Bill > SF2967

This bill modifies the composition and duties of multidisciplinary child protection teams in Minnesota counties by expanding their membership and scope of responsibilities, specifically related to Indigenous communities. The bill adds Tribal social services agencies and Tribal law enforcement as potential team members, and introduces a new requirement that teams may include a representative from a nonprofit agency serving youth at risk of going missing or being murdered, or agencies serving families with missing and murdered Indigenous relatives. The bill expands the team's potential composition to explicitly include representatives of agencies responding to youth at risk of sex or labor trafficking, sexual exploitation, or whose family members have been identified as missing and murdered Indigenous relatives. Additionally, the bill clarifies that case consultations can involve a wide range of professionals from human services, mental health, law enforcement, healthcare, education, and community-based agencies. The overall intent appears to be enhancing child protection efforts with a particular focus on supporting Indigenous communities and addressing specific risks faced by Indigenous youth and families.

Health and Social Services

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF2967&ssn=0&y=2025