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• They found that maltreatment or sexual abuse had, in fact, occurred, and they made a maltreatment determination
• Their two objectives were to determine if If maltreatment occurred and whether services were to be delivered
• However, in Minnesota, if a maltreatment determination is upheld, this offender would be prohibited from
• Having a maltreatment determination on an offender who commits those acts outside of our jurisdiction
• Even those circumstances would not allow us to A maltreatment determination or particularly offer services

Bills: HF2436, HF470, HF2643, HF2456, HF102, HF1367

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, early education, scholarships, funding, children, families, Minnesota education, child care licensing, family child care, child care center, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, correction order, conditional license, fix-it ticket, documented technical assistance, license suspension

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• The social service agency investigated the maltreatment.
• They found that maltreatment, or sexual abuse, had in fact occurred, and they made a maltreatment determination
• Even those circumstances would not allow us to find a maltreatment determination or particularly offer
• <01:42:57.280> determination<01:42:57.840> is<01:42:58.000> upheld maltreatment
• determination is upheld maltreatment determination is upheld this<01:42:59.000> offender<01:42

Bills: HF2436, HF470, HF2643, HF2456, HF102, HF1367

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, early education, scholarships, funding, children, families, Minnesota education, child care licensing, family child care, child care center, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, correction order, conditional license, fix-it ticket, documented technical assistance, license suspension

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• And who gets to determine that? Because I was going to offer this amendment yesterday to my bill.
• So I would like to make sure that whoever determines what amendments are okay and what amendments are
• And who gets<01:24:55.840> to<01:24:55.920> determine<01:24:56.400> that?
• <01:24:56.720> Because gets to determine that? Because gets to determine that?
• what amendments are whoever determines what amendments are okay<01:25:40.640> and<01:25:40.840

Bills: HF4382, HF2929

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, family child care, family day care, group family day care, licensed child care, licensing modernization, early childhood education, preschool, infant care, toddler care, school-age care, drop-in child care, night care, sick care, community-based child care, provider training, staff ratios, group size

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• I'm wondering, you know, if the intention I understood of Chair West's bill was that if there's maltreatment
• Bill, if there was a maltreatment, would it fall under having less time where it is being posted online
• So, under this bill, the posting for the maltreatment investigation would be online.
• Families can know about maltreatment through a physical posting at the center.
• Maltreatment is so serious that we need a longer look back for that.

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• from minor infractions, because maltreatment is so serious that it needs a longer look back.
• She said the spirit of Chair West’s bill is to separate maltreatment from minor infractions because maltreatment
• from minor infractions because maltreatment is so serious that it needs a longer look back.
• She said the spirit of Chair West’s bill is to separate maltreatment from minor infractions because maltreatment
• <00:54:20.280> the families in order to determine the families in order to determine the system

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• It's always because of neglect and/or maltreatment, right?
• It's not always that kids are being maltreated if they miss seven days.
• It's always because of neglect and/or maltreatment, right?
• It's not always that kids are being maltreated if they miss seven days.
• It's not always that kids are being maltreated if they miss seven days.

Bills: HF1918, HF2305, HF897, HF2191, HF2617, HF2551, HF2137

Keywords: HF1918, Department of Children Youth and Families, DCYF, child welfare, foster care, out-of-home placement, permanency planning, relative search, noncustodial parent, kinship care, family preservation, African American Child and Family Well-Being, racial disproportionality, maltreatment reporting, educational neglect, truancy, school attendance, Great Start compensation, child care provider payments, TEACH early childhood program

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• Training must focus on recognizing signs of maltreatment.
• It wouldn't just be maltreatment, or did I misunderstand? I'm confused.
• field and documented and determined field and documented and determined under<00:34:06.960> what
• <01:15:30.040> the the assessment and they determine the the assessment and they determine
• /c><01:16:28.000> the mapsi is what determines it and the mapsi is what determines it and the

Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services

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• Nearly 880,000 reports of potential maltreatment were made across Minnesota counties in 2022, and 80%
• Nearly 880,000 reports of potential maltreatment were made across Minnesota counties in 2022, and 80%
• Second, training must be informed by professionals with expertise in child maltreatment.
• It wouldn't just be maltreatment, or did I misunderstand it? It would be suspected maltreatment.
• It wouldn't just be maltreatment, or did I misunderstand it? It would be suspected maltreatment.

Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services

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• Grooming is maltreatment.
• Grooming is not a precursor of maltreatment; grooming is maltreatment.
• maltreatment, grooming is maltreatment. maltreatment, grooming is maltreatment.
• maltreatment deaths. maltreatment deaths.
• a maltreatment violation. a maltreatment violation.

