br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>(3) by a peace officer or probation or parole officer when it is reasonably believed <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>that the child has violated the terms of probation, parole, or other field supervision; or<br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>(4) by a peace officer or probation officer under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.143, subdivision 1</statute_ref> or 4. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.176, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Notice; release.</b> If a child is taken into custody as provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>260C.175
         </statute_ref>, the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child shall be notified as soon as <br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>possible. Unless there is reason to believe that the child would endanger self or others, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>not return for a court hearing, run away from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian or <br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>otherwise not remain in the care or control of the person to whose lawful custody the child <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>is released, or that the child's health or welfare would be immediately endangered, the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>child shall be released to the custody of a parent, guardian, custodian, or other suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>person relative. When a child is taken into custody by a peace officer under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>260C.175, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clause (2), item (ii), release from detention may be authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>by the detaining officer, the detaining officer's supervisor, or the county attorney, or the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>social services agency, provided that the agency has conducted an assessment and with <br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>the family has developed and implemented a safety plan for the child, if needed. If <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>the social services agency has determined that the child's health or welfare will not be <br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>endangered and the provision of appropriate and available services will eliminate the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>need for placement, the agency shall request authorization for the child's release from <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>detention. The person to whom the child is released shall promise to bring the child to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>the court, if necessary, at the time the court may direct. If the person taking the child into <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>custody believes it desirable, that person may request the parent, guardian, custodian, or <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>other person designated by the court to sign a written promise to bring the child to court as <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>provided above. The intentional violation of such a promise, whether given orally or in <br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>writing, shall be punishable as contempt of court. <br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>The court may require the parent, guardian, custodian, or other person to whom the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>child is released, to post any reasonable bail or bond required by the court which shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>forfeited to the court if the child does not appear as directed. The court may also release <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>the child on the child's own promise to appear in juvenile court.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.178, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Hearing and release requirements.</b> (a) If a child was taken into <br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>custody under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.175, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (1) or (2), item (ii), the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>hold a hearing within 72 hours of the time the child was taken into custody, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, to determine whether the child should continue in <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>custody.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>    (b) Unless there is reason to believe that the child would endanger self or others, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>not return for a court hearing, run away from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>or otherwise not remain in the care or control of the person to whose lawful custody the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>child is released, or that the child's health or welfare would be immediately endangered, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>the child shall be released to the custody of a parent, guardian, custodian, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>suitable person, subject to reasonable conditions of release including, but not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>a requirement that the child undergo a chemical use assessment as provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>260C.157, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>    (c) If the court determines there is reason to believe that the child would endanger <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>self or others; not return for a court hearing; run away from the child's parent, guardian, or <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>custodian or otherwise not remain in the care or control of the person to whose lawful <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>custody the child is released; or that the child's health or welfare would be immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>endangered if returned to the care of the parent or guardian who has custody and from <br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>whom the child was removed, the court shall order the child into foster care under the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>legal responsibility of the responsible social services agency or responsible probation or <br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>corrections agency for the purposes of protective care as that term is used in the juvenile <br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>court rules or into the home of a noncustodial parent and order the noncustodial parent <br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>to comply with any conditions the court determines to be appropriate to the safety and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>care of the child, including cooperating with paternity establishment proceedings in the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>case of a man who has not been adjudicated the child's father. The court shall not give <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>the responsible social services legal custody and order a trial home visit at any time prior <br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>to adjudication and disposition under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>clause (3), but may order the child returned to the care of the parent or guardian who <br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>has custody and from whom the child was removed and order the parent or guardian to <br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>comply with any conditions the court determines to be appropriate to meet the safety, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>health, and welfare of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>    (d) In determining whether the child's health or welfare would be immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>endangered, the court shall consider whether the child would reside with a perpetrator <br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>of domestic child abuse.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>    (e) The court, before determining whether a child should be placed in or continue <br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>in foster care under the protective care of the responsible agency, shall also make a <br/>
<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>determination, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>260.012</statute_ref> as to whether reasonable efforts were made <br/>
<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>to prevent placement or whether reasonable efforts to prevent placement are not required. <br/>
<a id="pl.67.36"></a><var>67.36</var>In the case of an Indian child, the court shall determine whether active efforts, according <br/>
<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, section 1912(d), <br/>
<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>were made to prevent placement. The court shall enter a finding that the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>social services agency has made reasonable efforts to prevent placement when the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>establishes either:<br/>
<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>    (1) that it has actually provided services or made efforts in an attempt to prevent <br/>
<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>the child's removal but that such services or efforts have not proven sufficient to permit <br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>the child to safely remain in the home; or<br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>    (2) that there are no services or other efforts that could be made at the time of the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>hearing that could safely permit the child to remain home or to return home. When <br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>reasonable efforts to prevent placement are required and there are services or other efforts <br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>that could be ordered which would permit the child to safely return home, the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>order the child returned to the care of the parent or guardian and the services or efforts put <br/>
<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>in place to ensure the child's safety. When the court makes a prima facie determination <br/>
<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>that one of the circumstances under paragraph (g) exists, the court shall determine that <br/>
<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>reasonable efforts to prevent placement and to return the child to the care of the parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>guardian are not required.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>    If the court finds the social services agency's preventive or reunification efforts <br/>
