1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to early childhood; the governor's budget bill for early childhood programs; 
1.3 	modifying provisions related to child welfare and child care licensing; making 
1.4 	technical changes to early childhood law; updating the Department of Children, 
1.5 	Youth, and Families recodification; appropriating money;amending Minnesota 
1.6 	Statutes 2022, sections 245.975, subdivisions 2, 4, 9; 245A.07, subdivision 6; 
1.7 	245A.10, subdivisions 1, as amended, 2, as amended; 245A.144; 245A.175; 
1.8 	256.029, as amended; 260C.007, subdivisions 5, 6, by adding subdivisions; 
1.9 	260C.212, subdivision 13; 260E.03, by adding a subdivision; 260E.14, subdivision 
1.10 	3; 260E.36, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, sections 245A.16, 
1.11 	subdivision 1, as amended; 245A.66, subdivision 4, as amended; 256M.42, by 
1.12 	adding a subdivision; 260.761, subdivision 2; 260.762, subdivision 2; 260E.02, 
1.13 	subdivision 1; 260E.03, subdivisions 15a, 15b, 22; 260E.14, subdivision 5; 260E.17, 
1.14 	subdivision 1; 260E.18; 260E.20, subdivision 2; 260E.24, subdivisions 2, 7; 
1.15 	260E.33, subdivision 1; 260E.35, subdivision 6; Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 
1.16 	12, section 30, subdivisions 2, 3; article 20, sections 2, subdivision 24; 23; Laws 
1.17 	2024, chapter 80, article 1, sections 34, subdivision 2; 96; article 2, sections 5, 
1.18 	subdivision 21; 7, subdivision 2; 10, subdivision 6; 16, subdivision 1; 30, 
1.19 	subdivision 2; 31; 74; article 4, section 26; article 6, section 4; article 7, section 
1.20 	4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142A; proposing 
1.21 	coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142B; repealing Minnesota 
1.22 	Statutes 2022, sections 245.975, subdivision 8; 245A.065; Laws 2024, chapter 80, 
1.23 	article 2, sections 1, subdivision 11; 3, subdivision 3; 4, subdivision 4; 10, 
1.24 	subdivision 4; 33; 69; Minnesota Rules, part 9545.0845.
1.25 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.26 	ARTICLE 1
1.27 	CHILD WELFARE

1.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260.761, subdivision 2, is amended 
1.29 	to read:
1.30 		Subd. 2.Notice to Tribes of services or court proceedings involving an Indian 
1.31 	child. (a) When a child-placing agency has information that a family assessment, 
2.1 	investigation, or noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment being conducted may 
2.2 	involve an Indian child, the child-placing agency shall notify the Indian child's Tribe of the 
2.3 	family assessment, investigation, or noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment according 
2.4 	to section 260E.18. The child-placing agency shall provide initial notice by telephone and 
2.5 	by email or facsimile and shall include the child's full name and date of birth; the full names 
2.6 	and dates of birth of the child's biological parents; and if known the full names and dates 
2.7 	of birth of the child's grandparents and of the child's Indian custodian. If information 
2.8 	regarding the child's grandparents or Indian custodian is not immediately available, the 
2.9 	child-placing agency shall continue to request this information and shall notify the Tribe 
2.10 	when it is received. Notice shall be provided to all Tribes to which the child may have any 
2.11 	Tribal lineage. The child-placing agency shall request that the Tribe or a designated Tribal 
2.12 	representative participate in evaluating the family circumstances, identifying family and 
2.13 	Tribal community resources, and developing case plans. The child-placing agency shall 
2.14 	continue to include the Tribe in service planning and updates as to the progress of the case.
2.15 	(b) When a child-placing agency has information that a child receiving services may be 
2.16 	an Indian child, the child-placing agency shall notify the Tribe by telephone and by email 
2.17 	or facsimile of the child's full name and date of birth, the full names and dates of birth of 
2.18 	the child's biological parents, and, if known, the full names and dates of birth of the child's 
2.19 	grandparents and of the child's Indian custodian. This notification must be provided for the 
2.20 	Tribe to determine if the child is a member or eligible for Tribal membership, and the agency 
2.21 	must provide this notification to the Tribe within seven days of receiving information that 
2.22 	the child may be an Indian child. If information regarding the child's grandparents or Indian 
2.23 	custodian is not available within the seven-day period, the child-placing agency shall continue 
2.24 	to request this information and shall notify the Tribe when it is received. Notice shall be 
2.25 	provided to all Tribes to which the child may have any Tribal lineage.
2.26 	(c) In all child placement proceedings, when a court has reason to believe that a child 
2.27 	placed in emergency protective care is an Indian child, the court administrator or a designee 
2.28 	shall, as soon as possible and before a hearing takes place, notify the Tribal social services 
2.29 	agency by telephone and by email or facsimile of the date, time, and location of the 
2.30 	emergency protective care or other initial hearing. The court shall make efforts to allow 
2.31 	appearances by telephone or video conference for Tribal representatives, parents, and Indian 
2.32 	custodians.
2.33 	(d) The child-placing agency or individual petitioner shall effect service of any petition 
2.34 	governed by sections 260.751 to 260.835 by certified mail or registered mail, return receipt 
2.35 	requested upon the Indian child's parents, Indian custodian, and Indian child's Tribe at least 
3.1 	10 days before the admit-deny hearing is held. If the identity or location of the Indian child's 
3.2 	parents or Indian custodian and Tribe cannot be determined, the child-placing agency shall 
3.3 	provide the notice required in this paragraph to the United States Secretary of the Interior, 
3.4 	Bureau of Indian Affairs by certified mail, return receipt requested.
3.5 	(e) A Tribe, the Indian child's parents, or the Indian custodian may request up to 20 
3.6 	additional days to prepare for the admit-deny hearing. The court shall allow appearances 
3.7 	by telephone, video conference, or other electronic medium for Tribal representatives, the 
3.8 	Indian child's parents, or the Indian custodian.
3.9 	(f) A child-placing agency or individual petitioner must provide the notices required 
3.10 	under this subdivision at the earliest possible time to facilitate involvement of the Indian 
3.11 	child's Tribe. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to hinder the ability of the child-placing 
3.12 	agency, individual petitioner, and the court to respond to an emergency situation. Lack of 
3.13 	participation by a Tribe shall not prevent the Tribe from intervening in services and 
3.14 	proceedings at a later date. A Tribe may participate in a case at any time. At any stage of 
3.15 	the child-placing agency's involvement with an Indian child, the agency shall provide full 
3.16 	cooperation to the Tribal social services agency, including disclosure of all data concerning 
3.17 	the Indian child. Nothing in this subdivision relieves the child-placing agency of satisfying 
3.18 	the notice requirements in state or federal law.

3.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

3.20 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260.762, subdivision 2, is amended 
3.21 	to read:
3.22 		Subd. 2.Requirements for child-placing agencies and individual petitioners. A 
3.23 	child-placing agency or individual petitioner shall:
3.24 	(1) work with the Indian child's Tribe and family to develop an alternative plan to 
3.25 	out-of-home placement;
3.26 	(2) before making a decision that may affect an Indian child's safety and well-being or 
3.27 	when contemplating out-of-home placement of an Indian child, seek guidance from the 
3.28 	Indian child's Tribe on family structure, how the family can seek help, what family and 
3.29 	Tribal resources are available, and what barriers the family faces at that time that could 
3.30 	threaten its preservation; and
3.31 	(3) request participation of the Indian child's Tribe at the earliest possible time and 
3.32 	request the Tribe's active participation throughout the case.; and
4.1 	(4) notify the Indian child's Tribe or Tribes by telephone and by email or facsimile 
4.2 	immediately but no later than 24 hours after receiving information on a missing child as 
4.3 	defined under section 260C.212, subdivision 13, paragraph (a).

4.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260C.007, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
4.5 		Subd. 5.Child abuse. "Child abuse" means an act that involves a minor victim that 
4.6 	constitutes a violation of section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.224, 609.2242, 609.282,
4.7 	609.322, 609.324, 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.3458, 609.377, 609.378, 
4.8 	617.246, or that is physical or sexual abuse as defined in section 260E.03, or an act committed 
4.9 	in another state that involves a minor victim and would constitute a violation of one of these 
4.10 	sections if committed in this state.

4.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

4.12 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260C.007, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
4.13 		Subd. 6.Child in need of protection or services. "Child in need of protection or 
4.14 	services" means a child who is in need of protection or services because the child:
4.15 	(1) is abandoned or without parent, guardian, or custodian;
4.16 	(2)(i) has been a victim of physical or sexual abuse as defined in section 260E.03, 
4.17 	subdivision 18 or 20, (ii) resides with or has resided with a victim of child abuse as defined 
4.18 	in subdivision 5 or domestic child abuse as defined in subdivision 13, (iii) resides with or 
4.19 	would reside with a perpetrator of domestic child abuse as defined in subdivision 13 or child 
4.20 	abuse as defined in subdivision 5 or 13, or (iv) is a victim of emotional maltreatment as 
4.21 	defined in subdivision 15;
4.22 	(3) is without necessary food, clothing, shelter, education, or other required care for the 
4.23 	child's physical or mental health or morals because the child's parent, guardian, or custodian 
4.24 	is unable or unwilling to provide that care;
4.25 	(4) is without the special care made necessary by a physical, mental, or emotional 
4.26 	condition because the child's parent, guardian, or custodian is unable or unwilling to provide 
4.27 	that care;
4.28 	(5) is medically neglected, which includes, but is not limited to, the withholding of 
4.29 	medically indicated treatment from an infant with a disability with a life-threatening 
4.30 	condition. The term "withholding of medically indicated treatment" means the failure to 
4.31 	respond to the infant's life-threatening conditions by providing treatment, including 
4.32 	appropriate nutrition, hydration, and medication which, in the treating physician's, advanced 
5.1 	practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's reasonable medical judgment, will be 
5.2 	most likely to be effective in ameliorating or correcting all conditions, except that the term 
5.3 	does not include the failure to provide treatment other than appropriate nutrition, hydration, 
5.4 	or medication to an infant when, in the treating physician's, advanced practice registered 
5.5 	nurse's, or physician assistant's reasonable medical judgment:
5.6 	(i) the infant is chronically and irreversibly comatose;
5.7 	(ii) the provision of the treatment would merely prolong dying, not be effective in 
5.8 	ameliorating or correcting all of the infant's life-threatening conditions, or otherwise be 
5.9 	futile in terms of the survival of the infant; or
5.10 	(iii) the provision of the treatment would be virtually futile in terms of the survival of 
5.11 	the infant and the treatment itself under the circumstances would be inhumane;
5.12 	(6) is one whose parent, guardian, or other custodian for good cause desires to be relieved 
5.13 	of the child's care and custody, including a child who entered foster care under a voluntary 
5.14 	placement agreement between the parent and the responsible social services agency under 
5.15 	section 260C.227;
5.16 	(7) has been placed for adoption or care in violation of law;
5.17 	(8) is without proper parental care because of the emotional, mental, or physical disability, 
5.18 	or state of immaturity of the child's parent, guardian, or other custodian;
5.19 	(9) is one whose behavior, condition, or environment is such as to be injurious or 
5.20 	dangerous to the child or others. An injurious or dangerous environment may include, but 
5.21 	is not limited to, the exposure of a child to criminal activity in the child's home;
5.22 	(10) is experiencing growth delays, which may be referred to as failure to thrive, that 
5.23 	have been diagnosed by a physician and are due to parental neglect;
5.24 	(11) is a sexually exploited youth;
5.25 	(12) is a labor trafficked youth;
5.26 	(12) (13) has committed a delinquent act or a juvenile petty offense before becoming 
5.27 	ten years old;
5.28 	(13) (14) is a runaway;
5.29 	(14) (15) is a habitual truant;
5.30 	(15) (16) has been found incompetent to proceed or has been found not guilty by reason 
5.31 	of mental illness or mental deficiency in connection with a delinquency proceeding, a 
6.1 	certification under section 260B.125, an extended jurisdiction juvenile prosecution, or a 
6.2 	proceeding involving a juvenile petty offense; or
6.3 	(16) (17) has a parent whose parental rights to one or more other children were 
6.4 	involuntarily terminated or whose custodial rights to another child have been involuntarily 
6.5 	transferred to a relative and there is a case plan prepared by the responsible social services 
6.6 	agency documenting a compelling reason why filing the termination of parental rights 
6.7 	petition under section 260C.503, subdivision 2, is not in the best interests of the child.

6.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

6.9 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260C.007, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.10 	to read:
6.11 		Subd. 33.Labor trafficked youth.  For the purposes of this section, "labor trafficked 
6.12 	youth" means a child, as defined in subdivision 4, who:
6.13 	(1) is a labor trafficking victim as defined in section 609.281, subdivision 6; or
6.14 	(2) is a victim of severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined in United States Code, 
6.15 	title 22, section 7102(11)(B).

