1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; providing for early childhood, 
  1.3             family, and adult education including early childhood, 
  1.4             child care, adult basic education, and prevention 
  1.5             policy; providing for a study; providing for reports; 
  1.6             appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
  1.7             sections 13.32, subdivision 2; 119A.46, subdivisions 
  1.8             1, 2, 3, 8; 119B.09, subdivision 1; 119B.13, by adding 
  1.9             a subdivision; 121A.17, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, by 
  1.10            adding a subdivision; 121A.19; 124D.135, subdivision 
  1.11            1; 124D.15, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 10, 12, by adding 
  1.12            subdivisions; 124D.16, subdivision 2; 124D.22, 
  1.13            subdivision 3; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 4; 2005 S.F. 
  1.14            No. 1879, article 2, section 1, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 
  1.15            5, 10, if enacted; 2005 S.F. No. 1879, article 2, 
  1.16            section 2, subdivision 2, if enacted; proposing coding 
  1.17            for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D; 
  1.18            repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 124D.15, 
  1.19            subdivisions 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13; 124D.16, 
  1.20            subdivisions 1, 4. 
  1.21  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.22                             ARTICLE 1
  1.23                          EARLY CHILDHOOD
  1.24     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 13.32, 
  1.25  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.26     Subd. 2.  [STUDENT HEALTH AND CENSUS DATA; DATA ON 
  1.27  PARENTS.] (a) Health data concerning students, including but not 
  1.28  limited to, data concerning immunizations, notations of special 
  1.29  physical or mental problems and records of school nurses are 
  1.30  educational data.  Access by parents to student health data 
  1.31  shall be pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 8.  
  1.32     (b) Pupil census data, including emergency information and 
  1.33  family information are educational data. 
  2.1      (c) Results from student mental health screenings must be 
  2.2   released to the child's parents or legal guardians and must not 
  2.3   be maintained in the student record, unless the parent or 
  2.4   guardian consents to the inclusion of the screening in the 
  2.5   student record under section 121A.17, subdivision 3, paragraph 
  2.6   (b), clause (1). 
  2.7      (d) Data concerning parents are private data on individuals 
  2.8   but may be treated as directory information if the same 
  2.9   procedures that are used by a school district to designate 
  2.10  student data as directory information under subdivision 5 are 
  2.11  followed. 
  2.12     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 121A.17, 
  2.13  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  2.14     Subdivision 1.  [EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING.] 
  2.15  Every school board must provide for a mandatory program of early 
  2.16  childhood developmental screening for children at least once 
  2.17  before school entrance, targeting children who are between 3-1/2 
  2.18  three and four years old.  This screening program must be 
  2.19  established either by one board, by two or more boards acting in 
  2.20  cooperation, by service cooperatives, by early childhood family 
  2.21  education programs, or by other existing programs.  This 
  2.22  screening examination is a mandatory requirement for a student 
  2.23  to continue attending kindergarten or first grade in a public 
  2.24  school.  A child need not submit to developmental screening 
  2.25  provided by a board if the child's health records indicate to 
  2.26  the board that the child has received comparable developmental 
  2.27  screening from a public or private health care organization or 
  2.28  individual health care provider.  A student identification 
  2.29  number, as defined by the commissioner of education, shall be 
  2.30  assigned at the time of early childhood developmental screening 
  2.31  or at the time of the provision of health records indicating a 
  2.32  comparable screening.  Each school district must provide the 
  2.33  essential data in accordance with section 125B.07, subdivision 
  2.34  6, to the Department of Education.  Districts are encouraged to 
  2.35  reduce the costs of preschool developmental screening programs 
  2.36  by utilizing volunteers and public or private health care 
  3.1   organizations or individual health care providers in 
  3.2   implementing the program. 
  3.3      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 121A.17, 
  3.4   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  3.5      Subd. 3.  [SCREENING PROGRAM.] (a) A screening program must 
  3.6   include at least the following components:  developmental 
  3.7   assessments, a socioemotional development screening, hearing and 
  3.8   vision screening or referral, immunization review and referral, 
  3.9   the child's height and weight, identification of risk factors 
  3.10  that may influence learning, screening for autism spectrum 
  3.11  disorders, an interview with the parent about the child, and 
  3.12  referral for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment or referrals 
  3.13  to appropriate resources when potential needs are identified.  
  3.14  For purposes of this section, socioemotional screening means 
  3.15  assessing a child's ability, in the context of family, 
  3.16  community, and cultural expectations, to (1) experience, 
  3.17  control, and express emotions; (2) form close and secure 
  3.18  interpersonal relationships; and (3) explore and experience 
  3.19  surroundings and learn from them. 
  3.20     The district and the person performing or supervising the 
  3.21  screening must provide a parent or guardian with clear written 
  3.22  notice that the parent or guardian may decline to answer 
  3.23  questions or provide information about family circumstances that 
  3.24  might affect development and identification of risk factors that 
  3.25  may influence learning and that the socioemotional development 
  3.26  part of the early childhood screening is voluntary as described 
  3.27  in paragraph (b).  The notice must clearly state that declining 
  3.28  to answer questions or provide information does not prevent the 
  3.29  child from being enrolled in kindergarten or first grade if all 
  3.30  other screening components are met.  If a parent or guardian is 
  3.31  not able to read and comprehend the written notice, the district 
  3.32  and the person performing or supervising the screening must 
  3.33  convey the information in another manner.  The notice must also 
  3.34  inform the parent or guardian that a child need not submit to 
  3.35  the district screening program if the child's health records 
  3.36  indicate to the school that the child has received comparable 
  4.1   developmental screening performed within the preceding 365 days 
  4.2   by a public or private health care organization or individual 
  4.3   health care provider.  The notice must be given to a parent or 
  4.4   guardian at the time the district initially provides information 
  4.5   to the parent or guardian about screening and must be given 
  4.6   again at the screening location.  
  4.7      (b)(1) The socioemotional component of the developmental 
  4.8   assessment may be included in the early childhood development 
  4.9   screening if the parent or guardian has been provided with a 
  4.10  clear written notice that this component of the screening is 
  4.11  voluntary, and the parent or guardian has signed a document 
  4.12  developed and approved by the commissioner either allowing or 
  4.13  declining the socioemotional development component of the early 
  4.14  childhood developmental screening and either allowing or 
  4.15  declining the inclusion of the screening in the student record.  
  4.16  The socioemotional component of the developmental assessment 
  4.17  shall be conducted with a screening instrument approved by the 
  4.18  commissioner of human services, as the designated state mental 
  4.19  health authority, according to criteria that are updated and 
  4.20  issued annually to ensure that approved screening instruments 
  4.21  are valid and useful for this population. 
  4.22     (2) All other screening components shall be consistent with 
  4.23  the standards of the state commissioner of health for early 
  4.24  developmental screening programs.  A developmental screening 
  4.25  program must not provide laboratory tests or a physical 
  4.26  examination to any child.  The district must request from the 
  4.27  public or private health care organization or the individual 
  4.28  health care provider the results of any laboratory test or 
  4.29  physical examination within the 12 months preceding a child's 
  4.30  scheduled screening.  