<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>have not been reasonable but further preventive or reunification efforts could not permit <br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>the child to safely remain at home, the court may nevertheless authorize or continue <br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>the removal of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>    (f) The court may not order or continue the foster care placement of the child unless <br/>
<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>the court makes explicit, individualized findings that continued custody of the child by <br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>the parent or guardian would be contrary to the welfare of the child and that placement is <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>in the best interest of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>    (g) At the emergency removal hearing, or at any time during the course of the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>proceeding, and upon notice and request of the county attorney, the court shall determine <br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>whether a petition has been filed stating a prima facie case that:<br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>    (1) the parent has subjected a child to egregious harm as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>260C.007, subdivision 14
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>    (2) the parental rights of the parent to another child have been involuntarily <br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>terminated;<br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>    (3) the child is an abandoned infant under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>paragraph (a), clause (2);<br/>
<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>    (4) the parents' custodial rights to another child have been involuntarily transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>to a relative under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, paragraph (e), clause (1), or a similar <br/>
<a id="pl.68.36"></a><var>68.36</var>law of another jurisdiction; or<br/>
<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>    (5) the provision of services or further services for the purpose of reunification is <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>futile and therefore unreasonable.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>    (h) When a petition to terminate parental rights is required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref> or 4, but the county attorney has determined not to proceed with a <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>termination of parental rights petition, and has instead filed a petition to transfer permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>legal and physical custody to a relative under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, the court <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>shall schedule a permanency hearing within 30 days of the filing of the petition.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>    (i) If the county attorney has filed a petition under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.307</statute_ref>, the court <br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>shall schedule a trial under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.163</statute_ref> within 90 days of the filing of the petition <br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>except when the county attorney determines that the criminal case shall proceed to trial <br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>first under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>    (j) If the court determines the child should be ordered into foster care and the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>parent refuses to give information to the responsible social services agency regarding the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>child's father or relatives of the child, the court may order the parent to disclose the names, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>addresses, telephone numbers, and other identifying information to the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>services agency for the purpose of complying with the requirements of sections 
         <statute_ref>260C.151</statute_ref>, <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>260C.212
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>260C.215</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>    (k) If a child ordered into foster care has siblings, whether full, half, or step, who <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>are also ordered into foster care, the court shall inquire of the responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>agency of the efforts to place the children together as required by section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (d), if placement together is in each child's best interests, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>a child is in placement due solely to the child's own behavior for treatment or a child is <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>placed with a previously noncustodial parent who is not parent to all siblings. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>children are not placed together at the time of the hearing, the court shall inquire at each <br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>subsequent hearing of the agency's reasonable efforts to place the siblings together, as <br/>
<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>required under section 260.012. If any sibling is not placed with another sibling or <br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>siblings, the agency must develop a plan for to facilitate visitation or ongoing contact <br/>
<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>among the siblings as required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, unless it is contrary <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>to the safety or well-being of any of the siblings to do so.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.178, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Parental visitation.</b> (a) If a child has been taken into custody under <br/>
<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>260C.151, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>260C.175, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, clause (2), item (ii), and <br/>
<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>the court determines that the child should continue in foster care, the court shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>in its order reasonable rules for supervised or unsupervised notice that the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>social services agency has a duty to develop and implement a plan for parental visitation <br/>
<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>of and contact with the child in the foster care facility that promotes the parent and child <br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>relationship unless it the court finds that visitation would endanger the child's physical <br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>or emotional well-being.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>(b) Unless the court finds that visitation would endanger the child's physical or <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>emotional well-being or unless paragraph (c) or (d) apply, the plan for parental visitation <br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>required under section 260C.212, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (5), must be <br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>developed and implemented by the agency and the child's parents as soon as possible after <br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>the court's order for the child to continue in foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>(c) When a parent has had no or only limited visitation or contact with the child <br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>prior to the court order for the child to continue in foster care, the court shall not order a <br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>visitation plan developed and implemented until the agency has conducted the assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>of the parent's ability to provide day-to-day care for the child required under section <br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>260C.212, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>(d) When it is in the best interests of the child, the agency may ask the court to <br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>defer its duty to develop a visitation plan between a putative father and the child until the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>paternity status of the child's father is adjudicated or until there is a positive test result <br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>under section 257.62, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>(e) The visitation plan developed under this subdivision is the same visitation plan <br/>
<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>required under section 260C.212, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (5).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.201, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Dispositions.</b> (a) If the court finds that the child is in need of <br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>protection or services or neglected and in foster care, it shall enter an order making any <br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>of the following dispositions of the case:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>(1) place the child under the protective supervision of the responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>agency or child-placing agency in the home of a parent of the child under conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>prescribed by the court directed to the correction of the child's need for protection or <br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>services:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>(i) the court may order the child into the home of a parent who does not otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>have legal custody of the child, however, an order under this section does not confer <br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>legal custody on that parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>(ii) if the court orders the child into the home of a father who is not adjudicated, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>he must cooperate with paternity establishment proceedings regarding the child in the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>appropriate jurisdiction as one of the conditions prescribed by the court for the child to <br/>
