HF 1556

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/16/2012 05:08pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying the child care assistance provider rate
differential for accreditation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section
119B.13, subdivision 3a.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.13, subdivision 3a, is amended to
read:

Subd. 3a.

Provider rate differential for accreditation.

A family child care
provider or child care center shall be paid a 15 percent differential above the maximum
rate established in subdivision 1, up to the actual provider rate, if the provider or center
holds a current early childhood development credential or is accredited. For a family
child care provider, early childhood development credential and accreditation includes
an individual who has earned a child development associate degree, a child development
associate credential, a diploma in child development from a Minnesota state technical
college, or a bachelor's or post baccalaureate degree in early childhood education from
an accredited college or university, or who is accredited by the National Association for
Family Child Care or the Competency Based Training and Assessment Program. For a
child care center, accreditation includes accreditation by the National Association for the
Education of Young Children, the Council on Accreditation, the National Early Childhood
Program Accreditation, the National School-Age Care Association, deleted text begin or deleted text end the National Head
Start Association Program of Excellence new text begin , or AdvancED as issued by the North Central
Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) new text end .
For Montessori programs, accreditation includes the American Montessori Society,
Association of Montessori International-USA, or the National Center for Montessori
Education.