  4.31     (c) If a child is without health coverage, the school 
  4.32  district must refer the child to an appropriate health care 
  4.33  provider.  
  4.34     (d) A board may offer additional components such as 
  4.35  nutritional, physical and dental assessments, review of family 
  4.36  circumstances that might affect development, blood pressure, 
  5.1   laboratory tests, and health history.  
  5.2      (e) If a statement signed by the child's parent or guardian 
  5.3   is submitted to the administrator or other person having general 
  5.4   control and supervision of the school that the child has not 
  5.5   been screened because of conscientiously held beliefs of the 
  5.6   parent or guardian, the screening is not required.  
  5.7      (f) The district must develop and implement community 
  5.8   outreach plans to diverse populations to promote all children 
  5.9   being screened at least once before school entrance, targeting 
  5.10  children who are between three and four years old.  Districts 
  5.11  are encouraged to include parents, early care and education 
  5.12  programs, community partners, public or private health care 
  5.13  organizations, and individual health care providers in the 
  5.14  development of the outreach plans. 
  5.15     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 121A.17, is 
  5.16  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  5.17     Subd. 4a.  [FOLLOW-UP SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
  5.18  SCREENING.] If the results of a school district conducted 
  5.19  socioemotional development screening of a child indicates a need 
  5.20  for further assessment, the district is not financially 
  5.21  responsible for a mental health diagnostic assessment.  The 
  5.22  district must notify a child's parent or legal guardian of the 
  5.23  screening results, and may provide the child's parent or legal 
  5.24  guardian with referrals to community providers.  If a child is 
  5.25  without health coverage, the district must inform the child's 
  5.26  parent or legal guardian of an appropriate health care 
  5.27  provider.  This subdivision does not preclude the district from 
  5.28  providing educational assessments. 
  5.29     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 121A.17, 
  5.30  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  5.31     Subd. 5.  [DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING PROGRAM INFORMATION.] 
  5.32  The board must inform each resident family with a child eligible 
  5.33  to participate in the developmental screening program about the 
  5.34  availability of the program and the state's requirement that a 
  5.35  child receive developmental screening, or present health records 
  5.36  documenting that the child has received comparable developmental 
  6.1   screening performed within the preceding 365 days by a public or 
  6.2   private health care organization or individual health care 
  6.3   provider, not later than 30 days after the first day of 
  6.4   attending kindergarten in a public school.  A school district 
  6.5   must inform each resident family that the family has the option 
  6.6   to participate in the screening conducted by the school district 
  6.7   or receive screening conducted by a public or private health 
  6.8   organization or individual health care provider. 
  6.9      Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 121A.19, is 
  6.10  amended to read: 
  6.11     121A.19 [DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.] 
  6.12     Each school year, the state must pay a district $40 $50 for 
  6.13  each three-year-old child screened; $40 for each four-year-old 
  6.14  child screened; and $30 for each five-year-old child screened 
  6.15  prior to kindergarten according to the requirements of section 
  6.16  121A.17.  If this amount of aid is insufficient, the district 
  6.17  may permanently transfer from the general fund an amount that, 
  6.18  when added to the aid, is sufficient. 
  6.19     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.135, 
  6.20  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  6.21     Subdivision 1.  [REVENUE.] The revenue for early childhood 
  6.22  family education programs for a school district equals $120 for 
  6.23  fiscal years 2003 and 2004 and $96 for fiscal year 2005 2006 and 
  6.24  $112 for fiscal year 2007 and later, times the greater of: 
  6.25     (1) 150; or 
  6.26     (2) the number of people under five years of age residing 
  6.27  in the district on October 1 of the previous school year. 
  6.28     Sec. 8.  [124D.145] [EARLY LEARNING GUIDELINES.] 
  6.29     Subdivision 1.  [COMMISSIONERS OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN 
  6.30  SERVICES.] The commissioners of education and human services 
  6.31  shall disseminate information to parents or legal guardians and 
  6.32  provide information and training guidance to early care and 
  6.33  education providers on the early learning guidelines developed 
  6.34  for three- and four-year-old children that describe what 
  6.35  children should know and be able to do to be prepared for 
  6.36  kindergarten entrance. 
  7.1      Subd. 2.  [COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES.] The 
  7.2   commissioner of human services shall develop early learning 
  7.3   guidelines and distribute the guidelines to parents or legal 
  7.4   guardians and early care and education providers.  The 
  7.5   guidelines must include what children from birth to age three 
  7.6   should know and be able to do to be prepared for kindergarten 
  7.7   entrance.  The commissioner shall provide information to parents 
  7.8   or legal guardians and information and training to early care 
  7.9   education providers on the guidelines. 
  7.10     Subd. 3.  [EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDERS.] An 
  7.11  early care and education program or provider that receives state 
  7.12  money must be provided with a copy of the early learning 
  7.13  guidelines for children birth to age five developed by the 
  7.14  commissioners of education and human services to guide the 
  7.15  program or provider in early care and education practices. 
  7.16     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15, 
  7.17  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  7.18     Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.] A district or a 
  7.19  group of districts may establish a school readiness program 
  7.20  for eligible children age three to kindergarten entrance.  The 
  7.21  purpose of a school readiness program is to provide all eligible 
  7.22  children adequate opportunities to participate in child 
  7.23  development programs that enable the children to enter school 
  7.24  with the necessary skills and behavior and family stability and 
  7.25  support to progress and flourish prepare children to enter 
  7.26  kindergarten. 
  7.27     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15, 
  7.28  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  7.29     Subd. 3.  [PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.] A school 
  7.30  readiness program must include the following: 
  7.31     (1) a comprehensive plan to anticipate and meet the needs 
  7.32  of participating families by coordinating existing social 
  7.33  services programs and by fostering collaboration among agencies 
  7.34  or other community-based organizations and programs that provide 
  7.35  a full range of flexible, family-focused services to families 
  7.36  with young children conduct a child development assessment on 
  8.1   each child to guide intentional curriculum planning and promote 
  8.2   kindergarten readiness.  This assessment must be conducted on 
  8.3   each child at entrance into the program and once prior to exit 
  8.4   of the program and be maintained as part of a child's cumulative 
  8.5   record; 
  8.6      (2) a development and learning component to help children 
  8.7   develop appropriate social, cognitive, and physical skills, and 
  8.8   emotional well-being; 
  8.9      (3) health referral services to address children's medical, 
  8.10  dental, mental health, and nutritional needs demonstrate use of 
  8.11  comprehensive curriculum based on early childhood research, 
  8.12  professional practice, and department guidelines that prepares 
  8.13  children for kindergarten; 
  8.14     (4) a nutrition component to meet children's daily 
  8.15  nutritional needs (3) arrange for early childhood screening and 
  8.16  appropriate referral; 
  8.17     (5) parents' involvement in meeting children's educational, 
  8.18  health, social service, and other needs (4) involve parents in 
  8.19  program planning and decision making; 
  8.20     (6) community outreach to ensure participation by families 
  8.21  who represent the racial, cultural, and economic diversity of 
  8.22  the community; (5) coordinate with relevant community-based 
  8.23  services; and 
  8.24     (7) community-based staff and program resources, including 
  8.25  interpreters, that reflect the racial and ethnic characteristics 
  8.26  of the children participating in the program; and 
  8.27     (8) a literacy component to ensure that the literacy needs 
  8.28  of parents are addressed through referral to and cooperation (6) 
  8.29  cooperate with adult basic education programs and other adult 
  8.30  literacy programs. 