6.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

6.17 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260C.007, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.18 	to read:
6.19 		Subd. 34.Human trafficking. For purposes of this section, "human trafficking" includes 
6.20 	labor trafficking as defined in section 609.281, subdivision 5; sex trafficking as defined in 
6.21 	section 609.321, subdivision 7a; and severe forms of trafficking in persons as defined in 
6.22 	United States Code, title 22, section 7102(11).

6.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

6.24 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260C.212, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
6.25 		Subd. 13.Protecting Responding to missing and runaway children and youth at 
6.26 	risk of sex and preventing human trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation. (a) 
6.27 	For purposes of this subdivision, "missing child or youth" means a child, as defined by 
6.28 	section 260C.007, subdivision 4, who is under the legal custody of a responsible social 
6.29 	services agency, as defined by section 260C.007, subdivision 22, and is absent from the 
6.30 	foster care setting, including family foster home, residential facility or independent living 
6.31 	setting, or home of the parent or guardian during a trial home visit, and cannot be located.
7.1 	(a) (b) The local responsible social services agency shall develop protocols to 
7.2 	expeditiously locate any missing child missing from foster care or youth.
7.3 	(b) (c) When the local responsible social services agency shall report learns that a child 
7.4 	or youth is missing, the agency staff must immediately, but no later than 24 hours, after 
7.5 	receiving information on a missing or abducted child:
7.6 	(1) report to the local law enforcement agency for entry into the National Crime 
7.7 	Information Center (NCIC) database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and to the 
7.8 	National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and document having made this report.
7.9 	When making a report to local law enforcement and National Center for Missing and 
7.10 	Exploited Children, the agency must include, when reasonably possible:
7.11 	(i) a photo of the child or youth;
7.12 	(ii) a description of the child or youth's physical features, such as height, weight, sex, 
7.13 	ethnicity, race, hair color, and eye color; and
7.14 	(iii) endangerment information, such as the child or youth's pregnancy status, 
7.15 	prescriptions, medications, suicidal tendencies, vulnerability to being trafficked, and other 
7.16 	health or risk factors; and
7.17 	(2) notify the court, parties to the case, parents and relatives who are not parties as the 
7.18 	agency deems appropriate, and any Tribe who has legal responsibility or received notice 
7.19 	under section 260.761, subdivision 2, but has not yet determined enrollment or eligibility 
7.20 	status.
7.21 	(c) (d) While the child or youth is missing, the local responsible social services agency 
7.22 	shall must:
7.23 	(1) implement protocols to expeditiously locate the child or youth;
7.24 	(2) maintain regular communication with law enforcement agencies and the National 
7.25 	Center for Missing and Exploited Children in efforts to provide a safe recovery of the missing 
7.26 	child or youth and document this communication;
7.27 	(3) share information pertaining to the child or youth's recovery, and circumstances 
7.28 	related to recovery, with law enforcement agencies and the National Center for Missing 
7.29 	and Exploited Children; and
7.30 	(4) not discharge a child or youth from foster care or close the social services case until 
7.31 	diligent efforts have been exhausted to locate the child or youth and the court terminates 
7.32 	the agency's jurisdiction.
8.1 	(d) (e) When the child or youth is located, the local responsible social services agency 
8.2 	shall must:
8.3 	(1) notify all individuals and agencies that require notification in paragraph (c) of the 
8.4 	child or youth's return;
8.5 	(2) interview the child or youth to determine and document, on a form approved by the 
8.6 	commissioner of human services, what the child or youth experienced while missing and 
8.7 	the primary factors that contributed to the child's running away or otherwise being absent
8.8 	child or youth's absence from care and,:
8.9 	(3) to the extent possible and appropriate, respond to those the primary contributing
8.10 	factors in current and subsequent placements.;
8.11 	(e) The local social services agency shall determine what the child experienced while 
8.12 	absent from care, including screening (4) screen the child or youth's reported experience 
8.13 	to determine identify if the child or youth is a possible sex victim of human trafficking or 
8.14 	commercial sexual exploitation victim, as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 31 33.
8.15 	(f) (5) if the child or youth is identified to have been a victim of human trafficking, the 
8.16 	local social services agency shall must report immediately, but no later than 24 hours, to 
8.17 	the local law enforcement agency any reasonable cause to believe a child is, or is at risk of 
8.18 	being, a sex trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation victim.
8.19 	(g) (f) With respect to any child or youth for whom the responsible social services agency 
8.20 	has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision, the local responsible social services 
8.21 	agency shall determine:
8.22 	(1) identify and document any reasonable cause to believe that the child or youth is a 
8.23 	human trafficking victim as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision 33, or a youth at risk 
8.24 	of sex trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation as defined by the commissioner of 
8.25 	human services; and
8.26 	(2) provide access to appropriate services, which may include services under Safe Harbor,
8.27 	as described in section 145.4717 145.4716,with respect to any child for whom the local 
8.28 	social services agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision when the local 
8.29 	social services agency has reasonable cause to believe that the child is, or is at risk of being, 
8.30 	a sex trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation victim. amending the child or youth's 
8.31 	out-of-home placement plan in subdivision 1, as necessary.

8.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2024, except for paragraph (f), 
8.33 	which is effective July 1, 2025.

9.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.02, subdivision 1, is amended 
9.2 	to read:
9.3 		Subdivision 1.Establishment of team. A county shall establish a multidisciplinary 
9.4 	child protection team that may include, but is not limited to, the director of the local welfare 
9.5 	agency or designees, the county attorney or designees, the county sheriff or designees, 
9.6 	representatives of health and education, representatives of mental health, representatives of 
9.7 	agencies providing specialized services or responding to youth who experience or are at 
9.8 	risk of experiencing sex or labor trafficking or sexual exploitation, or other appropriate 
9.9 	human services or community-based agencies, and parent groups. As used in this section, 
9.10 	a "community-based agency" may include, but is not limited to, schools, social services 
9.11 	agencies, family service and mental health collaboratives, children's advocacy centers, early 
9.12 	childhood and family education programs, Head Start, or other agencies serving children 
9.13 	and families. A member of the team must be designated as the lead person of the team 
9.14 	responsible for the planning process to develop standards for the team's activities with 
9.15 	battered women's and domestic abuse programs and services.

9.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

9.17 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260E.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
9.18 	read:
9.19 		Subd. 11a.Labor trafficking. "Labor trafficking" means the subjection of a child to 
9.20 	the acts listed in section 609.281, subdivision 5, limited to the purposes of forced or coerced 
9.21 	labor or services as defined by section 609.281, subdivision 4, and debt bondage as defined 
9.22 	by section 609.281, subdivision 3, regardless of whether the alleged offender is a 
9.23 	noncaregiver human trafficker as defined in subdivision 17a.

9.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

9.25 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.03, subdivision 15a, is 
9.26 	amended to read:
9.27 		Subd. 15a.Noncaregiver sex human trafficker. "Noncaregiver sex human trafficker" 
9.28 	means an individual who is alleged to have engaged in the act of sex or labor trafficking a 
9.29 	child and who is not a person responsible for the child's care, who does not have a significant 
9.30 	relationship with the child as defined in section 609.341, and who is not a person in a current 
9.31 	or recent position of authority as defined in section 609.341, subdivision 10.

9.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

10.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.03, subdivision 15b, is 
10.2 	amended to read:
10.3 		Subd. 15b.Noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment. "Noncaregiver sex human
10.4 	trafficking assessment" is a comprehensive assessment of child safety, the risk of subsequent 
10.5 	child maltreatment, and strengths and needs of the child and family. The local welfare 
10.6 	agency shall only perform a noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment when a 
10.7 	maltreatment report alleges sex or labor trafficking of a child by someone other than the 
10.8 	child's caregiver. A noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment does not include a 
10.9 	determination of whether child maltreatment occurred. A noncaregiver sex human trafficking 
10.10 	assessment includes a determination of a family's need for services to address the safety of 
10.11 	the child or children, the safety of family members, and the risk of subsequent child 
10.12 	maltreatment.

10.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

10.14 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.03, subdivision 22, is amended 
10.15 	to read:
10.16 		Subd. 22.Substantial child endangerment. "Substantial child endangerment" means 
10.17 	that a person responsible for a child's care, by act or omission, commits or attempts to 
10.18 	commit an act against a child in the person's care that constitutes any of the following:
10.19 	(1) egregious harm under subdivision 5;
10.20 	(2) abandonment under section 260C.301, subdivision 2;
10.21 	(3) neglect under subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2), that substantially endangers 
10.22 	the child's physical or mental health, including a growth delay, which may be referred to 
10.23 	as failure to thrive, that has been diagnosed by a physician and is due to parental neglect;
10.24 	(4) murder in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.185, 609.19, or 609.195;
10.25 	(5) manslaughter in the first or second degree under section 609.20 or 609.205;
10.26 	(6) assault in the first, second, or third degree under section 609.221, 609.222, or 609.223;
10.27 	(7) sex trafficking, solicitation, inducement, or promotion of prostitution under section 
10.28 	609.322;
10.29 	(8) criminal sexual conduct under sections 609.342 to 609.3451;
10.30 	(9) sexual extortion under section 609.3458;
10.31 	(10) solicitation of children to engage in sexual conduct under section 609.352;
11.1 	(11) malicious punishment or neglect or endangerment of a child under section 609.377 
11.2 	or 609.378;
11.3 	(12) use of a minor in sexual performance under section 617.246; or
11.4 	(13) labor trafficking under sections 609.281 and 609.282; or
11.5 	(13) (14) parental behavior, status, or condition requiring the county attorney to file a 
11.6 	termination of parental rights petition under section 260C.503, subdivision 2.

11.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

11.8 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260E.14, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
11.9 		Subd. 3.Neglect or, physical abuse, or labor trafficking. (a) The local welfare agency 
11.10 	is responsible for immediately conducting a family assessment or investigation if the report 
11.11 	alleges neglect or physical abuse by a parent, guardian, or individual functioning within the 
11.12 	family unit as a person responsible for the child's care.
11.13 	(b) The local welfare agency is also responsible for assessing or investigating when a 
11.14 	child is identified as a victim of labor trafficking.

11.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

11.16 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.14, subdivision 5, is amended 
11.17 	to read:
11.18 		Subd. 5.Law enforcement. (a) The local law enforcement agency is the agency 
11.19 	responsible for investigating a report of maltreatment if a violation of a criminal statute is 
11.20 	alleged.
11.21 	(b) Law enforcement and the responsible agency must coordinate their investigations 
11.22 	or assessments as required under this chapter when: (1) a report alleges maltreatment that 
11.23 	is a violation of a criminal statute by a person who is a parent, guardian, sibling, person 
11.24 	responsible for the child's care within the family unit, or by a person who lives in the child's 
11.25 	household and who has a significant relationship to the child in a setting other than a facility 
11.26 	as defined in section 260E.03; or (2) a report alleges sex or labor trafficking of a child.

11.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

12.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.17, subdivision 1, is amended 
12.2 	to read:
12.3 		Subdivision 1.Local welfare agency. (a) Upon receipt of a report, the local welfare 
12.4 	agency shall determine whether to conduct a family assessment, an investigation, or a 
12.5 	noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment as appropriate to prevent or provide a remedy 
12.6 	for maltreatment.
12.7 	(b) The local welfare agency shall conduct an investigation when the report involves 
12.8 	sexual abuse, except as indicated in paragraph (f), or substantial child endangerment.
12.9 	(c) The local welfare agency shall begin an immediate investigation at any time when 
12.10 	the local welfare agency is responding with a family assessment and the local welfare agency 
12.11 	determines that there is reason to believe that sexual abuse, substantial child endangerment, 
12.12 	or a serious threat to the child's safety exists.
12.13 	(d) The local welfare agency may conduct a family assessment for reports that do not 
12.14 	allege sexual abuse, except as indicated in paragraph (f), or substantial child endangerment. 
12.15 	In determining that a family assessment is appropriate, the local welfare agency may consider 
12.16 	issues of child safety, parental cooperation, and the need for an immediate response.
12.17 	(e) The local welfare agency may conduct a family assessment for a report that was 
12.18 	initially screened and assigned for an investigation. In determining that a complete 
12.19 	investigation is not required, the local welfare agency must document the reason for 
12.20 	terminating the investigation and notify the local law enforcement agency if the local law 
12.21 	enforcement agency is conducting a joint investigation.
12.22 	(f) The local welfare agency shall conduct a noncaregiver sex human trafficking 
12.23 	assessment when a maltreatment report alleges sex or labor trafficking of a child and the 
12.24 	alleged offender is a noncaregiver sex human trafficker as defined by section 260E.03, 
12.25 	subdivision 15a.
12.26 	(g) During a noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment, the local welfare agency 
12.27 	shall initiate an immediate investigation if there is reason to believe that a child's parent, 
12.28 	caregiver, or household member allegedly engaged in the act of sex or labor trafficking a 
12.29 	child or was alleged to have engaged in any conduct requiring the agency to conduct an 
12.30 	investigation.

