Minnesota § 260.62 - PURPOSES
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 260.62 — PURPOSES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 260.62. PURPOSES
(a) The purposes of the Minnesota African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act are to:
(1) protect the best interests of African American and disproportionately represented children;
(2) promote the stability and security of African American and disproportionately represented children and their families by establishing minimum standards to prevent the arbitrary and unnecessary removal of African American and disproportionately represented children from their families; and
(3) improve permanency outcomes, including family reunification, for African American and disproportionately represented children.
(b) Nothing in this legislation is intended to interfere with the protections of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, United States Code, title 25, sections 1901 to 1963, or the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act, sections 260.751 to 260.835. The federal Indian Child Welfare Act and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act apply in any child placement proceeding, as defined in section 260.755, subdivision 3, involving an Indian child, as defined in section 260.755, subdivision 8.
History:
NOTE: This section, as added by Laws 2024, chapter 117, section 2, is effective January 1, 2027, except as provided under Laws 2024, chapter 117, section 20. Laws 2024, chapter 117, section 2, the effective date.
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Section 260.62 ("PURPOSES") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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