  8.31     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15, is 
  8.32  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  8.33     Subd. 3a.  [APPLICATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.] (a) A 
  8.34  school readiness program must submit a biennial plan to the 
  8.35  commissioner for approval to receive aid under section 124D.16.  
  8.36  The plan must document that the program will meet the program 
  9.1   requirements under subdivision 3.  A school district shall 
  9.2   submit the biennial plan by April 1 to the commissioner on a 
  9.3   form prescribed by the commissioner.  One-half of the districts 
  9.4   shall first submit the plan by April 1, 2006, and one-half of 
  9.5   the districts by April 1, 2007. 
  9.6      (b) Programs receiving school readiness funds must submit 
  9.7   an annual report to the department. 
  9.8      Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15, 
  9.9   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  9.10     Subd. 5.  [SERVICES WITH NEW OR EXISTING PROVIDERS.] A 
  9.11  district is encouraged to may contract with a public charter 
  9.12  school or nonprofit community-based organization to provide 
  9.13  eligible children developmentally appropriate services that meet 
  9.14  the program requirements in subdivision 3.  In the alternative, 
  9.15  a district may pay tuition or fees to place an eligible child in 
  9.16  an existing program.  A district may establish a new program 
  9.17  where no existing, reasonably accessible program meets the 
  9.18  program requirements in subdivision 3.  A copy of each contract 
  9.19  must be submitted to the commissioner with the biennial plan.  
  9.20  Services may be provided in a site-based program or in the home 
  9.21  of the child or a combination of both.  The district may not 
  9.22  restrict participation to district residents.  
  9.23     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15, 
  9.24  subdivision 10, is amended to read: 
  9.25     Subd. 10.  [SUPERVISION.] A program provided by a board 
  9.26  must be supervised by a licensed early childhood teacher, a 
  9.27  certified early childhood educator, or a licensed parent 
  9.28  educator.  A program provided according to a contract between a 
  9.29  district and a nonprofit organization or another private 
  9.30  organization must be supervised and staffed according to the 
  9.31  terms of the contract.  
  9.32     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15, 
  9.33  subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
  9.34     Subd. 12.  [PROGRAM FEES.] A district may must adopt a 
  9.35  sliding fee schedule based on a family's income but must waive a 
  9.36  fee for a participant unable to pay.  The fees charged must be 
 10.1   designed to enable eligible children of all socioeconomic levels 
 10.2   to participate in the program. 
 10.3      Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.15, is 
 10.4   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 10.5      Subd. 14.  [ASSISTANCE.] The department must provide 
 10.6   assistance to districts with programs described in this section. 
 10.7      Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.16, 
 10.8   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 10.9      Subd. 2.  [AMOUNT OF AID.] (a) A district is eligible to 
 10.10  receive school readiness aid for eligible prekindergarten pupils 
 10.11  enrolled in a school readiness program under section 124D.15 if 
 10.12  the program biennial plan required by subdivision 1 section 
 10.13  124D.15, subdivision 3a, has been approved by the commissioner. 
 10.14     (b) For fiscal year 2002 and thereafter, a district must 
 10.15  receive school readiness aid equal to: 
 10.16     (1) the number of eligible four-year-old children in the 
 10.17  district on October 1 for the previous school year times the 
 10.18  ratio of 50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that 
 10.19  year to the total number of eligible four-year-old children 
 10.20  reported to the commissioner for the previous school year; plus 
 10.21     (2) the number of pupils enrolled in the school district 
 10.22  from families eligible for the free or reduced school lunch 
 10.23  program for the second previous school year times the ratio of 
 10.24  50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that year to 
 10.25  the total number of pupils in the state from families eligible 
 10.26  for the free or reduced school lunch program for the second 
 10.27  previous school year. 
 10.28     Sec. 17.  [124D.175] [MINNESOTA EARLY LEARNING FOUNDATION.] 
 10.29     Subdivision 1.  [GOAL.] The Minnesota Early Learning 
 10.30  Foundation is a public-private partnership which shall identify 
 10.31  cost-effective ways to deliver quality early care and education 
 10.32  experiences and parent education for families whose children are 
 10.33  at risk of being unprepared for school.  The partnership shall 
 10.34  also develop infrastructure supports and accountability measures 
 10.35  to increase quality of early care and education settings and 
 10.36  build community capacity for school readiness.  The partnership 
 11.1   shall evaluate the resulting benefits and long-term savings to 
 11.2   the Minnesota economy and the effectiveness of strategies for 
 11.3   increasing children's readiness for school at kindergarten 
 11.4   entrance. 
 11.5      Subd. 2.  [BOARD.] The Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, 
 11.6   once established under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
 11.7   Code, shall be governed by a board made up of public and private 
 11.8   citizens with more than 50 percent of the members from the 
 11.9   private sector.  The governor shall appoint the public sector 
 11.10  members, including members from government, academia, and civil 
 11.11  society. 
 11.12     A review and planning advisory committee shall provide 
 11.13  knowledgeable counsel and advice to the executive director and 
 11.14  board for development of policies and procedures for the 
 11.15  Minnesota Early Learning Foundation and review of cost-effective 
 11.16  strategies for strengthening Minnesota's early care and 
 11.17  education capabilities.  The committee shall include parents, 
 11.18  representatives of the early care and education field, 
 11.19  kindergarten through grade 12 education, public libraries, and 
 11.20  business leaders, and shall reflect the ethnic and geographic 
 11.21  diversity of the state of Minnesota. 
 11.22     Subd. 3.  [MATCHING FUNDS; AWARDS.] The Minnesota Early 
 11.23  Learning Foundation shall match dollars appropriated from the 
 11.24  state with nonpublic dollars raised by the board.  The board 
 11.25  shall award grants for: 
 11.26     (1) projects, including pilot projects that demonstrate 
 11.27  successful approaches to the delivery of early childhood 
 11.28  services and parent education to low-income families; 
 11.29     (2) scholarships to low-income families to access early 
 11.30  childhood parent education and high-quality early learning 
 11.31  programs for their children; and 
 11.32     (3) strategies to improve the quality of early care and 
 11.33  education through early learning standards and assessment, a 
 11.34  quality rating system, program improvement grants, and 
 11.35  professional development grants. 
 11.36     Sec. 18.  2005 S.F. No. 1879, article 2, section 1, 
 12.1   subdivision 2, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 12.2      Subd. 2.  [SCHOOL READINESS.] For revenue for school 
 12.3   readiness programs under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 
 12.4   and 124D.16: 
 12.5        $9,020,000 $10,706,000     .....     2006
 12.6        $9,042,000 $11,042,000     .....     2007
 12.7      The 2006 appropriation includes $1,417,000 for 2005 and 
 12.8   $7,603,000 $9,289,000 for 2006. 
