1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; providing research data protection for data on individuals; 
1.3 	providing for certain terminology and reference updates for domestic abuse 
1.4 	programs and battered women;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.69, 
1.5 	subdivision 1; 13.6905, by adding subdivisions; 13.871, subdivision 5; 116L.362, 
1.6 	subdivision 1; 119A.37, subdivision 4; 142G.12, subdivision 2; 142G.53; 203B.06, 
1.7 	subdivision 3; 203B.11, subdivision 1; 256D.02, subdivision 12a; 256G.02, 
1.8 	subdivision 6; 257.75, subdivision 6; 260E.02, subdivision 1; 299A.85, subdivision 
1.9 	4; 299A.90, subdivision 3; 518B.02, subdivision 2; 609.605, subdivision 2; 
1.10 	609.7495, subdivision 1; 611A.31, subdivision 5; 629.72, subdivision 2a; Minnesota 
1.11 	Statutes 2025 Supplement, sections 120B.22, subdivision 1; 201.061, subdivision 
1.12 	3; 256G.03, subdivision 2; 609.101, subdivision 2.
1.13 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.14 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.69, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.15 		Subdivision 1.Classifications. (a) The following government data of the Department 
1.16 	of Public Safety are private data:
1.17 	(1) medical data on driving instructors, licensed drivers, and applicants for parking 
1.18 	certificates and special license plates issued to physically disabled persons;
1.19 	(2) other data on holders of a disability certificate under section 169.345, except that (i) 
1.20 	data that are not medical data may be released to law enforcement agencies, and (ii) data 
1.21 	necessary for enforcement of sections 169.345 and 169.346 may be released to parking 
1.22 	enforcement employees or parking enforcement agents of statutory or home rule charter 
1.23 	cities and towns;
1.24 	(3) Social Security numbers in driver's license and motor vehicle registration records, 
1.25 	except that Social Security numbers must be provided to the Department of Revenue for 
1.26 	purposes of tax administration, the Department of Labor and Industry for purposes of 
2.1 	workers' compensation administration and enforcement, the judicial branch for purposes of 
2.2 	debt collection, and the Department of Natural Resources for purposes of license application 
2.3 	administration, and except that the last four digits of the Social Security number must be 
2.4 	provided to the Department of Human Services for purposes of recovery of Minnesota health 
2.5 	care program benefits paid;
2.6 	(4) data on persons listed as standby or temporary custodians under section 171.07, 
2.7 	subdivision 11, except that the data must be released to:
2.8 	(i) law enforcement agencies for the purpose of verifying that an individual is a designated 
2.9 	caregiver; or
2.10 	(ii) law enforcement agencies who state that the license holder is unable to communicate 
2.11 	at that time and that the information is necessary for notifying the designated caregiver of 
2.12 	the need to care for a child of the license holder; and
2.13 	(5) race and ethnicity data on driver's license holders and identification card holders 
2.14 	under section 171.06, subdivision 3. The Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic 
2.15 	Safety is authorized to receive race and ethnicity data from Driver and Vehicle Services for 
2.16 	only the purposes of research, evaluation, and public reports.; and
2.17 	(6) the following data on individuals created, collected, received, stored, used, or 
2.18 	maintained by the Office of Justice Programs: the name, address, email address, telephone 
2.19 	number, date of birth, or employer of a research participant; a unique identification number 
2.20 	assigned to a research participant; and any other data that could reasonably identify a research 
2.21 	participant.
2.22 	The department may release the Social Security number only as provided in clause (3) and 
2.23 	must not sell or otherwise provide individual Social Security numbers or lists of Social 
2.24 	Security numbers for any other purpose.
2.25 	(b) The following government data of the Department of Public Safety are confidential 
2.26 	data: data concerning an individual's driving ability when that data is received from a member 
2.27 	of the individual's family.

2.28 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
2.29 	read:
2.30 		Subd. 39.Office for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. Data related to 
2.31 	victim and family support are governed by section 299A.85, subdivision 4, paragraph (c).

3.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.6905, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
3.2 	read:
3.3 		Subd. 40.Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls. Data related 
3.4 	to victim and family support are governed by section 299A.90, subdivision 3, paragraph 
3.5 	(c).

3.6 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.871, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
3.7 		Subd. 5.Crime victims. (a) Crime victim notice of release. Data on crime victims who 
3.8 	request notice of an offender's release are classified under section 611A.06.
3.9 	(b) Sex offender HIV tests. Results of HIV tests of sex offenders under section 611A.19, 
3.10 	subdivision 2, are classified under that section.
3.11 	(c) Battered women. Data on battered women maintained by grantees for emergency 
3.12 	shelter and support services for battered women are governed by section 611A.32, subdivision 
3.13 	5.
3.14 	(d) (c)Victims of domestic abuse. Data on battered women and victims of domestic 
3.15 	abuse maintained by grantees and recipients of per diem payments for emergency shelter 
3.16 	for battered women and support services for battered women and victims of domestic abuse
3.17 	are governed by sections 611A.32, subdivision 5, and 611A.371, subdivision 3.
3.18 	(e) (d)Personal history; internal auditing. Certain personal history and internal auditing 
3.19 	data is classified by section 611A.46.
3.20 	(f) (e)Crime victim claims for reimbursement. Claims and supporting documents 
3.21 	filed by crime victims seeking reimbursement are classified under section 611A.57, 
3.22 	subdivision 6.
3.23 	(g) (f)Crime Victim Oversight Act. Data maintained by the commissioner of public 
3.24 	safety under the Crime Victim Oversight Act are classified under section 611A.74, 
3.25 	subdivision 2.
3.26 	(h) (g)Victim identity data. Data relating to the identity of the victims of certain criminal 
3.27 	sexual conduct is governed by section 609.3471.
3.28 	(i) (h)Victim notification. Data on victims requesting a notice of release of an arrested 
3.29 	or detained person are classified under sections 629.72 and 629.73.
3.30 	(j) (i)Immigration status certification. Disclosure of the immigration status of a crime 
3.31 	victim and the classification of that data is governed by section 611A.95, subdivision 4.

