Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act modification

This bill modifies Minnesota's African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act to require state agencies to conduct annual reviews of child welfare cases involving African American and other disproportionately represented children. The law mandates that responsible social services agencies collect and report detailed data on various aspects of child welfare cases, including maltreatment reports, service referrals, removals, reunifications, and permanency outcomes, broken down by race. When reviews identify disparities, agencies must develop remediation plans with measurable goals to address the factors contributing to unequal outcomes. The bill also appropriates funding to support staffing and service provision needed for implementing these review and remediation requirements.