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This bill establishes a comprehensive Foster Youth Bill of Rights in Minnesota, designed to protect and support children and youth in foster care. The bill outlines extensive rights across multiple areas of a foster youth's life, including physical and emotional safety, basic needs, privacy, health and wellness, family and cultural connections, education, activities, case management, transition resources, and grievance procedures. Key provisions include ensuring foster youth are free from abuse, discrimination, and inappropriate discipline; have access to culturally appropriate care; can maintain connections with siblings and family; receive quality healthcare and education; have input in their case planning; and have the right to confidentially provide feedback or file complaints about their care. The bill defines numerous terms and emphasizes that foster youth should receive care equivalent to or better than what they would receive if not in foster care. It applies to individuals under 18 in foster care and those under 21 in extended foster care, and aims to protect foster youths' rights to safety, dignity, personal development, and self-determination. The legislation is effective immediately upon enactment and seeks to comprehensively address the unique needs and challenges faced by foster youth.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3024&ssn=0&y=2025