<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>technical and policy provisions; Minnesota family investment program and adult <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>supports; early childhood development; child welfare;amending Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>Statutes 2008, sections 119B.189, by adding subdivisions; 119B.19, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>7; 119B.21, as amended; 245A.04, subdivision 11; 256.01, subdivision 18, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>adding a subdivision; 256.046, subdivision 1; 256.82, subdivision 3; 256.98, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>subdivision 8; 256J.24, subdivisions 3, 5a, 10; 256J.37, subdivision 3a; 256J.425, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>subdivision 5; 260C.007, subdivision 4; 260C.193, subdivision 6; 260C.201, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>subdivision 10; 260C.451; 626.556, subdivision 10; Minnesota Statutes 2009 <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Supplement, sections 256D.44, subdivision 3; 256J.24, subdivision 5; 256J.425, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>subdivision 2; 256J.521, subdivision 2; 256J.561, subdivision 3; 256J.66, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivision 1; 256J.95, subdivisions 3, 11; 260.012; 260C.212, subdivision 7; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.82, subdivision 5; Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>Rules, part 9560.0660.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.01, subdivision 18, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Immigration status verifications.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any waiver of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>this requirement by the secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>Services, effective July 1, 2001, the commissioner shall utilize the Systematic Alien <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to conduct immigration status verifications:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>(1) as required under United States Code, title 8, section 1642;<br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>(2) for all applicants for food assistance benefits, whether under the federal food <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>stamp program, the MFIP or work first program, or the Minnesota food assistance program;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>(3) for all applicants for general assistance medical care, except assistance for an <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>emergency medical condition, for immunization with respect to an immunizable disease, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>or for testing and treatment of symptoms of a communicable disease; and<br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>(4) for all applicants for general assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>MinnesotaCare, or group residential housing, when the benefits provided by these <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>programs would fall under the definition of "federal public benefit" under United States <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>Code, title 8, section 1642, if federal funds were used to pay for all or part of the benefits.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>(b) The commissioner shall comply with the reporting requirements under United <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>States Code, title 42, section 611a, and any federal regulation or guidance adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>that law.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>(c) Counties must verify that all applications for MFIP include verification of citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>eligibility status for both applicants and recipients.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.046, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    Subdivision 1.  <b>Hearing authority.</b> A local agency must initiate an administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>fraud disqualification hearing for individuals, including child care providers caring for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>children receiving child care assistance, accused of wrongfully obtaining assistance or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>intentional program violations, in lieu of a criminal action when it has not been pursued, in <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>the aid to families with dependent children program formerly codified in sections 
<statute_ref>256.72 <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var></statute_ref>to 
<statute_ref>256.87</statute_ref>, MFIP, and any affiliated program to include the diversionary work program <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>and the work participation cash benefit program, child care assistance programs, general <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>assistance, family general assistance program formerly codified in section 
         <statute_ref>256D.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, clause (15), Minnesota supplemental aid, food stamp programs, general <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>assistance medical care, MinnesotaCare for adults without children, and upon federal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>approval, all categories of medical assistance and remaining categories of MinnesotaCare <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>except for children through age 18. The Department of Human Services, in lieu of a local <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>agency, may initiate an administrative fraud disqualification hearing when the state agency <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>is directly responsible for administration or investigation of the program for which benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>were wrongfully obtained. The hearing is subject to the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>and the requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 
         <statute_ref>273.16</statute_ref>. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.98, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Disqualification from program.</b> (a) Any person found to be guilty of <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>wrongfully obtaining assistance by a federal or state court or by an administrative hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>determination, or waiver thereof, through a disqualification consent agreement, or as part <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>of any approved diversion plan under section 
         <statute_ref>401.065</statute_ref>, or any court-ordered stay which <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>carries with it any probationary or other conditions, in the Minnesota family investment <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>program, and any affiliated program to include the diversionary work program and the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>work participation cash benefit program, the food stamp or food support program, the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>general assistance program, the group residential housing program, or the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>supplemental aid program shall be disqualified from that program. In addition, any person <br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>disqualified from the Minnesota family investment program shall also be disqualified from <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>the food stamp or food support program. The needs of that individual shall not be taken <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>into consideration in determining the grant level for that assistance unit: <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>(1) for one year after the first offense;<br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>(2) for two years after the second offense; and<br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>(3) permanently after the third or subsequent offense.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>The period of program disqualification shall begin on the date stipulated on the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>advance notice of disqualification without possibility of postponement for administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>stay or administrative hearing and shall continue through completion unless and until the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>findings upon which the sanctions were imposed are reversed by a court of competent <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>jurisdiction. The period for which sanctions are imposed is not subject to review. The <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>sanctions provided under this subdivision are in addition to, and not in substitution <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>for, any other sanctions that may be provided for by law for the offense involved. A <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>disqualification established through hearing or waiver shall result in the disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>period beginning immediately unless the person has become otherwise ineligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>assistance. If the person is ineligible for assistance, the disqualification period begins <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>when the person again meets the eligibility criteria of the program from which they were <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>disqualified and makes application for that program.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(b) A family receiving assistance through child care assistance programs under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>chapter 119B with a family member who is found to be guilty of wrongfully obtaining child <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>care assistance by a federal court, state court, or an administrative hearing determination <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>or waiver, through a disqualification consent agreement, as part of an approved diversion <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>plan under section 
         <statute_ref>401.065</statute_ref>, or a court-ordered stay with probationary or other conditions, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>is disqualified from child care assistance programs. The disqualifications must be for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>periods of three months, six months, and two years for the first, second, and third offenses <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>respectively. Subsequent violations must result in permanent disqualification. During the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>disqualification period, disqualification from any child care program must extend to all <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>child care programs and must be immediately applied. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>(c) A provider caring for children receiving assistance through child care assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>programs under chapter 119B is disqualified from receiving payment for child care <br/>
<a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var>services from the child care assistance program under chapter 119B when the provider is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>found to have wrongfully obtained child care assistance by a federal court, state court, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>or an administrative hearing determination or waiver under section 
         <statute_ref>256.046</statute_ref>, through <br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>a disqualification consent agreement, as part of an approved diversion plan under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>401.065</statute_ref>, or a court-ordered stay with probationary or other conditions. The <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>disqualification must be for a period of one year for the first offense and two years for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>the second offense. Any subsequent violation must result in permanent disqualification. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>The disqualification period must be imposed immediately after a determination is made <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>under this paragraph. During the disqualification period, the provider is disqualified from <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>receiving payment from any child care program under chapter 119B. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>(d) Any person found to be guilty of wrongfully obtaining general assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>medical care, MinnesotaCare for adults without children, and upon federal approval, all <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>categories of medical assistance and remaining categories of MinnesotaCare, except <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>for children through age 18, by a federal or state court or by an administrative hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>determination, or waiver thereof, through a disqualification consent agreement, or as part <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>of any approved diversion plan under section 
         <statute_ref>401.065</statute_ref>, or any court-ordered stay which <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>carries with it any probationary or other conditions, is disqualified from that program. The <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>period of disqualification is one year after the first offense, two years after the second <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>offense, and permanently after the third or subsequent offense. The period of program <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>disqualification shall begin on the date stipulated on the advance notice of disqualification <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>without possibility of postponement for administrative stay or administrative hearing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>and shall continue through completion unless and until the findings upon which the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>sanctions were imposed are reversed by a court of competent jurisdiction. The period for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>which sanctions are imposed is not subject to review. The sanctions provided under this <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>subdivision are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other sanctions that may be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>provided for by law for the offense involved. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256D.44, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Standard of assistance for basic needs.</b> Except as provided in subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>4, the monthly state standard of assistance for basic needs is as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>(a) If an applicant or recipient does not reside with another person or persons, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>state standard of assistance is $519.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>(b) If an applicant married couple or recipient married couple who live together, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>does not reside with others, the state standard of assistance is $778.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>(c) If an applicant or recipient resides with another person or persons, the state <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>standard of assistance is $395.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(d) If an applicant married couple or recipient married couple who live together, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>resides with others, the state standard of assistance is $519.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>(e) Married couples, living together who do not reside with others and were <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>receiving MSA prior to January 1, 1994, and whose eligibility has not been terminated a <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>full calendar month, the state standard of assistance is $793.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>(f) Married couples living together who reside with others and were receiving MSA <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>prior to January 1, 1994, and whose eligibility has not been terminated a full calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>month, the state standard of assistance is $782.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>(g) For an individual who (1) receives Social Security insurance Supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>Security Income under federal living arrangement D or (2) is a resident of a licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>residential facility and has unmet personal needs, the state standard of assistance is the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>personal needs allowance for medical assistance recipients under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.35</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.24, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Individuals who must be excluded from an assistance unit.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>following individuals who are part of the assistance unit determined under subdivision 2 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>are ineligible to receive MFIP:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>(1) individuals who are recipients of Supplemental Security Income or Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>supplemental aid;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>(2) individuals disqualified from the food stamp or food support program or MFIP, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>until the disqualification ends;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>(3) children on whose behalf federal, state or local foster care payments are made, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>except as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>256J.13, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256J.74, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>(4) children receiving ongoing monthly adoption assistance payments under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>259.67
