Minnesota Legislature
HF 129
as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 03/06/2025 04:47pm
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A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring director of child sex trafficking prevention to
submit a program evaluation each odd-numbered year to the legislature; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145.4718.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 145.4718, is amended to read:
145.4718 PROGRAM EVALUATION.
(a) The director of child sex trafficking prevention established under section 145.4716
must conduct, or contract for, comprehensive evaluation of the statewide program for safe
harbor for sexually exploited youth. The deleted text begin first evaluation must be completed by June 30,
2015, and must be submitteddeleted text end new text begin director must submit an updated evaluationnew text end to the commissioner
of health new text begin and to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of
representatives committees with jurisdiction over health and public safety new text end by September 1deleted text begin ,
2015, and every two years thereafterdeleted text end new text begin of each odd-numbered yearnew text end . The evaluation must
consider whether the program is reaching intended victims and whether support services
are available, accessible, and adequate for sexually exploited youth, as defined in section
260C.007, subdivision 31.
(b) In conducting the evaluation, the director of child sex trafficking prevention must
consider evaluation of outcomes, including whether the program increases identification of
sexually exploited youth, coordination of investigations, access to services and housing
available for sexually exploited youth, and improved effectiveness of services. The evaluation
must also include examination of the ways in which penalties under section 609.3241 are
assessed, collected, and distributed to ensure funding for investigation, prosecution, and
victim services to combat sexual exploitation of youth.