Bills: HF4277, HF3819, HF3489, HF4408, HF3901, HF4316

Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy

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• Sections five, six, and seven clarified that maltreatment allegations that are more than three years
• um uh Sections five, six, and seven um uh clarified<00:04:27.600> that<00:04:28.000> maltreatment
• <00:04:28.720> allegations clarified that maltreatment allegations clarified that maltreatment
• policy does apply to employees, independent contractors, volunteers. >> Are you referring to the maltreatment

Bills: HF3489, HF3550

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• determinations only to find out that they are making the maltreatment determination; it gets appealed
• whether maltreatment was determined and whether services are needed for that child.
• whether maltreatment was determined and whether services are needed for that child.
• whether maltreatment was determined and whether services are needed for that child.
• whether maltreatment was determined and whether services are needed for that child.

Bills: HF1662, HF1224, HF1836, HF1367, HF1168, HF1999, HF1792, HF102, HF2127, HF104

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, foreclosure

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• Or other exceptional circumstances that are determined by DCYF.
• determined by DCYF. determined by DCYF.
• <00:18:18.640> the provider and a method to determine the provider and a method to determine
• So, uh that's are determined by DCYF.
• <00:53:58.720> and then this makes that determination and then this makes that determination

Bills: HF2136, HF4195, HF4548, HF4432, HF4174, HF3024, HF4389, HF3773

Keywords: youth intervention, grants, community support, early intervention services, nonprofit, Minnesota human services, forecast adjustment, budget forecast, appropriations, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, Health Care Access Fund, general fund, behavioral health, housing support, General Assistance, Minnesota Supplemental Aid, MFIP, DWP, child care assistance

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• And that's where that determination of eligibility would be made.
• Who will make the finer determination of eligibility?
• I just want to be sure I understand who makes that determination.
• Yes, and so therefore there has to be at least one, or whatever that SOE determines is necessary.
• The database in and of itself isn't determinative of citizenship.

Bills: S0460, S0748, S1180, S1334

Keywords: special elections, vacancy, Governor authority, election timeframe, judicial determination, voting rights, felony, sentencing, civil rights, criminal justice, rehabilitation, elections, voter registration, citizenship, provisional ballots, election fraud

Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum and took up several election-related bills. CS/SB 1180 by Senator Arrington, which creates a recall framework for elected community development district board members and also addresses synthetic turf regulation and CDD eligibility, was presented briefly and then approved unanimously. SB 460 by Senator Polsky, requiring the governor to call special elections within set deadlines after vacancies and allowing judicial relief if deadlines are not met, also passed unanimously after members discussed flexibility for emergencies and the cost of delayed elections. The committee then heard SB 748 by Senator Bracy Davis, which would add constitutional voting-rights restoration language to the sentencing score sheet given to felony defendants. Supporters said it would improve clarity and notice without changing eligibility, and the bill was favorably reported unanimously. The committee also confirmed several appointees, including Jim Milliken and Alicia McShea to the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, Robert P. Estalas as Director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, and additional gubernatorial appointees listed on the agenda, all by favorable votes. The longest discussion centered on Senator Grall’s strike-all amendment for SB 1334, an elections bill dealing with citizenship verification, Real ID and SAVE database use, paper-ballot voting, candidate qualification rules, and related election administration changes. Supporters argued it would streamline verification and ensure only citizens vote, while opponents warned it would create burdens, disenfranchise eligible voters, and impose costs and administrative confusion. After extensive public testimony both for and against, the committee adopted an amendment to allow supervisors of elections to observe holidays when not otherwise required to be open, then approved the strike-all as amended by a 6-2 vote, with Senators Polsky and Bernard voting no. The meeting then adjourned after members recorded their votes on earlier items.

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• investments the state has made throughout his administration in child care and early education, child maltreatment
• and moving towards a modernized platform for<00:08:08.400> eligibility<00:08:09.000> determination
• <00:08:09.840> and for eligibility determination and for eligibility determination and casework
• ,<00:08:28.720> better eligibility determinations, better eligibility determinations, better
• what would be would need to um determine what would be necessary<00:51:00.800> in<00:51:00.920

Bills: HF4525, HF3002, HF3665, HF4420

Keywords: human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care

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• Celebrating La Hoʻihoʻi Ea will uplift Native Hawaiian history, culture, and self-determination.
• Native Hawaiian history, culture, and self-determination, fostering a more inclusive and historically

