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MN HF4389
Bill
Status
3/16/2026
Primary Sponsor
Xp Lee
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AI Summary
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Nonprofit limited liability companies (LLCs) organized under chapter 322C may now apply for licensure as child-placing adoption agencies, in addition to nonprofit corporations under chapter 317A
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Background study timing for legal nonlicensed child care providers changed from "at reauthorization" to "when a new background study is needed" under section 142E.16, subdivision 2
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Definition of "individual who is related" for family child foster care expanded to include "important friends" who had prior significant contact with or relationship to the child or the child's parent/custodian
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Adoption search agencies must complete search requests within six months and provide status updates with estimated completion times if unable to meet that deadline
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Monthly caseworker visits for foster children age 18 and older may now be conducted via video conference with the youth's informed consent, rather than requiring face-to-face contact
Legislative Description
Nonprofit limited liability companies allowed to apply for a license to be a child-placing agency; child care background study timing modified; and foster care, child placement, and child maltreatment provisions modified.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Children and Families Finance and Policy
3/16/2026