         </statute_ref>.; and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>(5) individuals disqualified from the work participation cash benefit program until <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>that disqualification ends.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(b) The exclusion of a person under this subdivision does not alter the mandatory <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>assistance unit composition.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256J.24, subdivision 5, is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>MFIP transitional standard.</b> The MFIP transitional standard is based <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>on the number of persons in the assistance unit eligible for both food and cash assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>unless the restrictions in subdivision 6 on the birth of a child apply. The following table <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>represents the transitional standards including a breakdown of the cash and food portions <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>effective April October 1, 2009.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="20"/>
<col width="17.5"/>
<col width="17.5"/>
<col width="10"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center">Number of Eligible People<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">Transitional Standard<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">Cash Portion<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">Food Portion<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="10"/>
<col width="22.5"/>
<col width="17"/>
<col width="12.5"/>
<col width="3"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$428:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$250<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$178<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$764:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$437<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$327<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$1,005:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$532<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$473<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$1,217 $1,222:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$621<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$596 $601<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">5<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$1,393 $1,399:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$697<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$696 $702<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">6<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$1,602 $1,608:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$773<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$829 $835<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">7<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$1,748 $1,754:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$850<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$898 $904<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">8<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$1,934 $1,940:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$916<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$1,018 $1,024<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">9<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$2,119 $2,125:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$980<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$1,139 $1,145<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">10<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$2,298 $2,304:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$1,035<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$1,263 $1,269<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="right">over 10<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">add  $178:<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$53<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">$125<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="2">per additional member.<br/>
</td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>    The commissioner shall annually publish in the State Register the transitional <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>standard for an assistance unit sizes 1 to 10 including a breakdown of the cash and food <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>portions.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.24, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Food portion of MFIP transitional standard.</b> The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>adjust the food portion of the MFIP transitional standard by October 1 each year beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>October 1998 as needed to reflect the cost-of-living adjustments to the Food Stamp <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The commissioner shall annually publish <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>in the State Register the transitional standard including a breakdown of the cash and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>food portions for an assistance unit of sizes one to ten in the State Register whenever an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>adjustment is made.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.24, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>    Subd. 10. <b>MFIP exit level.</b> The commissioner shall adjust the MFIP earned income <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>disregard to ensure that most participants do not lose eligibility for MFIP until their <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>income reaches at least 115 percent of the federal poverty guidelines in effect in October <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>of each fiscal year at the time of the adjustment. The adjustment to the disregard shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>based on a household size of three, and the resulting earned income disregard percentage <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>must be applied to all household sizes. The adjustment under this subdivision must be <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>implemented at the same time as the October food stamp or food support cost-of-living <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>whenever a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program adjustment is reflected in the food <br/>
<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>portion of the MFIP transitional standard as required under subdivision 5a.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.37, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Rental subsidies; unearned income.</b> (a) Effective July 1, 2003, the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>county agency shall count $50 of the value of public and assisted rental subsidies provided <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as unearned income <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>to the cash portion of the MFIP grant. The full amount of the subsidy must be counted as <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>unearned income when the subsidy is less than $50. The income from this subsidy shall <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>be budgeted according to section 
         <statute_ref>256J.34</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>(b) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to an MFIP assistance unit <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>which includes a participant who is:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>(1) age 60 or older;<br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(2) a caregiver who is suffering from an illness, injury, or incapacity that has <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>been certified by a qualified professional when the illness, injury, or incapacity is <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>expected to continue for more than 30 days and prevents the person from obtaining or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>retaining employment; severely limits the person's ability to obtain or maintain suitable <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>employment; or<br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>(3) a caregiver whose presence in the home is required due to the illness or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>incapacity of another member in the assistance unit, a relative in the household, or a foster <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>child in the household when the illness or incapacity and the need for the participant's <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>presence in the home has been certified by a qualified professional and is expected to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>continue for more than 30 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>(c) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to an MFIP assistance unit <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>where the parental caregiver is an SSI recipient.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>(d) Prior to implementing this provision, the commissioner must identify the MFIP <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>participants subject to this provision and provide written notice to these participants at <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>least 30 days before the first grant reduction. The notice must inform the participant of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>basis for the potential grant reduction, the exceptions to the provision, if any, and inform <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>the participant of the steps necessary to claim an exception. A person who is found not to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>meet one of the exceptions to the provision must be notified and informed of the right to a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>fair hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.40</statute_ref>. The notice must also inform the participant that the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>participant may be eligible for a rent reduction resulting from a reduction in the MFIP <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>grant and encourage the participant to contact the local housing authority. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256J.425, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Ill or incapacitated.</b> (a) An assistance unit subject to the time limit in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256J.42, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, is eligible to receive months of assistance under a hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>extension if the participant who reached the time limit belongs to any of the following <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>groups:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>(1) participants who are suffering from an illness, injury, or incapacity which <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>has been certified by a qualified professional when the illness, injury, or incapacity is <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>expected to continue for more than 30 days and severely limits the person's ability to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>obtain or maintain suitable employment. These participants must follow the treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>recommendations of the qualified professional certifying the illness, injury, or incapacity;<br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>(2) participants whose presence in the home is required as a caregiver because of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>the illness, injury, or incapacity of another member in the assistance unit, a relative in the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>household, or a foster child in the household when the illness or incapacity and the need <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>for a person to provide assistance in the home has been certified by a qualified professional <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>and is expected to continue for more than 30 days; or<br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>(3) caregivers with a child or an adult in the household who meets the disability or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>medical criteria for home care services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0651, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>(c), or a home and community-based waiver services program under chapter 256B, or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>meets the criteria for severe emotional disturbance under section 
         <statute_ref>245.4871, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>6
         </statute_ref>, or for serious and persistent mental illness under section 
         <statute_ref>245.462, subdivision 20</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>paragraph (c). Caregivers in this category are presumed to be prevented from obtaining or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>retaining maintaining suitable employment.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(b) An assistance unit receiving assistance under a hardship extension under this <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>subdivision may continue to receive assistance as long as the participant meets the criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>in paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), or (3).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256J.425, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>    Subd. 5.  <b>Accrual of certain exempt months.</b> (a) Participants who meet the criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>in clause (1), (2), or (3) and who are not eligible for assistance under a hardship extension <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), this section shall be eligible for a hardship <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>extension for a period of time equal to the number of months that were counted toward <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>the federal 60-month time limit while the participant was a caregiver with a child or an <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>adult in the household who meets the disability or medical criteria for home care services <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0651, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), or a home and community-based <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>waiver services program under chapter 256B, or meets the criteria for severe emotional <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>disturbance under section 
         <statute_ref>245.4871, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, or for serious and persistent mental <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>illness under section 
