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This bill establishes new legal protections and data classifications for restorative practices, which are alternative conflict resolution processes. The bill creates a new provision that classifies data related to restorative practice participants as private, with limited disclosure exceptions. It modifies reporting requirements for restorative practice grantees, requiring them to provide information about program impact, recidivism, and financial investments. Most significantly, the bill makes statements and documents created during restorative practices generally inadmissible in civil and criminal proceedings, with specific exceptions for mandatory reporting of abuse, preventing imminent harm, or revealing professional misconduct. The bill defines "restorative practice participants" broadly to include facilitators, persons who caused harm, persons who were harmed, and community members involved in the process. The legislation aims to encourage open and honest communication during restorative practices by protecting the confidentiality of discussions, while still maintaining safeguards for public safety and accountability. Exceptions to the inadmissibility clause ensure that critical information about potential harm or misconduct can still be reported and potentially used in legal proceedings.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2200&ssn=0&y=2025