1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; establishing a task force on childhood trauma-informed 
1.3 	policy and practices; requiring reports.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. TASK FORCE ON CHILDHOOD TRAUMA-INFORMED POLICY AND 
1.6 	PRACTICES.
 1.7 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) The commissioner of human services must establish 
1.8 	and appoint a task force on trauma-informed policy and practices to prevent and reduce 
1.9 	children's exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) consisting of the following 
1.10 	members:
1.11 	(1) the commissioners of human services, public safety, health, and education or the 
1.12 	commissioners' designees;
1.13 	(2) two members representing law enforcement with expertise in juvenile justice;
1.14 	(3) two members representing county social services agencies;
1.15 	(4) four members of the legislature, two members of the senate, one appointed by the 
1.16 	majority leader and one appointed by the minority leader, and two members of the house 
1.17 	of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house and one appointed by the 
1.18 	minority leader;
1.19 	(5) two members representing tribal social services providers;
1.20 	(6) two members with expertise in prekindergarten through grade 12 education;
2.1 	(7) three licensed health care professionals with expertise in the neurobiology of 
2.2 	childhood development representing public health, mental health, and primary health;
2.3 	(8) one member representing family service or children's mental health collaboratives;
2.4 	(9) two parents who had ACEs;
2.5 	(10) two experts in childhood trauma-informed policies and ACEs;
2.6 	(11) two ombudspersons from the Minnesota Office of Ombudsperson for Families; and
2.7 	(12) representatives of any other group the commissioner of human services deems 
2.8 	appropriate to complete the duties of the task force.
2.9 	(b) For purposes of this section, "adverse childhood experience" means a traumatic 
2.10 	experience in a person's life occurring before the age of 18 that the person remembers as 
2.11 	an adult, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, mental illness of a 
2.12 	household member, problematic drinking or alcoholism of a household member, illegal 
2.13 	street or prescription drug use by a household member, divorce or separation of a parent, 
2.14 	domestic violence towards a parent, or incarceration of a household member.
2.15 		Subd. 2.Staff. The commissioner of human services must provide meeting space, support 
2.16 	staff, and administrative services for the task force.
2.17 		Subd. 3.Duties. The task force must perform the following duties:
2.18 	(1) engage the human services, education, public health, juvenile justice, and criminal 
2.19 	justice systems in the creation of trauma-informed policy and practices in each of these 
2.20 	systems to prevent and reduce ACEs and to support the health and well-being of all families; 
2.21 	and
2.22 	(2) identify social determinants of the health and well-being of all families and 
2.23 	recommend solutions to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in the state.
2.24 		Subd. 4.Report. The task force must submit a report on the results of its duties outlined 
2.25 	in subdivision 3 and any policy recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority members 
2.26 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over health and human services, public safety, 
2.27 	judiciary, and education by January 15 of each year.

2.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.