         <statute_ref>245.462, subdivision 20</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), and who was subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.561, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>(b) A participant who received TANF MFIP assistance that counted towards the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>federal 60-month time limit while the participant met the state time limit exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>criteria under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.42, subdivision 4</statute_ref> or 5, is eligible for assistance under a <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>hardship extension for a period of time equal to the number of months that were counted <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>toward the federal 60-month time limit while the participant met the state time limit <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>exemption criteria under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.42, subdivision 4</statute_ref> or 5. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>(c) After the accrued months have been exhausted, the county agency must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>determine if the assistance unit is eligible for an extension under another extension <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>category in subdivision 2, 3, or 4. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>(d) At the time of the case review, a county agency must explain to the participant <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>the basis for receiving a hardship extension based on the accrual of exempt months. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>The participant must provide documentation necessary to enable the county agency to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>determine whether the participant is eligible to receive a hardship extension based on the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>accrual of exempt months or authorize a county agency to verify the information. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>(e) While receiving extended MFIP assistance under this subdivision, a participant is <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>subject to the MFIP policies that apply to participants during the first 60 months of MFIP, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>unless the participant is a member of a two-parent family in which one parent is extended <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>under subdivision 3 or 4. For two-parent families in which one parent is extended under <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>subdivision 3 or 4, the sanction provisions in subdivision 6 shall apply. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256J.521, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Employment plan; contents.</b> (a) Based on the assessment under <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>subdivision 1, the job counselor and the participant must develop an employment plan <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>that includes participation in activities and hours that meet the requirements of section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>256J.55, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. The purpose of the employment plan is to identify for each <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>participant the most direct path to unsubsidized employment and any subsequent steps that <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>support long-term economic stability. The employment plan should be developed using <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>the highest level of activity appropriate for the participant. Activities must be chosen from <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>clauses (1) to (6), which are listed in order of preference. Notwithstanding this order of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>preference for activities, priority must be given for activities related to a family violence <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>waiver when developing the employment plan. The employment plan must also list the <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>specific steps the participant will take to obtain employment, including steps necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>for the participant to progress from one level of activity to another, and a timetable for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>completion of each step. Levels of activity include:<br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>    (1) unsubsidized employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>    (2) job search;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>    (3) subsidized employment or unpaid work experience;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>    (4) unsubsidized employment and job readiness education or job skills training;<br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>    (5) unsubsidized employment or unpaid work experience and activities related to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>a family violence waiver or preemployment needs; and<br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>    (6) activities related to a family violence waiver or preemployment needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>    (b) Participants who are determined to possess sufficient skills such that the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>participant is likely to succeed in obtaining unsubsidized employment must job search at <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>least 30 hours per week for up to six weeks and accept any offer of suitable employment. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>The remaining hours necessary to meet the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>256J.55, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>1
         </statute_ref>, may be met through participation in other work activities under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.49, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>subdivision 13
         </statute_ref>. The participant's employment plan must specify, at a minimum: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>whether the job search is supervised or unsupervised; (2) support services that will <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>be provided; and (3) how frequently the participant must report to the job counselor. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>Participants who are unable to find suitable employment after six weeks must meet <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>with the job counselor to determine whether other activities in paragraph (a) should be <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>incorporated into the employment plan. Job search activities which are continued after six <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>weeks must be structured and supervised.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>    (c) Participants who are determined to have barriers to obtaining or retaining <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>maintaining suitable employment that will not be overcome during six weeks of job search <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>under paragraph (b) must work with the job counselor to develop an employment plan that <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>addresses those barriers by incorporating appropriate activities from paragraph (a), clauses <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>(1) to (6). The employment plan must include enough hours to meet the participation <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.55, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, unless a compelling reason to require <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>fewer hours is noted in the participant's file.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>    (d) The job counselor and the participant must sign the employment plan to indicate <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>agreement on the contents.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>    (e) Except as provided under paragraph (f), failure to develop or comply with <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>activities in the plan, or voluntarily quitting suitable employment without good cause, will <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>result in the imposition of a sanction under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.46</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>    (f) When a participant fails to meet the agreed-upon hours of participation in paid <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>employment because the participant is not eligible for holiday pay and the participant's <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>place of employment is closed for a holiday, the job counselor shall not impose a sanction <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>or increase the hours of participation in any other activity, including paid employment, to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>offset the hours that were missed due to the holiday.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>    (g) Employment plans must be reviewed at least every three months to determine <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>whether activities and hourly requirements should be revised. The job counselor is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>encouraged to allow participants who are participating in at least 20 hours of work <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>activities to also participate in education and training activities in order to meet the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>hourly participation rates.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256J.561, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Child under 12 months of age.</b> (a) A participant who has a natural born <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>child who is less than 12 months of age who meets the criteria in this subdivision is not <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>required to participate in employment services until the child reaches 12 months of age. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>To be eligible for this provision exemption, the assistance unit must not have already <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>used this provision or the previously allowed child under age one exemption. However, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>an assistance unit that has an approved child under age one exemption at the time this <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>provision becomes effective may continue to use that exemption until the child reaches <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>one year of age a total of 12 months under the previously allowed "child under 12 weeks" <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>or "child under age one" exemptions. The 12 months of exemption are available only <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>once in a caregiver's lifetime. In a two-parent household, only one parent is allowed to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>claim this exemption in any one month.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>(b) The provision in paragraph (a) ends the first full month after the child reaches <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>12 months of age. This provision is available only once in a caregiver's lifetime. In <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>a two-parent household, only one parent shall be allowed to use this provision. The <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>participant and job counselor must meet within ten days after with an employment services <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>job counselor the month after the month the child reaches 12 months of age to revise the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>participant's employment plan.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256J.66, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishing the on-the-job training program.</b> (a) County agencies <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>may develop on-the-job training programs for MFIP caregivers who are participating in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>employment and training services. A county agency that chooses to provide on-the-job <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>training may make payments to employers for on-the-job training costs that, during the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>period of the training, must not exceed 50 percent of the wages paid by the employer to <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>the participant. The payments are deemed to be in compensation for the extraordinary <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>costs associated with training participants under this section and in compensation for the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>costs associated with the lower productivity of the participants during training.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>(b) Provision of an on-the-job training program under the Workforce Investment Act <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>of 1998, Public Law 105-220, in and of itself, does not qualify as an on-the-job training <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>program under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>(c) Employers must compensate participants in on-the-job training at the same <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>rates, including periodic increases, as similarly situated employees or trainees and in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>accordance with applicable law, but in no event less than the federal or applicable state <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>minimum wage, whichever is higher.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256J.95, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility for diversionary work program.</b> (a) Except for the categories <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>of family units listed below, all family units who apply for cash benefits and who meet <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>MFIP eligibility as required in sections 
         <statute_ref>256J.11</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256J.15</statute_ref> are eligible and must participate <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>in the diversionary work program. Family units or individuals that are not eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>the diversionary work program include:<br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>    (1) child only cases;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>    (2) a single-parent family unit that includes a child under 12 months of age. A <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>parent is eligible for this exception once in a parent's lifetime and is not eligible if the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>parent has already used the previously allowed child under age one exemption from MFIP <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>employment services;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>    (3) a minor parent without a high school diploma or its equivalent;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>    (4) an 18- or 19-year-old caregiver without a high school diploma or its equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>who chooses to have an employment plan with an education option;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>    (5) a caregiver age 60 or over;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>    (6) family units with a caregiver who received DWP benefits in the 12 months prior <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>to the month the family applied for DWP, except as provided in paragraph (c);<br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>    (7) family units with a caregiver who received MFIP within the 12 months prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>the month the family unit applied for DWP;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>    (8) a family unit with a caregiver who received 60 or more months of TANF <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>assistance;<br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>    (9) a family unit with a caregiver who is disqualified from the work participation <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>cash benefit program, DWP, or MFIP due to fraud; and<br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>    (10) refugees and asylees as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, part <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>400, subpart d, section 
         <statute_ref>400.43</statute_ref>, who arrived in the United States in the 12 months prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>the date of application for family cash assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>    (b) A two-parent family must participate in DWP unless both caregivers meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>criteria for an exception under paragraph (a), clauses (1) through (5), or the family unit <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>includes a parent who meets the criteria in paragraph (a), clause (6), (7), (8), (9), or (10).<br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>    (c) Once DWP eligibility is determined, the four months run consecutively. If a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>participant leaves the program for any reason and reapplies during the four-month period, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>the county must redetermine eligibility for DWP.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 256J.95, subdivision 11, is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Universal participation required.</b> (a) All DWP caregivers, except <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>caregivers who meet the criteria in paragraph (d), are required to participate in DWP <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>employment services. Except as specified in paragraphs (b) and (c), employment plans <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>under DWP must, at a minimum, meet the requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.55, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>(b) A caregiver who is a member of a two-parent family that is required to participate <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>in DWP who would otherwise be ineligible for DWP under subdivision 3 may be allowed <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>to develop an employment plan under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.521, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, that may contain <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>alternate activities and reduced hours.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>(c) A participant who is a victim of family violence shall be allowed to develop an <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>employment plan under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.521, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. A claim of family violence must <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>be documented by the applicant or participant by providing a sworn statement which is <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>supported by collateral documentation in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.545, paragraph (b)</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>(d) One parent in a two-parent family unit that has a natural born child under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>12 months of age is not required to have an employment plan until the child reaches <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>12 months of age unless the family unit has already used the exclusion under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>256J.561, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, or the previously allowed child under age one exemption under <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256J.56, paragraph (a)</statute_ref>, clause (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>(e) The provision in paragraph (d) ends the first full month after the child reaches <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>12 months of age. This provision is allowable only once in a caregiver's lifetime. In a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>two-parent household, only one parent shall be allowed to use this category.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>(f) The participant and job counselor must meet within ten working days after in <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>the month after the month the child reaches 12 months of age to revise the participant's <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>employment plan. The employment plan for a family unit that has a child under 12 months <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>of age that has already used the exclusion in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.561</statute_ref> or the previously allowed <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>child under age one exemption under section 
