1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to child protection; modifying financial responsibility for out-of-state 
1.3 	children;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 260.855.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 260.855, is amended to read:
1.6 	260.855 FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
1.7 	(a) Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the 
1.8 	Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with 
1.9 	the provisions of article 5 thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial 
1.10 	or complete default of performance thereunder, the provisions of sections 518C.101 to 
1.11 	518C.902 also may be invoked. 
1.12 	(b) In the event of partial or complete default of performance, or in the case of 
1.13 	a child placement in violation of the compact, the Department of Human Services is 
1.14 	financially responsible for the costs of the child's placement. The county of the child's 
1.15 	placement shall bear no financial responsibility for the placement.