 12.9      The 2007 appropriation includes $1,415,000 $1,729,000 for 
 12.10  2006 and $7,627,000 $9,313,000 for 2007.  
 12.11     Sec. 19.  2005 S.F. No. 1879, article 2, section 1, 
 12.12  subdivision 3, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 12.13     Subd. 3.  [EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION AID.] For early 
 12.14  childhood family education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 12.15  124D.135: 
 12.16       $11,958,000 $16,765,000    .....     2006 
 12.17       $12,292,000 $18,039,000    .....     2007 
 12.18     The 2006 appropriation includes $1,861,000 $1,862,000 for 
 12.19  2005 and $10,097,000 $14,903,000 for 2006.  
 12.20     The 2007 appropriation includes $1,880,000 $2,776,000 for 
 12.21  2006 and $10,412,000 $15,263,000 for 2007.  
 12.22     Sec. 20.  2005 S.F. No. 1879, article 2, section 1, 
 12.23  subdivision 4, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 12.24     Subd. 4.  [HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.] For 
 12.25  health and developmental screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.26  sections 121A.17 and 121A.19: 
 12.27       $2,661,000 $3,076,000     .....     2006 
 12.28       $2,661,000 $3,512,000     .....     2007 
 12.29     The 2006 appropriation includes $417,000 $418,000 for 2005 
 12.30  and $2,244,000 $2,658,000 for 2006.  
 12.31     The 2007 appropriation includes $417,000 $495,000 for 2006 
 12.32  and $2,244,000 $3,017,000 for 2007.  
 12.33     Sec. 21.  2005 S.F. No. 1879, article 2, section 1, 
 12.34  subdivision 5, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 12.35     Subd. 5.  [HEAD START PROGRAM.] For Head Start programs 
 12.36  under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.52: 
 13.1        $17,100,000 $20,868,000    .....     2006
 13.2        $17,100,000 $21,000,000    .....     2007
 13.3      Sec. 22.  [COORDINATION OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION 
 13.4   PROGRAMS.] 
 13.5      (a) The commissioners of education, human services, and 
 13.6   health shall identify how they will coordinate activities and 
 13.7   resources, with input from local communities and tribal 
 13.8   governments, including setting priorities, aligning policies, 
 13.9   and leveraging existing resources to achieve the goal for 
 13.10  increased school readiness of all Minnesota children.  The 
 13.11  commissioners shall report on the progress made, which must 
 13.12  include information on: 
 13.13     (1) coordinating and disseminating resources and 
 13.14  information on school readiness and early care and education, 
 13.15  health and nutrition, including child mental health and family 
 13.16  support to: 
 13.17     (i) parents and families with children birth to age five 
 13.18  through key entry points, such as women, infants, and children 
 13.19  (WIC), family home visiting, child welfare, public and private 
 13.20  health care providers, and other public programs; and 
 13.21     (ii) early care and education providers, public and private 
 13.22  health care providers, foster care providers, temporary care 
 13.23  providers, shelters, crisis nurseries, and other facilities 
 13.24  providing long-term or temporary care for young children, birth 
 13.25  to age five; 
 13.26     (2) supporting families, schools, and communities in 
 13.27  facilitating the transition of young children into the 
 13.28  kindergarten environment; 
 13.29     (3) identifying, coordinating, and sharing resources and 
 13.30  strategies between state departments that address the cultural 
 13.31  and linguistic needs of families served; 
 13.32     (4) amending the state Medicaid plan to expand the use of 
 13.33  the child and teen checkup funding for allowable child 
 13.34  development services, such as outreach for early childhood 
 13.35  screening, and streamlining the process for voluntary 
 13.36  certification of school districts as child and teen checkup 
 14.1   providers; and 
 14.2      (5) referring children ages three to five in the child 
 14.3   welfare system to the Interagency Early Intervention System for 
 14.4   a developmental screening and referral to services if problems 
 14.5   are identified. 
 14.6      (b) The commissioners shall report to the senate and house 
 14.7   of representatives committees having jurisdiction over early 
 14.8   care and education by March 1, 2006. 
 14.9      Sec. 23.  [SCHOOL READINESS KINDERGARTEN ASSESSMENT 
 14.10  INITIATIVE.] 
 14.11     Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT.] The commissioner of 
 14.12  education shall establish a system for assessing the school 
 14.13  readiness of children entering kindergarten, building on the two 
 14.14  school readiness studies conducted by the Department of 
 14.15  Education in 2002 and 2003.  The department shall also set 
 14.16  biennial milestones for progress in the number of children 
 14.17  reaching proficiency on all measures of the assessment. 
 14.18     Subd. 2.  [DESCRIPTION.] (a) The school readiness 
 14.19  kindergarten assessment initiative must be implemented in all 
 14.20  school districts in Minnesota on a voluntary basis over a 
 14.21  five-year period.  The schedule for implementation is as follows:
 14.22     (1) fiscal year 2006, 6,000 entering kindergarteners; 
 14.23     (2) fiscal year 2007, 18,000 entering kindergarteners; 
 14.24     (3) fiscal year 2008, 30,000 entering kindergarteners; 
 14.25     (4) fiscal year 2009, 45,000 entering kindergarteners; and 
 14.26     (5) fiscal year 2010, 60,000 entering kindergarteners. 
 14.27     (b) Results of the assessment must be included in the 
 14.28  annual school performance report cards under Minnesota Statutes, 
 14.29  section 120B.36. 
 14.30     Subd. 3.  [EVALUATION AND REPORTING.] The commissioner 
 14.31  shall evaluate the effectiveness of the data gathering system 
 14.32  for implementing developmental assessments at kindergarten 
 14.33  entrance on a school-by-school basis.  The commissioner shall 
 14.34  report to the senate and house of representatives committees 
 14.35  having jurisdiction over early childhood education on the 
 14.36  progress toward reaching the milestones in odd-numbered years 
 15.1   beginning with fiscal year 2007. 
 15.2      Sec. 24.  [ADDITIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION AID; 
 15.3   FISCAL YEAR 2006.] 
 15.4      A district that has levied for early childhood family 
 15.5   education revenue for fiscal year 2006 and that complies with 
 15.6   the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.13, shall 
 15.7   receive supplemental early childhood family education aid 
 15.8   revenue in fiscal year 2006 equal to $16 times the greater of 
 15.9   150 or the number of children under five years of age residing 
 15.10  in the school district on October 1 of the previous school 
 15.11  year.  This revenue is in addition to any state aid the district 
 15.12  may receive under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135, 
 15.13  subdivision 4, and must be used for early childhood family 
 15.14  education programs. 
 15.15     Sec. 25.  [GRANTS TO PROMOTE KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND 
 15.16  SUPPORT FAMILIES.] 
 15.17     Subdivision 1.  [ADMINISTRATION.] The commissioner of 
 15.18  education shall award a planning grant for $50,000 to develop a 
 15.19  project in Northwest Hennepin County that will promote the 
 15.20  school readiness of children by coordinating and collaborating 
 15.21  with community-based and neighborhood-based services that help 
 15.22  stabilize at-risk families, and that support and assist parents 
 15.23  in meeting the health and developmental needs of their children 
 15.24  at the earliest possible age. 