4.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 116L.362, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.2 		Subdivision 1.Generally. (a) The commissioner shall make grants to eligible 
4.3 	organizations for programs to provide education and training services to targeted youth. 
4.4 	The purpose of these programs is to provide specialized training and work experience for 
4.5 	targeted youth who have not been served effectively by the current educational system. The 
4.6 	programs are to include a work experience component with work projects that result in the 
4.7 	rehabilitation, improvement, or construction of (1) residential units for the homeless; (2) 
4.8 	improvements to the energy efficiency and environmental health of residential units and 
4.9 	other green jobs purposes; (3) facilities to support community garden projects; or (4) 
4.10 	education, social service, or health facilities which are owned by a public agency or a private 
4.11 	nonprofit organization.
4.12 	(b) Eligible facilities must principally provide services to homeless or low income 
4.13 	individuals and families, and include the following:
4.14 	(1) Head Start or day care centers, including playhouses or similar incidental structures;
4.15 	(2) homeless, battered women domestic abuse, or other shelters;
4.16 	(3) transitional housing and tiny houses;
4.17 	(4) youth or senior citizen centers;
4.18 	(5) community health centers; and
4.19 	(6) community garden facilities.
4.20 	Two or more eligible organizations may jointly apply for a grant. The commissioner 
4.21 	shall administer the grant program.

4.22 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 119A.37, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
4.23 		Subd. 4.Additional services. Each parenting time center may provide parenting and 
4.24 	child development classes, and offer support groups to participating custodial parents and 
4.25 	hold regular classes designed to assist children who have experienced domestic violence 
4.26 	and abuse. Each parenting time center must have available an individual knowledgeable 
4.27 	about or experienced in the provision of services to battered women and domestic abuse 
4.28 	victims on its staff, its board of directors, or otherwise available to it for consultation.

5.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 120B.22, subdivision 1, is amended 
5.2 	to read:
5.3 		Subdivision 1.Violence prevention curriculum. (a) The commissioner of education, 
5.4 	in consultation with the commissioners of health and human services, state minority councils, 
5.5 	battered women's and domestic abuse programs, battered women's and shelters, sexual 
5.6 	assault centers, and representatives of religious communities, and the assistant commissioner 
5.7 	of the Office of Drug Policy and Violence Prevention, shall assist districts on request in 
5.8 	developing or implementing a violence prevention program for students in kindergarten to 
5.9 	grade 12 that can be integrated into existing curriculum. The purpose of the program is to 
5.10 	help students learn how to resolve conflicts within their families and communities in 
5.11 	nonviolent, effective ways.
5.12 	(b) Each district is encouraged to integrate into its existing curriculum a program for 
5.13 	violence prevention that includes at least:
5.14 	(1) a comprehensive, accurate, and age appropriate curriculum on violence prevention, 
5.15 	nonviolent conflict resolution, sexual, racial, and cultural harassment, self-protection, and 
5.16 	student hazing that promotes equality, respect, understanding, effective communication, 
5.17 	individual responsibility, thoughtful decision making, positive conflict resolution, useful 
5.18 	coping skills, critical thinking, listening and watching skills, and personal safety;
5.19 	(2) planning materials, guidelines, and other accurate information on preventing physical 
5.20 	and emotional violence, identifying and reducing the incidence of sexual, racial, and cultural 
5.21 	harassment, and reducing child abuse, including physical abuse, and neglect;
5.22 	(3) a special parent education component of early childhood family education programs 
5.23 	to prevent child abuse and neglect and to promote positive parenting skills, giving priority 
5.24 	to services and outreach programs for at-risk families;
5.25 	(4) involvement of parents and other community members, including the clergy, business 
5.26 	representatives, civic leaders, local elected officials, law enforcement officials, and the 
5.27 	county attorney;
5.28 	(5) collaboration with local community services, agencies, and organizations that assist 
5.29 	in violence intervention or prevention, including family-based services, crisis services, life 
5.30 	management skills services, case coordination services, mental health services, and early 
5.31 	intervention services;
5.32 	(6) collaboration among districts and service cooperatives;
6.1 	(7) targeting early adolescents for prevention efforts, especially early adolescents whose 
6.2 	personal circumstances may lead to violent or harassing behavior;
6.3 	(8) opportunities for teachers to receive in-service training or attend other programs on 
6.4 	strategies or curriculum designed to assist students in intervening in or preventing violence 
6.5 	in school and at home; and
6.6 	(9) administrative policies that reflect, and a staff that models, nonviolent behaviors that 
6.7 	do not display or condone sexual, racial, or cultural harassment or student hazing.
6.8 	(c) The department may provide assistance at a neutral site to a nonpublic school 
6.9 	participating in a district's program.

6.10 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142G.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.11 		Subd. 2.30-day residency requirement. An assistance unit is considered to have 
6.12 	established residency in this state only when a child or caregiver has resided in this state 
6.13 	for at least 30 consecutive days with the intention of making the person's home here and 
6.14 	not for any temporary purpose. The birth of a child in Minnesota to a member of the 
6.15 	assistance unit does not automatically establish the residency in this state under this 
6.16 	subdivision of the other members of the assistance unit. Time spent in a shelter for battered 
6.17 	women domestic abuse victims shall count toward satisfying the 30-day residency 
6.18 	requirement.

