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County attorneys back bill to close jurisdiction gap for maltreatment of Minnesota children that occurs out of state; committee lays bill over
Summary
Representative Pinto's bill would clarify that Minnesota social service agencies can investigate maltreatment of Minnesota children that occurred while the child was temporarily in another state and that human services judges can adjudicate appeals; committee laid the bill over after discussion.
Representative Pinto introduced House File 13,67 (HF1367) to address what county attorneys described as a jurisdictional gap for maltreatment reports involving Minnesota children abused while temporarily out of state. The Minnesota County Attorneys Association's Juvenile Law Committee testified that counties had encountered cases where a child was abused out of state, the in-state social service agency found maltreatment and offered services, but a human-services hearing officer later concluded a lack of…
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