1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public health; requiring establishment of a task force on prevention of
1.3 female genital mutilation; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing
1.4 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. [144.3875] TASK FORCE ON PREVENTION OF FEMALE GENITAL
1.7MUTILATION.
1.8 Subdivision 1.Task force established.The commissioner of health, in consultation
1.9with the commissioner of public safety, must establish and administer a task force to
1.10strengthen education and outreach on the harms caused by female genital mutilation and to
1.11coordinate and strengthen enforcement of state and federal laws prohibiting female genital
1.12mutilation.
1.13 Subd. 2.Membership; chairperson.The commissioner must appoint up to 15 members
1.14to the task force. Task force members must include survivors of female genital mutilation,
1.15leaders of Minnesota communities in which female genital mutilation has been practiced
1.16as a traditional or religious practice, public health professionals, and law enforcement
1.17personnel. The commissioner must appoint members to the task force by November 1, 2025,
1.18and the commissioner must convene the first meeting of the task force by January 1, 2026.
1.19At the task force's first meeting and annually thereafter, members of the task force must
1.20elect a chairperson from among its members.
1.21 Subd. 3.Terms, compensation, removal of members, expiration, meetings.Terms,
1.22compensation, and removal of members are governed by section 15.059. Notwithstanding
1Section 1.
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Authored by Franson, Hussein, Momanyi-Hiltsley, Bahner, Mahamoud and others04/07/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy 2.1section 15.059, this task force does not expire. The task force must meet at least four times
2.2per year and may meet more frequently at the call of the chairperson.
2.3 Subd. 4.Duties.The task force must:
2.4 (1) develop strategies to provide the public and communities impacted by female genital
2.5mutilation with accurate medical and legal information about female genital mutilation and
2.6the criminal penalties and other impacts for parents and guardians who consent to female
2.7genital mutilation for a child;
2.8 (2) raise public awareness about the physical and emotional harms caused by female
2.9genital mutilation by:
2.10 (i) developing partnerships to educate students in an age-appropriate manner in elementary
2.11schools, secondary schools, and postsecondary institutions; and
2.12 (ii) developing partnerships to educate health care providers, mental health providers,
2.13and law enforcement personnel;
2.14 (3) provide information to the public and communities impacted by female genital
2.15mutilation on state law that requires reasonable efforts to provide culturally appropriate
2.16services to prevent removal of a child and promote family reunification if the child's interests,
2.17health, and safety can be assured;
2.18 (4) improve data collection and coordination regarding female genital mutilation among
2.19state and local law enforcement agencies, the Departments of Public Safety and Health, and
2.20local health departments;
2.21 (5) develop and recommend resources to protect children from female genital mutilation
2.22and support families in their efforts to protect children from community pressure to have
2.23female genital mutilation performed; and
2.24 (6) perform other duties as determined by the task force.
2.25 Subd. 5.Meeting space; administrative support.The commissioner must provide
2.26meeting space and administrative support to the task force.
2.27 Subd. 6.Annual report.The commissioner of health, in consultation with the
2.28commissioner of public safety, must annually report on the activities of the task force to
2.29the governor, the attorney general, and the chairs and ranking minority members of the
2.30legislative committees with jurisdiction over public health and public safety. The report
2.31shall contain information on the education provided and outreach engaged in on female
2Section 1.
REVISOR SGS/MI 25-0508903/28/25 3.1genital mutilation in Minnesota. Section 144.05, subdivision 7, does not apply to reports
3.2required under this subdivision.
3.3 Sec. 2. APPROPRIATIONS.
3.4 $....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are appropriated from the general
3.5fund to the commissioner of health for purposes of the task force on prevention of female
3.6genital mutilation under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.3875.
3Sec. 2.
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