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SF 3208

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to human services; developing training requirements for postadoption
search services; requiring reports; directing the commissioner of human
services to promulgate rules relating to postadoption search services; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 259.87; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 259.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [259.86] POSTADOPTION SEARCH SERVICES.
 new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services shall develop a specialized curriculum
to train department, county agency, and social service agency staff in performing and
complying with the postadoption search services developed in the best practices guidelines
reported to the legislature in 2006.
new text end

new text begin (b) All department and county social service agency staff providing adoption
services, including postadoption search services, shall complete postadoption search
services training as a component of the mandatory child welfare training.
 new text end

new text begin (c) All private agency staff providing adoption services, including postadoption
search services, shall complete at least eight hours of postadoption search services training
as a component of preservice training.
 new text end

new text begin (d) All social service agencies shall provide the commissioner of human services
with the following data on postadoption search services every June 30 and December 31:
 new text end

new text begin (1) the number of search requests received and the number of search requests that
are processed;
 new text end

new text begin (2) the percentage of requests resulting in successful location of the other party;
 new text end

new text begin (3) the percentage of requests resulting in successful completion of the
commissioner's designated form for family medical and social history;
 new text end

new text begin (4) the time from request for search to completion of search;
 new text end

new text begin (5) the number and type of efforts used to complete the search; and
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new text begin (6) the fee charged for each search conducted. The commissioner shall compile the
data annually and submit a report to the house and senate committees with jurisdiction
over adoption no later than January 30 of each year.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 259.87, is amended to read:


259.87 RULES.

The commissioner of human services shall make rules as necessary to administer
sections 259.79 deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end 259.83new text begin , and 259.86new text end .