HF 82

as introduced - 84th Legislature, 2005 1st Special Session (2005 - 2005) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to child care licensing; providing licensure
as an employer care cooperative program; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 245A.14, subdivision
4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 245A.14,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Special family day care homes.

Nonresidential
child care programs serving 14 or fewer children that are
conducted at a location other than the license holder's own
residence shall be licensed under this section and the rules
governing family day care or group family day care if:

(a) the license holder is the primary provider of care and
the nonresidential child care program is conducted in a dwelling
that is located on a residential lot;

(b) the license holder is an employer who may or may not be
the primary provider of care, and the purpose for the child care
program is to provide child care services to children of the
license holder's employees;

(c) the license holder is a church or religious
organization; deleted text begin or
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(d) the license holder is a community collaborative child
care provider. For purposes of this subdivision, a community
collaborative child care provider is a provider participating in
a cooperative agreement with a community action agency as
defined in section 119A.375 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
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new text begin (e) the individual license holder is a member of a
not-for-profit employer care cooperative program. For purposes
of this subdivision, an employer care cooperative is defined as
two or more employers with a written agreement to cooperate in
the development and operation of a child care program to provide
community-based child care services. Programs licensed pursuant
to this subdivision may be granted time-limited variances to
exceed the maximum licensed capacity of 14 during transition
periods, not to exceed a cumulative total of four hours per day,
if:
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new text begin (1) the program is in compliance with fire codes for
educational occupancy (Group E);
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new text begin (2) the program meets a 1 to 5 staff-to-child ratio during
the variance period;
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new text begin (3) the facility has the square footage required per child
under Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0425; and
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new text begin (4) the program is in compliance with local zoning
regulations.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
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