Minnesota SF 3154: Labor agreements and compensation plans ratification

Status: Governor's action Approval 03/27/18 (as of 2018-03-29)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2017-2018 · Bill: SF 3154

Subjects: Employment and Economic Development Department, Government-Employees, Government-State, Labor, Employment, and Labor and Industry Department

Sponsors: Miller, Dahms, Eaton, Ecklund, Hilstrom, Isaacson, Jessup, Lillie, O'Neill, Relph, Sundin

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to children; establishing a foster youth bill of rights; proposing coding for
1.3 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C.
1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. [260C.009] FOSTER YOUTH BILL OF RIGHTS.
1.6 Subdivision 1.Legislative intent.(a) It is the intent of the legislature and the purpose
1.7 of this section to ensure foster youth have the right to receive at least the level of care in
1.8 which their nonfoster youth peers receive, and a higher level of care than the care they
1.9 would have received if not placed in foster care, due to the state of Minnesota choosing to
1.10 intervene in a foster youth's life.
1.11 (b) The rights under this section are established for the benefit of children and youth in
1.12 foster care and the extended foster care program. The rights under this section do not replace
1.13 or diminish other rights, liberties, and responsibilities that may exist regarding children and
1.14 youth in foster care or the extended foster care program, including any rights under the
1.15 Indian Child Welfare Act, the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act, and the African
1.16 American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act.
1.17 Subd. 2.Definitions.(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the
1.18 meanings given.
1.19 (b) "Abuse" has the meaning given in section 260C.007, subdivision 5. For the purposes
1.20 of this section, abuse also includes name calling, derogatory statements about the foster
1.21 youth or the foster youth's family, insults, harassment, threats, shaming, humiliation, and
1.22 hate speech.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
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(SENATE AUTHORS: KUNESH, Maye Quade, Champion and Westlin)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading125104/01/2025
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2.1 (c) "Age appropriate" means the activities, rights, and responsibilities that align with a
2.2 foster youth's chronological age and are common to their peers.
2.3 (d) "Appropriate" means in alignment with age and developmental ability of a foster
2.4 youth, often based on the reasonable treatment a foster youth would receive if not placed
2.5 in the foster care system.
2.6 (e) "Belongings" means personal effects or possessions as defined reasonably by the
2.7 foster youth.
2.8 (f) "Chemical restraint" means the use of any psychopharmacologic drug that is used
2.9 for discipline or convenience and is not required to treat medical symptoms.
2.10 (g) "Clean" means a space that is free from accumulations of dirt, grease, garbage, peeling
2.11 paint, vermin, and insects. The area must also be free from animal feces and urine on carpets,
2.12 floors, or furniture. The conditions must not have a direct impact on the health and safety
2.13 of the foster youth.
2.14 (h) "Consent" means words or overt actions by a person indicating a freely given present
2.15 agreement. Consent does not mean the existence of a prior or current social relationship
2.16 between the actor and the complainant or that the complainant failed to resist a particular
2.17 act.
2.18 (i) "Culturally appropriate" means practices, resources, or services that reflect, honor,
2.19 and celebrate a foster youth's cultural background, such as foods, clothing, personal care
2.20 products, traditions, values, and social norms.
2.21 (j) "Developmentally appropriate" means activities, resources, education, or information
2.22 suitable for the foster youth's age, cognitive level, and emotional maturity.
2.23 (k) "Disability" has the meaning given in section 363A.03, subdivision 12.
2.24 (l) "Discipline" means actions utilized to correct or deter negative or harmful behaviors.
2.25 Discipline must be aimed at fostering positive behavior, including teaching and modeling
2.26 skills to achieve those behaviors. Discipline must be constructive and supportive, and free
2.27 from physical punishment, confinement, restraint, or withholding of basic needs.
2.28 (m) "Discrimination" means the unfair treatment of a person or group of people differently
2.29 from other people, often because of age, race, sex, nationality, sexual orientation, gender
2.30 identity, gender expression, religion, or disability.
2.31 (n) "Excessive medication" means medication administered as a substitute for a behavioral
2.32 or therapeutic program, for punishment, for the convenience of any foster parents or care
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3.1 providers, in quantities that interfere with learning or other social-emotional goals, or that
3.2 goes beyond prescribed limits, as determined by a licensed health

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