<statute_ref>256J.56, paragraph (a)</statute_ref>, clause (5), must be <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>tailored to recognize the caregiving needs of the parent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.189, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Child care services grants.</b> "Child care services grants" means grants <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>awarded to child care centers and family child care providers, both licensed and legal <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>nonlicensed, under section 119B.21, subdivision 5.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.189, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>    Subd. 6. <b>District.</b> "District" means the selected geographical area comprising one <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>or more regions defined in subdivision 3. Six district programs and one statewide tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>program provide designated child care resource and referral services for the district area. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>As determined by the commissioner, the district program shall work in partnership with <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>the regional child care resource and referral programs, local communities, tribal programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>and other early childhood education programs located within the district.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.19, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Child care resource and referral programs.</b> Within each region, a child <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>care resource and referral program must:<br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>(1) maintain one database of all existing child care resources and services and one <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>database of family referrals;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>(2) provide a child care referral service for families;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>(3) develop resources to meet the child care service needs of families;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>(4) increase the capacity to provide culturally responsive child care services;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>(5) coordinate professional development opportunities for child care and school-age <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>care providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>(6) administer and award child care services grants;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>(7) administer and provide loans for child development education and training;<br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>(8) (7) cooperate with the Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>its member programs to develop effective child care services and child care resources; and<br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>(9) (8) assist in fostering coordination, collaboration, and planning among child care <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>programs and community programs such as school readiness, Head Start, early childhood <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>family education, local interagency early intervention committees, early childhood <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>screening, special education services, and other early childhood care and education <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>services and programs that provide flexible, family-focused services to families with <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>young children to the extent possible.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.21, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>79, article 2, sections 3 and 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var><b>119B.21 CHILD CARE </b><b>SERVICES</b><b> GRANTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Distribution of grant funds.</b> (a) The commissioner shall distribute <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>funds to the child care resource and referral programs designated under section 
         <statute_ref>119B.19, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>, for child care services grants to centers under subdivision 5 and family <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>child care technical assistance grants under subdivision 10 programs based upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>following factors. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>(b) Up to ten percent of funds appropriated for grants under this section may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>by the commissioner for statewide child care development initiatives, training initiatives, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>collaboration programs, and research and data collection. The commissioner shall develop <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>eligibility guidelines and a process to distribute funds under this paragraph. Child care <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>resource and referral programs may apply for funding under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>(c) At least 90 percent of funds appropriated for grants under this section may be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>distributed by the commissioner to child care resource and referral programs under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>119B.19, subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>, for child care services center grants and family child care <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>technical assistance grants based on the following factors:  <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>(1) the number of children under 13 years of age needing child care in the region;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>(2) the region served by the program;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>(3) the ratio of children under 13 years of age needing child care to the number <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>of licensed spaces in the region;<br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>(4) the number of licensed child care providers and school-age care programs <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>in the region; and<br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>(5) other related factors determined by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>(d) Child care resource and referral programs must award child care services center <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>grants and family child care technical assistance grants based on the recommendation of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>the child care regional district proposal review committees under subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>(e) The commissioner may distribute funds under this section for a two-year period.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Child care </b><b>regional</b><b> district</b><b> proposal review committees.</b> (a) Child care <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>regional district proposal review committees must establish regional priorities and review <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>applications for family child care technical assistance grants and child care services center <br/>
<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>grants under this section and make funding recommendations to the child care resource <br/>
<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>and referral program designated under section 
         <statute_ref>119B.19, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>. Within each <br/>
<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>region, the committee must allocate available funding between child care services grants <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>and child care technical assistance grants. The committee must also allocate funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>child care services grants for facility financing purposes and provider training purposes. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>Each region within a district must be represented on the review committee. The child care <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>regional district proposal review committees must complete their reviews and forward <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>their recommendations to the child care resource and referral program district programs <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>by the date specified by the commissioner.  <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>(b) A child care resource and referral district program shall establish a process to <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>select members of the child care regional district proposal review committee. Members <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>must represent reflect a broad cross-section of the community, and may include the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>following constituent groups: family child care providers, child care center providers, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>school-age care providers, parents who use child care services, health services, social <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>services, public schools, Head Start, employers, representatives of cultural and ethnic <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>communities, and other citizens with demonstrated interest in child care issues. Members <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>of the proposal review committee with a direct financial interest in a pending grant <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>proposal may not provide a recommendation or participate in the ranking of that grant <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>proposal.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>(c) The child care resource and referral district program may reimburse committee <br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>members for their actual travel, child care, and child care provider substitute expenses for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>up to six two committee meetings per year. The program may also pay a stipend to parent <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>representatives for participating in up to six two meetings per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Child care services grants.</b> (a) A child care resource and referral program <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>designated under section 
         <statute_ref>119B.19, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>, may award child care services grants <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>for: <br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>    (1) creating new licensed child care facilities and expanding existing facilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>including, but not limited to, supplies, equipment, facility renovation, and remodeling;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>    (2) improving licensed child care facility programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>    (3) staff training and development services including, but not limited to, in-service <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>training, curriculum development, accreditation, certification, consulting, resource <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>centers, program and resource materials, supporting effective teacher-child interactions, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>child-focused teaching, and content-driven classroom instruction;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>    (4) interim financing;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>    (5) (4) capacity building through the purchase of appropriate technology to create, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>enhance, and maintain business management systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>    (6) (5) emergency assistance for child care programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>    (7) (6) new programs or projects for the creation, expansion, or improvement of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>programs that serve ethnic immigrant and refugee communities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>    (8) (7) targeted recruitment initiatives to expand and build the capacity of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>care system and to improve the quality of care provided by legal nonlicensed child care <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>providers.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>(b) A child care resource and referral organization designated under section 119B.19, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>subdivision 1a, may award child care services grants of up to $1,000 to family child care <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>providers. These grants may be used for:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>(1) facility improvements, including, but not limited to, improvements to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>licensing requirements;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>(2) improvements to expand a child care facility or program;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>(3) toys and equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>(4) technology and software to create, enhance, and maintain business management <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>(5) start-up costs;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>(6) staff training and development; and<br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>(7) other uses approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>    (b) (c) A child care resource and referral program designated under section 
         <statute_ref>119B.19, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>, may award child care services grants to: <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>    (1) licensed providers;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>    (2) providers in the process of being licensed;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>    (3) corporations or public agencies that develop or provide child care services;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>    (4) school-age care programs;<br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>    (5) legal nonlicensed or family, friend, and neighbor care providers; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>    (6) any combination of clauses (1) to (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>    (c) (d) A child care center that is a recipient of a child care services grant for facility <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>improvements, interim financing, or staff training and development must provide a 25 <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>percent local match. A local match is not required for grants to family child care providers.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>(d) (e) Beginning July 1, 2009, grants to child care centers under this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>shall be increasingly awarded for activities that improve provider quality, including <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>activities under paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3) and (7) (6). Grants to family child care <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>providers shall be increasingly awarded for activities that improve provider quality, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>including activities under paragraph (b), clauses (1), (3), and (6).<br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Family child care technical assistance grants.</b> (a) A child care resource <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>and referral organization designated under section 
<statute_ref>119B.19, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>, may award <br/>
