Hayden Proposes Report on Mistreatment in Child Welfare System
Our weekly roundup of bills introduced by Southwest Minneapolis legislators.
Each Monday during the Minnesota legislative session, Woodbury Patch provides highlights from what happened in the House and Senate the previous week.
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Rep. Jeff Hayden (DFL-Minneapolis)
- Hayden proposed a bill that would require the following: "The commissioners of human services, education, health, and corrections shall submit a joint report to the governor and the legislature by March 15, 2012, on a plan to improve children's well-being in the child welfare system." House File 1203.
- Chief author of the House version of a bill proposed by Sen. Scott Dibble that would fund HIV education in at-risk communities. House File 1313.
- Hayden was also chief author of a bill that allowed the state to issue bonds for community land trusts. House File 1257.
Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Minneapolis)
- Provided funds to transportation projects as an alternative to Republican proposals. Sen. Scott Dibble is carrying the bill in the Senate. House File 1267.
- Hornstein is also chief House author of a bill designating April as "Genocide Awareness Month." House File 1206.
Sen. Ken Kelash (DFL-Richfield)
- Chief authored a bill providing for transition activities and termination of a neighborhood revitalization program in a city of the first class.
- Co-authored a bill terminating Hennepin County Soil And Water Conservation District and transferring certain duties.
