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Mandate Details

Description: Report with the findings from consultation with counties and court administration regarding the availability of and process for collecting data related to court-appointed counsel, and a plan for regular reporting of this data.
Law: 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Spl. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 9 Sec. 6(b)
Agency(ies)/Supplier(s): Minn. Dept. of Human Services
Due Date: 07/01/2022
Frequency: One time
Subjects: Judicial Administration/Courts
Committee/Agency Jurisdiction: Civil Law and Data Practices
Human Services
Judiciary
Note: The court-appointed counsel mentioned above is governed by Minn Stat. 260C.163, Subd. 3. The report must include but is not limited to: (1) data documenting the presence of court-appointed counsel for qualifying parents, guardians, or custodians at each emergency protective hearing; (2) total annual court-appointed parent representation expenditures for each county; (3) an appropriate formula to be used for distributing funding to counties to defray the costs of court-appointed counsel in child protection proceedings; (4) an appropriate allocation timeline for distributing funds to counties; and (5) additional demographic information that would assist counties in obtaining title IV-E reimbursement.

Item(s) Received

TitlePublisher(s)Publication DateCoverageDate ReceivedReport LinkCall #
Data Related to Court-Appointed Counsel for Emergency Protective Hearings Minn. Dept. of Human Services July 1, 2022 07/07/2022 22-0828.pdf
KFM5978 .D38 2022