<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>continue in his home; and<br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>(iii) the court may order the child into the home of a noncustodial parent with <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>conditions and may also order both the noncustodial and the custodial parent to comply <br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>with the requirements of a case plan under subdivision 2; or<br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>(2) transfer legal custody to one of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>(i) a child-placing agency; or<br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>(ii) the responsible social services agency. In making a foster care placement for a <br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>child whose custody has been transferred under this subdivision, the agency shall make an <br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>individualized determination of how the placement is in the child's best interests using the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>consideration for relatives and the best interest factors in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>2, paragraph (b)
         </statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>(3) order a trial home visit without modifying the transfer of legal custody to the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>responsible social services agency under clause (2). Trial home visit means the child is <br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>returned to the care of the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed for a <br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>period not to exceed six months. During the period of the trial home visit, the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>social services agency:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>(i) shall continue to have legal custody of the child, which means the agency may <br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>see the child in the parent's home, at school, in a child care facility, or other setting as the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>agency deems necessary and appropriate;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>(ii) shall continue to have the ability to access information under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.208</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>(iii) shall continue to provide appropriate services to both the parent and the child <br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>during the period of the trial home visit;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>(iv) without previous court order or authorization, may terminate the trial home <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>visit in order to protect the child's health, safety, or welfare and may remove the child <br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>to foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>(v) shall advise the court and parties within three days of the termination of the trial <br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>home visit when a visit is terminated by the responsible social services agency without <br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>a court order; and<br/>
<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>(vi) shall prepare a report for the court when the trial home visit is terminated <br/>
<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>whether by the agency or court order which describes the child's circumstances during <br/>
<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>the trial home visit and recommends appropriate orders, if any, for the court to enter to <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>provide for the child's safety and stability. In the event a trial home visit is terminated by <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>the agency by removing the child to foster care without prior court order or authorization, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>the court shall conduct a hearing within ten days of receiving notice of the termination <br/>
<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>of the trial home visit by the agency and shall order disposition under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.71.35"></a><var>71.35</var>or conduct a permanency hearing under subdivision 11 or 11a. The time period for the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.36"></a><var>71.36</var>hearing may be extended by the court for good cause shown and if it is in the best interests <br/>
<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>of the child as long as the total time the child spends in foster care without a permanency <br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>hearing does not exceed 12 months;<br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>(4) if the child has been adjudicated as a child in need of protection or services <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>because the child is in need of special services or care to treat or ameliorate a physical or <br/>
<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>mental disability or emotional disturbance as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245.4871, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>15
         </statute_ref>, the court may order the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to provide it. The court <br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>may order the child's health plan company to provide mental health services to the child. <br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>Section 
         <statute_ref>62Q.535</statute_ref> applies to an order for mental health services directed to the child's health <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>plan company. If the health plan, parent, guardian, or custodian fails or is unable to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>this treatment or care, the court may order it provided. Absent specific written findings by <br/>
<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>the court that the child's disability is the result of abuse or neglect by the child's parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>guardian, the court shall not transfer legal custody of the child for the purpose of obtaining <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>special treatment or care solely because the parent is unable to provide the treatment or <br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>care. If the court's order for mental health treatment is based on a diagnosis made by a <br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>treatment professional, the court may order that the diagnosing professional not provide <br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>the treatment to the child if it finds that such an order is in the child's best interests; or<br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>(5) if the court believes that the child has sufficient maturity and judgment and that it <br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>is in the best interests of the child, the court may order a child 16 years old or older to be <br/>
<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>allowed to live independently, either alone or with others as approved by the court under <br/>
<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>supervision the court considers appropriate, if the county board, after consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>court, has specifically authorized this dispositional alternative for a child.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>(b) If the child was adjudicated in need of protection or services because the child <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>is a runaway or habitual truant, the court may order any of the following dispositions in <br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>addition to or as alternatives to the dispositions authorized under paragraph (a):<br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>(1) counsel the child or the child's parents, guardian, or custodian;<br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>(2) place the child under the supervision of a probation officer or other suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>person in the child's own home under conditions prescribed by the court, including <br/>
<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>reasonable rules for the child's conduct and the conduct of the parents, guardian, or <br/>
<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>custodian, designed for the physical, mental, and moral well-being and behavior of the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>child; or with the consent of the commissioner of corrections, place the child in a group <br/>
<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>foster care facility which is under the commissioner's management and supervision;<br/>
<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>(3) subject to the court's supervision, transfer legal custody of the child to one of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>(i) a reputable person of good moral character. No person may receive custody of <br/>
<a id="pl.72.35"></a><var>72.35</var>two or more unrelated children unless licensed to operate a residential program under <br/>
<a id="pl.72.36"></a><var>72.36</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245A.16</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>(ii) a county probation officer for placement in a group foster home established <br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>under the direction of the juvenile court and licensed pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>241.021</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>(4) require the child to pay a fine of up to $100. The court shall order payment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>fine in a manner that will not impose undue financial hardship upon the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>(5) require the child to participate in a community service project;<br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>(6) order the child to undergo a chemical dependency evaluation and, if warranted <br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>by the evaluation, order participation by the child in a drug awareness program or an <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>inpatient or outpatient chemical dependency treatment program;<br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>(7) if the court believes that it is in the best interests of the child or of public safety <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>that the child's driver's license or instruction permit be canceled, the court may order the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>commissioner of public safety to cancel the child's license or permit for any period up to <br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>the child's 18th birthday. If the child does not have a driver's license or permit, the court <br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>may order a denial of driving privileges for any period up to the child's 18th birthday. The <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>court shall forward an order issued under this clause to the commissioner, who shall cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>the license or permit or deny driving privileges without a hearing for the period specified <br/>