Bills: HB2045, HB1703, HB2461

Keywords: La Hoihoi Ea, Sovereignty Restoration Day, state holiday, King Kamehameha III, Hawaiian history, self-determination, land use, rodeo, agricultural activities, ranching, paniolo culture, public art, cultural preservation, community identity, funding, art management, 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts met on February 13 and heard testimony on HB 2045, which would designate La Hoʻihoʻi Ea Sovereignty Restoration Day as a state holiday in place of Statehood Day. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support, including from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Naviʻoliʻoli Newi Foundation, and many individuals and students. Supporters said the bill would better reflect Hawaiian history, sovereignty, and self-determination, while a few agencies submitted comments. The committee recessed to allow more students to arrive and testify. After reconvening, additional student testimony continued in strong support of HB 2045. Students said the change would honor Native Hawaiian history and culture, recognize Hawaii as a sovereign nation, and provide a more historically grounded observance. Members thanked the students for traveling to testify and for sharing their perspectives. The committee then voted to pass HB 2045 with one amendment to defect the date; the motion passed unanimously with the chair, vice chair, and members voting aye, and one member excused. The committee also heard HB 1703 HD1, which authorizes rodeos and rodeo activities on lands zoned for agriculture or pastoral use. Testimony in support came from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Agribusiness Development Corporation, and the Iron Workers Stabilization Fund, with comments from the Hawaii Food and Policy group. Supporters described rodeos as cultural and social events that could boost local economies, create jobs, and provide youth and community engagement. The committee passed HB 1703 HD1 with technical amendments. Finally, the committee considered HB 2461, which would increase the ceiling for the works of art special fund and appropriate funds for preservation of the state’s public art collection and a collections manager position. After discussion, the chair said the measure would not move forward this year and recommended deferral; the committee deferred the bill and adjourned.

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• agenda, we have a presentation from the Minnesota Supreme Court Council on Child Protection and Maltreatment
• Protection and Maltreatment Prevention. Protection and Maltreatment Prevention.
• those topics, the council organized those many, many topics into six focus areas that included maltreatment
• <00:07:10.880> prevention, maltreatment prevention, maltreatment prevention, child<00:07:12.919
• and improving the child maltreatment and improving the child protection<00:07:49.080> system.

Bills: HF3877, HF3714, HF3750, HF3024

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact

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• You're taking away maltreatment investigators, which means the backlog for any maltreatment case is going
• It doesn't focus on maltreatment." So let's hear it.
• It's like, "Well, a focus on maltreatment is what we're about."
• A longer period of time, so when this bill triggers, we will have many centers that have maltreatment
• Even with just, like, say they do get a maltreatment violation, eventually that does.

Bills: HF2436, HF2929

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, HF2929, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food assistance, nutrition assistance, public benefits, eligibility determination, income eligibility, federal poverty guidelines, poverty level, county agency, Tribal agency, human services, children and families, benefits administration

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• We've heard from providers that some is just untenable, not feasible, and need further research to determine
• 02:42.920> further<00:02:43.200> research<00:02:43.640> to<00:02:43.760> determine
• <00:02:44.120> if<00:02:44.240> it need further research to determine if it need further
• research to determine if it works.<00:02:44.640> So, works.
• <00:45:02.000> a<00:45:02.040> robust shared determination to have a robust shared determination

Bills: HF4338

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management

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• Allowing the public employer reasonable discretion to determine an applicant's rehabilitation and present
• Thanks. into account when they use their discretion to determine whether or not it's worth their time
• I think what we do is we look at the individual conduct and we determine how serious that conduct is
• But I know that that's ever been the approach that people have taken in bodies like this to determining
• We had another case where a county employee was tasked with determining which citizens are eligible for

Bills: HF3489, HF3990, HF3825, HF3826, HF3827, HF3822

Keywords: grooming, child protection, student safety, sexual exploitation, educator licensing, teacher discipline, mandatory reporting, mandated reporter training, school misconduct, predatory offender, child abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, position of authority, school employee, school administrator, license revocation, license suspension

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• Uh, the original proposal, it doesn't focus on maltreatment.
• So, it's like, well, a focus on maltreatment is what we're about.
• Even with just a maltreatment violation, eventually that does also fall out of their record.
• Even with just a maltreatment violation, eventually that does also fall out of their record.
• Even with just a maltreatment violation, eventually that does also fall out of their record.

Bills: HF2436, HF2929

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, HF2929, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food assistance, nutrition assistance, public benefits, eligibility determination, income eligibility, federal poverty guidelines, poverty level, county agency, Tribal agency, human services, children and families, benefits administration