 15.25     Subd. 2.  [PROGRAM COMPONENTS.] (a) Planning projects 
 15.26  eligible for grant funding under this section must propose to: 
 15.27     (1) collaborate and coordinate delivery of services with 
 15.28  community organizations and agencies serving children and their 
 15.29  families; 
 15.30     (2) target services to families with children with services 
 15.31  increasing based on financial needs; 
 15.32     (3) build on existing services and coordinate a continuum 
 15.33  of essential services, including, but not limited to, health 
 15.34  services, family economic assistance, parent education and 
 15.35  support, and preschool programs; 
 15.36     (4) provide strategic outreach efforts to families using 
 16.1   culturally specific social support, information, outreach, and 
 16.2   other programs to promote healthy development of children and to 
 16.3   help parents obtain the information, resources, and parenting 
 16.4   skills needed to nurture and care for their children; 
 16.5      (5) offer programs to expand public and private 
 16.6   collaboration to promote the development of a coordinated and 
 16.7   culturally specific system of services available to all 
 16.8   families; and 
 16.9      (6) offer other programs or services to improve the health, 
 16.10  development, and school readiness of children in target 
 16.11  neighborhoods and communities.  
 16.12     Subd. 3.  [ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.] An application for a grant 
 16.13  may be submitted by a nonprofit organization, or consortium of 
 16.14  nonprofit organizations, that demonstrates collaborative effort 
 16.15  with at least one unit of local government. 
 16.16     Subd. 4.  [DISTRIBUTION.] To the extent possible, the 
 16.17  commissioner shall award a grant to applicants with experience 
 16.18  or demonstrated ability in providing comprehensive, 
 16.19  multidisciplinary, community-based programs with objectives 
 16.20  similar to those listed in subdivision 2, or in providing other 
 16.21  human services or social services programs using a 
 16.22  multidisciplinary, community-based approach.  
 16.23     Subd. 5.  [APPLICATIONS.] The application must be submitted 
 16.24  on forms provided by the commissioner of education.  The grant 
 16.25  application must include: 
 16.26     (1) a description of the specific community that will be 
 16.27  served under the program and the name, address, and a 
 16.28  description of each community agency or agencies involved in the 
 16.29  planning process; 
 16.30     (2) a letter of intent from each community agency 
 16.31  identified in clause (1) that indicates the agency's willingness 
 16.32  to participate in the program planning; and 
 16.33     (3) a description of how public and private resources, 
 16.34  including schools, health care facilities, government agencies, 
 16.35  neighborhood organizations, and other resources, will be 
 16.36  coordinated in the planning process. 
 17.1      Subd. 6.  [MATCH.] Each dollar of state money must be 
 17.2   matched with 50 cents of nonstate money.  A program may match 
 17.3   state money with in-kind contributions, including volunteer 
 17.4   assistance. 
 17.5      Subd. 7.  [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] Each grantee must establish 
 17.6   a program advisory board to advise the grantee on program 
 17.7   design.  The board must include representatives of local units 
 17.8   of government and representatives of the project area who 
 17.9   reflect the geographic, cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity 
 17.10  of that community.  
 17.11     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for revenue for 
 17.12  fiscal year 2006. 
 17.13     Sec. 26.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 17.14     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.] The sums 
 17.15  indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund 
 17.16  to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.  
 17.17     Subd. 2.  [MINNESOTA EARLY LEARNING FOUNDATION.] For the 
 17.18  Minnesota Early Learning Foundation under Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.19  section 124D.175: 
 17.20       $ 2,500,000    .....     2006
 17.21     This is a onetime appropriation.  Any amounts not expended 
 17.22  in fiscal year 2006 may be carried forward to fiscal year 2007. 
 17.23     Subd. 3.  [DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION.] For the 
 17.24  Department of Education to administer the provisions of this 
 17.25  article: 
 17.26       $  450,000     .....     2006
 17.27       $  500,000     .....     2007
 17.28     These amounts must be added to the department's base 
 17.29  appropriations. 
 17.30     Subd. 4.  [KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND FAMILY SUPPORT.] For 
 17.31  grants to promote kindergarten readiness and support families 
 17.32  under section 25: 
 17.33       $   50,000     .....     2006 
 17.34     This appropriation is available until June 30, 2007. 
 17.35     Sec. 27.  [REPEALER.] 
 17.36     (a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 124D.15, subdivisions 
 18.1   2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 13; and 124D.16, subdivision 4, are 
 18.2   repealed. 
 18.3      (b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.16, subdivision 
 18.4   1, is repealed effective July 1, 2006. 
 18.5                              ARTICLE 2
 18.6                              CHILD CARE
 18.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.09, 
 18.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 18.9      Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL 
 18.10  APPLICANTS FOR CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.] (a) Child care services 
 18.11  must be available to families who need child care to find or 
 18.12  keep employment or to obtain the training or education necessary 
 18.13  to find employment and who: 
 18.14     (1) meet the requirements of section 119B.05; receive MFIP 
 18.15  assistance; and are participating in employment and training 
 18.16  services under chapter 256J or 256K; 
 18.17     (2) have household income below the eligibility levels for 
 18.18  MFIP; or 
 18.19     (3) have household income less than or equal to 175 200 
 18.20  percent of the federal poverty guidelines, adjusted for family 
 18.21  size, at program entry and less than 250 percent of the federal 
 18.22  poverty guidelines, adjusted for family size, at program exit. 
 18.23     (b) Child care services must be made available as in-kind 
 18.24  services.  
 18.25     (c) All applicants for child care assistance and families 
 18.26  currently receiving child care assistance must be assisted and 
 18.27  required to cooperate in establishment of paternity and 
 18.28  enforcement of child support obligations for all children in the 
 18.29  family as a condition of program eligibility.  For purposes of 
 18.30  this section, a family is considered to meet the requirement for 
 18.31  cooperation when the family complies with the requirements of 
 18.32  section 256.741. 
 18.33     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective July 1, 2005. 
 18.34     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.13, is 
 18.35  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 18.36     Subd. 7.  [PROVIDER RATE BONUS FOR MONTESSORI 
 19.1   ACCREDITATION.] A Montessori child care provider accredited by 
 19.2   the American Montessori Society, the Association Montessori 
 19.3   International-USA, or the National Center for Montessori 
 19.4   Education shall be paid a ten percent bonus above the maximum 
 19.5   child care assistance rate. 
