1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to child care licensing; establishing a new 
  1.3             classification of child care worker for child care 
  1.4             centers; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 
  1.5             245A.14, by adding a subdivision. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 245A.14, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 8.  [CHILD CARE ASSISTANT.] A classification of 
  1.10  worker called a child care assistant is established for purposes 
  1.11  of licensing and employment at child care centers.  A child care 
  1.12  assistant must:  (1) be 18 years of age or older; and (2) have 
  1.13  4,160 hours of child care related experience.  A child care 
  1.14  assistant may:  (1) carry out child care program activities 
  1.15  under the direction of a teacher; (2) open and close a 
  1.16  classroom, but not a center; and (3) be alone with children 
  1.17  onsite for up to 25 percent of child care assistant's shift when 
  1.18  a teacher is onsite.  The commissioner may incorporate this 
  1.19  classification of child care worker in applicable rules when the 
  1.20  rules are updated or modified. 
  1.21     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.22     Section 1 is effective July 1, 2000.