<a id="pl.17.36"></a><var>17.36</var>technical assistance grants of up to $1,000. These grants may be used for: <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>    (1) facility improvements, including, but not limited to, improvements to meet <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>licensing requirements;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>    (2) improvements to expand a child care facility or program;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>    (3) toys, materials, and equipment to improve the learning environment;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>    (4) technology and software to create, enhance, and maintain business management <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>    (5) start-up costs;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>    (6) staff training and development; and<br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>    (7) other uses approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>    (b) A child care resource and referral program may award family child care technical <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>assistance grants to:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>    (1) licensed family child care providers; <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>    (2) child care providers in the process of becoming licensed; or<br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>    (3) legal nonlicensed or family, friend, and neighbor care providers.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>    (c) A local match is not required for a family child care technical assistance grant.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>(d) Beginning July 1, 2009, grants under this subdivision shall be increasingly <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>awarded for activities that improve provider quality, including activities under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>(a), clauses (1), (3), and (6).<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 245A.04, subdivision 11, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Education program;</b><b> permitted ages,</b><b> additional requirement.</b> (a) The <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>education program offered in a residential or nonresidential program, except for child care, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>foster care, or services for adults, must be approved by the commissioner of education <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>before the commissioner of human services may grant a license to the program.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>    (b) A residential program licensed by the commissioner of human services under <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0010 to 2960.0710, may serve persons through the age of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>19 when:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>    (1) the admission or continued stay is necessary for a person to complete a secondary <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>school program or its equivalent, or it is necessary to facilitate a transition period after <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>completing the secondary school program or its equivalent for up to four months in order <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>for the resident to obtain other living arrangements;<br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>    (2) the facility develops policies, procedures, and plans required under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>245A.65
         </statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>    (3) the facility documents an assessment of the 18- or 19-year-old person's risk <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>of victimizing children residing in the facility, and develops necessary risk reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>measures, including sleeping arrangements, to minimize any risk of harm to children; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>    (4) notwithstanding the license holder's target population age range, whenever <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>persons age 18 or 19 years old are receiving residential services, the age difference among <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>residents may not exceed five years.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>    (c) A child foster care program licensed by the commissioner under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>Rules, chapter 2960, may serve persons who are over the age of 18 but under the age <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>of 21 when the person is:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>(1) completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>(2) enrolled in an institution which provides postsecondary or vocational education;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>(3) participating in a program or activity designed to promote, or remove barriers to, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>(4) employed for at least 80 hours per month; or<br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>(5) incapable of doing any of the activities described in clauses (1) to (4) due to a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>medical condition, which incapability is supported by regularly updated information in the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>case plan of the person.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>(d) Nothing in this paragraph precludes the license holder from seeking other <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>variances under subdivision 9.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>    Subd. 30. <b>Donated funds from private postsecondary institutions.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>commissioner may accept, on behalf of the state, funds donated from private postsecondary <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>institutions, as the state's share in claiming federal Title IV-E reimbursement, to support the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>Child Welfare State/University Partnership, consistent with Code of Federal Regulations, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>title 45, chapter 235, section 235.66, Sources of State Funds, if the funds:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>(1) are transferred to the state and under the state's administrative control;<br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>(2) are donated with no restriction that the funds be used for the training of a <br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>particular individual or at a particular facility or institution; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>(3) do not revert to the donor's facility or use.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Setting foster care standard rates.</b> The commissioner shall annually <br/>
<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>establish minimum standard maintenance rates for foster care maintenance and difficulty <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>of care payments for all children in foster care. Any increase in rates shall in no case <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>exceed three percent per annum.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 260.012, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var><b>260.012 DUTY TO ENSURE PLACEMENT PREVENTION AND FAMILY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var><b>REUNIFICATION; REASONABLE EFFORTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>    (a) Once a child alleged to be in need of protection or services is under the court's <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>jurisdiction, the court shall ensure that reasonable efforts, including culturally appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>services, by the social services agency are made to prevent placement or to eliminate the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>need for removal and to reunite the child with the child's family at the earliest possible <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>time, and the court must ensure that the responsible social services agency makes <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>reasonable efforts to finalize an alternative permanent plan for the child as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>paragraph (e). In determining reasonable efforts to be made with respect to a child and in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>making those reasonable efforts, the child's best interests, health, and safety must be of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>paramount concern. Reasonable efforts to prevent placement and for rehabilitation and <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>reunification are always required except upon a determination by the court that a petition <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>has been filed stating a prima facie case that:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>    (1) the parent has subjected a child to egregious harm as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>260C.007, subdivision 14
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>    (2) the parental rights of the parent to another child have been terminated <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>involuntarily;<br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>    (3) the child is an abandoned infant under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>paragraph (a), clause (2);<br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>    (4) the parent's custodial rights to another child have been involuntarily transferred <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>to a relative under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, paragraph (e) (d), clause (1), or a <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>similar law of another jurisdiction; or<br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>    (5) the provision of services or further services for the purpose of reunification is <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>futile and therefore unreasonable under the circumstances.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>    (b) When the court makes one of the prima facie determinations under paragraph (a), <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>either permanency pleadings under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, or a termination <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</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.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>permanency hearing under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, must be held within 30 <br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>days of this determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</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.20.34"></a><var>20.34</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.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>consistent with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, section <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>1901 et seq., as to the provision of active efforts. In cases governed by the Indian Child <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, section 1901, the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>services agency must provide active efforts as required under United States Code, title <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>25, section 1911(d).<br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>    (d) "Reasonable efforts to prevent placement" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>    (1) the agency has made reasonable efforts to prevent the placement of the child in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>foster care by working with the family to develop and implement a safety plan; or<br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>    (2) given the particular circumstances of the child and family at the time of the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>child's removal, there are no services or efforts available which could allow the child to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>safely remain in the home.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>    (e) "Reasonable efforts to finalize a permanent plan for the child" means due <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>diligence by the responsible social services agency to:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>    (1) reunify the child with the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>    (2) assess a noncustodial parent's ability to provide day-to-day care for the child and, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>where appropriate, provide services necessary to enable the noncustodial parent to safely <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>provide the care, as required by section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 4</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>    (3) conduct a relative search to identify and provide notice to adult relatives as <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 5</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>(4) place siblings removed from their home in the same home for foster care or <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>adoption, or transfer permanent legal and physical custody to a relative. Visitation <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>between siblings who are not in the same foster care, adoption, or custodial placement or <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>facility shall be consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>    (5) when the child cannot return to the parent or guardian from whom the child was <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>removed, to plan for and finalize a safe and legally permanent alternative home for the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>child, and considers permanent alternative homes for the child inside or outside of the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>state, preferably through adoption or transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>    (f) Reasonable efforts are made upon the exercise of due diligence by the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>social services agency to use culturally appropriate and available services to meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>needs of the child and the child's family. Services may include those provided by the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>responsible social services agency and other culturally appropriate services available in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>the community. At each stage of the proceedings where the court is required to review <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>the appropriateness of the responsible social services agency's reasonable efforts as <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>described in paragraphs (a), (d), and (e), the social services agency has the burden of <br/>
<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>demonstrating that:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.36"></a><var>21.36</var>    (1) it has made reasonable efforts to prevent placement of the child in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>    (2) it has made reasonable efforts to eliminate the need for removal of the child from <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>the child's home and to reunify the child with the child's family at the earliest possible time;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>    (3) it has made reasonable efforts to finalize an alternative permanent home for <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>the child, and considers permanent alternative homes for the child inside or outside of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>the state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>    (4) reasonable efforts to prevent placement and to reunify the child with the parent <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>or guardian are not required. The agency may meet this burden by stating facts in a sworn <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>petition filed under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.141</statute_ref>, by filing an affidavit summarizing the agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>reasonable efforts or facts the agency believes demonstrate there is no need for reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>efforts to reunify the parent and child, or through testimony or a certified report required <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>under juvenile court rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>    (g) Once the court determines that reasonable efforts for reunification are not <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>required because the court has made one of the prima facie determinations under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>(a), the court may only require reasonable efforts for reunification after a hearing according <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</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.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>the facts upon which the court based its prima facie determination. In this case when there <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>is clear and convincing evidence that the child is in need of protection or services, the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>court may find the child in need of protection or services and order any of the dispositions <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>available under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. Reunification of a surviving child with a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>parent is not required if the parent has been convicted of:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>    (1) a violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit a violation of, sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</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.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>parent;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</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.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>surviving child; or<br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>    (3) a violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to commit a violation of, United States <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>Code, title 18, section 1111(a) or 1112(a), in regard to another child of the parent.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</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.22.29"></a><var>22.29</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.