6.19 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142G.53, is amended to read:
6.20 	142G.53 FAMILY VIOLENCE WAIVER CRITERIA.
6.21 	(a) In order to qualify for a family violence waiver, an individual must provide 
6.22 	documentation of past or current family violence which may prevent the individual from 
6.23 	participating in certain employment activities.
6.24 	(b) The following items may be considered acceptable documentation or verification of 
6.25 	family violence:
6.26 	(1) police, government agency, or court records;
6.27 	(2) a statement from a battered women's domestic abuse shelter staff with knowledge 
6.28 	of the circumstances;
6.29 	(3) a statement from a sexual assault or domestic violence advocate with knowledge of 
6.30 	the circumstances; or
7.1 	(4) a statement from professionals from whom the applicant or recipient has sought 
7.2 	assistance for the abuse.
7.3 	(c) A claim of family violence may also be documented by a sworn statement from the 
7.4 	applicant or participant and a sworn statement from any other person with knowledge of 
7.5 	the circumstances or credible evidence that supports the client's statement.

7.6 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 201.061, subdivision 3, is amended 
7.7 	to read:
7.8 		Subd. 3.Election day registration. (a) An individual who is eligible to vote may register 
7.9 	or update a registration on election day by appearing in person at the polling place for the 
7.10 	precinct in which the individual maintains residence, by completing a registration application, 
7.11 	making an oath in the form prescribed by the secretary of state and providing proof of 
7.12 	residence. An individual may prove residence for purposes of registering or updating a 
7.13 	registration by:
7.14 	(1) presenting a driver's license or Minnesota identification card issued pursuant to 
7.15 	section 171.07;
7.16 	(2) presenting any document approved by the secretary of state as proper identification;
7.17 	(3) presenting a current student fee statement that contains the student's valid address 
7.18 	in the precinct together with a picture identification card; or
7.19 	(4) having a voter who is registered to vote in the precinct, or an employee who provides 
7.20 	proof that they are employed by and working in a residential facility in the precinct and 
7.21 	vouching for a resident in the facility, sign an oath in the presence of the election judge 
7.22 	vouching that the voter or employee personally knows that the individual is a resident of 
7.23 	the precinct. A voter who has been vouched for on election day may not sign a proof of 
7.24 	residence oath vouching for any other individual on that election day. An election judge 
7.25 	may not sign a proof of residence oath vouching for any individual who appears in the 
7.26 	precinct where the election judge is working unless the election judge personally knows the 
7.27 	individual is a resident of the precinct. A voter who is registered to vote in the precinct may 
7.28 	sign up to eight proof-of-residence oaths on any election day. This limitation does not apply 
7.29 	to an employee of a residential facility described in this clause. The secretary of state shall 
7.30 	provide a form for election judges to use in recording the number of individuals for whom 
7.31 	a voter signs proof-of-residence oaths on election day. The form must include space for the 
7.32 	maximum number of individuals for whom a voter may sign proof-of-residence oaths. For 
7.33 	each proof-of-residence oath, the form must include a statement that the individual: (i) is 
8.1 	registered to vote in the precinct or is an employee of a residential facility in the precinct, 
8.2 	(ii) personally knows that the voter is a resident of the precinct, and (iii) is making the 
8.3 	statement on oath. The form must include a space for the voter's printed name, signature, 
8.4 	telephone number, and address.
8.5 	The oath required by this subdivision and Minnesota Rules, part 8200.9939, must be 
8.6 	attached to the voter registration application.
8.7 	(b) The secretary of state must publish guidance for residential facilities and residential 
8.8 	facility employees on the vouching process and the requirements of this subdivision.
8.9 	(c) "Residential facility" means transitional housing as defined in section 256K.48, 
8.10 	subdivision 1; a supervised living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under 
8.11 	section 144.50, subdivision 6; a nursing home as defined in section 144A.01, subdivision 
8.12 	5; an assisted living facility licensed by the commissioner of health under chapter 144G; a 
8.13 	veterans home operated by the board of directors of the Minnesota Veterans Homes under 
8.14 	chapter 198; a residence licensed by the commissioner of human services to provide a 
8.15 	residential program as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 14; a residential facility for 
8.16 	persons with a developmental disability licensed by the commissioner of human services 
8.17 	under section 252.28; setting authorized to provide housing support as defined in section 
8.18 	256I.03, subdivision 10a; a shelter for battered women emergency shelter services for 
8.19 	domestic abuse victims as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4 611A.31, subdivision 
8.20 	3; a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or dwelling designed to provide 
8.21 	temporary living accommodations for the homeless; a facility where a provider operates a 
8.22 	residential treatment program as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 23; or a facility 
8.23 	where a provider operates an adult foster care program as defined in section 245A.02, 
8.24 	subdivision 6c.
8.25 	(d) For tribal band members, an individual may prove residence for purposes of 
8.26 	registering or updating a registration by:
8.27 	(1) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized 
8.28 	by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the 
8.29 	name, address, signature, and picture of the individual; or
8.30 	(2) presenting an identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized 
8.31 	by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the 
8.32 	name, signature, and picture of the individual and also presenting one of the documents 
8.33 	listed in Minnesota Rules, part 8200.5100, subpart 2, item B.
9.1 	(e) A county, school district, or municipality may require that an election judge 
9.2 	responsible for election day registration initial each completed registration application.

