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Minnesota Parents Push for Daycare Camera Law Following Death of 11-Month-Old Boy
The proposed law mandates cameras in infant and toddler rooms of state-funded Minnesota child care centers, with footage retained for 28 days to enhance oversight.
- Months after Harvey Muklebust's death, 'Harvey's Law' would require most state-funded child care centers to install cameras and retain footage for 28 days, with a hearing scheduled for Tuesday, March 10.
- Harvey's parents say his death was avoidable and that cameras at Rocking Horse Ranch day care, Savage, Minnesota, would have made a difference, after the Sept. 22 incident.
- Funding details show a potential source with a $174,000 technology fund last session, supporting the installation of cameras described as a `closed-circuit system` by Rep. Nolan West.
- West estimated around 85% of centers could be affected if the bill passes, noting many receive state funds, while supporters say footage would have exposed wrongdoing sooner as a day care employee faces murder and assault charges.
- A few lawmakers are raising privacy and data concerns, while Rep. Jess Hanson is drafting a cybersecurity task force; West said he found colleagues' concerns `very frustrating` and hopes for bipartisan support.
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‘Harvey’s Law’ would require cameras in child care centers
ST. PAUL — Months after the death of infant Harvey Muklebust, "Harvey’s Law" would require most state-funded child care facilities to install cameras. Harvey was killed on Sept. 22, just five days before his first birthday, at Rocking Horse Ranch day care in Savage, Minnesota. A day care employee, who confessed to suffocating Harvey and attempting to suffocate another child, is facing murder and assault charges, according to court documents. Har…
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