12.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

13.1 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.18, is amended to read:
13.2 	260E.18 NOTICE TO CHILD'S TRIBE.
13.3 	The local welfare agency shall provide immediate notice, according to section 260.761, 
13.4 	subdivision 2, to an Indian child's Tribe when the agency has reason to believe that the 
13.5 	family assessment, investigation, or noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment may 
13.6 	involve an Indian child. For purposes of this section, "immediate notice" means notice 
13.7 	provided within 24 hours.

13.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

13.9 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.20, subdivision 2, is amended 
13.10 	to read:
13.11 		Subd. 2.Face-to-face contact. (a) Upon receipt of a screened in report, the local welfare 
13.12 	agency shall have face-to-face contact with the child reported to be maltreated and with the 
13.13 	child's primary caregiver sufficient to complete a safety assessment and ensure the immediate 
13.14 	safety of the child. When it is possible and the report alleges substantial child endangerment 
13.15 	or sexual abuse, the local welfare agency is not required to provide notice before conducting 
13.16 	the initial face-to-face contact with the child and the child's primary caregiver.
13.17 	(b) Except in a noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment, the local welfare agency 
13.18 	shall have face-to-face contact with the child and primary caregiver immediately after the 
13.19 	agency screens in a report if sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment is alleged and 
13.20 	within five calendar days of a screened in report for all other reports. If the alleged offender 
13.21 	was not already interviewed as the primary caregiver, the local welfare agency shall also 
13.22 	conduct a face-to-face interview with the alleged offender in the early stages of the 
13.23 	assessment or investigation, except in a noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment. 
13.24 	Face-to-face contact with the child and primary caregiver in response to a report alleging 
13.25 	sexual abuse or substantial child endangerment may be postponed for no more than five 
13.26 	calendar days if the child is residing in a location that is confirmed to restrict contact with 
13.27 	the alleged offender as established in guidelines issued by the commissioner, or if the local 
13.28 	welfare agency is pursuing a court order for the child's caregiver to produce the child for 
13.29 	questioning under section 260E.22, subdivision 5.
13.30 	(c) At the initial contact with the alleged offender, the local welfare agency or the agency 
13.31 	responsible for assessing or investigating the report must inform the alleged offender of the 
13.32 	complaints or allegations made against the individual in a manner consistent with laws 
13.33 	protecting the rights of the person who made the report. The interview with the alleged 
14.1 	offender may be postponed if it would jeopardize an active law enforcement investigation. 
14.2 	In a noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment, the local child welfare agency is not 
14.3 	required to inform or interview the alleged offender.
14.4 	(d) The local welfare agency or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating 
14.5 	the report must provide the alleged offender with an opportunity to make a statement, except 
14.6 	in a noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment. The alleged offender may submit 
14.7 	supporting documentation relevant to the assessment or investigation.

14.8 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

14.9 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.24, subdivision 2, is amended 
14.10 	to read:
14.11 		Subd. 2.Determination after family assessment or a noncaregiver sex human
14.12 	trafficking assessment. After conducting a family assessment or a noncaregiver sex human
14.13 	trafficking assessment, the local welfare agency shall determine whether child protective 
14.14 	services are needed to address the safety of the child and other family members and the risk 
14.15 	of subsequent maltreatment. The local welfare agency must document the information 
14.16 	collected under section 260E.20, subdivision 3, related to the completed family assessment 
14.17 	in the child's or family's case notes.

14.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

14.19 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.24, subdivision 7, is amended 
14.20 	to read:
14.21 		Subd. 7.Notification at conclusion of family assessment or a noncaregiver sex human
14.22 	trafficking assessment. Within ten working days of the conclusion of a family assessment 
14.23 	or a noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment, the local welfare agency shall notify 
14.24 	the parent or guardian of the child of the need for services to address child safety concerns 
14.25 	or significant risk of subsequent maltreatment. The local welfare agency and the family 
14.26 	may also jointly agree that family support and family preservation services are needed.

14.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

14.28 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.33, subdivision 1, is amended 
14.29 	to read:
14.30 		Subdivision 1.Following a family assessment or a noncaregiver sex human trafficking 
14.31 	assessment. Administrative reconsideration is not applicable to a family assessment or 
15.1 	noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment since no determination concerning 
15.2 	maltreatment is made.

15.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

15.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 260E.35, subdivision 6, is amended 
15.5 	to read:
15.6 		Subd. 6.Data retention. (a) Notwithstanding sections 138.163 and 138.17, a record 
15.7 	maintained or a record derived from a report of maltreatment by a local welfare agency, 
15.8 	agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report, court services agency, or school 
15.9 	under this chapter shall be destroyed as provided in paragraphs (b) to (e) by the responsible 
15.10 	authority.
15.11 	(b) For a report alleging maltreatment that was not accepted for an assessment or an 
15.12 	investigation, a family assessment case, a noncaregiver sex human trafficking assessment 
15.13 	case, and a case where an investigation results in no determination of maltreatment or the 
15.14 	need for child protective services, the record must be maintained for a period of five years 
15.15 	after the date that the report was not accepted for assessment or investigation or the date of 
15.16 	the final entry in the case record. A record of a report that was not accepted must contain 
15.17 	sufficient information to identify the subjects of the report, the nature of the alleged 
15.18 	maltreatment, and the reasons why the report was not accepted. Records under this paragraph 
15.19 	may not be used for employment, background checks, or purposes other than to assist in 
15.20 	future screening decisions and risk and safety assessments.
15.21 	(c) All records relating to reports that, upon investigation, indicate maltreatment or a 
15.22 	need for child protective services shall be maintained for ten years after the date of the final 
15.23 	entry in the case record.
15.24 	(d) All records regarding a report of maltreatment, including a notification of intent to 
15.25 	interview that was received by a school under section 260E.22, subdivision 7, shall be 
15.26 	destroyed by the school when ordered to do so by the agency conducting the assessment or 
15.27 	investigation. The agency shall order the destruction of the notification when other records 
15.28 	relating to the report under investigation or assessment are destroyed under this subdivision.
15.29 	(e) Private or confidential data released to a court services agency under subdivision 3, 
15.30 	paragraph (d), must be destroyed by the court services agency when ordered to do so by the 
15.31 	local welfare agency that released the data. The local welfare agency or agency responsible 
15.32 	for assessing or investigating the report shall order destruction of the data when other records 
15.33 	relating to the assessment or investigation are destroyed under this subdivision.

16.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

16.2 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 260E.36, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
16.3 		Subd. 1a.Sex Human trafficking and, sexual exploitation and youth missing from 
16.4 	care training requirement. As required by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
16.5 	amendments through Public Law 114-22 and to implement Public Law Laws 113-183 and
16.6 	115-123, all child protection social workers and social services staff who have responsibility 
16.7 	for child protective duties under this chapter or chapter 260C shall complete training 
16.8 	implemented by the commissioner of human services regarding sex identification, prevention 
16.9 	and response to human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children and youth, including 
16.10 	prevention for youth missing from care.

16.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.

16.12 	Sec. 23. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 16.13 	The revisor of statutes shall renumber the subdivisions in Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.14 	260E.03, in alphabetical order except for subdivision 1 and correct any cross-reference 
16.15 	changes that result.

16.16 	ARTICLE 2
16.17 	CHILD CARE LICENSING

16.18 	Section 1. [142B.171] CHILD CARE WEIGHTED RISK SYSTEM.
16.19 		Subdivision 1.Implementation. The commissioner shall develop and implement a child 
16.20 	care weighted risk system that provides a tiered licensing enforcement framework for child 
16.21 	care licensing requirements in this chapter or Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502 or 9503.
16.22 		Subd. 2. Documented technical assistance.  (a) In lieu of a correction order under section 
16.23 	142B.16, the commissioner shall provide documented technical assistance to a family child 
16.24 	care or child care center license holder if the commissioner finds that:
16.25 	(1) the license holder has failed to comply with a requirement in this chapter or Minnesota 
16.26 	Rules, chapter 9502 or 9503, that the commissioner determines to be low risk as determined 
16.27 	by the child care weighted risk system;
16.28 	(2) the noncompliance does not imminently endanger the health, safety, or rights of the 
16.29 	persons served by the program; and
17.1 	(3) the license holder did not receive documented technical assistance or a correction 
17.2 	order for the same violation at the license holder's most recent annual licensing inspection.
17.3 	(b) Documented technical assistance must include communication from the commissioner 
17.4 	to the child care provider that:
17.5 	(1) states the conditions that constitute a violation of a law or rule;
17.6 	(2) references the specific law or rule violated; and
17.7 	(3) explains remedies for correcting the violation.
17.8 	(c) The commissioner shall not publicly publish documented technical assistance on the 
17.9 	department's website.

17.10 	Sec. 2. REPEALER.
 17.11 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245A.065, is repealed.

17.12 	ARTICLE 3
17.13 	TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

17.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245.975, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
17.15 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The ombudsperson's duties shall include:
17.16 	(1) advocating on behalf of a family child care provider to address all areas of concern 
17.17 	related to the provision of child care services, including licensing monitoring activities, 
17.18 	licensing actions, and other interactions with state and county licensing staff;
17.19 	(2) providing recommendations for family child care improvement or family child care 
17.20 	provider education;
17.21 	(3) operating a telephone line to answer questions, receive complaints, and discuss 
17.22 	agency actions when a family child care provider believes that the provider's rights or 
17.23 	program may have been adversely affected; and
17.24 	(4) assisting a family child care license applicant with navigating the application process.
17.25 	(b) The ombudsperson must report annually by December 31 to the commissioner of 
17.26 	children, youth, and families and the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
17.27 	committees with jurisdiction over child care on the services provided by the ombudsperson 
17.28 	to child care providers, including the number and locations of child care providers served 
17.29 	and the activities of the ombudsperson in carrying out the duties under this section. The 
18.1 	commissioner shall determine the form of the report and may specify additional reporting 
18.2 	requirements.

18.3 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245.975, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
18.4 		Subd. 4.Access to records. (a) The ombudsperson or designee, excluding volunteers, 
18.5 	has access to any data of a state agency necessary for the discharge of the ombudsperson's 
18.6 	duties, including records classified as confidential data on individuals or private data on 
18.7 	individuals under chapter 13 or any other law. The ombudsperson's data request must relate 
18.8 	to a specific case and is subject to section 13.03, subdivision 4. If the data concerns an 
18.9 	individual, the ombudsperson or designee shall first obtain the individual's consent. If the 
18.10 	individual is unable to consent and has no parent or legal guardian, then the ombudsperson's 
18.11 	or designee's access to the data is authorized by this section.
18.12 	(b) The ombudsperson and designees must adhere to the Minnesota Government Data 
18.13 	Practices Act and must not disseminate any private or confidential data on individuals unless 
18.14 	specifically authorized by state, local, or federal law or pursuant to a court order.
18.15 	(c) The commissioner of human services; the commissioner of children, youth, and 
18.16 	families; and any county agency must provide the ombudsperson copies of all fix-it tickets, 
18.17 	correction orders, and licensing actions issued to family child care providers.

18.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245.975, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
18.19 		Subd. 9.Posting. (a) The commissioner of children, youth, and families shall post on 
18.20 	the department's website the mailing address, email address, and telephone number for the 
18.21 	office of the ombudsperson. The commissioner shall provide family child care providers 
18.22 	with the mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the ombudsperson's office 
18.23 	on the family child care licensing website and upon request of a family child care applicant 
18.24 	or provider. Counties must provide family child care applicants and providers with the 
18.25 	name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of the ombudsperson's office 
18.26 	upon request.
18.27 	(b) The ombudsperson must approve all postings and notices required by the department 
18.28 	and counties under this subdivision.

18.29 	Sec. 4. REPEALER.
 18.30 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245.975, subdivision 8, is repealed.