9.3 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
9.4 		Subd. 3.Delivery of ballots. (a) The county auditor, municipal clerk, school district 
9.5 	clerk, or full-time clerk of any city or town administering an election pursuant to section 
9.6 	203B.05, shall mail absentee ballots to voters on the permanent absentee ballot list pursuant 
9.7 	to section 203B.04, subdivision 5, on the following timelines:
9.8 	(1) except as otherwise provided by this section, at least 46 days before each regularly 
9.9 	scheduled primary and general election and each special primary and special election;
9.10 	(2) as soon as practicable for a special election held pursuant to section 204D.19, 
9.11 	subdivisions 2 and 3; and
9.12 	(3) at least 30 days before a town general election held in March.
9.13 	(b) The commissioner of corrections must provide the secretary of state with a list of 
9.14 	the names and mailing addresses of state adult correctional facilities. An application for an 
9.15 	absentee ballot that provides an address included on the list provided by the commissioner 
9.16 	of corrections must not be accepted and an absentee ballot must not be provided to the 
9.17 	applicant. The county auditor or municipal clerk must promptly transmit a copy of the 
9.18 	application to the county attorney. The Department of Corrections must implement procedures 
9.19 	to ensure that absentee ballots issued under this chapter are not received or mailed by 
9.20 	offenders incarcerated at state adult correctional facilities.
9.21 	(c) If an application for absentee ballots is accepted at a time when absentee ballots are 
9.22 	not yet available for distribution, the county auditor, or municipal clerk accepting the 
9.23 	application shall file it and as soon as absentee ballots are available for distribution shall 
9.24 	mail them to the address specified in the application. If an application for absentee ballots 
9.25 	is accepted when absentee ballots are available for distribution, the county auditor or 
9.26 	municipal clerk accepting the application shall promptly:
9.27 	(1) mail the ballots to the voter whose signature appears on the application if the 
9.28 	application is submitted by mail and does not request commercial shipping under clause 
9.29 	(2);
9.30 	(2) ship the ballots to the voter using a commercial shipper requested by the voter at the 
9.31 	voter's expense;
10.1 	(3) deliver the absentee ballots directly to the voter if the application is submitted in 
10.2 	person; or
10.3 	(4) deliver the absentee ballots in a sealed transmittal envelope to an agent who has been 
10.4 	designated to bring the ballots, as provided in section 203B.11, subdivision 4, to a voter 
10.5 	who would have difficulty getting to the polls because of incapacitating health reasons, or 
10.6 	who is disabled, or who is a patient in a health care facility, a resident of an assisted living 
10.7 	facility licensed under chapter 144G, a participant in a residential program for adults licensed 
10.8 	under section 245A.02, subdivision 14, or a resident of a shelter for battered women domestic 
10.9 	abuse victims as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 4 611A.31, subdivision 2.
10.10 	(d) If an application does not indicate the election for which absentee ballots are sought, 
10.11 	the county auditor or municipal clerk shall mail or deliver only the ballots for the next 
10.12 	election occurring after receipt of the application. Only one set of ballots may be mailed, 
10.13 	shipped, or delivered to an applicant for any election, except as provided in section 203B.121, 
10.14 	subdivision 2, or when a replacement ballot has been requested by the voter for a ballot that 
10.15 	has been spoiled or lost in transit.

10.16 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 203B.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.17 		Subdivision 1.Generally. (a) Each full-time municipal clerk or school district clerk 
10.18 	who has authority under section 203B.05 to administer absentee voting laws must designate 
10.19 	election judges to deliver absentee ballots in accordance with this section. The county auditor 
10.20 	must also designate election judges to perform the duties in this section. A ballot may be 
10.21 	delivered only to an eligible voter who is a temporary or permanent resident or patient in 
10.22 	one of the following facilities located in the municipality in which the voter maintains 
10.23 	residence: a health care facility, hospital, or veterans home operated by the board of directors 
10.24 	of the Minnesota veterans homes under chapter 198. The ballots must be delivered by two 
10.25 	election judges, each of whom is affiliated with a different major political party. When the 
10.26 	election judges deliver or return ballots as provided in this section, they must travel together 
10.27 	in the same vehicle. Both election judges must be present when an applicant completes the 
10.28 	certificate of eligibility and marks the absentee ballots, and may assist an applicant as 
10.29 	provided in section 204C.15. The election judges must deposit the return envelopes containing 
10.30 	the marked absentee ballots in a sealed container and return them to the clerk on the same 
10.31 	day that they are delivered and marked.
10.32 	(b) At the discretion of a full-time municipal clerk, school district clerk, or county auditor, 
10.33 	absentee ballots may be delivered in the same manner as prescribed in paragraph (a) to a 
11.1 	shelter for battered women domestic abuse victims as defined in section 611A.37, subdivision 
11.2 	4 611A.31, subdivision 2, or to an assisted living facility licensed under chapter 144G.

11.3 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256D.02, subdivision 12a, is amended to read:
11.4 		Subd. 12a.Resident. (a) For purposes of eligibility for general assistance, a person must 
11.5 	be a resident of this state.
11.6 	(b) A "resident" is a person living in the state for at least 30 days with the intention of 
11.7 	making the person's home here and not for any temporary purpose. Time spent in a shelter 
11.8 	for battered women domestic abuse victims shall count toward satisfying the 30-day residency 
11.9 	requirement. All applicants for these programs are required to demonstrate the requisite 
11.10 	intent and can do so in any of the following ways:
11.11 	(1) by showing that the applicant maintains a residence at a verified address, other than 
11.12 	a place of public accommodation. An applicant may verify a residence address by presenting 
11.13 	a valid state driver's license, a state identification card, a voter registration card, a rent 
11.14 	receipt, a statement by the landlord, apartment manager, or homeowner verifying that the 
11.15 	individual is residing at the address, or other form of verification approved by the 
11.16 	commissioner; or
11.17 	(2) by verifying residence according to Minnesota Rules, part 9500.1219, subpart 3, 
11.18 	item C.
11.19 	(c) For general assistance, a county shall waive the 30-day residency requirement where 
11.20 	unusual hardship would result from denial of general assistance. For purposes of this 
11.21 	subdivision, "unusual hardship" means the applicant is without shelter or is without available 
11.22 	resources for food.
11.23 	The county agency must report to the commissioner within 30 days on any waiver granted 
11.24 	under this section. The county shall not deny an application solely because the applicant 
11.25 	does not meet at least one of the criteria in this subdivision, but shall continue to process 
11.26 	the application and leave the application pending until the residency requirement is met or 
11.27 	until eligibility or ineligibility is established.
11.28 	(d) For purposes of paragraph (c), the following definitions apply (1) "metropolitan 
11.29 	statistical area" is as defined by the United States Census Bureau; (2) "shelter" includes any 
11.30 	shelter that is located within the metropolitan statistical area containing the county and for 
11.31 	which the applicant is eligible, provided the applicant does not have to travel more than 20 
11.32 	miles to reach the shelter and has access to transportation to the shelter. Clause (2) does not 
11.33 	apply to counties in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan statistical area.
12.1 	(e) Migrant workers as defined in section 142G.02 are exempt from the residency 
12.2 	requirements of this section, provided the migrant worker provides verification that the 
12.3 	migrant family worked in this state within the last 12 months and earned at least $1,000 in 
12.4 	gross wages during the time the migrant worker worked in this state.
12.5 	(f) For purposes of eligibility for emergency general assistance, the 30-day residency 
12.6 	requirement under this section shall not be waived.
12.7 	(g) If any provision of this subdivision is enjoined from implementation or found 
12.8 	unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall 
12.9 	remain valid and shall be given full effect.