<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>by the court. At any time before the expiration of the period of cancellation or denial, the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>court may, for good cause, order the commissioner of public safety to allow the child to <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>apply for a license or permit, and the commissioner shall so authorize;<br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>(8) order that the child's parent or legal guardian deliver the child to school at the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>beginning of each school day for a period of time specified by the court; or<br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>(9) require the child to perform any other activities or participate in any other <br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>treatment programs deemed appropriate by the court.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>To the extent practicable, the court shall enter a disposition order the same day it <br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>makes a finding that a child is in need of protection or services or neglected and in foster <br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>care, but in no event more than 15 days after the finding unless the court finds that the best <br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>interests of the child will be served by granting a delay. If the child was under eight years <br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>of age at the time the petition was filed, the disposition order must be entered within ten <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>days of the finding and the court may not grant a delay unless good cause is shown and the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>court finds the best interests of the child will be served by the delay.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>(c) If a child who is 14 years of age or older is adjudicated in need of protection <br/>
<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>or services because the child is a habitual truant and truancy procedures involving the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>child were previously dealt with by a school attendance review board or county attorney <br/>
<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>mediation program under section 
         <statute_ref>260A.06</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>260A.07</statute_ref>, the court shall order a cancellation <br/>
<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>or denial of driving privileges under paragraph (b), clause (7), for any period up to the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>child's 18th birthday.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>(d) In the case of a child adjudicated in need of protection or services because the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>child has committed domestic abuse and been ordered excluded from the child's parent's <br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>home, the court shall dismiss jurisdiction if the court, at any time, finds the parent is able <br/>
<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>or willing to provide an alternative safe living arrangement for the child, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>Laws 1997, chapter 239, article 10, section 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>(e) When a parent has complied with a case plan ordered under subdivision 6 and the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>child is in the care of the parent, the court may order the responsible social services agency <br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>to monitor the parent's continued ability to maintain the child safely in the home under <br/>
<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>such terms and conditions as the court determines appropriate under the circumstances.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.201, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Visitation.</b> If the court orders that the child be placed outside of the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>home or present residence into foster care, it shall set reasonable rules for the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>review and either modify or approve the agency's plan for supervised or unsupervised <br/>
<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>parental visitation that contribute contributes to the objectives of the court order and <br/>
<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>court-ordered case plan, the maintenance of the familial relationship, and that meets the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>requirements of section 260C.212, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (5). No parent may <br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>be denied visitation unless the court finds at the disposition hearing that the visitation <br/>
<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>would act to prevent the achievement of the order's objectives or that it would endanger <br/>
<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>the child's physical or emotional well-being, is not in the child's best interests, or is not <br/>
<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>required under section 260C.178, subdivision 3, paragraph (c) or (d). The court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>set reasonable rules review and either modify or approve the agency plan for visitation <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>for any relatives as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 27</statute_ref>, and with siblings of the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>child, if visitation is consistent with the best interests of the child. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.212, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Out-of-home placement; plan.</b> (a) An out-of-home placement plan <br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>shall be prepared within 30 days after any child is placed in foster care by court order or a <br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>voluntary placement agreement between the responsible social services agency and the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>child's parent pursuant to subdivision 8 or chapter 260D.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>    (b) An out-of-home placement plan means a written document which is prepared <br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>by the responsible social services agency jointly with the parent or parents or guardian <br/>
<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>of the child and in consultation with the child's guardian ad litem, the child's tribe, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>child is an Indian child, the child's foster parent or representative of the residential facility, <br/>
<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>and, where appropriate, the child. For a child in voluntary foster care for treatment under <br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>chapter 260D, preparation of the out-of-home placement plan shall additionally include <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>the child's mental health treatment provider. As appropriate, the plan shall be:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>    (1) submitted to the court for approval under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.178, subdivision 7</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>    (2) ordered by the court, either as presented or modified after hearing, under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>260C.178, subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 6</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>    (3) signed by the parent or parents or guardian of the child, the child's guardian ad <br/>
<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>litem, a representative of the child's tribe, the responsible social services agency, and, if <br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>possible, the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>    (c) The out-of-home placement plan shall be explained to all persons involved in its <br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>implementation, including the child who has signed the plan, and shall set forth:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>    (1) a description of the residential facility including how the out-of-home placement <br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>plan is designed to achieve a safe placement for the child in the least restrictive, most <br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>family-like, setting available which is in close proximity to the home of the parent or <br/>
<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>parents or guardian of the child when the case plan goal is reunification, and how the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>placement is consistent with the best interests and special needs of the child according to <br/>
<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>the factors under subdivision 2, paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>    (2) the specific reasons for the placement of the child in a residential facility, and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>when reunification is the plan, a description of the problems or conditions in the home of <br/>
<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>the parent or parents which necessitated removal of the child from home and the changes <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>the parent or parents must make in order for the child to safely return home;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>    (3) a description of the services offered and provided to prevent removal of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>from the home and to reunify the family including:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>    (i) the specific actions to be taken by the parent or parents of the child to eliminate <br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>or correct the problems or conditions identified in clause (2), and the time period during <br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>which the actions are to be taken; and<br/>
<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>    (ii) the reasonable efforts, or in the case of an Indian child, active efforts to be made <br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>to achieve a safe and stable home for the child including social and other supportive <br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>services to be provided or offered to the parent or parents or guardian of the child, the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>child, and the residential facility during the period the child is in the residential facility;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>    (4) a description of any services or resources that were requested by the child or the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>child's parent, guardian, foster parent, or custodian since the date of the child's placement <br/>