19.1 	ARTICLE 4
19.2 	DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES

19.3 	Section 1. [142A.045] CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES 
19.4 	INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
19.5 	(a) An intergovernmental advisory committee is established to provide advice, 
19.6 	consultation, and recommendations to the commissioner on the planning, design, 
19.7 	administration, funding, and evaluation of services to children, youth, and families. 
19.8 	Notwithstanding section 15.059, the commissioner, the Association of Minnesota Counties, 
19.9 	and the Minnesota Association of County Social Services Administrators must codevelop 
19.10 	and execute a process to administer the committee that ensures each county is represented. 
19.11 	The committee must meet at least quarterly and special meetings may be called by the 
19.12 	committee chair or a majority of the members.
19.13 	(b) Subject to section 15.059, the commissioner may reimburse committee members or 
19.14 	their alternates for allowable expenses while engaged in their official duties as committee 
19.15 	members.
19.16 	(c) Notwithstanding section 15.059, the intergovernmental advisory committee does not 
19.17 	expire.

19.18 	Sec. 2. [142B.47] TRAINING ON RISK OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT 
19.19 	DEATH AND ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA FOR CHILD FOSTER CARE 
19.20 	PROVIDERS.
19.21 	(a) Licensed child foster care providers that care for infants or children through five 
19.22 	years of age must document that before caregivers assist in the care of infants or children 
19.23 	through five years of age, they are instructed on the standards in section 142B.46 and receive 
19.24 	training on reducing the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma 
19.25 	from shaking infants and young children. This section does not apply to emergency relative 
19.26 	placement under section 142B.06. The training on reducing the risk of sudden unexpected 
19.27 	infant death and abusive head trauma may be provided as:
19.28 	(1) orientation training to child foster care providers who care for infants or children 
19.29 	through five years of age under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subpart 1; or
19.30 	(2) in-service training to child foster care providers who care for infants or children 
19.31 	through five years of age under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subpart 2.
20.1 	(b) Training required under this section must be at least one hour in length and must be 
20.2 	completed at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training must address the risk 
20.3 	factors related to sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, means of reducing 
20.4 	the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, and license holder 
20.5 	communication with parents regarding reducing the risk of sudden unexpected infant death 
20.6 	and abusive head trauma.
20.7 	(c) Training for child foster care providers must be approved by the county or private 
20.8 	licensing agency that is responsible for monitoring the child foster care provider under 
20.9 	section 142B.30. The approved training fulfills, in part, training required under Minnesota 
20.10 	Rules, part 2960.3070.

20.11 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245A.07, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
20.12 		Subd. 6.Appeal of multiple sanctions. (a) When the license holder appeals more than 
20.13 	one licensing action or sanction that were simultaneously issued by the commissioner, the 
20.14 	license holder shall specify the actions or sanctions that are being appealed.
20.15 	(b) If there are different timelines prescribed in statutes for the licensing actions or 
20.16 	sanctions being appealed, the license holder must submit the appeal within the longest of 
20.17 	those timelines specified in statutes.
20.18 	(c) The appeal must be made in writing by certified mail or, by personal service, or 
20.19 	through the provider licensing and reporting hub. If mailed, the appeal must be postmarked 
20.20 	and sent to the commissioner within the prescribed timeline with the first day beginning 
20.21 	the day after the license holder receives the certified letter. If a request is made by personal 
20.22 	service, it must be received by the commissioner within the prescribed timeline with the 
20.23 	first day beginning the day after the license holder receives the certified letter. If the appeal 
20.24 	is made through the provider hub, the appeal must be received by the commissioner within 
20.25 	the prescribed timeline with the first day beginning the day after the commissioner issued 
20.26 	the order through the hub.
20.27 	(d) When there are different timelines prescribed in statutes for the appeal of licensing 
20.28 	actions or sanctions simultaneously issued by the commissioner, the commissioner shall 
20.29 	specify in the notice to the license holder the timeline for appeal as specified under paragraph 
20.30 	(b).

21.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245A.10, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 
21.2 	2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 48, is amended to read:
21.3 		Subdivision 1.Application or license fee required, programs exempt from fee. (a) 
21.4 	Unless exempt under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall charge a fee for evaluation of 
21.5 	applications and inspection of programs which are licensed under this chapter.
21.6 	(b) Except as provided under subdivision 2, no application or license fee shall be charged 
21.7 	for a child foster residence setting, adult foster care, or a community residential setting.

21.8 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245A.10, subdivision 2, as amended by Laws 
21.9 	2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 49, is amended to read:
21.10 		Subd. 2.County fees for applications and licensing inspections. (a) For purposes of 
21.11 	adult foster care and child foster residence setting licensing and licensing the physical plant 
21.12 	of a community residential setting, under this chapter, a county agency may charge a fee to 
21.13 	a corporate applicant or corporate license holder to recover the actual cost of licensing 
21.14 	inspections, not to exceed $500 annually.
21.15 	(b) Counties may elect to reduce or waive the fees in paragraph (a) under the following 
21.16 	circumstances:
21.17 	(1) in cases of financial hardship;
21.18 	(2) if the county has a shortage of providers in the county's area; or
21.19 	(3) for new providers.

21.20 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245A.144, is amended to read:
21.21 	245A.144 TRAINING ON RISK OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED INFANT DEATH 
21.22 	AND ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA FOR CHILD FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS.
21.23 	(a) Licensed child foster care providers that care for infants or children through five 
21.24 	years of age must document that before staff persons and caregivers assist in the care of 
21.25 	infants or children through five years of age, they are instructed on the standards in section 
21.26 	245A.1435142B.46 and receive training on reducing the risk of sudden unexpected infant 
21.27 	death and abusive head trauma from shaking infants and young children. This section does 
21.28 	not apply to emergency relative placement under section 245A.035. The training on reducing 
21.29 	the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma may be provided as:
21.30 	(1) orientation training to child foster care providers, who care for infants or children 
21.31 	through five years of age, under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subpart 1; or
22.1 	(2) in-service training to child foster care providers, who care for infants or children 
22.2 	through five years of age, under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subpart 2.
22.3 	(b) Training required under this section must be at least one hour in length and must be 
22.4 	completed at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training must address the risk 
22.5 	factors related to sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, means of reducing 
22.6 	the risk of sudden unexpected infant death and abusive head trauma, and license holder 
22.7 	communication with parents regarding reducing the risk of sudden unexpected infant death 
22.8 	and abusive head trauma.
22.9 	(c) Training for child foster care providers must be approved by the county or private 
22.10 	licensing agency that is responsible for monitoring the child foster care provider under 
22.11 	section 245A.16. The approved training fulfills, in part, training required under Minnesota 
22.12 	Rules, part 2960.3070.

22.13 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 245A.16, subdivision 1, as amended 
22.14 	by Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 65, is amended to read:
22.15 		Subdivision 1.Delegation of authority to agencies. (a) County agencies that have been 
22.16 	designated by the commissioner to perform licensing functions and activities under section 
22.17 	245A.04; to recommend denial of applicants under section 245A.05; to issue correction 
22.18 	orders, to issue variances, and recommend a conditional license under section 245A.06; or 
22.19 	to recommend suspending or revoking a license or issuing a fine under section 245A.07, 
22.20 	shall comply with rules and directives of the commissioner governing those functions and 
22.21 	with this section. The following variances are excluded from the delegation of variance 
22.22 	authority and may be issued only by the commissioner:
22.23 	(1) dual licensure of family child foster care and family adult foster care, dual licensure 
22.24 	of child foster residence setting and community residential setting, and dual licensure of 
22.25 	family adult foster care and family child care;
22.26 	(2) until the responsibility for family child foster care transfers to the commissioner of 
22.27 	children, youth, and families under Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 30, dual 
22.28 	licensure of family child foster care and family adult foster care;
22.29 	(3) until the responsibility for family child care transfers to the commissioner of children, 
22.30 	youth, and families under Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 30, dual licensure of 
22.31 	family adult foster care and family child care;
22.32 	(4) adult foster care maximum capacity;
22.33 	(3) (5) adult foster care minimum age requirement;
23.1 	(4) (6) child foster care maximum age requirement;
23.2 	(5) (7) variances regarding disqualified individuals;
23.3 	(6) (8) the required presence of a caregiver in the adult foster care residence during 
23.4 	normal sleeping hours;
23.5 	(7) (9) variances to requirements relating to chemical use problems of a license holder 
23.6 	or a household member of a license holder; and
23.7 	(8) (10) variances to section 142B.46 for the use of a cradleboard for a cultural 
23.8 	accommodation.
23.9 	(b) Once the respective responsibilities transfer from the commissioner of human services 
23.10 	to the commissioner of children, youth, and families, under Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 
23.11 	12, section 30, the commissioners of human services and children, youth, and families must 
23.12 	both approve a variance for dual licensure of family child foster care and family adult foster 
23.13 	care or family adult foster care and family child care. Variances under this paragraph are 
23.14 	excluded from the delegation of variance authority and may be issued only by both 
23.15 	commissioners.
23.16 	(b) (c) For family adult day services programs, the commissioner may authorize licensing 
23.17 	reviews every two years after a licensee has had at least one annual review.
23.18 	(c) (d) A license issued under this section may be issued for up to two years.
23.19 	(d) (e) During implementation of chapter 245D, the commissioner shall consider:
23.20 	(1) the role of counties in quality assurance;
23.21 	(2) the duties of county licensing staff; and
23.22 	(3) the possible use of joint powers agreements, according to section 471.59, with counties 
23.23 	through which some licensing duties under chapter 245D may be delegated by the 
23.24 	commissioner to the counties.
23.25 	Any consideration related to this paragraph must meet all of the requirements of the corrective 
23.26 	action plan ordered by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
23.27 	(e) (f) Licensing authority specific to section 245D.06, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, and 8, or 
23.28 	successor provisions; and section 245D.061 or successor provisions, for family child foster 
23.29 	care programs providing out-of-home respite, as identified in section 245D.03, subdivision 
23.30 	1, paragraph (b), clause (1), is excluded from the delegation of authority to county agencies.

24.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245A.175, is amended to read:
24.2 	245A.175 CHILD FOSTER CARE TRAINING REQUIREMENT; MENTAL 
24.3 	HEALTH TRAINING; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS TRAINING.
24.4 	Prior to a nonemergency placement of a child in a foster care home, the child foster care 
24.5 	license holder and caregivers in foster family and treatment foster care settings, and all staff 
24.6 	providing care in foster residence settings must complete two hours of training that addresses 
24.7 	the causes, symptoms, and key warning signs of mental health disorders; cultural 
24.8 	considerations; and effective approaches for dealing with a child's behaviors. At least one 
24.9 	hour of the annual training requirement for the foster family license holder and caregivers, 
24.10 	and foster residence staff must be on children's mental health issues and treatment. Except 
24.11 	for providers and services under chapter 245D, the annual training must also include at least 
24.12 	one hour of training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which must be counted toward the 
24.13 	12 hours of required in-service training per year. Short-term substitute caregivers are exempt 
24.14 	from these requirements. Training curriculum shall be approved by the commissioner of 
24.15 	human services.

24.16 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 245A.66, subdivision 4, as amended 
24.17 	by Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 73, is amended to read:
24.18 		Subd. 4.Ongoing training requirement. (a) In addition to the orientation training 
24.19 	required by the applicable licensing rules and statutes, children's residential facility license 
24.20 	holders must provide a training annually on the maltreatment of minors reporting 
24.21 	requirements and definitions in chapter 260E to each mandatory reporter, as described in 
24.22 	section 260E.06, subdivision 1.
24.23 	(b) In addition to the orientation training required by the applicable licensing rules and 
24.24 	statutes, all foster residence setting staff and volunteers that are mandatory reporters as 
24.25 	described in section 260E.06, subdivision 1, must complete training each year on the 
24.26 	maltreatment of minors reporting requirements and definitions in chapter 260E.

24.27 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256.029, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 
24.28 	80, article 1, section 66, is amended to read:
24.29 	256.029 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE.
24.30 	(a) The commissioner shall provide a domestic violence informational brochure that 
24.31 	provides information about the existence of domestic violence waivers for eligible public 
24.32 	assistance applicants to all applicants of general assistance, medical assistance, and 
24.33 	MinnesotaCare. The brochure must explain that eligible applicants may be temporarily 
25.1 	waived from certain program requirements due to domestic violence. The brochure must 
25.2 	provide information about services and other programs to help victims of domestic violence.
25.3 	(b) The brochure must be funded with TANF funds.
25.4 	(c) The commissioner must work with the commissioner of children, youth, and families 
25.5 	to create a brochure that meets the requirements of this section and section 142G.05.

25.6 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 256M.42, is amended by adding a 
25.7 	subdivision to read:
25.8 		Subd. 7.Adult protection grant allocation under Reform 2020. The requirements of 
25.9 	subdivisions 2 to 6 apply to the Reform 2020 adult protection state grants in Minnesota 
25.10 	Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256M.40, subdivision 1, and Laws 2013, chapter 108, 
25.11 	article 15. The Reform 2020 state adult protection grant must be allocated annually consistent 
25.12 	with the calendar year 2023 allocation made under section 256M.40.

