Senate Bill SF No 355, introduced by Senators Rarick, Utke, Koran, Draheim, and Wiklund, aims to address issues related to child protection by directing a state commissioner to devise a plan to reduce and streamline paperwork involved in child protection cases. This bill mandates that by January 15, 2026, the commissioner of children, youth, and families, working in partnership with local counties and social services agencies and in consultation with Minnesota's Tribal governments, must develop a plan to simplify the paperwork required for handling cases of child protection. The plan should include a detailed summary of the changes proposed to the current practices, a timeline for implementing these changes, and strategies for continuously receiving and incorporating feedback from counties and Tribal governments regarding the plan’s implementation. The primary goal of this plan is to improve systems and increase efficiency, thereby better serving children in foster care, foster care providers, Tribes, counties, and private child placing agencies.