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 Department of Children, Youth, and Families Implementation Office Update: May 29, 2025
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Transfer Update
The Implementation Office is preparing for two final rounds of transfers to DCYF in June 2025 during the transition year.
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Remaining proportional positions from Finance, Compliance, and Management Services from DHS.
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Office of Inspector General Licensing, Program Integrity, and Operations functions from DHS.
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Office of Restorative Practices and Youth Justice Office from the Department of Public Safety (DPS).
 Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Update
The Implementation Office is partnering with DCYF’s County Relations and Tribal Relations offices, along with counties and Tribes, on the co-development of an ongoing intergovernmental advisory committee (IAC).
The IAC is established in statute and will provide advice and recommendations to the DCYF Commissioner on the planning, design, administration, funding, and evaluation of services to children, youth, and families. DCYF is engaging with Tribal Nations directly and with counties through the Association of MN Counties (AMC) and the MN Association of County Social Services Administrators (MACSSA) to establish the IAC structure and processes, with the expectation that the initial IAC will meet in the fall.
Strategic Planning Update
The DCYF Strategic Plan is being finalized by the Implementation Office, Children’s Cabinet, and DCYF, in partnership with Wilder Research. More than 40 community members and 150 staff responded to a feedback survey for this final stage. The vast majority of respondents saw their work or their communities represented in the draft strategic priorities and goals. Drafting, review and editing continues between Wilder Research and the project team, and the plan will be complete and posted after June 30, 2025.
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DCYF Planning and Implementation Timeline
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June 30, 2025: Per statute, the Implementation Office completes final transition preparations and ends its work.
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March 1, 2024: A transition report from the commissioner of MMB, on behalf of the Implementation Office, was submitted to the Minnesota Legislature, outlining planning, engagement efforts and recommendations for the transfer of programs to the new agency.
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March 21, 2024: Gov. Walz signed Chapter 80, House File 3646, creating the statutory infrastructure for DCYF.
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April 29, 2024: Gov. Walz named Tikki Brown as the Department of Children, Youth, and Families commissioner, effective July 1, 2024.
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July 1, 2024: DCYF was established, and programs from Children and Family Services at DHS, Early Learning Services at MDE, and some identified central operations functions transferred throughout July.
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Oct. 15, 2024, through July 15, 2025: Quarterly transition reports are due to the Legislature from the commissioner of DCYF regarding the status of the program transfers.
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June 4, 2025: Per the planning timeline, remaining positions from Finance, Management Services, and Compliance transfer.
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June 18, 2025: Per the planning timeline, relevant licensing, program integrity, and operations functions from the DHS Office of Inspector General, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Restorative Practices and youth justice programs functions will transfer. July 1, 2023: The DCYF Implementation Office established.
About the DCYF Implementation Office
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About the Department of Children, Youth, and Families Implementation Office
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families Implementation Office, housed at MMB, provides project management, coordination, and capacity for the budget, policy, and administrative planning necessary to transfer programs centered on children and families, and associated finances, to the new agency.
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