25.13 	Sec. 12. Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.14 		Subd. 2.Department of Human Services. The powers and duties of the Department 
25.15 	of Human Services with respect to the following responsibilities and related elements are 
25.16 	transferred to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families according to Minnesota 
25.17 	Statutes, section 15.039:
25.18 	(1) family services and community-based collaboratives under Minnesota Statutes, 
25.19 	section 124D.23;
25.20 	(2) child care programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B;
25.21 	(3) Parent Aware quality rating and improvement system under Minnesota Statutes, 
25.22 	section 124D.142;
25.23 	(4) migrant child care services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256M.50;
25.24 	(5) early childhood and school-age professional development training under Laws 2007, 
25.25 	chapter 147, article 2, section 56;
25.26 	(6) licensure of family child care and child care centers, child foster care, and private 
25.27 	child placing agencies under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A;
25.28 	(7) certification of license-exempt child care centers under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
25.29 	245H;
26.1 	(8) program integrity and fraud related to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), 
26.2 	the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), and the Supplemental Nutrition 
26.3 	Assistance Program (SNAP) under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119B and 245E;
26.4 	(9) SNAP under Minnesota Statutes, sections 256D.60 to 256D.63;
26.5 	(10) electronic benefit transactions under Minnesota Statutes, sections 256.9862, 
26.6 	256.9863, 256.9865, 256.987, 256.9871, 256.9872, and 256J.77;
26.7 	(11) Minnesota food assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.64;
26.8 	(12) Minnesota food shelf program under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.34;
26.9 	(13) MFIP and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) under Minnesota 
26.10 	Statutes, sections 256.9864 and 256.9865 and chapters 256J and 256P;
26.11 	(14) Diversionary Work Program (DWP) under Minnesota Statutes, section 256J.95;
26.12 	(15) resettlement programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.06, subdivision 6
26.13 	American Indian food sovereignty program under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.342;
26.14 	(16) child abuse under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256E;
26.15 	(17) reporting of the maltreatment of minors under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260E;
26.16 	(18) children in voluntary foster care for treatment under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
26.17 	260D;
26.18 	(19) juvenile safety and placement under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C;
26.19 	(20) the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
26.20 	260.751 to 260.835;
26.21 	(21) the Interstate Compact for Juveniles under Minnesota Statutes, section 260.515, 
26.22 	and the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
26.23 	260.851 to 260.93;
26.24 	(22) adoption under Minnesota Statutes, sections 259.20 to 259.89;
26.25 	(23) Northstar Care for Children under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256N;
26.26 	(24) child support under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 13, 13B, 214, 256, 256J, 257, 259, 
26.27 	518, 518A, 518C, 551, 552, 571, and 588, and Minnesota Statutes, section 609.375;
26.28 	(25) community action programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 256E.30 to 256E.32; 
26.29 	and
27.1 	(26) Family Assets for Independence in Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.2 	256E.35.;
27.3 	(27) capital for emergency food distribution facilities under Laws 2023, chapter 70, 
27.4 	article 20, section 2, subdivision 24, paragraph (i);
27.5 	(28) community resource centers under Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 14, section 42;
27.6 	(29) diaper distribution grant program under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.38;
27.7 	(30) emergency services program under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.36;
27.8 	(31) emergency shelter facilities grants under Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 11, section 
27.9 	14;
27.10 	(32) Family First Prevention Services Act support and development grant program under 
27.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256.4793;
27.12 	(33) Family First Prevention Services Act kinship navigator program under Minnesota 
27.13 	Statutes, section 256.4794;
27.14 	(34) family first prevention and early intervention allocation program under Minnesota 
27.15 	Statutes, section 260.014;
27.16 	(35) grants for prepared meals food relief under Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 
27.17 	33;
27.18 	(36) Homeless Youth Act under Minnesota Statutes, sections 256K.45 to 256K.451;
27.19 	(37) homeless youth cash stipend pilot under Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 11, section 
27.20 	13;
27.21 	(38) independent living skills for foster youth under Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 14, 
27.22 	section 41;
27.23 	(39) legacy adoption assistance under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 259A;
27.24 	(40) opiate epidemic response fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.043;
27.25 	(41) quality parenting initiative grant program under Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 14, 
27.26 	section 1;
27.27 	(42) relative custody assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 257.85;
27.28 	(43) reimbursement to counties and Tribes for certain out-of-home placements under 
27.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 477A.0126;
27.30 	(44) safe harbor shelter and housing under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.47;
28.1 	(45) shelter-linked youth mental health grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.46;
28.2 	(46) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program outreach under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.3 	section 256D.65; and
28.4 	(47) transitional housing programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33.

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

28.6 	Sec. 13. Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 30, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
28.7 		Subd. 3.Department of Education. The powers and duties of the Department of 
28.8 	Education with respect to the following responsibilities and related elements are transferred 
28.9 	to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.10 	15.039:
28.11 	(1) Head Start Program and Early Head Start under Minnesota Statutes, sections 119A.50
28.12 	to 119A.545;
28.13 	(2) the early childhood screening program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.16
28.14 	to 121A.19;
28.15 	(3) early learning scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165;
28.16 	(4) the interagency early childhood intervention system under Minnesota Statutes, 
28.17 	sections 125A.259 to 125A.48;
28.18 	(5) voluntary prekindergarten programs and school readiness plus programs under 
28.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.151;
28.20 	(6) early childhood family education programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
28.21 	124D.13 to 124D.135;
28.22 	(7) school readiness under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 to 124D.16; and
28.23 	(8) after-school community learning programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
28.24 	124D.2211.; and
28.25 	(9) grow your own program under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.731.

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

28.27 	Sec. 14. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 1, section 34, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.28 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions have the 
28.29 	meanings given.
29.1 	(b) "Associated entity" means a provider or vendor owned or controlled by an excluded 
29.2 	individual.
29.3 	(c) "Associated individual" means an individual or entity that has a relationship with 
29.4 	the business or its owners or controlling individuals, such that the individual or entity would 
29.5 	have knowledge of the financial practices of the program in question.
29.6 	(d) "Excluded" means removed under other authorities from a program administered by 
29.7 	a Minnesota state or federal agency, including a final determination to stop payments.
29.8 	(e) "Individual" means a natural person providing products or services as a provider or 
29.9 	vendor.
29.10 	(f) "Provider" means any entity, individual, owner, controlling individual, license holder, 
29.11 	director, or managerial official of an entity receiving payment from a program administered 
29.12 	by a Minnesota state or federal agency.
29.13 	(g) "Vendor" means a private individual or entity contracted to provide services for, on 
29.14 	behalf of, or with money provided by the commissioner.

29.15 	Sec. 15. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 1, section 96, is amended to read:
29.16 	Sec. 96. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 29.17 	The revisor of statutes must renumber sections or subdivisions in Column A as Column 
29.18 	B.

29.19		Column A
	Column B
	
29.20		256.01, subdivision 12
	142A.03, subdivision 7
	
29.21		256.01, subdivision 12a
	142A.03, subdivision 8
	
29.22		256.01, subdivision 15
	142A.03, subdivision 10
	
29.23		256.01, subdivision 36
	142A.03, subdivision 22
	
29.24		256.0112, subdivision 10
	142A.07, subdivision 8
	
29.25		256.019, subdivision 2
	142A.28, subdivision 2
	
29.26		256.043
	142A.50
	
29.27		256.4793
	142A.45
	
29.28		256.4794
	142A.451
	
29.29		256.82
	142A.418
	
29.30		256.9831
	142A.13, subdivision 14
	
29.31		256.9862, subdivision 1
	142A.13, subdivision 10
	
29.32		256.9862, subdivision 2
	142A.13, subdivision 11
	
29.33		256.9863
	142A.13, subdivision 5
	
30.1		256.9865, subdivision 1
	142A.13, subdivision 6
	
30.2		256.9865, subdivision 2
	142A.13, subdivision 7
	
30.3		256.9865, subdivision 3
	142A.13, subdivision 8
	
30.4		256.9865, subdivision 4
	142A.13, subdivision 9
	
30.5		256.987, subdivision 2
	142A.13, subdivision 2
	
30.6		256.987, subdivision 3
	142A.13, subdivision 3
	
30.7		256.987, subdivision 4
	142A.13, subdivision 4
	
30.8		256.9871
	142A.13, subdivision 12
	
30.9		256.9872
	142A.13, subdivision 13
	
30.10		256.997
	142A.30
	
30.11		256.998
	142A.29
	
30.12		256B.06, subdivision 6
	142A.40
	
30.13		256E.20
	142A.41
	
30.14		256E.21
	142A.411
	
30.15		256E.22
	142A.412
	
30.16		256E.24
	142A.413
	
30.17		256E.25
	142A.414
	
30.18		256E.26
	142A.415
	
30.19		256E.27
	142A.416
	
30.20		256E.28
	142A.417
	
30.21		256E.38
	142A.42
	
30.22		256N.001
	142A.60
	
30.23		256N.01
	142A.601
	
30.24		256N.02
	142A.602
	
30.25		256N.20
	142A.603
	
30.26		256N.21
	142A.604
	
30.27		256N.22
	142A.605
	
30.28		256N.23
	142A.606
	
30.29		256N.24
	142A.607
	
30.30		256N.25
	142A.608
	
30.31		256N.26
	142A.609
	
30.32		256N.261
	142A.61
	
30.33		256N.27
	142A.611
	
30.34		256N.28
	142A.612
	
30.35		257.175
	142A.03, subdivision 32
	
30.36		257.33, subdivision 1
	142A.03, subdivision 33
	
30.37		257.33, subdivision 2
	142A.03, subdivision 34
	
30.38		260.014
	142A.452
	
31.1		299A.72
	142A.75
	
31.2		299A.73
	142A.43
	
31.3		299A.95
	142A.76
	
31.4 	The revisor of statutes must correct any statutory cross-references consistent with this 
31.5 	renumbering.

31.6 	Sec. 16. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 5, subdivision 21, is amended to read:
31.7 		Subd. 21.Plan for transfer of clients and records upon closure. (a) Except for license 
31.8 	holders who reside on the premises and child care providers, an applicant for initial or 
31.9 	continuing licensure or certification must submit a written plan indicating how the program
31.10 	or private agency will ensure the transfer of clients and records for both open and closed 
31.11 	cases if the program closes. The plan must provide for managing private and confidential 
31.12 	information concerning the clients of the program clients or private agency. The plan must 
31.13 	also provide for notifying affected clients of the closure at least 25 days prior to closure, 
31.14 	including information on how to access their records. A controlling individual of the program 
31.15 	or private agency must annually review and sign the plan.
31.16 	(b) Plans for the transfer of open cases and case records must specify arrangements the 
31.17 	program or private agency will make to transfer clients to another provider or county agency 
31.18 	for continuation of services and to transfer the case record with the client.
31.19 	(c) Plans for the transfer of closed case records must be accompanied by a signed 
31.20 	agreement or other documentation indicating that a county or a similarly licensed provider 
31.21 	has agreed to accept and maintain the program's or private agency's closed case records and 
31.22 	to provide follow-up services as necessary to affected clients.

31.23 	Sec. 17. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 7, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
31.24 		Subd. 2.County fees for applications and licensing inspections. (a) A county agency 
31.25 	may charge a license fee to an applicant or license holder not to exceed $50 for a one-year 
31.26 	license or $100 for a two-year license.
31.27 	(b) Counties may allow providers to pay the applicant fee in paragraph (a) on an 
31.28 	installment basis for up to one year. If the provider is receiving child care assistance payments 
31.29 	from the state, the provider may have the fee under paragraph (a) deducted from the child 
31.30 	care assistance payments for up to one year and the state shall reimburse the county for the 
31.31 	county fees collected in this manner.
32.1 	(c) For purposes of child foster care licensing under this chapter, a county agency may 
32.2 	charge a fee to a corporate applicant or corporate license holder to recover the actual cost 
32.3 	of licensing inspections, not to exceed $500 annually.
32.4 	(d) Counties may elect to reduce or waive the fees in paragraph (c) under the following 
32.5 	circumstances:
32.6 	(1) in cases of financial hardship;
32.7 	(2) if the county has a shortage of providers in the county's area; or
32.8 	(3) for new providers.

