2025 Session Last amended: 2024 session

§ 142A.60 — Citation

Plain-Language Summary

This section establishes the citation for the Northstar Care for Children Act. Northstar Care provides benefits for children in the child welfare system who need foster care, permanent custody by relatives, or adoption. The program covers children placed away from their parents due to a child welfare intervention.

Practical Notes
Northstar Care for Children is Minnesota’s unified system for supporting children who cannot safely remain with their parents. It covers three paths to care: foster care, transfer of permanent custody to a relative, and adoption. The program focuses on the child’s needs rather than the type of placement setting.