HF 4278

1st Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/21/2022 04:28pm

A bill for an act
relating to workforce development; appropriating money for a study of the early
childhood education workforce.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORKFORCE STUDY;
APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $255,000 in fiscal year 2023 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of employment and economic development for a study on the early childhood education
workforce in Minnesota. This study shall provide a consolidated source of up-to-date data
on the makeup of the early childhood education workforce, including those working in
certified and licensed child care centers and family child care homes, Early Head Start and
Head Start programs, and school-based programs, including Early Childhood Special
Education; wages, income, and benefits in the industry; and barriers to entering these careers
or retaining workers in the field, along with information on any other relevant issues
identified during the research process. At a minimum, the study shall replicate the data
points published in the Minnesota Department of Human Services-funded study titled "Child
Care Workforce in Minnesota: 2011 Statewide Study of Demographics, Training and
Professional Development." It shall be completed within 18 months and the commissioner
may contract with another organization to complete the study. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until December 30, 2023.
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