32.9 	Sec. 18. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 10, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
32.10 		Subd. 6.Appeal of multiple sanctions. (a) When the license holder appeals more than 
32.11 	one licensing action or sanction that were simultaneously issued by the commissioner, the 
32.12 	license holder shall specify the actions or sanctions that are being appealed.
32.13 	(b) If there are different timelines prescribed in statutes for the licensing actions or 
32.14 	sanctions being appealed, the license holder must submit the appeal within the longest of 
32.15 	those timelines specified in statutes.
32.16 	(c) The appeal must be made in writing by certified mail or, by personal service, or 
32.17 	through the provider licensing and reporting hub. If mailed, the appeal must be postmarked 
32.18 	and sent to the commissioner within the prescribed timeline with the first day beginning 
32.19 	the day after the license holder receives the certified letter. If a request is made by personal 
32.20 	service, it must be received by the commissioner within the prescribed timeline with the 
32.21 	first day beginning the day after the license holder receives the certified letter. If the appeal 
32.22 	is made through the provider hub, the appeal must be received by the commissioner within 
32.23 	the prescribed timeline with the first day beginning the day after the commissioner issued 
32.24 	the order through the hub.
32.25 	(d) When there are different timelines prescribed in statutes for the appeal of licensing 
32.26 	actions or sanctions simultaneously issued by the commissioner, the commissioner shall 
32.27 	specify in the notice to the license holder the timeline for appeal as specified under paragraph 
32.28 	(b).

32.29 	Sec. 19. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 16, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.30 		Subdivision 1.Delegation of authority to agencies. (a) County agencies and private 
32.31 	agencies that have been designated or licensed by the commissioner to perform licensing 
33.1 	functions and activities under section 142B.10and background studies for family child care
33.2 	under chapter 245C; to recommend denial of applicants under section 142B.15; to issue 
33.3 	correction orders, to issue variances, and to recommend a conditional license under section 
33.4 	142B.16; or to recommend suspending or revoking a license or issuing a fine under section 
33.5 	142B.18, shall comply with rules and directives of the commissioner governing those 
33.6 	functions and with this section. The following variances are excluded from the delegation 
33.7 	of variance authority and may be issued only by the commissioner:
33.8 	(1) dual licensure of family child care and family child foster care, dual licensure of 
33.9 	family child foster care and family adult foster care, dual licensure of child foster residence 
33.10 	setting and community residential setting, and dual licensure of family adult foster care and 
33.11 	family child care;
33.12 	(2) child foster care maximum age requirement;
33.13 	(3) variances regarding disqualified individuals;
33.14 	(4) variances to requirements relating to chemical use problems of a license holder or a 
33.15 	household member of a license holder; and
33.16 	(5) variances to section 142B.74 for a time-limited period. If the commissioner grants 
33.17 	a variance under this clause, the license holder must provide notice of the variance to all 
33.18 	parents and guardians of the children in care.
33.19 	(b) The commissioners of human services and children, youth, and families must both 
33.20 	approve a variance for dual licensure of family child foster care and family adult foster care 
33.21 	or family adult foster care and family child care. Variances under this paragraph are excluded 
33.22 	from the delegation of variance authority and may be issued only by both commissioners.
33.23 	(c) Except as provided in section 142B.41, subdivision 4, paragraph (e), a county agency 
33.24 	must not grant a license holder a variance to exceed the maximum allowable family child 
33.25 	care license capacity of 14 children.
33.26 	(b) (d) A county agency that has been designated by the commissioner to issue family 
33.27 	child care variances must:
33.28 	(1) publish the county agency's policies and criteria for issuing variances on the county's 
33.29 	public website and update the policies as necessary; and
33.30 	(2) annually distribute the county agency's policies and criteria for issuing variances to 
33.31 	all family child care license holders in the county.
34.1 	(c) (e) Before the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, county agencies must report 
34.2 	information about disqualification reconsiderations under sections 245C.25 and 245C.27, 
34.3 	subdivision 2, paragraphs (a) and (b), and variances granted under paragraph (a), clause 
34.4 	(5), to the commissioner at least monthly in a format prescribed by the commissioner.
34.5 	(d) (f) For family child care programs, the commissioner shall require a county agency 
34.6 	to conduct one unannounced licensing review at least annually.
34.7 	(e) (g) A license issued under this section may be issued for up to two years.
34.8 	(f) (h) A county agency shall report to the commissioner, in a manner prescribed by the 
34.9 	commissioner, the following information for a licensed family child care program:
34.10 	(1) the results of each licensing review completed, including the date of the review, and 
34.11 	any licensing correction order issued;
34.12 	(2) any death, serious injury, or determination of substantiated maltreatment; and
34.13 	(3) any fires that require the service of a fire department within 48 hours of the fire. The 
34.14 	information under this clause must also be reported to the state fire marshal within two 
34.15 	business days of receiving notice from a licensed family child care provider.

34.16 	Sec. 20. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.17 		Subd. 2.Maltreatment of minors ongoing training requirement. (a) In addition to 
34.18 	the orientation training required by the applicable licensing rules and statutes, private 
34.19 	child-placing agency license holders must provide a training annually on the maltreatment 
34.20 	of minors reporting requirements and definitions in chapter 260E to each mandatory reporter, 
34.21 	as described in section 260E.06, subdivision 1.
34.22 	(b) In addition to the orientation training required by the applicable licensing rules and 
34.23 	statutes, all family child foster care license holders and caregivers and foster residence 
34.24 	setting staff and volunteers who are mandatory reporters as described in section 260E.06, 
34.25 	subdivision 1, must complete training each year on the maltreatment of minors reporting 
34.26 	requirements and definitions in chapter 260E.

34.27 	Sec. 21. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 31, is amended to read:
34.28 	Sec. 31. 142B.80 CHILD FOSTER CARE TRAINING REQUIREMENT; MENTAL 
34.29 	HEALTH TRAINING; FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS TRAINING.
34.30 	Prior to a nonemergency placement of a child in a foster care home, the child foster care 
34.31 	license holder and caregivers in foster family and treatment foster care settings, and all staff 
35.1 	providing care in foster residence settings must complete two hours of training that addresses 
35.2 	the causes, symptoms, and key warning signs of mental health disorders; cultural 
35.3 	considerations; and effective approaches for dealing with a child's behaviors. At least one 
35.4 	hour of the annual training requirement for the foster family license holder and caregivers, 
35.5 	and foster residence staff must be on children's mental health issues and treatment. Except 
35.6 	for providers and services under chapter 245D, the annual training must also include at least 
35.7 	one hour of training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which must be counted toward the 
35.8 	12 hours of required in-service training per year. Short-term substitute caregivers are exempt 
35.9 	from these requirements. Training curriculum shall be approved by the commissioner of 
35.10 	children, youth, and families.

35.11 	Sec. 22. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 74, is amended to read:
35.12 	Sec. 74. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 35.13 	The revisor of statutes must renumber sections or subdivisions in column A as column 
35.14 	B.

35.15		Column A
	Column B
	
35.16		245A.02, subdivision 2c
	142B.01, subdivision 3
	
35.17		245A.02, subdivision 6a
	142B.01, subdivision 11
	
35.18		245A.02, subdivision 6b
	142B.01, subdivision 12
	
35.19		245A.02, subdivision 10a
	142B.01, subdivision 22
	
35.20		245A.02, subdivision 12
	142B.01, subdivision 23
	
35.21		245A.02, subdivision 16
	142B.01, subdivision 26
	
35.22		245A.02, subdivision 17
	142B.01, subdivision 27
	
35.23		245A.02, subdivision 18
	142B.01, subdivision 28
	
35.24		245A.02, subdivision 19
	142B.01, subdivision 13
	
35.25		245A.03, subdivision 2a
	142B.05, subdivision 3
	
35.26		245A.03, subdivision 2b
	142B.05, subdivision 4
	
35.27		245A.03, subdivision 4
	142B.05, subdivision 6
	
35.28		245A.03, subdivision 4a
	142B.05, subdivision 7
	
35.29		245A.03, subdivision 8
	142B.05, subdivision 10
	
35.30		245A.035
	142B.06
	
35.31		245A.04, subdivision 9a
	142B.10, subdivision 17
	
35.32		245A.04, subdivision 10
	142B.10, subdivision 18
	
35.33		245A.06, subdivision 8
	142B.16, subdivision 5
	
35.34		245A.06, subdivision 9
	142B.16, subdivision 6
	
35.35		245A.065
	142B.17
	
36.1		245A.07, subdivision 4
	142B.18, subdivision 6
	
36.2		245A.07, subdivision 5
	142B.18, subdivision 7
	
36.3		245A.14, subdivision 3
	142B.41, subdivision 3
	
36.4		245A.14, subdivision 4
	142B.41, subdivision 4
	
36.5		245A.14, subdivision 4a
	142B.41, subdivision 5
	
36.6		245A.14, subdivision 6
	142B.41, subdivision 6
	
36.7		245A.14, subdivision 8
	142B.41, subdivision 7
	
36.8		245A.14, subdivision 10
	142B.41, subdivision 8
	
36.9		245A.14, subdivision 11
	142B.41, subdivision 9
	
36.10		245A.14, subdivision 15
	142B.41, subdivision 11
	
36.11		245A.14, subdivision 16
	142B.41, subdivision 12
	
36.12		245A.14, subdivision 17
	142B.41, subdivision 13
	
36.13		245A.1434
	142B.60
	
36.14		245A.144
	142B.47
	
36.15		245A.1445
	142B.48
	
36.16		245A.145
	142B.61
	
36.17		245A.146, subdivision 2
	142B.45, subdivision 2
	
36.18		245A.146, subdivision 3
	142B.45, subdivision 3
	
36.19		245A.146, subdivision 4
	142B.45, subdivision 4
	
36.20		245A.146, subdivision 5
	142B.45, subdivision 5
	
36.21		245A.146, subdivision 6
	142B.45, subdivision 6
	
36.22		245A.147
	142B.75
	
36.23		245A.148
	142B.76
	
36.24		245A.149
	142B.77
	
36.25		245A.15
	142B.78
	
36.26		245A.1511
	142B.79
	
36.27		245A.152
	142B.62
	
36.28		245A.16, subdivision 7
	142B.30, subdivision 7
	
36.29		245A.16, subdivision 9
	142B.30, subdivision 9
	
36.30		245A.16, subdivision 11
	142B.30, subdivision 11
	
36.31		245A.23
	142B.63
	
36.32		245A.40
	142B.65
	
36.33		245A.41
	142B.66
	
36.34		245A.42
	142B.67
	
36.35		245A.50
	142B.70
	
36.36		245A.51
	142B.71
	
36.37		245A.52
	142B.72
	
36.38		245A.53
	142B.74
	
37.1		245A.66, subdivision 2
	142B.54, subdivision 2
	
37.2		245A.66, subdivision 3
	142B.54, subdivision 3
	
37.3 	The revisor of statutes must correct any statutory cross-references consistent with this 
37.4 	renumbering.

37.5 	Sec. 23. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 4, section 26, is amended to read:
37.6 	Sec. 26. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 37.7 	(a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber each section of Minnesota Statutes listed in 
37.8 	column A with the number listed in column B. The revisor shall also make necessary 
37.9 	cross-reference changes consistent with the renumbering. The revisor shall also make any 
37.10 	technical, language, and other changes necessitated by the renumbering and cross-reference 
37.11 	changes in this act.

37.12	Column A
	Column B
	
37.13	119A.50
	142D.12
	
37.14	119A.52
	142D.121
	
37.15	119A.53
	142D.122
	
37.16	119A.535
	142D.123
	
37.17	119A.5411
	142D.124
	
37.18	119A.545
	142D.125
	
37.19	119B.195
	142D.30
	
37.20	119B.196
	142D.24
	
37.21	119B.25
	142D.20
	
37.22	119B.251
	142D.31
	
37.23	119B.252
	142D.32
	
37.24	119B.27
	142D.21
	
37.25	119B.28
	142D.22
	
37.26	119B.29
	142D.23
	
37.27	121A.16
	142D.09
	
37.28	121A.17
	142D.091
	
37.29	121A.18
	142D.092
	
37.30	121A.19
	142D.093
	
37.31	122A.731
	142D.33
	
37.32	124D.13
	142D.10
	
37.33	124D.135
	142D.11
	
37.34	124D.141
	142D.16
	
37.35	124D.142
	142D.13
	
38.1	124D.15
	142D.05
	
38.2	124D.151
	142D.08
	
38.3	124D.16
	142D.06
	
38.4	124D.165
	142D.25
	
38.5	124D.2211
	142D.14
	
38.6	124D.23
	142D.15
	
38.7 	(b) The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 
38.8 	8, section 9, as amended by article 4, section 25, as Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.07.
38.9 	(c) The revisor of statutes shall change "commissioner of education" to "commissioner 
38.10 	of children, youth, and families" and change "Department of Education" to "Department of 
38.11 	Children, Youth, and Families" as necessary in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119A and 120 
38.12 	to 129C, to reflect the changes in this act and Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12. The revisor 
38.13 	shall also make any technical, language, and other changes resulting from the change of 
38.14 	term to the statutory language, sentence structure, or both, if necessary to preserve the 
38.15 	meaning of the text.

