Minnesota Session Laws 2004 to 2025 Index (topics)
child placement
See also ADOPTION; FOSTER CARE
adoption, see ADOPTION
African American and disproportionately represented children
Case reviews, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 9, 12
Child placement proceedings, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 8
Child-placing agencies, duties, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 6, 8
Emergency removal or placement of child, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 7, 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 10
Involuntary placement proceedings, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 8
Out-of-home placement, preferences, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 8
Relative placement, noncustodial parents, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 6
Relative placement, noncustodial parents, technical corrections, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 9
Reports about, African American Child Well-Being Unit, annual census, compliance data, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 11
Right to counsel, parent or custodian, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 7
Background checks
Emergency placement, Minn. Law 2007 c 8
Requirement, generally, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 3 s 29, 30
Background checks, technical corrections, Minn. Law 2009 c 163 art 1 s 4, 9
Caregivers, data about, access by juvenile courts, Minn. Law 2008 c 361 art 6 s 34 to 2008 c 361 art 6 s 36
Child custody, see CHILD CUSTODY
Child in Voluntary Foster Care for Treatment Act, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 49 to 2021 c 30 art 10 s 54
Child-placing agencies
African American and disproportionately represented children
Duties, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 6, 8
Family preservation grants, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 13, 22
African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act
Active efforts, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 4
Definitions, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 3
Safety plans, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 4
Best interests of child, policy of state, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 2, 8
Child abuse and maltreatment, Indian children, information sharing with Tribal agency, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 16
Cultural competency training, African American and disproportionately represented children, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 10
Disclosure, communicable diseases, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 26
Foster care agencies, care of individuals on medical monitoring equipment, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 25
Indian children, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 16, 19, 27
Active efforts to preserve family, findings, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 19
Duties, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 18, 26 to 32, 2024 c 127 art 66 s 18
Indian Family Preservation Act
Active efforts, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 18
Definitions, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 6
Indian Family Preservation Act, active efforts, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 12 s 5, 2024 c 115 art 17 s 19
Personnel requirements, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 19 s 28, 30
Training, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 10
Training, mandatory reporters, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 8 s 36
Child-placing agencies, Indian children, transferring case to title IV-E agency, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 15 s 6
Child-placing agencies, Indian Family Preservation Act, conflict resolution, Minn. Law 2025 c 20 s 294
Child-placing agencies, Ombudsperson for Foster Youth, duties, Minn. Law 2022 c 63 s 4
Children in need of protection or services, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 1 s 17, 18
Children in need of protection or services (CHIPS)
African American and disproportionately represented children, responsible social services agencies, conduct, case reviews, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 9, 12
Case plans, responsible social services agencies, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 18 s 33
Definition, Juvenile Court Act, Minn. Law 2024 c 123 art 4 s 5
Immediate custody, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 8 s 6
Independent living plans, transition to adulthood, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 15 s 13
Monthly caseworker visits, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 8 s 20
Out-of-home placement plans, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 15 s 8
Noncustodial parent, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 8 s 10
Relatives, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 8 s 11, 21
Out-of-home placement plans, residential treatment programs, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 77 to 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 79, 81, 84, 85, 88, 89, 96
Out-of-home placement plans, responsible social services agencies, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 18 s 36
Out-of-home placement plans, written findings, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 19
Permanency planning, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 25, 26
Physical and mental examinations, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 74
Children in need of protection or services (CHIPS), appellate counsel and training office, parent attorneys, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 3 s 1
Children under guardianship of Human Services Department, adoption procedures, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 1 s 26 to 2012 c 216 art 1 s 43
Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 8 s 24 to 2024 c 80 art 8 s 30, 2025 c 21 s 61
Definitions
African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 3
Indian Family Preservation Act, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 3 to 2024 c 115 art 17 s 14, 56
Juvenile Court Act, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 12 s 6 to 2024 c 115 art 12 s 9
Definitions, Juvenile Court Act, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 67 to 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 73, 2022 c 98 art 8 s 5, 2023 c 70 art 14 s 8, 9
Developmentally disabled children, voluntary placement agreements, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 1 s 21
Disclosure, child-placing agencies, communicable diseases, foster care placement, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 26
Emergency placement, background checks, Minn. Law 2007 c 8
Emergency relative placement, Minn. Law 2008 c 361 art 6 s 36
Emotionally disturbed children, voluntary placement agreements, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 1 s 21
Family and permanency teams, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 67, 85 to 87