<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>in the residential facility, and whether those services or resources were provided and if <br/>
<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>not, the basis for the denial of the services or resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>    (5) the visitation plan for the parent or parents or guardian, other relatives as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 27</statute_ref>, and siblings of the child if the siblings are not placed <br/>
<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>together in foster care, and whether visitation is consistent with the best interest of the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>child, during the period the child is in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>    (6) documentation of steps to finalize the adoption or legal guardianship of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>if the court has issued an order terminating the rights of both parents of the child or of the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>only known, living parent of the child. At a minimum, the documentation must include <br/>
<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>child-specific recruitment efforts such as relative search and the use of state, regional, and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>national adoption exchanges to facilitate orderly and timely placements in and outside <br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>of the state. A copy of this documentation shall be provided to the court in the review <br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.317, subdivision 3, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>    (7) efforts to ensure the child's educational stability while in foster care, including: <br/>
<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>(i) efforts to ensure that the child in placement remains in the same school in <br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>which the child was enrolled prior to placement, including efforts to work with the local <br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>education authorities to ensure the child's educational stability; or<br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>(ii) if it is not in the child's best interest to remain in the same school that the child <br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>was enrolled in prior to placement, efforts to ensure immediate and appropriate enrollment <br/>
<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>for the child in a new school;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>(8) the health and educational records of the child including the most recent <br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>information available regarding:<br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>    (i) the names and addresses of the child's health and educational providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>    (ii) the child's grade level performance;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>    (iii) the child's school record;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>    (iv) assurances that a statement about how the child's placement in foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>takes into account proximity to the school in which the child is enrolled at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>of placement; and<br/>
<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>    (v) a record of the child's immunizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>    (vi) the child's known medical problems, including any known communicable <br/>
<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>diseases, as defined in section 
<statute_ref>144.4172, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>    (vii) the child's medications; and<br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>    (viii) any other relevant health and education information;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>(v) any other relevant educational information;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>    (8) (9) the efforts by the local agency to ensure the oversight and continuity of health <br/>
<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>care services for the foster child, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>(i) the plan to schedule the child's initial health screens;<br/>
<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>(ii) how the child's known medical problems and identified needs from the screens, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>including any known communicable diseases, as defined in section 144.4172, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.76.36"></a><var>76.36</var>2, will be monitored and treated while the child is in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>(iii) how the child's medical information will be updated and shared, including <br/>
<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>the child's immunizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>(iv) who is responsible to coordinate and respond to the child's health care needs, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>including the role of the parent, the agency, and the foster parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>(v) who is responsible for oversight of the child's prescription medications;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>(vi) how physicians or other appropriate medical and nonmedical professionals <br/>
<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>will be consulted and involved in assessing the health and well-being of the child and <br/>
<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>determine the appropriate medical treatment for the child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>(vii) the responsibility to ensure that the child has access to medical care through <br/>
<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>either medical insurance or medical assistance;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>(10) the health records of the child including information available regarding:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>(i) the name and addresses of the child's health care and dental care providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>(ii) a record of the child's immunizations;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>(iii) the child's known medical problems, including any known communicable <br/>
<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>diseases as defined in section 144.4172, subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>(iv) the child's medications; and<br/>
<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>(v) any other relevant health care information such as the child's eligibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>medical insurance or medical assistance;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>(11) an independent living plan for a child age 16 or older who is in placement as <br/>
<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>a result of a permanency disposition. The plan should include, but not be limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>the following objectives:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>    (i) educational, vocational, or employment planning;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>    (ii) health care planning and medical coverage;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>    (iii) transportation including, where appropriate, assisting the child in obtaining a <br/>
<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>driver's license;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>    (iv) money management;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>    (v) planning for housing;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>    (vi) social and recreational skills; and<br/>
<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>    (vii) establishing and maintaining connections with the child's family and <br/>
<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>community; and<br/>
<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>    (9) (12) for a child in voluntary foster care for treatment under chapter 260D, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>diagnostic and assessment information, specific services relating to meeting the mental <br/>
<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>health care needs of the child, and treatment outcomes.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>    (d) The parent or parents or guardian and the child each shall have the right to legal <br/>
<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>counsel in the preparation of the case plan and shall be informed of the right at the time <br/>
<a id="pl.77.36"></a><var>77.36</var>of placement of the child. The child shall also have the right to a guardian ad litem. <br/>
<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>If unable to employ counsel from their own resources, the court shall appoint counsel <br/>
<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>upon the request of the parent or parents or the child or the child's legal guardian. The <br/>
<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>parent or parents may also receive assistance from any person or social services agency <br/>
<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>in preparation of the case plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>    After the plan has been agreed upon by the parties involved or approved or ordered <br/>
<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>by the court, the foster parents shall be fully informed of the provisions of the case plan <br/>
<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>and shall be provided a copy of the plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>    Upon discharge from foster care, the parent, adoptive parent, or permanent legal and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>physical custodian, as appropriate, and the child, if appropriate, must be provided with <br/>
<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>a current copy of the child's health and education record.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.212, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Placement decisions based on best interest of the child.</b> (a) The policy <br/>
<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>of the state of Minnesota is to ensure that the child's best interests are met by requiring an <br/>
<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>individualized determination of the needs of the child and of how the selected placement <br/>
