Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act established, child welfare provisions modified, African American Child Well-Being Advisory Council established, reports required, and money appropriated.
This bill establishes the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act to protect African American children and families from unnecessary removal from their homes. It creates a new advisory council and requires social services agencies to make "active efforts," which is a higher standard than usual, to keep these children safely with their families while respecting their cultural values. The legislation also mandates specific reports on how well these new protections are working and sets a future effective date of July 1, 2027.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2023
Last action May 13, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
6
May 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Chief Clerk for comparison with SF716
lower
May 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt and re-refer to Ways and Means
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Committee
Joint rule 2.03, Deadlines, re-referred to Rules and Legislative Administration
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Ways and Means
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
lower
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Children and Families Finance and Policy
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Esther Agbaje
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Athena Hollins
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Cedrick Frazier
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Heather Edelson
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Hodan Hassan
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Liish Kozlowski
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Liz Reyer
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Mary Clardy
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
MI
María Isa Pérez-Vega
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Mohamud Noor
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
Co
Peter Fischer
DDemocratic-Farmer-Labor
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