12.10 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 256G.02, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
12.11 		Subd. 6.Excluded time. "Excluded time" means:
12.12 	(1) any period an applicant spends in a hospital, sanitarium, nursing home, shelter other 
12.13 	than an emergency shelter, halfway house, foster home, community residential setting 
12.14 	licensed under chapter 245D, semi-independent living domicile or services program, 
12.15 	residential facility offering care, board and lodging facility or other institution for the 
12.16 	hospitalization or care of human beings, as defined in section 144.50, 144A.01, or 245A.02, 
12.17 	subdivision 14; maternity home, battered women's shelter for domestic abuse victims, or 
12.18 	correctional facility; or any facility based on an emergency hold under section 253B.05, 
12.19 	subdivisions 1 and 2;
12.20 	(2) any period an applicant spends on a placement basis in a training and habilitation 
12.21 	program, including: a rehabilitation facility or work or employment program as defined in 
12.22 	section 268A.01; semi-independent living services provided under section 252.275, and 
12.23 	chapter 245D; or day training and habilitation programs;
12.24 	(3) any period an applicant is receiving assisted living services, integrated community 
12.25 	supports, or day support services; and
12.26 	(4) any placement for a person with an indeterminate commitment, including independent 
12.27 	living.

12.28 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 256G.03, subdivision 2, is amended 
12.29 	to read:
12.30 		Subd. 2.No durational test. Except as otherwise provided in sections 142G.12; 142G.78; 
12.31 	256B.056, subdivision 1; and 256D.02, subdivision 12a, for purposes of this chapter, no 
12.32 	waiting period is required before securing county or state residence. A person cannot, 
13.1 	however, gain residence while physically present in an excluded time facility unless otherwise 
13.2 	specified in this chapter or in a federal regulation controlling a federally funded human 
13.3 	service; children, youth, and families; or direct care and treatment program. Interstate 
13.4 	migrants who enter a shelter for battered women domestic abuse victims directly from 
13.5 	another state can gain residency while in the facility provided the person can provide 
13.6 	documentation that the person is a victim of domestic abuse and the county determines that 
13.7 	the placement is appropriate.

13.8 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 257.75, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
13.9 		Subd. 6.Paternity educational materials. The commissioner of children, youth, and 
13.10 	families shall prepare educational materials for new and prospective parents that describe 
13.11 	the benefits and effects of establishing paternity. The materials must include a description 
13.12 	and comparison of the procedures for establishment of paternity through a recognition of 
13.13 	parentage under this section and an adjudication of paternity under sections 257.51 to 257.74. 
13.14 	The commissioner shall consider the use of innovative audio or visual approaches to the 
13.15 	presentation of the materials to facilitate understanding and presentation. In preparing the 
13.16 	materials, the commissioner shall consult with child advocates and support workers, battered 
13.17 	women's advocates and advocates for domestic abuse victims, social service providers, 
13.18 	educators, attorneys, hospital representatives, and people who work with parents in making 
13.19 	decisions related to paternity. The commissioner shall consult with representatives of 
13.20 	communities of color. On and after January 1, 1994, the commissioner shall make the 
13.21 	materials available without cost to hospitals, requesting agencies, and other persons for 
13.22 	distribution to new parents.

13.23 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260E.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.24 		Subdivision 1.Establishment of team. A county shall establish a multidisciplinary 
13.25 	child protection team that may include but is not limited to the director of the local welfare 
13.26 	agency or designees, the county attorney or designees, the county sheriff or designees, 
13.27 	representatives of health and education, representatives of mental health, representatives of 
13.28 	agencies providing specialized services or responding to youth who experience or are at 
13.29 	risk of experiencing sex or labor trafficking or sexual exploitation, or other appropriate 
13.30 	human services, children's services, or community-based agencies, and parent groups. As 
13.31 	used in this section, a "community-based agency" may include, but is not limited to, schools, 
13.32 	social services agencies, family service and mental health collaboratives, children's advocacy 
13.33 	centers, early childhood and family education programs, Head Start, or other agencies 
13.34 	serving children and families. A member of the team must be designated as the lead person 
14.1 	of the team responsible for the planning process to develop standards for the team's activities 
14.2 	with battered women's and domestic abuse programs and services.