 19.6      Sec. 3.  [PARENT FEE SCHEDULE.] 
 19.7      Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3400.0100, subpart 4, 
 19.8   the parent fee schedule is as follows: 
 19.9   Income Range (as a          Co-payment (as a 
 19.10  percent of the federal      percentage of adjusted 
 19.11  poverty guidelines)         gross income) 
 19.12        0-74.99%              $0/month 
 19.13    75.00-99.99%              $5/month 
 19.14  100.00-104.99%              3.23% 
 19.15  105.00-109.99%              3.23% 
 19.16  110.00-114.99%              3.23% 
 19.17  115.00-119.99%              3.23% 
 19.18  120.00-124.99%              3.60% 
 19.19  125.00-129.99%              3.60% 
 19.20  130.00-134.99%              3.60% 
 19.21  135.00-139.99%              3.60% 
 19.22  140.00-144.99%              3.97% 
 19.23  145.00-149.99%              3.97% 
 19.24  150.00-154.99%              3.97% 
 19.25  155.00-159.99%              4.75% 
 19.26  160.00-164.99%              4.75% 
 19.27  165.00-169.99%              5.51% 
 19.28  170.00-174.99%              5.88% 
 19.29  175.00-179.99%              6.25% 
 19.30  180.00-184.99%              6.98% 
 19.31  185.00-189.99%              7.35% 
 19.32  190.00-194.99%              7.72% 
 19.33  195.00-199.99%              8.45% 
 19.34  200.00-204.99%              9.92% 
 19.35  205.00-209.99%              12.22% 
 19.36  210.00-214.99%              12.65% 
 19.37  215.00-219.99%              13.09% 
 20.1   220.00-224.99%              13.52% 
 20.2   225.00-229.99%              14.35% 
 20.3   230.00-234.99%              15.71% 
 20.4   235.00-239.99%              16.28% 
 20.5   240.00-244.99%              17.37% 
 20.6   245.00-249.99%              18.00% 
 20.7             250%              ineligible 
 20.8   A family's monthly co-payment fee is the fixed percentage 
 20.9   established for the income range multiplied by the highest 
 20.10  possible income within that income range. 
 20.11     Sec. 4.  2005 S.F. No. 1879, article 2, section 2, 
 20.12  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 20.13     Subd. 2.  [BASIC SLIDING FEE.] For basic sliding fee under 
 20.14  Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03: 
 20.15       $30,262,000 $32,892,000     .....     2006 
 20.16       $30,262,000 $32,928,000     .....     2007
 20.17     The general fund base is increased by $7,109,000 in fiscal 
 20.18  years 2008 and 2009 for basic sliding fee child care assistance. 
 20.19     Sec. 5.  [REPORT ON MEETING GOALS OF THE CHILD CARE 
 20.20  ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.] 
 20.21     The commissioner of human services shall monitor the 
 20.22  progress related to meeting the goals of the child care 
 20.23  assistance program, which is to provide child care assistance to 
 20.24  low-income working families to allow parents to work and to 
 20.25  access child care in the private market, and to ensure that 
 20.26  children from low-income families are well cared for and ready 
 20.27  to learn when they arrive at school.  The commissioner of human 
 20.28  services shall report the findings to the senate and house of 
 20.29  representatives committees having jurisdiction over child care 
 20.30  issues on an annual basis beginning January 15, 2006. 
 20.31     Sec. 6.  [VOLUNTARY QUALITY RATING SYSTEM FOR CHILD CARE.] 
 20.32     (a) The commissioner of human services, in partnership with 
 20.33  the Ready 4 K Quality Rating System Task Force and other 
 20.34  interested organizations, shall develop a plan by January 15, 
 20.35  2006, for a voluntary quality rating system for child care that 
 20.36  provides consumer information to parents, identifies quality 
 21.1   child care settings, and raises the quality of care in child 
 21.2   care settings.  The plan shall include the process for choosing 
 21.3   an early care and education nonprofit organization to administer 
 21.4   the quality rating system.  
 21.5      (b) The quality rating system must:  
 21.6      (1) be aligned with the early learning guidelines developed 
 21.7   by the commissioners of education and human services; 
 21.8      (2) be research-based; 
 21.9      (3) provide easy-to-understand information for parents; 
 21.10     (4) be objective and verifiable; 
 21.11     (5) be fair and representative of the care provided by 
 21.12  child care programs; 
 21.13     (6) be aligned with the Head Start performance standards 
 21.14  and the Minnesota Department of Education's standards for school 
 21.15  readiness programs in the public schools; and 
 21.16     (7) include at a minimum: 
 21.17     (i) quality learning environment indicators; 
 21.18     (ii) staff qualification indicators; 
 21.19     (iii) family involvement and parent education indicators; 
 21.20  and 
 21.21     (iv) program evaluation. 
 21.22     Sec. 7.  [STUDY ON STANDARD STATEWIDE CHILD CARE LICENSE 
 21.23  FEE.] 
 21.24     The commissioner of human services, in conjunction with the 
 21.25  Minnesota Association of County Social Services Administrators 
 21.26  and the Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association, shall 
 21.27  study the feasibility of setting a standard statewide license 
 21.28  fee for licensed family child care providers, and shall make 
 21.29  recommendations on a statewide standard fee in a report to the 
 21.30  chairs of the senate and house of representatives committees 
 21.31  having jurisdiction over child care issues.  The report is due 
 21.32  January 15, 2006. 
 21.33     Sec. 8.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 21.34     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.] The sums 
 21.35  indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund 
 21.36  to the Department of Human Services for the fiscal years 
 22.1   designated. 
 22.2      Subd. 2.  [BASIC SLIDING FEE UNEXPENDED FUNDS.] 
 22.3   Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03, subdivision 
 22.4   5, paragraph (b), and Minnesota Rules, part 3400.0060, subpart 
 22.5   4d, federal money available due to prior year underspending is 
 22.6   appropriated for purposes allowed under Minnesota Statutes, 
 22.7   section 119B.03, as follows: 
 22.8        $4,865,208     .....     2006
 22.9        $8,710,841     .....     2007
 22.10       $2,381,287     .....     2008
 22.11       $2,381,287     .....     2009
 22.12     Subd. 3.  [DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.] For the 
 22.13  Department of Human Services to administer the provisions of 
 22.14  this article: 
 22.15       $  200,000     .....     2006
 22.16       $  150,000     .....     2007
 22.17     The amount appropriated for fiscal year 2007 is added to 
 22.18  the department's base appropriations. 
 22.19                             ARTICLE 3
 22.20                       ADULT BASIC EDUCATION
 22.21     Section 1.  [124D.205] [SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION 
 22.22  REVENUE.] 
 22.23     A district that has levied for community education revenue 
 22.24  for fiscal year 2006 and that complies with the provisions of 
 22.25  Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.19, shall receive supplemental 
 22.26  state aid revenue in fiscal year 2006 and each year thereafter, 
 22.27  equal to 20 cents times the greater of 1,335 or the population 
 22.28  of the district determined according to section 275.14.  This 
 22.29  revenue is in addition to any state aid the district may receive 
 22.30  under section 124D.20, subdivision 7, and must be used according 
 22.31  to subdivision 8 of that section. 
 22.32     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.531, 
 22.33  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 22.34     Subdivision 1.  [STATE TOTAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AID.] 