<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>will serve the needs of the child being placed. The authorized child-placing agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>place a child, released by court order or by voluntary release by the parent or parents, in <br/>
<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>a family foster home selected by considering placement with relatives and important <br/>
<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>friends in the following order:<br/>
<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>    (1) with an individual who is related to the child by blood, marriage, or adoption; or<br/>
<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>    (2) with an individual who is an important friend with whom the child has resided or <br/>
<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>had significant contact.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>    (b) Among the factors the agency shall consider in determining the needs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>child are the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>    (1) the child's current functioning and behaviors;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>    (2) the medical, educational, and developmental needs of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>    (3) the child's history and past experience;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>    (4) the child's religious and cultural needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>    (5) the child's connection with a community, school, and church faith community;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>    (6) the child's interests and talents;<br/>
<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>    (7) the child's relationship to current caretakers, parents, siblings, and relatives; and<br/>
<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>    (8) the reasonable preference of the child, if the court, or the child-placing agency <br/>
<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>in the case of a voluntary placement, deems the child to be of sufficient age to express <br/>
<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>preferences.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>    (c) Placement of a child cannot be delayed or denied based on race, color, or national <br/>
<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>origin of the foster parent or the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>    (d) Siblings should be placed together for foster care and adoption at the earliest <br/>
<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>possible time unless it is determined not to be in the best interests of a sibling documented <br/>
<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>that a joint placement would be contrary to the safety or well-being of any of the siblings <br/>
<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>or unless it is not possible after appropriate reasonable efforts by the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>services agency. In cases where siblings cannot be placed together, the agency is required <br/>
<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>to provide frequent visitation or other ongoing interaction between siblings unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>agency documents that the interaction would be contrary to the safety or well-being of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>any of the siblings.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>    (e) Except for emergency placement as provided for in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.035</statute_ref>, a <br/>
<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>completed background study is required under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.08</statute_ref> before the approval of a <br/>
<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>foster placement in a related or unrelated home.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.212, subdivision 4a, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>    Subd. 4a. <b>Monthly caseworker visits.</b> (a) Every child in foster care or on a trial <br/>
<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>home visit shall be visited by the child's caseworker on a monthly basis, with the majority <br/>
<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>of visits occurring in the child's residence. For the purposes of this section, the following <br/>
<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>definitions apply:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>    (1) "visit" is defined as a face-to-face contact between a child and the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>caseworker;<br/>
<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>    (2) "visited on a monthly basis" is defined as at least one visit per calendar month;<br/>
<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>    (3) "the child's caseworker" is defined as the person who has responsibility for <br/>
<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>managing the child's foster care placement case as assigned by the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>service agency; and<br/>
<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>    (4) "the child's residence" is defined as the home where the child is residing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>can include the foster home, child care institution, or the home from which the child was <br/>
<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>removed if the child is on a trial home visit.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>    (b) Caseworker visits shall be of sufficient substance and duration to address issues <br/>
<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>pertinent to case planning and service delivery to ensure the safety, permanency, and <br/>
<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>well-being of the child, including whether the child is enrolled and attending school <br/>
<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>as required by law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.212, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Relative search.</b> (a) In implementing the requirement that the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>social services agency must The responsible social services agency shall exercise due <br/>
<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>diligence to identify and notify adult relatives prior to placement or within 30 days after <br/>
<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>the child's removal from the parent. The county agency shall consider placement with a <br/>
<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>relative under subdivision 2 without delay after identifying the need for placement of the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>child in foster care, the responsible social services agency shall identify relatives of the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>child and notify them of the need for a foster care home for the child and of the possibility <br/>
<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>of the need for a permanent out-of-home placement of the child. The relative search <br/>
<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>required by this section shall be reasonable and comprehensive in scope and may last up <br/>
<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>to six months or until a fit and willing relative is identified. The relative search required by <br/>
<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>this section shall include both maternal relatives of the child and paternal relatives of the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>child, if paternity is adjudicated. The relatives must be notified that they must:<br/>
<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>(1) of the need for a foster home for the child, the option to become a placement <br/>
<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>resource for the child, and the possibility of the need for a permanent placement for the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>child;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>(2) of their responsibility to keep the responsible social services agency informed of <br/>
<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>their current address in order to receive notice in the event that a permanent placement <br/>
<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>is being sought for the child. A relative who fails to provide a current address to the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>responsible social services agency forfeits the right to notice of the possibility of <br/>
<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>permanent placement. A decision by a relative not to be a placement resource at the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>beginning of the case shall not affect whether the relative is considered for placement of <br/>
<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>the child with that relative later.;<br/>
<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>(3) that the relative may participate in the care and planning for the child, including <br/>
<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>that the opportunity for such participation may be lost by failing to respond to the notice; <br/>
<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>(4) of the family foster care licensing requirements, including how to complete an <br/>
<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>application and how to request a variance from licensing standards that do not present a <br/>
<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>safety or health risk to the child in the home under section 245A.04 and supports that are <br/>
<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>available for relatives and children who reside in a family foster home.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>(b) A responsible social services agency may disclose private or confidential data, <br/>
<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>13.02</statute_ref>, to relatives of the child for the purpose of locating a suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>placement. The agency shall disclose only data that is necessary to facilitate possible <br/>
<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>placement with relatives. If the child's parent refuses to give the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>services agency information sufficient to identify the maternal and paternal relatives of the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>child, the agency shall ask the juvenile court to order the parent to provide the necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>information. If a parent makes an explicit request that relatives or a specific relative not be <br/>
<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>contacted or considered for placement, the agency shall bring the parent's request to the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.35"></a><var>80.35</var>attention of the court to determine whether the parent's request is consistent with the best <br/>