14.3 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.85, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.4 		Subd. 4.Duties. (a) The office has the following duties:
14.5 	(1) advocate in the legislature for legislation that will facilitate the accomplishment of 
14.6 	the mandates identified in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force report;
14.7 	(2) advocate for state agencies to take actions to facilitate the accomplishment of the 
14.8 	mandates identified in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force report;
14.9 	(3) develop recommendations for legislative and agency actions to address injustice in 
14.10 	the criminal justice system's response to the cases of missing and murdered Indigenous 
14.11 	relatives;
14.12 	(4) facilitate research to refine the mandates in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous 
14.13 	Women Task Force report and to assess the potential efficacy, feasibility, and impact of the 
14.14 	recommendations;
14.15 	(5) develop tools and processes to evaluate the implementation and impact of the efforts 
14.16 	of the office;
14.17 	(6) track and collect Minnesota data on missing and murdered indigenous women, 
14.18 	children, and relatives, and provide statistics upon public or legislative inquiry;
14.19 	(7) facilitate technical assistance for local and Tribal law enforcement agencies during 
14.20 	active missing and murdered Indigenous relatives cases;
14.21 	(8) conduct case reviews and report on the results of case reviews for the following types 
14.22 	of missing and murdered Indigenous relatives cases: cold cases for missing Indigenous 
14.23 	people and death investigation review for cases of Indigenous people ruled as suicide or 
14.24 	overdose under suspicious circumstances;
14.25 	(9) conduct case reviews of the prosecution and sentencing for cases where a perpetrator 
14.26 	committed a violent or exploitative crime against an Indigenous person. These case reviews 
14.27 	should identify those cases where the perpetrator is a repeat offender;
14.28 	(10) prepare draft legislation as necessary to allow the office access to the data required 
14.29 	for the office to conduct the reviews required in this section and advocate for passage of 
14.30 	that legislation;
15.1 	(11) review sentencing guidelines for missing and murdered Indigenous women-related 
15.2 	crimes, recommend changes if needed, and advocate for consistent implementation of the 
15.3 	guidelines across Minnesota courts;
15.4 	(12) develop and maintain communication with relevant divisions in the Department of 
15.5 	Public Safety regarding any cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous relatives and 
15.6 	on procedures for investigating cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous relatives; 
15.7 	and
15.8 	(13) coordinate, as relevant, with the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Cold Case Office through 
15.9 	Operation Lady Justice and other federal efforts, as well as efforts in neighboring states and 
15.10 	Canada. This recommendation pertains to state efforts. Tribes are sovereign nations that 
15.11 	have the right to determine if and how they will coordinate with these other efforts.; and
15.12 	(14) provide case support to victims and families of missing or murdered Indigenous 
15.13 	relatives or their designated family representative or the reporting person. Case support 
15.14 	includes but is not limited to providing support and guidance during the law enforcement 
15.15 	investigation; facilitating communication with criminal justice agencies and other government 
15.16 	entities; compiling relevant information about ongoing cases; and providing information, 
15.17 	referrals, and other types of support.
15.18 	(b) As used in this subdivision:
15.19 	(1) "reporting person" means the relative or nonrelative person who completed a case 
15.20 	intake form with the office; and
15.21 	(2) "victim" has the meaning given in section 611A.01.
15.22 	(c) Data created, collected, received, stored, used, or maintained by the office related to 
15.23 	paragraph (a), clause (14), are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, 
15.24 	subdivision 12.

15.25 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 299A.90, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
15.26 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) The office has the following duties:
15.27 	(1) advocate in the legislature for legislation that will facilitate the accomplishment of 
15.28 	mandates identified in the report of the Task Force on Missing and Murdered African 
15.29 	American Women;
15.30 	(2) advocate for state agencies to take actions to facilitate the accomplishment of mandates 
15.31 	identified in the report of the Task Force on Missing and Murdered African American 
15.32 	Women;
16.1 	(3) develop recommendations for legislative and agency actions to address injustice in 
16.2 	the criminal justice system's response to cases of missing and murdered Black women and 
16.3 	girls;
16.4 	(4) facilitate research to refine the mandates in the report of the Task Force on Missing 
16.5 	and Murdered African American Women and to assess the potential efficacy, feasibility, 
16.6 	and impact of the recommendations;
16.7 	(5) collect data on missing person and homicide cases involving Black women and girls, 
16.8 	including the total number of cases, the rate at which the cases are solved, the length of time 
16.9 	the cases remain open, and a comparison to similar cases involving different demographic 
16.10 	groups;
16.11 	(6) collect data on Amber Alerts, including the total number of Amber Alerts issued, 
16.12 	the total number of Amber Alerts that involve Black girls, and the outcome of cases involving 
16.13 	Amber Alerts disaggregated by the child's race and sex;
16.14 	(7) collect data on reports of missing Black girls, including the number classified as 
16.15 	voluntary runaways, and a comparison to similar cases involving different demographic 
16.16 	groups;
16.17 	(8) analyze and assess the intersection between cases involving missing and murdered 
16.18 	Black women and girls and labor trafficking and sex trafficking;
16.19 	(9) develop recommendations for legislative, agency, and community actions to address 
16.20 	the intersection between cases involving missing and murdered Black women and girls and 
16.21 	labor trafficking and sex trafficking;
16.22 	(10) analyze and assess the intersection between cases involving murdered Black women 
16.23 	and girls and domestic violence, including prior instances of domestic violence within the 
16.24 	family or relationship, whether an offender had prior convictions for domestic assault or 
16.25 	related offenses, and whether the offender used a firearm in the murder or any prior instances 
16.26 	of domestic assault;
16.27 	(11) develop recommendations for legislative, agency, and community actions to address 
16.28 	the intersection between cases involving murdered Black women and girls and domestic 
16.29 	violence;
16.30 	(12) develop tools and processes to evaluate the implementation and impact of the efforts 
16.31 	of the office;
16.32 	(13) track and collect Minnesota data on missing and murdered Black women and girls, 
16.33 	and provide statistics upon public or legislative inquiry;
17.1 	(14) facilitate technical assistance for local and Tribal law enforcement agencies during 
17.2 	active cases involving missing and murdered Black women and girls;
17.3 	(15) conduct case reviews and report on the results of case reviews for the following 
17.4 	types of cases involving missing and murdered Black women and girls: cold cases for 
17.5 	missing Black women and girls and death investigation review for cases of Black women 
17.6 	and girls ruled as suicide or overdose under suspicious circumstances;
17.7 	(16) conduct case reviews of the prosecution and sentencing for cases where a perpetrator 
17.8 	committed a violent or exploitative crime against a Black woman or girl. These case reviews 
17.9 	must identify those cases where the perpetrator is a repeat offender;
17.10 	(17) prepare draft legislation as necessary to allow the office access to the data necessary 
17.11 	for the office to conduct the reviews required in this section and advocate for passage of 
17.12 	that legislation;
17.13 	(18) review sentencing guidelines for crimes related to missing and murdered Black 
17.14 	women and girls, recommend changes if needed, and advocate for consistent implementation 
17.15 	of the guidelines across Minnesota courts;
17.16 	(19) develop and maintain communication with relevant divisions in the Department of 
17.17 	Public Safety, including but not limited to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, regarding 
17.18 	any cases involving missing and murdered Black women and girls and on procedures for 
17.19 	investigating cases involving missing and murdered Black women and girls;
17.20 	(20) consult with the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage established in section 
17.21 	15.0145; and
17.22 	(21) coordinate, as relevant, with federal efforts, and efforts in neighboring states and 
17.23 	Canada.; and
17.24 	(22) provide case support to victims and families of missing or murdered Black women 
17.25 	and girls or their designated family representative or the reporting person. Case support 
17.26 	includes but is not limited to providing support and guidance during the law enforcement 
17.27 	investigation; facilitating communication with criminal justice agencies and other government 
17.28 	entities; compiling relevant information about ongoing cases; and providing information, 
17.29 	referrals, and other types of support.
17.30 	(b) As used in this subdivision:
17.31 	(1) "labor trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 5; and
18.1 	(2) "reporting person" means the relative or nonrelative person who completed a case 
18.2 	intake form with the office;
18.3 	(2) (3) "sex trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7a.; and
18.4 	(4) "victim" has the meaning given in section 611A.01.
18.5 	(c) Data created, collected, received, stored, used, or maintained by the office related to 
18.6 	paragraph (a), clause (22), are private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, 
18.7 	subdivision 12.