38.16 	Sec. 24. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 6, section 4, is amended to read:
38.17 	Sec. 4. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 38.18 	(a) The revisor of statutes must renumber each section of Minnesota Statutes in Column 
38.19 	A with the number in Column B.

38.20		Column A
	Column B
	
38.21		245.771
	142F.05
	
38.22		256D.60
	142F.10
	
38.23		256D.61
	142F.11
	
38.24		256D.62
	142F.101
	
38.25		256D.63
	142F.102
	
38.26		256D.64
	142F.13
	
38.27		256D.65
	142F.12
	
38.28		256E.30
	142F.30
	
38.29		256E.31
	142F.301
	
38.30		256E.32
	142F.302
	
38.31		256E.33
	142F.51
	
38.32		256E.34
	142F.14
	
38.33		256E.342
	142F.15
	
38.34		256E.35
	142F.20
	
39.1		256E.36
	142F.52
	
39.2		256K.45
	142F.55
	
39.3		256K.451
	142F.56
	
39.4		256K.46
	142F.57
	
39.5		256K.47
	142F.58
	
39.6 	(b) The revisor of statutes must correct any statutory cross-references consistent with 
39.7 	this renumbering.

39.8 	Sec. 25. Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 7, section 4, is amended to read:
39.9 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 256J.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
39.10 	read:
39.11 		Subd. 11.Domestic violence informational brochure. (a) The commissioner shall 
39.12 	provide a domestic violence informational brochure that provides information about the 
39.13 	existence of domestic violence waivers to all MFIP applicants. The brochure must explain 
39.14 	that eligible applicants may be temporarily waived from certain program requirements due 
39.15 	to domestic violence. The brochure must provide information about services and other 
39.16 	programs to help victims of domestic violence.
39.17 	(b) The brochure must be funded with TANF funds.
39.18 	(c) The commissioner must work with the commissioner of human services to create a 
39.19 	brochure that meets the requirements of this section and section 256.029.

39.20 	Sec. 26. CHILD FOSTER RESIDENCE SETTINGS TO STAY AT THE 
39.21 	DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.
 39.22 	The responsibility to license child foster residence settings as defined in Minnesota 
39.23 	Statutes, section 245A.02, subdivision 6e, does not transfer to the Department of Children, 
39.24 	Youth, and Families under Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 12, section 30, and remains with 
39.25 	the Department of Human Services.

39.26 	Sec. 27. DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND 
39.27 	FAMILIES; COORDINATION OF SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH 
39.28 	DISABILITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH.
 39.29 	The commissioner shall designate a department leader to be responsible for coordination 
39.30 	of services and outcomes around children's mental health and for children with or at risk 
40.1 	for disabilities within and between the Department of Children, Youth, and Families; the 
40.2 	Department of Human Services; and related agencies.

40.3 	Sec. 28. REPEALER.
 40.4 	(a) Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, sections 1, subdivision 11; 3, subdivision 3; 4, 
40.5 	subdivision 4; 10, subdivision 4; 33; and 69, are repealed.
40.6 	(b) Minnesota Rules, part 9545.0845, is repealed.

40.7 	ARTICLE 5
40.8 	APPROPRIATIONS

40.9	Section 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
40.10 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown in 
40.11 	parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, to the 
40.12 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
40.13 	general fund or other named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each 
40.14 	purpose. The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the addition to or 
40.15 	subtraction from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending 
40.16 	June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. Base adjustments mean the addition to or 
40.17 	subtraction from the base level adjustment set in Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20. 
40.18 	Supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
40.19 	June 30, 2024, are effective the day following final enactment unless a different effective 
40.20 	date is explicit.

40.21				APPROPRIATIONS
	
40.22				Available for the Year
	
40.23				Ending June 30
	
40.24					2024
		2025

40.25
40.26	Sec. 2. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN 
SERVICES.

40.27	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation.
 	$
	4,967,000
	$
	27,981,000

40.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
40.29		2024
	2025
	
40.30	General
	4,967,000
	29,799,000
	
41.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
41.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
41.3 	subdivisions.

41.4	Subd. 2.Central Office; Operations.

41.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
41.6	General
	2,369,000
	19,901,000
	
41.7 	(a) Child Welfare Technology System.
41.8 	$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 is for 
41.9 	information technology improvements to the 
41.10 	statewide child welfare information system. 
41.11 	This is a onetime appropriation.
41.12 	(b) Base Level Adjustment. The general fund 
41.13 	base is increased by $5,021,000 in fiscal year 
41.14 	2026 and each year thereafter.

41.15	Subd. 3.Central Office; Children and Families.

41.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
41.17	General
	2,598,000
	4,898,000
	
41.18 	Base Level Adjustment. The general fund 
41.19 	base is increased by $5,025,000 in fiscal year 
41.20 	2026 and each year thereafter.

41.21
41.22	Subd. 4.Grant Programs; Children and 
Economic Support Grants.
 		...
		5,000,000
	
41.23 	(a) Base Level Adjustment. The general fund 
41.24 	base is increased by $0 in fiscal year 2026 and 
41.25 	each year thereafter.

41.26	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
 	$
	1,822,000
	$
	1,715,000
	
41.27 	(a) Summer EBT. $1,822,000 in fiscal year 
41.28 	2024 and $1,542,000 in fiscal year 2025 are 
41.29 	for administration of the summer electronic 
41.30 	benefits transfer program under Public Law 
41.31 	117-328. The base for this appropriation is 
41.32 	$572,000 in fiscal year 2026 and each year 
41.33 	thereafter.
42.1 	(b) Operating Adjustment DCYF 
42.2 	Transition. $173,000 in fiscal year 2025 is 
42.3 	for the agency to maintain current levels of 
42.4 	service after the transition of staff and 
42.5 	resources to the Department of Children, 
42.6 	Youth, and Families. The base for this 
42.7 	appropriation is $345,000 in fiscal year 2026 
42.8 	and each year thereafter.

42.942.10
	Sec. 4. COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN, 
YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.
 	$
	0
	$
	3,279,000
	
42.11 	Base Level Adjustment. The general fund 
42.12 	base is increased by $7,183,000 in fiscal year 
42.13 	2026 and increased by $6,833,000 in fiscal 
42.14 	year 2027.

42.15
42.16	Sec. 5. OFFICE OF THE FAMILY CHILD 
CARE OMBUDSPERSON.
 	$
	0
	$
	350,000

42.17 	Sec. 6. REDUCTIONS IN APPROPRIATIONS, CANCELLATIONS, AND 
42.18 	REAPPROPRIATIONS.
 42.19 		Subdivision 1.Central Office Adjustments. (a) The TANF appropriations in Laws 
42.20 	2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 3, are reduced by $1,090,000 for fiscal year 2024 and 
42.21 	$1,194,000 for fiscal year 2025, and those amounts cancel to the TANF fund.
42.22 	(b) $1,090,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,194,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated 
42.23 	from the TANF fund to the commissioner of human services for children and families; 
42.24 	administrative costs.
42.25 		Subd. 2.Family Assets for Independence in Minnesota. (a) The general fund 
42.26 	appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 2, subdivision 22, paragraph (o), 
42.27 	for fiscal year 2025 is reduced by $1,391,000, and that amount cancels to the general fund.
42.28 	(b) $1,391,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
42.29 	commissioner of human services for the family assets for independence in Minnesota 
42.30 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.35. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
42.31 	available until June 30, 2027.
43.1 		Subd. 3.Community Action Agency Grants. (a) The general fund appropriation in 
43.2 	Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 2, subdivision 23, for fiscal year 2025 is reduced 
43.3 	by $2,704,000, and that amount cancels to the general fund.
43.4 	(b) $2,704,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
43.5 	commissioner of human services for community action agencies under Minnesota Statutes, 
43.6 	section 256E.30.
43.7 		Subd. 4.Fraud Prevention Grants. (a) The general fund appropriation in Laws 2023, 
43.8 	chapter 70, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, for fiscal year 2025 is reduced by $425,000, 
43.9 	and that amount cancels to the general fund. The general fund base in Laws 2023, chapter 
43.10 	70, article 20, section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph (h), is reduced by $425,000 in fiscal years 
43.11 	2026 and 2027.
43.12 	(b) $425,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
43.13 	of human services for fraud prevention grants.
43.14 	(c) The general fund appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 2, 
43.15 	subdivision 24, for fiscal year 2025 is reduced by $2,593,000, and that amount cancels to 
43.16 	the general fund. The general fund base in Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 2, 
43.17 	subdivision 24, paragraph (o), is reduced by $2,593,000 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
43.18 	(d) $2,593,000 in fiscal year 2025 is appropriated from the general fund to the 
43.19 	commissioner of human services for fraud prevention grants.

43.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The fiscal year 2024 appropriation reductions and cancellations 
43.21 	in this section are effective the day following final enactment, or retroactively from June 
43.22 	30, 2024, whichever is earlier.

43.23 	Sec. 7. Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 2, subdivision 24, is amended to read:

43.24
43.25	Subd. 24.Grant Programs; Children and 
Economic Support Grants
 		212,877,000
		78,333,000
	
