SF 4335
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/27/2026 09:03 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to children and families; modifying the Minnesota African American
Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260.68, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Case review.
(a) deleted text begin Each responsible social services agencydeleted text end new text begin The commissionernew text end
shall conduct a review of all child welfare cases for African American and other
disproportionately represented children handled by deleted text begin the agency. Each responsible social
services agencydeleted text end new text begin responsible social services agencies. Responsible social services agencies
must provide the commissioner with any information requested for the purposes of this
subdivision in a form and within a time frame prescribed by the commissioner. The
commissionernew text end shall create a summary report of trends identified under paragraphs (b) and
(c), anew text begin summary ofnew text end remediation deleted text begin plandeleted text end new text begin plans developednew text end as provided in paragraph (d), and an
update on implementation of any previous remediation plans. The new text begin commissioner shall
provide the new text end first report deleted text begin shall be provideddeleted text end to the African American Child Well-Being Advisory
Council, the deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin responsible social services agenciesnew text end , and the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over child welfare by
October 1, deleted text begin 2029deleted text end new text begin 2031new text end , and annually thereafter. deleted text begin For purposes of determining outcomes in
this subdivision, responsible social services agencies shall use guidance from the
commissioner. The commissioner shall provide guidance starting on November 1, 2028,
and annually thereafter.
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(b) The case review must include:
(1) the number of African American and disproportionately represented children
represented in the county child welfare system;
(2) the number and sources of maltreatment reports received and reports screened in for
investigation or referred for family assessment and the race of the children and parents or
custodians involved in each report;
(3) the number and race of children and parents or custodians who receive in-home
preventive case management services;
(4) the number and race of children whose parents or custodians are referred to
community-based, culturally appropriate, strength-based, or trauma-informed services;
(5) the number and race of children removed from their homes;
(6) the number and race of children reunified with their parents or custodians;
(7) the number and race of children whose parents or custodians are offered family group
decision-making services;
(8) the number and race of children whose parents or custodians are offered the parent
support outreach program;
(9) the number and race of children in foster care or out-of-home placement at the time
that the data is gathered;
(10) the number and race of children who achieve permanency through a transfer of
permanent legal and physical custody to a relative or an adoption; and
(11) the number and race of children who are under the guardianship of the commissioner
or awaiting a permanency disposition.
(c) The required case review must also:
(1) identify barriers to reunifying children with their families;
(2) identify the family conditions that led to the out-of-home placement;
(3) identify any barriers to accessing culturally informed mental health or substance use
disorder treatment services for the parents or children;
(4) document efforts to identify fathers and maternal and paternal relatives and to provide
services to custodial and noncustodial fathers, if appropriate; and
(5) document and summarize court reviews of active efforts.
(d) new text begin For new text end any responsible social services agency deleted text begin that hasdeleted text end new text begin the commissioner identifies innew text end a
case review new text begin as new text end showing disproportionality and disparities in child welfare outcomes for
African American and other disproportionately represented children and the children's
familiesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end compared to the agency's overall outcomes,new text begin the commissionernew text end must deleted text begin include in
their case review summary reportdeleted text end new text begin developnew text end a remediation plannew text begin with the agencynew text end with
measurable outcomes to identify, address, and reduce the factors that led to the
disproportionality and disparities in the agency's child welfare outcomes. The remediation
plan shall also include information about how the responsible social services agency will
achieve and document trauma-informed, positive child well-being outcomes through
remediation efforts.
Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; COUNTY IMPLEMENTATION OF MINNESOTA
AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY PRESERVATION AND CHILD WELFARE
DISPROPORTIONALITY ACT.
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new text begin
$....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
children, youth, and families to distribute to responsible social services agencies for support
for staffing and service provision related to the implementation of the Minnesota African
American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act.
new text end