18.8 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 518B.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.9 		Subd. 2.Standards for domestic abuse counseling programs and domestic abuse 
18.10 	educational programs. (a) Domestic abuse counseling or educational programs that provide 
18.11 	group or class sessions for court-ordered domestic abuse offenders must provide 
18.12 	documentation to the probation department or the court on program policies and how the 
18.13 	program meets the criteria contained in paragraphs (b) to (l).
18.14 	(b) Programs shall require offenders and abusing parties to attend a minimum of 24 
18.15 	sessions or 36 hours of programming, unless a probation agent has recommended fewer 
18.16 	sessions. The documentation provided to the probation department or the court must specify 
18.17 	the length of the program that offenders are required to complete.
18.18 	(c) Programs must have a written policy requiring that counselors and facilitators report 
18.19 	to the court and to the offender's probation or corrections officer any threats of violence 
18.20 	made by the offender or abusing party, acts of violence by the offender or abusing party, 
18.21 	violation of court orders by the offender or abusing party, and violation of program rules 
18.22 	that resulted in the offender's or abusing party's termination from the program. Programs 
18.23 	shall have written policies requiring that counselors and facilitators hold offenders and 
18.24 	abusing parties solely responsible for their behavior.
18.25 	Programs shall have written policies requiring that counselors and facilitators be violence 
18.26 	free in their own lives.
18.27 	(d) Each program shall conduct an intake process with each offender or abusing party. 
18.28 	This intake process shall look for chemical dependency problems and possible risks the 
18.29 	offender or abusing party might pose to self or others. The program must have policies 
18.30 	regarding referral of a chemically dependent offender or abusing party to a chemical 
18.31 	dependency treatment center. If the offender or abusing party poses a risk to self or others, 
18.32 	the program shall report this information to the court, the probation or corrections officer, 
18.33 	and the victim.
19.1 	(e) If the offender or abusing party is reported back to the court or is terminated from 
19.2 	the program, the program shall notify the victim of the circumstances unless the victim 
19.3 	requests otherwise.
19.4 	(f) Programs shall require court-ordered offenders and abusing parties to sign a release 
19.5 	of information authorizing communication regarding the offender's or abusing party's 
19.6 	progress in the program to the court, the offender's probation or corrections officer, other 
19.7 	providers, and the victim. The offender or abusing party may not enter the program if the 
19.8 	offender does not sign a release.
19.9 	(g) If a counselor or facilitator contacts the victim, the counselor or facilitator must not 
19.10 	elicit any information that the victim does not want to provide. A counselor or facilitator 
19.11 	who contacts a victim shall (1) notify the victim of the right not to provide any information, 
19.12 	(2) notify the victim of how any information provided will be used and with whom it will 
19.13 	be shared, and (3) obtain the victim's permission before eliciting information from the victim 
19.14 	or sharing information with anyone other than staff of the counseling program.
19.15 	Programs shall have written policies requiring that counselors and facilitators inform 
19.16 	victims of the confidentiality of information as provided by this subdivision. Programs must 
19.17 	maintain separate files for information pertaining to the offender or abusing party and to 
19.18 	the victim.
19.19 	If a counselor or facilitator contacts a victim, the counselor or facilitator shall provide 
19.20 	the victim with referral information for support services.
19.21 	(h) Programs shall have written policies forbidding program staff from disclosing any 
19.22 	confidential communication made by the offender or abusing party without the consent of 
19.23 	the offender or abusing party, except that programs must warn a potential victim of imminent 
19.24 	danger based upon information provided by an offender or abusing party.
19.25 	(i) The counseling program or educational program must provide services in a group 
19.26 	setting, unless the offender or abusing party would be inappropriate in a group setting.
19.27 	Programs must provide separate sessions for male and female offenders and abusing 
19.28 	parties.
19.29 	(j) Programs shall have written policies forbidding program staff from offering or 
19.30 	referring marriage or couples counseling until the offender or abusing party has completed 
19.31 	a domestic abuse counseling program or educational program for the minimum number of 
19.32 	court-ordered sessions and the counselor or facilitator reasonably believes that the violence, 
19.33 	intimidation, and coercion has ceased and the victim feels safe to participate.
20.1 	(k) Programs must have written policies requiring that the counselor or facilitator report 
20.2 	when the court-ordered offender or abusing party has completed the program to the court 
20.3 	and the offender's probation or corrections officer.
20.4 	(l) Programs must have written policies to coordinate with the court, probation and 
20.5 	corrections officers, battered women's and domestic abuse programs, child protection 
20.6 	services, and other providers on promotion of victim safety and offender accountability.