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>reasonable efforts. When determining whether reasonable efforts have been made, the <br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>court shall consider whether services to the child and family were:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>    (1) relevant to the safety and protection of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>    (2) adequate to meet the needs of the child and family;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>    (3) culturally appropriate;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>    (4) available and accessible;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>    (5) consistent and timely; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    (6) realistic under the circumstances.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>    In the alternative, the court may determine that provision of services or further <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>services for the purpose of rehabilitation is futile and therefore unreasonable under the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>circumstances or that reasonable efforts are not required as provided in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    (i) This section does not prevent out-of-home placement for treatment of a child with <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>a mental disability when it is determined to be medically necessary as a result of the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>diagnostic assessment or individual treatment plan indicates that appropriate and necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>treatment cannot be effectively provided outside of a residential or inpatient treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>program and the level or intensity of supervision and treatment cannot be effectively and <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>safely provided in the child's home or community and it is determined that a residential <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>treatment setting is the least restrictive setting that is appropriate to the needs of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>    (j) If continuation of reasonable efforts to prevent placement or reunify the child <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>with the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed is determined by the court <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>to be inconsistent with the permanent plan for the child or upon the court making one of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>the prima facie determinations under paragraph (a), reasonable efforts must be made to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>place the child in a timely manner in a safe and permanent home and to complete whatever <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>steps are necessary to legally finalize the permanent placement of the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>    (k) Reasonable efforts to place a child for adoption or in another permanent <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>placement may be made concurrently with reasonable efforts to prevent placement or to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>reunify the child with the parent or guardian from whom the child was removed. When <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>the responsible social services agency decides to concurrently make reasonable efforts for <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>both reunification and permanent placement away from the parent under paragraph (a), the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>agency shall disclose its decision and both plans for concurrent reasonable efforts to all <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>parties and the court. When the agency discloses its decision to proceed on both plans for <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>reunification and permanent placement away from the parent, the court's review of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>agency's reasonable efforts shall include the agency's efforts under both plans.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.007, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Child.</b> "Child" means an individual under 18 years of age. For purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>of this chapter, "child" also includes individuals under age 21 who are in foster care <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>pursuant to section 260C.451.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.193, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Jurisdiction to review foster care to age 21, </b><b>termination of jurisdiction</b><b>, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var><b>jurisdiction to age 18</b><b>.</b> (a) Jurisdiction over a child in foster care pursuant to section <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>260C.451 may continue to age 21 for the purpose of conducting the reviews required under <br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>section 260C.201, subdivision 11, paragraph (d), 260C.212, subdivision 7, or 260C.317, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>subdivision 3. Jurisdiction over a child in foster care pursuant to section 260C.451 shall <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>not be terminated without giving the child notice of any motion or proposed order to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>dismiss jurisdiction and an opportunity to be heard on the appropriateness of the dismissal. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>When a child in foster care pursuant to section 260C.451 asks to leave foster care or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>actually leaves foster care, the court may terminate its jurisdiction.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>(b) Except when a court order is necessary for a child to be in foster care or when <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>continued review under (1) section 260C.212, subdivision 7, paragraph (d), or section <br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>260C.201, subdivision 11, paragraph (d), and (2) 260C.317, subdivision 3, is required <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>for a child in foster care under section 260C.451, the court may dismiss the petition or <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>otherwise terminate its jurisdiction on its own motion or on the motion or petition of any <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>interested party at any time upon a determination that jurisdiction is no longer necessary to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>protect the child's best interests. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>(c) Unless terminated by the court, and except as otherwise provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>subdivision, the jurisdiction of the court shall continue until the individual child becomes <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>19 18 years of age if the court determines it is in the best interest of the individual to do so. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.201, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Court review of foster care.</b> (a) If the court orders a child placed in <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>foster care, the court shall review the out-of-home placement at least every 90 days as <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>required in juvenile court rules to determine whether continued out-of-home placement is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>necessary and appropriate or whether the child should be returned home. This review is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>not required if the court has returned the child home, ordered the child permanently placed <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>away from the parent under subdivision 11, or terminated rights under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.301</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>Court review for a child permanently placed away from a parent, including where the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>child is under guardianship and legal custody of the commissioner, shall be governed by <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>subdivision 11 or section 
         <statute_ref>260C.317, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, whichever is applicable.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>(b) No later than six months after the child's placement in foster care, the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>review agency efforts pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>260C.212, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and order that the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>efforts continue if the agency has failed to perform the duties under that section.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>(c) The court shall review the out-of-home placement plan and may modify the plan <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>as provided under subdivisions 6 and 7.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>(d) When the court orders transfer of custody to a responsible social services <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>agency resulting in foster care or protective supervision with a noncustodial parent under <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>subdivision 1, the court shall notify the parents of the provisions of subdivisions 11 and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>11a as required under juvenile court rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>(e) When a child remains in foster care pursuant to section 260C.451 and the court <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>has jurisdiction pursuant to section 260C.193, subdivision 6, paragraph (c), the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>annually conduct the review required under subdivision 11, paragraph (d), or sections <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>260C.212, subdivision 7, and 260C.317, subdivision 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 260C.212, subdivision 7, is <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Administrative or court review of placements.</b> (a) There shall be an <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>administrative review of the out-of-home placement plan of each child placed in foster <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>care no later than 180 days after the initial placement of the child in foster care and at least <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>every six months thereafter if the child is not returned to the home of the parent or parents <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>within that time. The out-of-home placement plan must be monitored and updated at each <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>administrative review. The administrative review shall be conducted by the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>social services agency using a panel of appropriate persons at least one of whom is not <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>responsible for the case management of, or the delivery of services to, either the child or <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>the parents who are the subject of the review. The administrative review shall be open to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>participation by the parent or guardian of the child and the child, as appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>    (b) As an alternative to the administrative review required in paragraph (a), the court <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>may, as part of any hearing required under the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection <br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>Procedure, conduct a hearing to monitor and update the out-of-home placement plan <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>pursuant to the procedure and standard in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, paragraph (d). <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>The party requesting review of the out-of-home placement plan shall give parties to the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>proceeding notice of the request to review and update the out-of-home placement plan. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</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.25.24"></a><var>25.24</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.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>the review so long as the other requirements of this section are met.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>    (c) As appropriate to the stage of the proceedings and relevant court orders, the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>responsible social services agency or the court shall review:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>    (1) the safety, permanency needs, and well-being of the child;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>    (2) the continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the placement;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>    (3) the extent of compliance with the out-of-home placement plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>    (4) the extent of progress which has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>causes necessitating placement in foster care;<br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>    (5) the projected date by which the child may be returned to and safely maintained in <br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>the home or placed permanently away from the care of the parent or parents or guardian; <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>    (6) the appropriateness of the services provided to the child.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>    (d) When a child is age 16 or older, in addition to any administrative review <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>conducted by the agency, at the review required under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.201, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</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.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>review the independent living plan required under subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>(11), and the provision of services to the child related to the well-being of the child as <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>the child prepares to leave foster care. The review shall include the actual plans related <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>to each item in the plan necessary to the child's future safety and well-being when the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>child is no longer in foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>    (1) At the court review, the responsible social services agency shall establish that it <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>has given the notice required under section 260C.456 or Minnesota Rules, part 9560.0060 <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>9560.0660, regarding the right to continued access to services for certain children in <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>foster care past age 18 and of the right to appeal a denial of social services under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>256.045
         </statute_ref>. If the agency is unable to establish that the notice, including the right to appeal a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>denial of social services, has been given, the court shall require the agency to give it.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>    (2) Consistent with the requirements of the independent living plan, the court shall <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>make findings regarding review progress toward or accomplishment of the following goals:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>    (i) the child has obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>    (ii) the child has completed a driver's education course or has demonstrated the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>ability to use public transportation in the child's community;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>    (iii) the child is employed or enrolled in postsecondary education;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>    (iv) the child has applied for and obtained postsecondary education financial aid for <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>which the child is eligible;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>    (v) the child has health care coverage and health care providers to meet the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>physical and mental health needs;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>    (vi) the child has applied for and obtained disability income assistance for which <br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>the child is eligible;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>    (vii) the child has obtained affordable housing with necessary supports, which does <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>not include a homeless shelter;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>    (viii) the child has saved sufficient funds to pay for the first month's rent and a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>damage deposit;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>    (ix) the child has an alternative affordable housing plan, which does not include a <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>homeless shelter, if the original housing plan is unworkable;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>    (x) the child, if male, has registered for the Selective Service; and<br/>