<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>interests of the child and the agency shall not contact relatives or a specific relative unless <br/>
<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>authorized to do so by the juvenile court. <br/>
<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>(c) When the placing agency determines that a permanent placement hearing is <br/>
<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>necessary because there is a likelihood that the child will not return to a parent's care, the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>agency may send the notice provided in paragraph (d), may ask the court to modify the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>requirements of the agency under this paragraph, or may ask the court to completely <br/>
<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>relieve the agency of the requirements of this paragraph. The relative notification <br/>
<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>requirements of this paragraph do not apply when the child is placed with an appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>relative or a foster home that has committed to being the permanent legal placement for <br/>
<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>the child and the agency approves of that foster home for permanent placement of the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>child. The actions ordered by the court under this section must be consistent with the best <br/>
<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>interests, safety, and welfare of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>(d) Unless required under the Indian Child Welfare Act or relieved of this duty by the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>court under paragraph (c), when the agency determines that it is necessary to prepare for <br/>
<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>the permanent placement determination hearing, or in anticipation of filing a termination <br/>
<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>of parental rights petition, the agency shall send notice to the relatives, any adult with <br/>
<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>whom the child is currently residing, any adult with whom the child has resided for one <br/>
<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>year or longer in the past, and any adults who have maintained a relationship or exercised <br/>
<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>visitation with the child as identified in the agency case plan. The notice must state that a <br/>
<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>permanent home is sought for the child and that the individuals receiving the notice may <br/>
<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>indicate to the agency their interest in providing a permanent home. The notice must state <br/>
<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>that within 30 days of receipt of the notice an individual receiving the notice must indicate <br/>
<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>to the agency the individual's interest in providing a permanent home for the child or that <br/>
<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>the individual may lose the opportunity to be considered for a permanent placement.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>(e) The Department of Human Services shall develop a best practices guide and <br/>
<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>specialized staff training to assist the responsible social services agency in performing and <br/>
<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>complying with the relative search requirements under this subdivision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.212, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Administrative or court review of placements.</b> (a) There shall be an <br/>
<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>administrative review of the out-of-home placement plan of each child placed in foster <br/>
<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>care no later than 180 days after the initial placement of the child in foster care and at least <br/>
<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>every six months thereafter if the child is not returned to the home of the parent or parents <br/>
<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>within that time. The out-of-home placement plan must be monitored and updated at each <br/>
<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>administrative review. The administrative review shall be conducted by the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>social services agency using a panel of appropriate persons at least one of whom is not <br/>
<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>responsible for the case management of, or the delivery of services to, either the child or <br/>
<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>the parents who are the subject of the review. The administrative review shall be open to <br/>
<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>participation by the parent or guardian of the child and the child, as appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>    (b) As an alternative to the administrative review required in paragraph (a), the court <br/>
<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>may, as part of any hearing required under the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection <br/>
<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>Procedure, conduct a hearing to monitor and update the out-of-home placement plan <br/>
<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>pursuant to the procedure and standard in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, paragraph (d). <br/>
<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>The party requesting review of the out-of-home placement plan shall give parties to the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>proceeding notice of the request to review and update the out-of-home placement plan. <br/>
<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>A court review conducted pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>260C.193; 260C.201, subdivision 1 or 11</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>260C.141, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref> or 2a, clause (2); or 
         <statute_ref>260C.317</statute_ref> shall satisfy the requirement for <br/>
<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>the review so long as the other requirements of this section are met. <br/>
<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>    (c) As appropriate to the stage of the proceedings and relevant court orders, the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>responsible social services agency or the court shall review:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>    (1) the safety, permanency needs, and well-being of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>    (2) the continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the placement;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>    (3) the extent of compliance with the out-of-home placement plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>    (4) the extent of progress which has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>causes necessitating placement in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>    (5) the projected date by which the child may be returned to and safely maintained in <br/>
<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>the home or placed permanently away from the care of the parent or parents or guardian; <br/>
<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>    (6) the appropriateness of the services provided to the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>    (d) When a child is age 16 or older, in addition to any administrative review <br/>
<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>conducted by the agency, at the review required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>paragraph (d), clause (3), item (iii); or 
         <statute_ref>260C.317, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clause (3), the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>review the independent living plan required under subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause <br/>
<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>(8), and the provision of services to the child related to the well-being of the child as the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>child prepares to leave foster care. The review shall include the actual plans related to <br/>
<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>each item in the plan necessary to the child's future safety and well-being when the child is <br/>
<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>no longer in foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>    (1) At the court review, the responsible social services agency shall establish that it <br/>
<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>has given the notice required under Minnesota Rules, part 9560.0060, regarding the right <br/>
<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>to continued access to services for certain children in foster care past age 18 and of the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.35"></a><var>82.35</var>right to appeal a denial of social services under section 
         <statute_ref>256.245</statute_ref>. If the agency is unable <br/>
<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>to establish that the notice, including the right to appeal a denial of social services, has <br/>
<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>been given, the court shall require the agency to give it.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>    (2) The court shall make findings regarding progress toward or accomplishment of <br/>
<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>the following goals:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>    (i) the child has obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent; <br/>
<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>    (ii) the child has completed a driver's education course or has demonstrated the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>ability to use public transportation in the child's community; <br/>
<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>    (iii) the child is employed or enrolled in postsecondary education; <br/>
<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>    (iv) the child has applied for and obtained postsecondary education financial aid for <br/>
<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>which the child is eligible; <br/>
<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>    (v) the child has health care coverage and health care providers to meet the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>physical and mental health needs; <br/>
