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Committee backs bill to let out‑of‑home respite for children be provided in unlicensed homes
Summary
Senate File 446 would once again allow out‑of‑home respite for minors to be provided in unlicensed residential settings under specified safety checks; committee recommended the bill to pass and re‑referred it to Health and Human Services.
Senator Zachary Rasmussen presented Senate File 446 to the Senate Human Services Committee, proposing that out‑of‑home respite for children be allowed in unlicensed residential settings under specified safeguards.
Supporters from providers and family advocates told the committee the 2020 change that limited out‑of‑home respite for minors to licensed settings reduced options—especially in Greater Minnesota—and worsened workforce shortages. Sarah Grafton of ARM and Tyler Langenfeld of ACRA described how providers…
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