<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>    (xi) the child has a permanent connection to a caring adult.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>    (3) The court shall ensure that the responsible agency in conjunction with the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>placement provider assists the child in obtaining the following documents prior to the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>child's leaving foster care: a Social Security card; the child's birth certificate; a state <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>identification card or driver's license, green card, or school visa; the child's school, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>medical, and dental records; a contact list of the child's medical, dental, and mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>providers; and contact information for the child's siblings, if the siblings are in foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>    (e) When a child is age 17 or older, during the 90-day period immediately prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>the date the child is expected to be discharged from foster care, the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>services agency is required to provide the child with assistance and support in developing <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>a transition plan that is personalized at the direction of the child. The transition plan <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>must be as detailed as the child may elect and include specific options on housing, health <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>insurance, education, local opportunities for mentors and continuing support services, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>and work force supports and employment services. The county shall also provide the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>individual with appropriate contact information if the individual needs more information <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>or needs help dealing with a crisis situation through age 21.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 260C.451, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var><b>260C.451 </b><b>AGE LIMIT FOR BENEFITS TO CHILDREN</b><b> FOSTER CARE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var><b>BENEFITS TO AGE 21</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Notification of benefits.</b> For purposes of any program for foster <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>children or children under state guardianship for which benefits are made available on June <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>1, 1973, unless specifically provided therein, the age of majority shall be 21 years of age. <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>Within the six months prior to the child's 18th birthday, the local agency shall advise any <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>child in foster care under this chapter, the child's parents or legal guardian, if any, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>child's foster parents of the availability of benefits of the foster care program up to age 21.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Independent living plan.</b> Upon the request of any child receiving foster <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>care benefits immediately prior to the child's 18th birthday and who is in foster care at <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>the time of the request, the local agency shall, in conjunction with the child and other <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>appropriate parties, update the independent living plan required under section 260C.212, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (11), related to the child's employment, vocational, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>educational, social, or maturational needs. The agency shall provide continued services <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>and foster care for the child including as necessary to implement the independent living <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> A child already in foster care may continue in foster care past <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>age 18. The child must meet at least one of the following conditions to be considered <br/>
<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>eligible to continue in foster care to age 21. The child must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(1) completing secondary education or a program leading to an equivalent credential;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>(2) enrolled in an institution which provides postsecondary or vocational education;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>(3) participating in a program or activity designed to promote or remove barriers to <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>employment;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>(4) employed for at least 80 hours per month; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>(5) incapable of doing any of the activities described in clauses (1) to (4) due to a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>medical condition.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Foster care benefits.</b> For children between the ages of 18 and 21, "foster <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>care benefits" means payment for those foster care settings defined in section 260C.007, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>subdivision 18. Additionally, foster care benefits means payment for a supervised setting <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>in which a child may live independently.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Permanent decision.</b> The particular foster care setting, including <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>supervised settings, shall be selected based on the best interest of the child consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>section 260C.212, subdivision 2. Supervision in approved settings must be determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>an individual determination of the child's needs by the responsible social services agency <br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>and consistent with section 260C.212, subdivision 4a.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Individual plan to age 21.</b> Upon request of an individual between the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>ages of 18 and 21 who, within six months of the individual's 18th birthday, had been under <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>the guardianship of the commissioner and who has left foster care, the responsible social <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>services agency which had been the commissioner's agent for purposes of the guardianship <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>shall develop with the individual a plan related to the individual's vocational, educational, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>social, or maturational needs. The agency shall provide foster care with maintenance and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>counseling benefits as required to implement the plan. The agency shall enter into a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>voluntary placement agreement with the individual if the plan includes foster care.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Jurisdiction.</b> Notwithstanding that the court retains jurisdiction pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>to this section, individuals in foster care pursuant to this section are adults for all purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>except the continued provision of foster care. Any order establishing guardianship under <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>section 260C.325, any legal custody order under section 260C.201, subdivision 1, and any <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>order for legal custody associated with an order for long-term foster care under section <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>260C.201, subdivision 11, terminates on the child's 18th birthday.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 626.556, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Duties of local welfare agency and local law enforcement agency upon </b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var><b>receipt of report.</b> (a) Upon receipt of a report, the local welfare agency shall determine <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>whether to conduct a family assessment or an investigation as appropriate to prevent or <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>provide a remedy for child maltreatment. The local welfare agency:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>    (1) shall conduct an investigation on reports involving substantial child <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>endangerment;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>    (2) shall begin an immediate investigation if, at any time when it is using a family <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>assessment response, it determines that there is reason to believe that substantial child <br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>endangerment or a serious threat to the child's safety exists;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>    (3) may conduct a family assessment for reports that do not allege substantial child <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>endangerment. In determining that a family assessment is appropriate, the local welfare <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>agency may consider issues of child safety, parental cooperation, and the need for an <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>immediate response; and<br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>    (4) may conduct a family assessment on a report that was initially screened and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>assigned for an investigation. In determining that a complete investigation is not required, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>the local welfare agency must document the reason for terminating the investigation and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>notify the local law enforcement agency if the local law enforcement agency is conducting <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>a joint investigation.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>    If the report alleges neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>or individual functioning within the family unit as a person responsible for the child's <br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>care, or sexual abuse by a person with a significant relationship to the child when that <br/>
<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>person resides in the child's household or by a sibling, the local welfare agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>immediately conduct a family assessment or investigation as identified in clauses (1) to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>(4). In conducting a family assessment or investigation, the local welfare agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>gather information on the existence of substance abuse and domestic violence and offer <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>services for purposes of preventing future child maltreatment, safeguarding and enhancing <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>the welfare of the abused or neglected minor, and supporting and preserving family <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>life whenever possible. If the report alleges a violation of a criminal statute involving <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect or endangerment, under section 
         <statute_ref>609.378</statute_ref>, the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>local law enforcement agency and local welfare agency shall coordinate the planning and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>execution of their respective investigation and assessment efforts to avoid a duplication of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>fact-finding efforts and multiple interviews. Each agency shall prepare a separate report of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>the results of its investigation. In cases of alleged child maltreatment resulting in death, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>the local agency may rely on the fact-finding efforts of a law enforcement investigation <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>to make a determination of whether or not maltreatment occurred. When necessary the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>local welfare agency shall seek authority to remove the child from the custody of a parent, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>guardian, or adult with whom the child is living. In performing any of these duties, the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.34"></a><var>29.34</var>local welfare agency shall maintain appropriate records.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.35"></a><var>29.35</var>    If the family assessment or investigation indicates there is a potential for abuse of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.36"></a><var>29.36</var>alcohol or other drugs by the parent, guardian, or person responsible for the child's care, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>the local welfare agency shall conduct a chemical use assessment pursuant to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>Rules, part 9530.6615. The local welfare agency shall report the determination of the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>chemical use assessment, and the recommendations and referrals for alcohol and other <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>drug treatment services to the state authority on alcohol and drug abuse.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>    (b) When a local agency receives a report or otherwise has information indicating <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>that a child who is a client, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245.91</statute_ref>, has been the subject of physical <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect at an agency, facility, or program as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>245.91
         </statute_ref>, it shall, in addition to its other duties under this section, immediately inform the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>ombudsman established under sections 
         <statute_ref>245.91</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245.97</statute_ref>. The commissioner of education <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>shall inform the ombudsman established under sections 
         <statute_ref>245.91</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>245.97</statute_ref> of reports <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>regarding a child defined as a client in section 
         <statute_ref>245.91</statute_ref> that maltreatment occurred at a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>school as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>120A.05, subdivisions 9, 11, and 13</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>124D.10</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>    (c) Authority of the local welfare agency responsible for assessing or investigating <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>the child abuse or neglect report, the agency responsible for assessing or investigating <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>the report, and of the local law enforcement agency for investigating the alleged abuse or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>neglect includes, but is not limited to, authority to interview, without parental consent, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>the alleged victim and any other minors who currently reside with or who have resided <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>with the alleged offender. The interview may take place at school or at any facility or <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>other place where the alleged victim or other minors might be found or the child may be <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>transported to, and the interview conducted at, a place appropriate for the interview of a <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>child designated by the local welfare agency or law enforcement agency. The interview <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>may take place outside the presence of the alleged offender or parent, legal custodian, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>guardian, or school official. For family assessments, it is the preferred practice to request <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>a parent or guardian's permission to interview the child prior to conducting the child <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>interview, unless doing so would compromise the safety assessment. Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>this paragraph, the parent, legal custodian, or guardian shall be notified by the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>local welfare or law enforcement agency no later than the conclusion of the investigation <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>or assessment that this interview has occurred. Notwithstanding rule 32 of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>Rules of Procedure for Juvenile Courts, the juvenile court may, after hearing on an ex parte <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>motion by the local welfare agency, order that, where reasonable cause exists, the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>withhold notification of this interview from the parent, legal custodian, or guardian. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>interview took place or is to take place on school property, the order shall specify that <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>school officials may not disclose to the parent, legal custodian, or guardian the contents <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>of the notification of intent to interview the child on school property, as provided under <br/>
