1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring commissioner of education to develop child abuse 
1.3 	awareness posters;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
1.4 	120B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [120B.219] CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS POSTERS.
1.7 	(a) The commissioner shall, in consultation with local, state, and federal agencies and 
1.8 	nonprofit organizations, create a poster that notifies children of the appropriate number to 
1.9 	call to report child abuse or neglect. The poster shall:
1.10 	(1) include a note that directs a child to dial 911 in case of emergency;
1.11 	(2) include a phone number for the county's child protection services;
1.12 	(3) be no smaller than 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches; and
1.13 	(4) be produced in at least five languages other than English that are spoken in the state 
1.14 	as determined by the commissioner.
1.15 	(b) The commissioner shall make all versions of the poster available to the public on 
1.16 	the department's Web site.
1.17 	(c) A school district, charter school, and nonpublic school must post the 
1.18 	commissioner-created poster or a district-created poster that meets the requirements in 
1.19 	paragraph (a) in an area of the school where students frequently congregate. The district or 
1.20 	school must post versions of the poster in languages spoken by a significant portion of the 
1.21 	student body.