<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>    (vi) the child has applied for and obtained disability income assistance for which <br/>
<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>the child is eligible; <br/>
<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>    (vii) the child has obtained affordable housing with necessary supports, which does <br/>
<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>not include a homeless shelter; <br/>
<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>    (viii) the child has saved sufficient funds to pay for the first month's rent and a <br/>
<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>damage deposit; <br/>
<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>    (ix) the child has an alternative affordable housing plan, which does not include a <br/>
<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>homeless shelter, if the original housing plan is unworkable; <br/>
<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>    (x) the child, if male, has registered for the Selective Service; and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>    (xi) the child has a permanent connection to a caring adult.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>    (3) The court shall ensure that the responsible agency in conjunction with the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>placement provider assists the child in obtaining the following documents prior to the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>child's leaving foster care: a Social Security card; the child's birth certificate; a state <br/>
<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>identification card or driver's license, green card, or school visa; the child's school, <br/>
<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>medical, and dental records; a contact list of the child's medical, dental, and mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>providers; and contact information for the child's siblings, if the siblings are in foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>(e) When a child is age 17 or older, during the 90-day period immediately prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>the date the child is expected to be discharged from foster care, the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>services agency is required to provide the child with assistance and support in developing <br/>
<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>a transition plan that is personalized at the direction of the child. The transition plan <br/>
<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>must be as detailed as the child may elect and include specific options on housing, health <br/>
<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>insurance, education, local opportunities for mentors and continuing support services, and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.35"></a><var>83.35</var>work force supports and employment services.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260D.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Child in voluntary foster care for treatment.</b> "Child in voluntary foster <br/>
<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>care for treatment" means a child who is emotionally disturbed or developmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>disabled or has a related condition and is in foster care under a voluntary foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>agreement between the child's parent and the agency due to concurrence between the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>agency and the parent that the child's level of care requires placement in foster care either <br/>
<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>when it is determined that foster care is medically necessary:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>    (1) due to a determination by the agency's screening team based on its review of the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>diagnostic and functional assessment under section 
         <statute_ref>245.4885</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>    (2) due to a determination by the agency's screening team under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.092 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>and Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.0004 to 9525.0016.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>    A child is not in voluntary foster care for treatment under this chapter when there <br/>
<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>is a current determination under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> that the child requires child protective <br/>
<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>services or when the child is in foster care for any reason other than the child's emotional <br/>
<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>or developmental disability or related condition.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Voluntary foster care.</b> When the agency's screening team, based <br/>
<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>upon the diagnostic and functional assessment under section 
         <statute_ref>245.4885</statute_ref> or medical <br/>
<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>necessity screenings under section 
<statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, subdivision 7, determines the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>need for treatment due to emotional disturbance or developmental disability or related <br/>
<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>condition requires foster care placement of the child, a voluntary foster care agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>between the child's parent and the agency gives the agency legal authority to place the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>child in foster care.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 484.76, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Scope.</b> Alternative dispute resolution methods provided for under the rules <br/>
<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>must include arbitration, private trials, neutral expert fact-finding, mediation, minitrials, <br/>
<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>consensual special magistrates including retired judges and qualified attorneys to serve <br/>
<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>as special magistrates for binding proceedings with a right of appeal, and any other <br/>
<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>methods developed by the Supreme Court. The methods provided must be nonbinding <br/>
<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>unless otherwise agreed to in a valid agreement between the parties. Alternative dispute <br/>
<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>resolution may not be required in guardianship, conservatorship, or civil commitment <br/>
<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>matters; proceedings in the juvenile court under chapter 260; or in matters arising under <br/>
<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>144.651</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>144.652</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>518B.01</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>.  <br/>
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<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>    Sec. 39. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 9560.0081; 9560.0083, subparts 1, 5, and 6; and 9560.0091, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>subpart 4, item C, are repealed."<br/>
<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>Delete the title and insert:<br/>

<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>and policy changes; clarifying data practices; authorizing children's mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>screening by tribes; changing certain adoption provisions; modifying adoption <br/>
<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>assistance eligibility, agreements, and benefits; changing foster care provisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>requiring diligent efforts to identify parents of a child; changing notice <br/>
<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>requirements for termination of parental rights or permanency proceedings; <br/>
<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>authorizing alternative dispute resolution; changing parental visitation; requiring <br/>
<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>additional information in a child's out-of-home placement plan;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 13.46, subdivision 2; 256.01, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>14b; 259.52, subdivisions 2, 6; 259.67, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>subdivisions; 260.012; 260.93; 260B.007, subdivision 7; 260B.157, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>3; 260B.198, subdivision 1; 260C.007, subdivisions 18, 25; 260C.151, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 260C.163, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>260C.175, subdivision 1; 260C.176, subdivision 1; 260C.178, subdivisions 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>3; 260C.201, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 11; 260C.209, subdivision 3; 260C.212, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 4a, 5, 7; 260D.02, subdivision 5; 260D.03, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>260D.07; 484.76, subdivision 2; Laws 2008, chapter 361, article 6, section 58; <br/>
<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C; repealing <br/>
<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.209, subdivision 4; Minnesota Rules, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>parts 9560.0081; 9560.0083, subparts 1, 5, 6; 9560.0091, subpart 4, item C."<br/>
         		We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.Senate Conferees: (Signed) Patricia Torres Ray, Mee Moua, Warren LimmerHouse Conferees: (Signed) Larry Hosch, Erin Murphy, Tara Mack
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<td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var><br/>
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<td>Senate Conferees:<span width="2em"></span>(Signed)<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var><br/>
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<td>Patricia Torres Ray<br/>
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<td></td>
<td>Mee Moua<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var><br/>
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<td>Warren Limmer<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var><br/>
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<td>House Conferees:<span width="2em"></span>(Signed)<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var><br/>
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<td>Larry Hosch<br/>
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<td>Erin Murphy<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var><br/>
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<td>Tara Mack<br/>
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