S 1709

Establishes a work group to set reimbursement rates for doulas in the state Medicaid program and address other criteria related to their practice

Establishes a task force to study aging in place in mental health housing

Relates to child care provider registration

Relates to caregiver requirements for certain day care homes

Imposes a surcharge on monthly phone bills to fund the costs of a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis hotline

Establishes a study regarding doula friendly work spaces

Requires employment entities to engage in cooperative dialogue with certain persons regarding reasonable accommodations

Prohibits removal of adolescent offenders to family court in certain circumstances

Relates to child care provider registration

Relates to referrals for child support enforcement for foster care maintenance payments

Establishes confirmatory adoptions providing for the adoption of children born as a result of assisted reproduction and allows courts to grant custody and support of children from more than two parents; repealer

Requires the board of elections to notify victims of domestic violence whose registration is maintained as confidential of the expiration of the confidentiality of such registration records

Relating to providing child care generally

An Act relating to the definition of 'victim counseling center' for disclosure of certain communications concerning sexual assault or domestic violence.

Allows the circuit court of St. Louis City to collect a civil case filing fee of an amount not to exceed $20, rather than $15, for certain uses, including the maintenance of a law library

A bill for an act relating to public safety; requiring law enforcement agencies to report certain information in domestic abuse cases; authorizing certain arrests for suspected nonfelony domestic abuse; modifying pretrial release provisions for persons arrested for suspected domestic abuse; requiring reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 611A.0311, subdivision 1; 629.341, subdivisions 1, 4; 629.72, subdivisions 1a, 2, 6; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 299C.80, subdivision 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 629.72, subdivision 3.

Child Care Provider Licensing & Quality

Children and Youth; pilot program provision for screenings, clinical evaluations, training for autism spectrum disorder to children in foster care; establish