 22.35  (a) The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year 
 22.36  2004 equals $34,388,000.  The state total adult basic education 
 23.1   aid for fiscal year 2005 and later is equals $36,509,000.  The 
 23.2   state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year 2006 
 23.3   equals $37,604,000.  The state total adult basic education aid 
 23.4   for later fiscal years equals: 
 23.5      (1) the state total adult basic education aid for the 
 23.6   preceding fiscal year; times 
 23.7      (2) the lesser of: 
 23.8      (i) 1.03; or 
 23.9      (ii) the ratio of the state total contact hours in the 
 23.10  first prior program year to the state total contact hours in the 
 23.11  second prior program year.  The ratio cannot be less than 1.00.  
 23.12  Beginning in fiscal year 2002, two percent of the state total 
 23.13  adult basic education aid must be set aside for adult basic 
 23.14  education supplemental service grants under section 124D.522.  
 23.15     (b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding 
 23.16  basic population aid, equals the difference between the amount 
 23.17  computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic population 
 23.18  aid under subdivision 2. 
 23.19     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.531, 
 23.20  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 23.21     Subd. 4.  [ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM AID LIMIT.] (a) 
 23.22  Notwithstanding subdivisions 2 and 3, the total adult basic 
 23.23  education aid for a program per prior year contact hour must not 
 23.24  exceed $21 per prior year contact hour computed under 
 23.25  subdivision 3, clause (2). 
 23.26     (b) For fiscal year 2004, the aid for a program under 
 23.27  subdivision 3, clause (2), adjusted for changes in program 
 23.28  membership, must not exceed the aid for that program under 
 23.29  subdivision 3, clause (2), for fiscal year 2003 by more than the 
 23.30  greater of eight percent or $10,000. 
 23.31     (c) For fiscal year 2005, the aid for a program under 
 23.32  subdivision 3, clause (2), adjusted for changes in program 
 23.33  membership, must not exceed the sum of the aid for that program 
 23.34  under subdivision 3, clause (2), and Laws 2003, First Special 
 23.35  Session chapter 9, article 9, section 8, paragraph (a), for the 
 23.36  preceding fiscal year by more than the greater of eight percent 
 24.1   or $10,000.  
 24.2      (d) For fiscal year 2006 and later, the aid for a program 
 24.3   under subdivision 3, clause (2), adjusted for changes in program 
 24.4   membership, must not exceed the aid for that program under 
 24.5   subdivision 3, clause (2), for the first preceding fiscal year 
 24.6   by more than the greater of eight percent or $10,000. 
 24.7      (e) Adult basic education aid is payable to a program for 
 24.8   unreimbursed costs. 
 24.9      (f) Any adult basic education aid that is not paid to a 
 24.10  program because of the program aid limitation under paragraph 
 24.11  (a) must be added to the state total adult basic education aid 
 24.12  for the next fiscal year under subdivision 1.  Any adult basic 
 24.13  education aid that is not paid to a program because of the 
 24.14  program aid limitations under paragraph (b), (c), or (d) must be 
 24.15  reallocated among programs by adjusting the rate per contact 
 24.16  hour under subdivision 3, clause (2). 
 24.17     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective the day 
 24.18  following final enactment and applies for revenue distributions 
 24.19  for fiscal years 2006 and later. 
 24.20     Sec. 4.  [124D.532] [ADULT LITERACY GRANTS FOR RECENT 
 24.21  IMMIGRANTS TO MINNESOTA.] 
 24.22     Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT.] An adult literacy grant 
 24.23  program for recent immigrants to Minnesota is established in 
 24.24  order to meet the English language needs of the unanticipated 
 24.25  refugees and immigrants to the state of Minnesota. 
 24.26     Subd. 2.  [GRANTS.] The commissioner of education shall 
 24.27  consult adult basic education service providers in establishing 
 24.28  the form and manner of the grant program.  The commissioner 
 24.29  shall award grants to organizations providing adult literacy 
 24.30  services in order to help offset the additional costs due to 
 24.31  unanticipated high enrollments of recent refugees and immigrants.
 24.32     Sec. 5.  2005 S.F. No. 1879, article 2, section 1, 
 24.33  subdivision 10, if enacted, is amended to read: 
 24.34     Subd. 10.  [ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AID.] For adult basic 
 24.35  education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531:  
 24.36       $36,388,000 $37,539,000   .....      2006
 25.1        $36,418,000 $38,678,000   .....      2007
 25.2      The 2006 appropriation includes $5,707,000 for 2005 and 
 25.3   $30,681,000 $31,832,000 for 2006.  
 25.4      The 2007 appropriation includes $5,713,000 $5,928,000 for 
 25.5   2006 and $30,705,000 $32,750,000 for 2007.  
 25.6      Sec. 6.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 25.7      Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.] The sums 
 25.8   indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund 
 25.9   to the Department of Education for the fiscal years designated.  
 25.10     Subd. 2.  [SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION REVENUE.] For 
 25.11  the supplemental community education revenue under Minnesota 
 25.12  Statutes, section 124D.205: 
 25.13       $  871,000     .....     2006
 25.14       $1,044,000     .....     2007
 25.15     The 2006 appropriation includes $871,000 for fiscal year 
 25.16  2006. 
 25.17     The 2007 appropriation includes $162,000 for fiscal year 
 25.18  2006 and $882,000 for fiscal year 2007. 
 25.19     Subd. 3.  [ADULT LITERACY GRANTS FOR RECENT IMMIGRANTS TO 
 25.20  MINNESOTA.] For adult literacy grants for recent immigrants to 
 25.21  Minnesota: 
 25.22       $1,500,000     .....     2006
 25.23       $1,500,000     .....     2007
 25.24                             ARTICLE 4
 25.25                         PREVENTION POLICY 
 25.26     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119A.46, 
 25.27  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 25.28     Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITIONS.] (a) The definitions in 
 25.29  section 144.9501 and in this subdivision apply to this section. 
 25.30     (b) "Eligible organization" means a lead contractor, city, 
 25.31  board of health, community health department, community action 
 25.32  agency as defined in section 119A.374, or community development 
 25.33  corporation. 
 25.34     (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of education 
 25.35  health, or the commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance 
 25.36  Agency as authorized by section 462A.05, subdivision 15c. 
 26.1      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119A.46, 
 26.2   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 26.3      Subd. 2.  [GRANTS; ADMINISTRATION.] Within the limits of 
 26.4   the available appropriation, the commissioner must develop a 
 26.5   swab team services program which may make demonstration and 
 26.6   training grants to eligible organizations to train workers to 
 26.7   provide swab team services and swab team services for 
 26.8   residential property.  Grants may be awarded to nonprofit 
 26.9   organizations to provide technical assistance and training to 
 26.10  ensure quality and consistency within the statewide program.  
 26.11  Grants must be awarded to help ensure full-time employment to 
 26.12  workers providing swab team services and must be awarded for a 
 26.13  two-year period. 
 26.14     Grants awarded under this section must be made in 
 26.15  consultation with the commissioners of the Department of Health 
 26.16  and commissioner of the Housing Finance Agency, and 
 26.17  representatives of neighborhood groups from areas at high risk 
 26.18  for toxic lead exposure, a labor organization, the lead 
 26.19  coalition, community action agencies, and the legal aid 
 26.20  society.  The consulting team must review grant applications and 
 26.21  recommend awards to eligible organizations that meet 
 26.22  requirements for receiving a grant under this section. 