43.26 	(a) Fraud prevention initiative start-up 
43.27 	grants. $400,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for 
43.28 	start-up grants to the Red Lake Nation, White 
43.29 	Earth Nation, and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe 
43.30 	to develop a fraud prevention program. This 
43.31 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
43.32 	until June 30, 2025.
44.1 	(b) American Indian food sovereignty 
44.2 	funding program. $3,000,000 in fiscal year 
44.3 	2024 and $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are 
44.4 	for Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.342. This 
44.5 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025. 
44.6 	The base for this appropriation is $2,000,000 
44.7 	in fiscal year 2026 and $2,000,000 in fiscal 
44.8 	year 2027.
44.9 	(c) Hennepin County grants to provide 
44.10 	services to people experiencing 
44.11 	homelessness. $11,432,000 in fiscal year 2024 
44.12 	is for grants to maintain capacity for shelters 
44.13 	and services provided to persons experiencing 
44.14 	homelessness in Hennepin County. Of this 
44.15 	amount:
44.16 	(1) $4,500,000 is for a grant to Avivo Village;
44.17 	(2) $2,000,000 is for a grant to the American 
44.18 	Indian Community Development Corporation 
44.19 	Homeward Bound shelter;
44.20 	(3) $1,650,000 is for a grant to the Salvation 
44.21 	Army Harbor Lights shelter;
44.22 	(4) $500,000 is for a grant to Agate Housing 
44.23 	and Services;
44.24 	(5) $1,400,000 is for a grant to Catholic 
44.25 	Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis;
44.26 	(6) $450,000 is for a grant to Simpson 
44.27 	Housing; and
44.28 	(7) $932,000 is for a grant to Hennepin 
44.29 	County.
44.30 	Nothing shall preclude an eligible organization 
44.31 	receiving funding under this paragraph from 
44.32 	applying for and receiving funding under 
44.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33, 256E.36, 
45.1 	256K.45, or 256K.47, nor does receiving 
45.2 	funding under this paragraph count against 
45.3 	any eligible organization in the competitive 
45.4 	processes related to those grant programs 
45.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33, 
45.6 	256E.36, 256K.45, or 256K.47.
45.7 	(d) Diaper distribution grant program. 
45.8 	$545,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $553,000 in 
45.9 	fiscal year 2025 are for a grant to the Diaper 
45.10 	Bank of Minnesota under Minnesota Statutes, 
45.11 	section 256E.38.
45.12 	(e) Prepared meals food relief. $1,654,000 
45.13 	in fiscal year 2024 and $1,638,000 in fiscal 
45.14 	year 2025 are for prepared meals food relief 
45.15 	grants. This is a onetime appropriation.
45.16 	(f) Emergency shelter facilities. $98,456,000 
45.17 	in fiscal year 2024 is for grants to eligible 
45.18 	applicants for emergency shelter facilities. 
45.19 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
45.20 	available until June 30, 2028.
45.21 	(g) Homeless youth cash stipend pilot 
45.22 	project. $5,302,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for 
45.23 	a grant to Youthprise for the homeless youth 
45.24 	cash stipend pilot project. The grant must be 
45.25 	used to provide cash stipends to homeless 
45.26 	youth, provide cash incentives for stipend 
45.27 	recipients to participate in periodic surveys, 
45.28 	provide youth-designed optional services, and 
45.29 	complete a legislative report. This is a onetime 
45.30 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
45.31 	2028 2027.
45.32 	(h) Heading Home Ramsey County 
45.33 	continuum of care grants. $11,432,000 in 
45.34 	fiscal year 2024 is for grants to maintain 
46.1 	capacity for shelters and services provided to 
46.2 	people experiencing homelessness in Ramsey 
46.3 	County. Of this amount:
46.4 	(1) $2,286,000 is for a grant to Catholic 
46.5 	Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis;
46.6 	(2) $1,498,000 is for a grant to More Doors;
46.7 	(3) $1,734,000 is for a grant to Interfaith 
46.8 	Action Project Home;
46.9 	(4) $2,248,000 is for a grant to Ramsey 
46.10 	County;
46.11 	(5) $689,000 is for a grant to Radias Health;
46.12 	(6) $493,000 is for a grant to The Listening 
46.13 	House;
46.14 	(7) $512,000 is for a grant to Face to Face; 
46.15 	and
46.16 	(8) $1,972,000 is for a grant to the city of St. 
46.17 	Paul.
46.18 	Nothing shall preclude an eligible organization 
46.19 	receiving funding under this paragraph from 
46.20 	applying for and receiving funding under 
46.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33, 256E.36, 
46.22 	256K.45, or 256K.47, nor does receiving 
46.23 	funding under this paragraph count against 
46.24 	any eligible organization in the competitive 
46.25 	processes related to those grant programs 
46.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 256E.33, 
46.27 	256E.36, 256K.45, or 256K.47.
46.28 	(i) Capital for emergency food distribution 
46.29 	facilities. $7,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is for 
46.30 	improving and expanding the infrastructure 
46.31 	of food shelf facilities. Grant money must be 
46.32 	made available to nonprofit organizations, 
46.33 	federally recognized Tribes, and local units of 
47.1 	government. This is a onetime appropriation 
47.2 	and is available until June 30, 2027.
47.3 	(j) Emergency services program grants.
47.4 	$15,250,000 in fiscal year 2024 and 
47.5 	$14,750,000 in fiscal year 2025 are for 
47.6 	emergency services grants under Minnesota 
47.7 	Statutes, section 256E.36. Any unexpended 
47.8 	amount in the first year does not cancel and 
47.9 	is available in the second year. The base for 
47.10 	this appropriation is $25,000,000 in fiscal year 
47.11 	2026 and $30,000,000 in fiscal year 2027.
47.12 	(k) Homeless Youth Act grants. $15,136,000 
47.13 	in fiscal year 2024 and $15,136,000 in fiscal 
47.14 	year 2025 are for grants under Minnesota 
47.15 	Statutes, section 256K.45, subdivision 1. Any 
47.16 	unexpended amount in the first year does not 
47.17 	cancel and is available in the second year.
47.18 	(l) Transitional housing programs.
47.19 	$3,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $3,000,000 
47.20 	in fiscal year 2025 are for transitional housing 
47.21 	programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
47.22 	256E.33. Any unexpended amount in the first 
47.23 	year does not cancel and is available in the 
47.24 	second year.
47.25 	(m) Safe harbor shelter and housing grants.
47.26 	$2,125,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $2,125,000 
47.27 	in fiscal year 2025 are for grants under 
47.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 256K.47. Any 
47.29 	unexpended amount in the first year does not 
47.30 	cancel and is available in the second year. The 
47.31 	base for this appropriation is $1,250,000 in 
47.32 	fiscal year 2026 and $1,250,000 in fiscal year 
47.33 	2027.
48.1 	(n) Supplemental nutrition assistance 
48.2 	program (SNAP) outreach. $1,000,000 in 
48.3 	fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 
48.4 	2025 are for the SNAP outreach program 
48.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.65. 
48.6 	The base for this appropriation is $500,000 in 
48.7 	fiscal year 2026 and $500,000 in fiscal year 
48.8 	2027.
48.9 	(o) Base level adjustment. The general fund 
48.10 	base is $83,179,000 in fiscal year 2026 and 
48.11 	$88,179,000 in fiscal year 2027.
48.12 	(p) Minnesota Food Assistance Program.
48.13 	Unexpended funds for the Minnesota food 
48.14 	assistance program for fiscal year 2024 are 
48.15 	available until June 30, 2025.

48.16 	Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 23, is amended to read:
48.17 	Sec. 23. TRANSFERS.
 48.18 		Subdivision 1.Grants. The commissioner of human services and commissioner of 
48.19 	children, youth, and families, with the approval of the commissioner of management and 
48.20 	budget, may transfer unencumbered appropriation balances for the biennium ending June 
48.21 	30, 2025, within fiscal years among MFIP; general assistance; medical assistance; 
48.22 	MinnesotaCare; MFIP child care assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05; 
48.23 	Minnesota supplemental aid program; housing support program; the entitlement portion of 
48.24 	Northstar Care for Children under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256N; and the entitlement 
48.25 	portion of the behavioral health fund between fiscal years of the biennium. The commissioner 
48.26 	shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
48.27 	jurisdiction over health and human services quarterly about transfers made under this 
48.28 	subdivision.
48.29 		Subd. 2.Administration. Positions, salary money, and nonsalary administrative money 
48.30 	may be transferred within and between the Department of Human Services and Department 
48.31 	of Children, Youth, and Families as the commissioners consider necessary, with the advance 
48.32 	approval of the commissioner of management and budget. The commissioners shall report 
49.1 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
49.2 	over health and human services finance quarterly about transfers made under this section.

49.3 	Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES FEDERAL 
49.4 	REIMBURSEMENT.
 49.5 	Minnesota Management and Budget shall reflect Department of Children, Youth, and 
49.6 	Families federal reimbursement costs as expenditure reductions in the general fund budgeted 
49.7 	fund balance as they would be reported in conformity with generally accepted accounting 
49.8 	principles.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 24-08008 

245.975 OMBUDSPERSON FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.Subd. 8.Office support. 
The commissioner shall provide the ombudsperson with the necessary office space, supplies, equipment, and clerical support to effectively perform the duties under this section. 

245A.065 CHILD CARE FIX-IT TICKET.
(a) In lieu of a correction order under section 245A.06, the commissioner shall issue a fix-it ticket to a family child care or child care center license holder if the commissioner finds that: 

(1) the license holder has failed to comply with a requirement in this chapter or Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502 or 9503, that the commissioner determines to be eligible for a fix-it ticket; 

(2) the violation does not imminently endanger the health, safety, or rights of the persons served by the program; 

(3) the license holder did not receive a fix-it ticket or correction order for the violation at the license holder's last licensing inspection; 

(4) the violation can be corrected at the time of inspection or within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays; and 

(5) the license holder corrects the violation at the time of inspection or agrees to correct the violation within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. 

(b) The fix-it ticket must state: 

(1) the conditions that constitute a violation of the law or rule; 

(2) the specific law or rule violated; and 

(3) that the violation was corrected at the time of inspection or must be corrected within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. 

(c) The commissioner shall not publicly publish a fix-it ticket on the department's website. 

(d) Within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, of receiving a fix-it ticket, the license holder must correct the violation and within one week submit evidence to the licensing agency that the violation was corrected. 

(e) If the violation is not corrected at the time of inspection or within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, or the evidence submitted is insufficient to establish that the license holder corrected the violation, the commissioner must issue a correction order for the violation of Minnesota law or rule identified in the fix-it ticket according to section 245A.06. 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: 24-08008 

Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 1, subdivision 11
Section 1. [142B.01] DEFINITIONS.Subd. 11.Foster residence setting. 
"Foster residence setting" has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3010, subpart 26, and includes settings licensed by the commissioner of children, youth, and families or the commissioner of corrections. 

Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 10, subdivision 4
Sec. 10. [142B.18] SANCTIONS.Subd. 4.Immediate suspension of residential programs. 
For suspensions issued to a licensed residential program as defined in section 142B.01, subdivision 24, the effective date of the order may be delayed for up to 30 calendar days to provide for the continuity of care of service recipients. The license holder must cooperate with the commissioner to ensure service recipients receive continued care during the period of the delay and to facilitate the transition of service recipients to new providers. In these cases, the suspension order takes effect when all service recipients have been transitioned to a new provider or 30 days after the suspension order was issued, whichever comes first. 

Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 3, subdivision 3
Sec. 3. [142B.03] SYSTEMS AND RECORDS.Subd. 3.First date of working in a setting; documentation requirements. 
Foster residence setting license holders must document the first date that a person who is a background study subject begins working in the license holder's setting. If the license holder does not maintain documentation of each background study subject's first date of working in the setting in the license holder's personnel files, the license holder must provide documentation to the commissioner that contains the first date that each background study subject began working in the license holder's program upon the commissioner's request. 

Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 33
Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245A.02, subdivision 6e, is amended to read:Subd. 6e.Foster residence setting. 
"Foster residence setting" has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3010, subpart 26, and includes settings licensed by the commissioner of human services children, youth, and families or the commissioner of corrections. 

Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 4, subdivision 4
Sec. 4. [142B.05] WHO MUST BE LICENSED.Subd. 4.Licensing moratorium. 
(a) The commissioner shall not issue an initial license for child foster care licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to 2960.3340, under this chapter for a physical location that will not be the primary residence of the license holder for the entire period of licensure. If a family child foster care home license is issued during this moratorium and the license holder changes the license holder's primary residence away from the physical location of the foster care license, the commissioner shall revoke the license according to section 142B.18. When approving an exception under this paragraph, the commissioner shall consider the resource need determination process in paragraph (e), the availability of foster care licensed beds in the geographic area in which the licensee seeks to operate, the results of a person's choices during their annual assessment and service plan review, and the recommendation of the local county board. The determination by the commissioner is final and not subject to appeal. Exceptions to the moratorium include: 

(1) foster care licenses replacing foster care licenses in existence on May 15, 2009, and determined to be needed by the commissioner under paragraph (b); and 

(2) new foster care licenses determined to be needed by the commissioner under paragraph (b) for persons requiring hospital-level care. 

(b) The commissioner shall determine the need for newly licensed foster care homes. As part of the determination, the commissioner shall consider the availability of foster care capacity in the area in which the licensee seeks to operate, and the recommendation of the local county board. The determination by the commissioner must be final. A determination of need is not required for a change in ownership at the same address. 

(c) At the time of application and reapplication for licensure, the applicant and the license holder that are subject to the moratorium or an exclusion established in paragraph (a) are required to inform the commissioner whether the physical location where the foster care will be provided is or will be the primary residence of the license holder for the entire period of licensure. If the primary residence of the applicant or license holder changes, the applicant or license holder must notify the commissioner immediately. The commissioner shall print on the foster care license certificate whether or not the physical location is the primary residence of the license holder. 

(d) License holders of foster care homes identified under paragraph (c) that are not the primary residence of the license holder and that also provide services in the foster care home that are covered by a federally approved home and community-based services waiver, as authorized under chapter 256S or section 256B.092 or 256B.49, must inform the children, youth, and families licensing division that the license holder provides or intends to provide these waiver-funded services. 

(e) The commissioner may adjust capacity to address needs identified in section 144A.351. Under this authority, the commissioner may approve new licensed settings or delicense existing settings. Delicensing of settings will be accomplished through a process identified in section 256B.493. 

Laws 2024, chapter 80, article 2, section 69
Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 245A.25, subdivision 1, is amended to read:Subdivision 1.Certification scope and applicability. 
(a) This section establishes the requirements that a children's residential facility or child foster residence setting must meet to be certified for the purposes of Title IV-E funding requirements as: 

(1) a qualified residential treatment program; 

(2) a residential setting specializing in providing care and supportive services for youth who have been or are at risk of becoming victims of sex trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation; 

(3) a residential setting specializing in providing prenatal, postpartum, or parenting support for youth; or 

(4) a supervised independent living setting for youth who are 18 years of age or older. 

(b) This section does not apply to a foster family setting in which the license holder resides in the foster home. 

(c) Children's residential facilities licensed as detention settings according to Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0230 to 2960.0290, or secure programs according to Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.0300 to 2960.0420, may not be certified under this section. 

(d) For purposes of this section, "license holder" means an individual, organization, or government entity that was issued a children's residential facility or foster residence setting license by the commissioner of human services under this chapter; by the commissioner of children, youth, and families under chapter 142B; or by the commissioner of corrections under chapter 241. 

(e) Certifications issued under this section for foster residence settings may only be issued by the commissioner of human services and are not delegated to county or private licensing agencies under section 245A.16. 

9545.0845PLAN FOR TRANSFER OF RECORDS. 
An applicant for initial or continuing licensure must submit a written plan indicating how the agency will provide for the transfer of records on both open and closed cases if the agency closes. The plan must provide for managing private and confidential information on agency clients, according to Minnesota Statutes, section 259.79. A controlling individual of the agency must sign the plan. 

A.
 Plans for the transfer of open cases and case records must specify arrangements the agency will make to transfer clients to another agency or county for continuation of services and to transfer the case record with the client. 

B.
 Plans for the transfer of closed adoption records must be accompanied by a signed agreement or other documentation indicating that a county or licensed child placing agency has agreed to accept and maintain the agency's closed case records and to provide follow-up services to affected clients.