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HF 4282

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 04/09/2018 04:31pm

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underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to child care; appropriating money for grants to family and group family
day care providers; requiring reports.

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

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
employment and economic development for grants to family and group family day care
providers licensed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A, and Minnesota Rules, part 9503,
to increase the supply of quality child care providers. Grants under this section shall be in
amounts of at least $500, but not exceeding $2,000, and must be used for either the cost of
starting a child care business or the cost of becoming Parent Aware rated. In awarding
grants, the commissioner must give priority to providers in communities that have a
documented shortage of child care providers in the area.
new text end

new text begin By January 1 of each year, starting in 2020, the commissioner must report to the standing
committees of the legislature having jurisdiction over child care and economic development
on the outcomes of the program to date, including but not limited to the number of new
programs created, the number of providers that became Parent Aware rated, the number of
new child care provider jobs created, and the resulting increase in child care capacity.
new text end