<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>this paragraph, and any other related information regarding the interview that may be a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>part of the child's school record. A copy of the order shall be sent by the local welfare or <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>law enforcement agency to the appropriate school official.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>    (d) When the local welfare, local law enforcement agency, or the agency responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>for assessing or investigating a report of maltreatment determines that an interview should <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>take place on school property, written notification of intent to interview the child on school <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>property must be received by school officials prior to the interview. The notification <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>shall include the name of the child to be interviewed, the purpose of the interview, and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>a reference to the statutory authority to conduct an interview on school property. For <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>interviews conducted by the local welfare agency, the notification shall be signed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>chair of the local social services agency or the chair's designee. The notification shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>private data on individuals subject to the provisions of this paragraph. School officials <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>may not disclose to the parent, legal custodian, or guardian the contents of the notification <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>or any other related information regarding the interview until notified in writing by the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>local welfare or law enforcement agency that the investigation or assessment has been <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>concluded, unless a school employee or agent is alleged to have maltreated the child. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>Until that time, the local welfare or law enforcement agency or the agency responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>for assessing or investigating a report of maltreatment shall be solely responsible for any <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>disclosures regarding the nature of the assessment or investigation.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>    Except where the alleged offender is believed to be a school official or employee, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>the time and place, and manner of the interview on school premises shall be within the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>discretion of school officials, but the local welfare or law enforcement agency shall have <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>the exclusive authority to determine who may attend the interview. The conditions as to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>time, place, and manner of the interview set by the school officials shall be reasonable and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>the interview shall be conducted not more than 24 hours after the receipt of the notification <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>unless another time is considered necessary by agreement between the school officials and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>the local welfare or law enforcement agency. Where the school fails to comply with the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>provisions of this paragraph, the juvenile court may order the school to comply. Every <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>effort must be made to reduce the disruption of the educational program of the child, other <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>students, or school staff when an interview is conducted on school premises.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>    (e) Where the alleged offender or a person responsible for the care of the alleged <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>victim or other minor prevents access to the victim or other minor by the local welfare <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>agency, the juvenile court may order the parents, legal custodian, or guardian to produce <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>the alleged victim or other minor for questioning by the local welfare agency or the local <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>law enforcement agency outside the presence of the alleged offender or any person <br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>responsible for the child's care at reasonable places and times as specified by court order.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>    (f) Before making an order under paragraph (e), the court shall issue an order to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>show cause, either upon its own motion or upon a verified petition, specifying the basis for <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>the requested interviews and fixing the time and place of the hearing. The order to show <br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>cause shall be served personally and shall be heard in the same manner as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>other cases in the juvenile court. The court shall consider the need for appointment of a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>guardian ad litem to protect the best interests of the child. If appointed, the guardian ad <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>litem shall be present at the hearing on the order to show cause.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>    (g) The commissioner of human services, the ombudsman for mental health and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>developmental disabilities, the local welfare agencies responsible for investigating reports, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>the commissioner of education, and the local law enforcement agencies have the right to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>enter facilities as defined in subdivision 2 and to inspect and copy the facility's records, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>including medical records, as part of the investigation. Notwithstanding the provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>chapter 13, they also have the right to inform the facility under investigation that they are <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>conducting an investigation, to disclose to the facility the names of the individuals under <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>investigation for abusing or neglecting a child, and to provide the facility with a copy of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>the report and the investigative findings.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>    (h) The local welfare agency responsible for conducting a family assessment or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>investigation shall collect available and relevant information to determine child safety, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>risk of subsequent child maltreatment, and family strengths and needs and share not public <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>information with an Indian's tribal social services agency without violating any law of the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>state that may otherwise impose duties of confidentiality on the local welfare agency in <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>order to implement the tribal state agreement. The local welfare agency or the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>responsible for investigating the report shall collect available and relevant information <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>to ascertain whether maltreatment occurred and whether protective services are needed. <br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>Information collected includes, when relevant, information with regard to the person <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>reporting the alleged maltreatment, including the nature of the reporter's relationship to the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>child and to the alleged offender, and the basis of the reporter's knowledge for the report; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>the child allegedly being maltreated; the alleged offender; the child's caretaker; and other <br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>collateral sources having relevant information related to the alleged maltreatment. The <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>local welfare agency or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>may make a determination of no maltreatment early in an assessment, and close the case <br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>and retain immunity, if the collected information shows no basis for a full assessment or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>investigation.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>    Information relevant to the assessment or investigation must be asked for, and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>may include:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>    (1) the child's sex and age, prior reports of maltreatment, information relating <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>to developmental functioning, credibility of the child's statement, and whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>information provided under this clause is consistent with other information collected <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>during the course of the assessment or investigation;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>    (2) the alleged offender's age, a record check for prior reports of maltreatment, and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>criminal charges and convictions. The local welfare agency or the agency responsible for <br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>assessing or investigating the report must provide the alleged offender with an opportunity <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>to make a statement. The alleged offender may submit supporting documentation relevant <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>to the assessment or investigation;<br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>    (3) collateral source information regarding the alleged maltreatment and care of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>child. Collateral information includes, when relevant: (i) a medical examination of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>child; (ii) prior medical records relating to the alleged maltreatment or the care of the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>child maintained by any facility, clinic, or health care professional and an interview with <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>the treating professionals; and (iii) interviews with the child's caretakers, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>child's parent, guardian, foster parent, child care provider, teachers, counselors, family <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>members, relatives, and other persons who may have knowledge regarding the alleged <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>maltreatment and the care of the child; and<br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>    (4) information on the existence of domestic abuse and violence in the home of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>the child, and substance abuse.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>    Nothing in this paragraph precludes the local welfare agency, the local law <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>enforcement agency, or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>from collecting other relevant information necessary to conduct the assessment or <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>investigation. Notwithstanding sections 
         <statute_ref>13.384</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>144.291</statute_ref> to 144.298, the local welfare <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>agency has access to medical data and records for purposes of clause (3). Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>the data's classification in the possession of any other agency, data acquired by the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>local welfare agency or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>during the course of the assessment or investigation are private data on individuals and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>must be maintained in accordance with subdivision 11. Data of the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>education collected or maintained during and for the purpose of an investigation of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>alleged maltreatment in a school are governed by this section, notwithstanding the data's <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>classification as educational, licensing, or personnel data under chapter 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>    In conducting an assessment or investigation involving a school facility as defined <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>in subdivision 2, paragraph (i), the commissioner of education shall collect investigative <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>reports and data that are relevant to a report of maltreatment and are from local law <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>enforcement and the school facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>    (i) Upon receipt of a report, the local welfare agency shall conduct a face-to-face <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>contact with the child reported to be maltreated and with the child's primary caregiver <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>sufficient to complete a safety assessment and ensure the immediate safety of the child. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>The face-to-face contact with the child and primary caregiver shall occur immediately <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>if substantial child endangerment is alleged and within five calendar days for all other <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>reports. If the alleged offender was not already interviewed as the primary caregiver, the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>local welfare agency shall also conduct a face-to-face interview with the alleged offender <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>in the early stages of the assessment or investigation. At the initial contact, the local child <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>welfare agency or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report must <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>inform the alleged offender of the complaints or allegations made against the individual in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>a manner consistent with laws protecting the rights of the person who made the report. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>The interview with the alleged offender may be postponed if it would jeopardize an active <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>law enforcement investigation.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>    (j) When conducting an investigation, the local welfare agency shall use a question <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>and answer interviewing format with questioning as nondirective as possible to elicit <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>spontaneous responses. For investigations only, the following interviewing methods and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>procedures must be used whenever possible when collecting information:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>    (1) audio recordings of all interviews with witnesses and collateral sources; and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>    (2) in cases of alleged sexual abuse, audio-video recordings of each interview with <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>the alleged victim and child witnesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>    (k) In conducting an assessment or investigation involving a school facility as <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (i), the commissioner of education shall collect <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>available and relevant information and use the procedures in paragraphs (i), (k), and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>subdivision 3d, except that the requirement for face-to-face observation of the child <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>and face-to-face interview of the alleged offender is to occur in the initial stages of the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>assessment or investigation provided that the commissioner may also base the assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>or investigation on investigative reports and data received from the school facility and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>local law enforcement, to the extent those investigations satisfy the requirements of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>paragraphs (i) and (k), and subdivision 3d.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>    Sec. 11. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 256.82, subdivision 5, and Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>9560.0660, are repealed.<br/>