| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to maltreatment; modifying training requirements for mandatory reporters; |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260E.065. |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260E.065, is amended to read: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 260E.065 TRAINING FOR REPORTERS. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Required training.The local welfare agency must offer training to a |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8person required to make a report under section 260E.055 or 260E.06. The training may be |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9offered online or in person and must provide an explanation of the legal obligations of a |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10reporter, consequences for failure to report, and instruction on how to detect and report |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11suspected maltreatment or suspected abuse, as defined under section 260E.055, subdivision |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.121, paragraph (b). A local welfare agency may fulfill the requirement under this section by |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13directing reporters to trainings offered by the commissioner. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 Subd. 2.Training content.For a training under this section, at least half of the training |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15time must be spent on how to identify signs of suspected maltreatment or abuse, as defined |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16in section 260E.055, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). The training must cover the definition |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17of each maltreatment type as defined in section 260E.03, subdivision 12. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 Subd. 3.Expert input.The commissioner must create trainings with input from |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19professionals with specialized knowledge related to maltreatment, including but not limited |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20to medical professionals, attorneys, mental health professionals, and social workers. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 25-02851 as introduced02/06/25 REVISOR DTT/CH |
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| 23 | 23 | | SENATE |
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| 24 | 24 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 25 | 25 | | S.F. No. 2350NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 26 | 26 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: DRAHEIM, Coleman and Maye Quade) |
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| 27 | 27 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 28 | 28 | | Introduction and first reading03/10/2025 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety |
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