Family First Prevention Services Act support and development grant program, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 14 s 2, 2023 c 70 art 20 s 2
foster care, see FOSTER CARE
Home studies, Minn. Law 2014 c 291 art 1 s 6
Independent living plans, transition to adulthood, review, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 15 s 13
Indian children
Active efforts to preserve family, findings, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 19
Child placement proceedings
Improper removal invalidation, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 28
Tribal court, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 27
Child placement proceedings, improper removal, invalidation, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 41
Child-placing agencies, duties, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 18
Conforming changes, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 31 to 2023 c 16 s 35, 2024 c 115 art 17 s 15 to 2024 c 115 art 17 s 17, 33 to 40, 42 to 48
Emergency placement, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 51
Emergency removal or placement of child, temporary state court jurisdiction, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 15
Family and permanency teams, membership, tribal representative, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 87
Federal Indian Child Welfare Act, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 27
Compliance, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 52 to 2024 c 115 art 17 s 54
Generally, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 26 to 2024 c 115 art 17 s 32
Guardians ad litem, training, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 27
Involuntary child placement proceedings, tribal court, duties, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 27
Involuntary placement proceedings, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 27
Out-of-home placement, improper removal invalidation, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 28
Out-of-home placement plans, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 86, 88
Parent or custodian consent, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 23, 24, 2024 c 115 art 17 s 23 to 2024 c 115 art 17 s 25
Return of custody, improper removal invalidation, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 28
Right to counsel, parent or custodian, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 27, 2024 c 115 art 17 s 29
Tribal court jurisdiction, Minn. Law 2023 c 16 s 27
Voluntary foster placement for treatment, compliance with ICWA, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 17 s 52 to 2024 c 115 art 17 s 54
Indian children, active efforts to preserve family, findings, revisor's correction, Minn. Law 2025 c 20 s 216
Indian children, out-of-home placements, reimbursement to counties and tribes, Minn. Law 2017 1Sp c 1 art 4 s 14
Indian children, out-of-home placements, transferring case to title IV-E agency, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 15 s 6
Indian children, preadoptive or adoptive placement of Indian children, Minn. Law 2013 c 65
Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children, Minn. Law 2008 c 361 art 6 s 23, 59
Interstate compact, technical corrections, Minn. Law 2009 c 163 art 1
Juvenile protection proceedings, Minn. Law 2022 c 98 art 8 s 4
Juvenile protection proceedings, generally, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 4 s 1
Juvenile protection proceedings, purpose, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 13
Legal representation for children, grants for, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 2 s 3, 2025 c 35 art 2 s 3
Licenses, Children, Youth, and Families Department, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 2
Licenses, human services licensing, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 2 s 4
Local social services agencies, relative search, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 1 s 41
Out-of-home placement programs, county costs, 2009 aid to counties, Minn. Law 2008 c 366 art 2 s 13
Out-of-home placements
African American and disproportionately represented children, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 4, 5
American Indian child welfare projects, Minn. Law 2024 c 80 art 1 s 7
Indian children, transferring case to title IV-E agency, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 15 s 6
Reports about, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 1 s 16
Residential treatment programs, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 77, 86, 88, 89
Youth 18 and older, review, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 15 s 12
Out-of-home placements, appellate counsel and training office, parent attorneys, Minn. Law 2023 c 52 art 3 s 1
Out-of-home placements, mental health screening, Minn. Law 2025 c 38 art 4 s 13
Out-of-home placements, residential treatment programs, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 10
Out-of-state placement report, Minn. Law 2023 c 70 art 14 s 40
Permanency planning
Concurrent permanency planning, juvenile courts, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 25, 26
Youth 18 and older, out-of-home placement plans, review, Minn. Law 2025 1Sp c 3 art 10 s 29
Permanency planning, residential treatment programs, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 86, 87, 89, 90
Permanency proceedings, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 15 s 14, 2019 1Sp c 9 art 1 s 33, 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 83
Background studies, Minn. Law 2014 c 312 art 25 s 4 to 2014 c 312 art 25 s 6
Out-of-home placements, Minn. Law 2014 c 312 art 25 s 29
Relative custody, Minn. Law 2014 c 312 art 25 s 30
Permanency review, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 1 s 18
placement prevention, Minn. Law 2005 c 136 art 15 s 5, 2005 c 159 art 2 s 11, 12, 15, 18
Placement prevention and family reunification, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 1 s 7
Placement with relative or friend, Minn. Law 2012 c 216 art 1 s 13, 18
Procedures, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 1 s 14
Relative caregiver support grants, Minn. Law 2024 c 115 art 12 s 33, 2024 c 115 art 22 s 2
Relatives, searches for, responsible social services agencies, duties, Minn. Law 2024 c 117 s 6
Residential family-based substance use disorder treatment programs, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 1 s 26
Residential treatment programs, placement, generally, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 5 s 85
Review of court-ordered placements, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 1 s 18
Review of placements, Minn. Law 2020 1Sp c 2 art 1 s 17
Social and medical histories, Minn. Law 2021 c 30 art 10 s 29
Transition to adulthood, independent living plans, Minn. Law 2019 1Sp c 9 art 1 s 32
Transition to adulthood, independent living plans, review, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 15 s 13
Unlicensed emergency relative placement, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 3 s 1
Voluntary placement agreements, Minn. Law 2007 c 147 art 1 s 21
Youth 18 and older, out-of-home placement plans, review, Minn. Law 2016 c 189 art 15 s 12