20.7 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 609.101, subdivision 2, is amended 
20.8 	to read:
20.9 		Subd. 2.Minimum fines. Notwithstanding any other law, when a court sentences a 
20.10 	person convicted of violating section 609.221, 609.222, 609.223, 609.2231, 609.224, 
20.11 	609.2242, 609.267, 609.2671, 609.2672, 609.342, 609.343, 609.344, or 609.345, it must 
20.12 	impose a fine of not less than 30 percent of the maximum fine authorized by law nor more 
20.13 	than the maximum fine authorized by law.
20.14 	The court shall collect the portion of the fine mandated by this subdivision and forward 
20.15 	70 percent of it to a local victim assistance program that provides services locally in the 
20.16 	county in which the crime was committed. The court shall forward the remaining 30 percent 
20.17 	to the commissioner of management and budget to be credited to the general fund. If more 
20.18 	than one victim assistance program serves the county in which the crime was committed, 
20.19 	the court may designate on a case-by-case basis which program will receive the fine proceeds, 
20.20 	giving consideration to the nature of the crime committed, the types of victims served by 
20.21 	the program, and the funding needs of the program. If no victim assistance program serves 
20.22 	that county, the court shall forward 100 percent of the fine proceeds to the commissioner 
20.23 	of management and budget to be credited to the general fund. Fine proceeds received by a 
20.24 	local victim assistance program must be used to provide direct services to crime victims.
20.25 	The minimum fine required by this subdivision is in addition to the surcharge or 
20.26 	assessment required by section 357.021, subdivision 6, and is in addition to any sentence 
20.27 	of imprisonment or restitution imposed or ordered by the court.
20.28 	As used in this subdivision, "victim assistance program" means victim witness programs 
20.29 	within county attorney offices or any of the following programs: crime victim crisis centers, 
20.30 	victim-witness programs, domestic abuse victim shelters and nonshelter programs, sexual 
20.31 	assault programs, and children's advocacy centers as defined in section 260E.02, subdivision 
20.32 	5.

21.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.605, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.2 		Subd. 2.Gross misdemeanor. Whoever trespasses upon the grounds of a facility 
21.3 	providing emergency shelter services for battered women domestic abuse victims, as defined 
21.4 	under section 611A.31, subdivision 3, or providing comparable services for sex trafficking 
21.5 	victims, as defined under section 609.321, subdivision 7b, or of a facility providing 
21.6 	transitional housing for battered women domestic abuse victims and their children or sex 
21.7 	trafficking victims and their children, without claim of right or consent of one who has right 
21.8 	to give consent, and refuses to depart from the grounds of the facility on demand of one 
21.9 	who has right to give consent, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

21.10 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.7495, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
21.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
21.12 	the meanings given them.
21.13 	(a) "Facility" means any of the following:
21.14 	(1) a hospital or other health institution licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.56;
21.15 	(2) a medical facility as defined in section 144.561;
21.16 	(3) an agency, clinic, or office operated under the direction of or under contract with the 
21.17 	commissioner of health or a community health board, as defined in section 145A.02;
21.18 	(4) a facility providing counseling regarding options for medical services or recovery 
21.19 	from an addiction;
21.20 	(5) a facility providing emergency shelter services for battered women domestic abuse 
21.21 	victims, as defined in section 611A.31, subdivision 3, or a facility providing transitional 
21.22 	housing for battered women domestic abuse victims and their children;
21.23 	(6) a facility as defined in section 260E.03, subdivision 6;
21.24 	(7) a facility as defined in section 626.5572, subdivision 6, where the services described 
21.25 	in that paragraph are provided;
21.26 	(8) a place to or from which ambulance service, as defined in section 144E.001, is 
21.27 	provided or sought to be provided; and
21.28 	(9) a hospice provider licensed under section 144A.753.
21.29 	(b) "Aggrieved party" means a person whose access to or egress from a facility is 
21.30 	obstructed in violation of subdivision 2, or the facility.

22.1 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 611A.31, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
22.2 		Subd. 5.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department 
22.3 	of Corrections Public Safety or a designee.

22.4 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.72, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
22.5 		Subd. 2a.Electronic monitoring; condition of pretrial release. (a) Until the 
22.6 	commissioner of corrections has adopted standards governing electronic monitoring devices 
22.7 	used to protect victims of domestic abuse, the court, as a condition of release, may not order 
22.8 	a person arrested for a crime described in section 609.135, subdivision 5a, paragraph (b), 
22.9 	to use an electronic monitoring device to protect a victim's safety.
22.10 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the chief judge of a judicial district may appoint and 
22.11 	convene an advisory group comprised of representatives from law enforcement, prosecutors, 
22.12 	defense attorneys, corrections, court administrators, judges, and battered women's domestic 
22.13 	abuse organizations to develop standards for the use of electronic monitoring and global 
22.14 	positioning system devices to protect victims of domestic abuse and for evaluating the 
22.15 	effectiveness of electronic monitoring. After the advisory group does this, the chief judge, 
22.16 	in consultation with the advisory group, may conduct a pilot project for implementation of 
22.17 	the electronic monitoring standards. A judicial district that conducts a pilot project shall 
22.18 	report on the standards and the pilot project to the chairs and ranking minority members of 
22.19 	the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice 
22.20 	policy and the state court administrator's office.

22.21 	Sec. 26.  REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 22.22 	The revisor of statutes must change the term "battered women" to "domestic abuse 
22.23 	victims" or a similar term wherever the term or similar terms appear in Minnesota Statutes. 
22.24 	The revisor must make any necessary grammatical changes or changes to sentence structure 
22.25 	necessary to preserve the meaning of the text as a result of the changes.