 26.23     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119A.46, 
 26.24  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 26.25     Subd. 3.  [APPLICANTS.] (a) Interested eligible 
 26.26  organizations may apply to the commissioner for grants under 
 26.27  this section.  Two or more eligible organizations may jointly 
 26.28  apply for a grant.  Priority shall be given to community action 
 26.29  agencies in greater Minnesota and to either community action 
 26.30  agencies or neighborhood based nonprofit organizations in cities 
 26.31  of the first class.  Of the total annual appropriation, 12.5 
 26.32  percent may be used for administrative purposes.  The 
 26.33  commissioner may deviate from this percentage if a grantee can 
 26.34  justify the need for a larger administrative allowance.  Of this 
 26.35  amount, up to five percent may be used by the commissioner for 
 26.36  state administrative purposes.  Applications must provide 
 27.1   information requested by the commissioner, including at least 
 27.2   the information required to assess the factors listed in 
 27.3   paragraph (d).  
 27.4      (b) The commissioner must coordinate with the commissioner 
 27.5   of health who must consult with boards of health to provide swab 
 27.6   team services for purposes of secondary prevention.  The 
 27.7   priority for swab teams created by grants to eligible 
 27.8   organizations under this section must be work assigned by the 
 27.9   commissioner of health, or by a board of health if so designated 
 27.10  by the commissioner of health, to provide secondary prevention 
 27.11  swab team services to fulfill the requirements of section 
 27.12  144.9504, subdivision 6, in response to a lead order.  Swab 
 27.13  teams assigned work under this section by the commissioner, that 
 27.14  are not engaged daily in fulfilling the requirements of section 
 27.15  144.9504, subdivision 6, must deliver swab team services in 
 27.16  response to elevated blood lead levels as defined in section 
 27.17  144.9501, subdivision 9, where lead orders were not issued, and 
 27.18  for purposes of primary prevention in census tracts known to be 
 27.19  in areas at high risk for toxic lead exposure as described in 
 27.20  section 144.9503, subdivision 2. 
 27.21     (c) Any additional money must be used for grants to 
 27.22  establish swab teams for primary prevention under section 
 27.23  144.9503, in census tracts in areas at high risk for toxic lead 
 27.24  exposure as determined under section 144.9503, subdivision 2.  
 27.25     (d) In evaluating grant applications, the commissioner must 
 27.26  consider the following criteria: 
 27.27     (1) the use of lead contractors and lead workers for 
 27.28  residential swab team services; 
 27.29     (2) the participation of neighborhood groups and 
 27.30  individuals, as swab team workers, in areas at high risk for 
 27.31  toxic lead exposure; 
 27.32     (3) plans for the provision of swab team services for 
 27.33  primary and secondary prevention as required under subdivision 
 27.34  4; 
 27.35     (4) plans for supervision, training, career development, 
 27.36  and postprogram placement of swab team members; 
 28.1      (5) plans for resident and property owner education on lead 
 28.2   safety; 
 28.3      (6) plans for distributing cleaning supplies to area 
 28.4   residents and educating residents and property owners on 
 28.5   cleaning techniques; 
 28.6      (7) sources of other funding and cost estimates for 
 28.7   training, lead inspections, swab team services, equipment, 
 28.8   monitoring, testing, and administration; 
 28.9      (8) measures of program effectiveness; 
 28.10     (9) coordination of program activities with other federal, 
 28.11  state, and local public health, job training, apprenticeship, 
 28.12  and housing renovation programs including programs under 
 28.13  sections 116L.86 to 116L.881; and 
 28.14     (10) prior experience in providing swab team services. 
 28.15     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119A.46, 
 28.16  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 28.17     Subd. 8.  [TESTING AND EVALUATION.] (a) Testing of the 
 28.18  environment is not necessary by swab teams whose work is 
 28.19  assigned by the commissioner of health or a designated board of 
 28.20  health under section 144.9504.  The commissioner of health or 
 28.21  designated board of health must share the analytical testing 
 28.22  data collected on each residence for purposes of secondary 
 28.23  prevention under section 144.9504 with the swab team workers in 
 28.24  order to provide constructive feedback on their work and to the 
 28.25  commissioner for the purposes set forth in paragraph (c). 
 28.26     (b) For purposes of primary prevention evaluation, the 
 28.27  following samples must be collected:  pretesting and posttesting 
 28.28  of one noncarpeted floor dust lead sample and a notation of the 
 28.29  extent and location of bare soil and of deteriorated lead-based 
 28.30  paint.  The analytical testing data collected on each residence 
 28.31  for purposes of primary prevention under section 144.9503 must 
 28.32  be shared with the swab team workers in order to provide 
 28.33  constructive feedback on their work and to the commissioner for 
 28.34  the purposes set forth in paragraph (c). 
 28.35     (c) The commissioner of health must establish a program in 
 28.36  cooperation with the commissioner to collect appropriate data as 
 29.1   required under paragraphs (a) and (b), in order to conduct an 
 29.2   ongoing evaluation of swab team services for primary and 
 29.3   secondary prevention.  Within the limits of available 
 29.4   appropriations, the commissioner of health must conduct or 
 29.5   contract with the commissioner, on up to 1,000 residences which 
 29.6   have received primary or secondary prevention swab team 
 29.7   services, a postremediation evaluation, on at least a quarterly 
 29.8   basis for a period of at least two years for each residence.  
 29.9   The evaluation must note the condition of the paint within the 
 29.10  residence, the extent of bare soil on the grounds, and collect 
 29.11  and analyze one noncarpeted floor dust lead sample.  The data 
 29.12  collected must be evaluated to determine the efficacy of 
 29.13  providing swab team services as a method of reducing lead 
 29.14  exposure in young children.  In evaluating this data, the 
 29.15  commissioner of health must consider city size, community 
 29.16  location, historic traffic flow, soil lead level of the property 
 29.17  by area or census tract, distance to industrial point sources 
 29.18  that emit lead, season of the year, age of the housing, age and 
 29.19  number of children living at the residence, the presence of pets 
 29.20  that move in and out of the residence, and other relevant 
 29.21  factors as the commissioner of health may determine. 
 29.22     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.22, 
 29.23  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 29.24     Subd. 3.  [SCHOOL-AGE CARE LEVY.] To obtain school-age care 
 29.25  revenue, a school district may levy an amount equal to the 
 29.26  district's school-age care revenue as defined in subdivision 2 
 29.27  multiplied by the lesser of one, or the ratio of the quotient 
 29.28  derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the 
 29.29  district for the year before the year the levy is certified by 
 29.30  the resident pupil units in the district for the school year to 
 29.31  which the levy is attributable, to $2,433 $2,925. 
 29.32     <b>[EFFECTIVE DATE.]</b> This section is effective for revenue for 
 29.33  fiscal year 2007. 
 29.34     Sec. 6.  [REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.] 
 29.35     In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of 
 29.36  statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.46, as 
 30.1   section 144.9512.