1.1A bill for an act1.2relating to early childhood education; modifying grants to early childhood 1.3learning and child protection facilities; providing for the site acquisition, design, 1.4and construction of the Austin Area Success Center; authorizing the sale and 1.5issuance of state bonds; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 1.62006, section 119A.45.1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:1.8ARTICLE 11.9EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES1.10    Section 1. PRIORITIES.1.11    The Early Childhood Learning Finance Division of the House Finance Committee 1.12ranks article 2 as its first priority and article 3 as its second priority.1.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.1.14ARTICLE 21.15EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION FACILITIES1.16    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 119A.45, is amended to read:1.17119A.45 EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION 1.18FACILITIES.1.19    Subdivision 1.Grant authority. The commissioner may make grants to state 1.20agencies and political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities for early childhood 1.21programs, with priority to centers in counties or municipalities with the highest percentage 1.22of children living in poverty. The commissioner may also make grants to state agencies 2.1and political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities for crisis nurseries, or 2.2parenting time centers. The following requirements apply:2.3    (a) The facilities must be owned by the state or a political subdivision, but may 2.4be leased under section 
         16A.695 to organizations that operate the programs. The 2.5commissioner must prescribe the terms and conditions of the leases. 2.6    (b) A grant for an individual facility must not exceed $200,000 $300,000 for each 2.7program that is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of $500,000 $750,000 for a 2.8facility that houses three programs or more. Programs include Head Start, early childhood 2.9and family education programs School Readiness, Early Childhood Family Education, 2.10licensed child care, and other early childhood intervention programs. 2.11    (c) State appropriations must be matched on a 50 percent basis with nonstate funds. 2.12The matching requirement must apply programwide and not to individual grants.2.13    Subd. 2.Grant priority.(a) The commissioner must give priority to:2.14    (1) projects in counties or municipalities with the highest percentage of children 2.15living in poverty;2.16    (2) grants that involve collaboration among sponsors of programs under this section;2.17and 2.18    (3) grants for programs that utilize Youthbuild under sections 116L.361 to 116L.366 2.19for at least 25 percent of each grant awarded or $50,000 of the labor portion of the 2.20construction, whichever is less, if:2.21    (i) the work is appropriate for Youthbuild, as mutually agreed upon by the grantee 2.22and the local Youthbuild program, considering safety and skills needed;2.23    (ii) it is demonstrated by Youthbuild that using Youthbuild will not increase the 2.24overall cost of the project; and2.25    (iii) eligible programs consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver 2.26education and training.2.27    (b) The commissioner may give priority to:2.28    (1)  projects that collaborate with child care providers, including all-day and 2.29school-age child care programs, special needs care, sick child care, nontraditional 2.30hour care, and programs that include services to refugee and immigrant families. The 2.31commissioner may give priority to ; and2.32    (2) grants for programs that will increase their child care workers' wages as a result 2.33of the grant. If there is work that is appropriate for youthbuild, as mutually agreed upon by 2.34the grantee and the local youthbuild program, considering safety and skills needed, and if 2.35it is demonstrated by youthbuild that using youthbuild will not increase the overall cost 2.36of the project, then priority must be given to grants for programs that utilize youthbuild 3.1under sections 116L.361 to 116L.366 for at least 25 percent of each grant awarded or 3.2$50,000, whichever is less, of the labor portion of the construction. Eligible programs 3.3must consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver education and training. State 3.4appropriations must be matched on a 50 percent basis with nonstate funds. The matching 3.5requirement must apply programwide and not to individual grants.3.6    Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION; EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING FACILITIES 3.7GRANTS.3.8    $5,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the commissioner 3.9of human services for the early childhood learning and child protection facilities grant 3.10program under Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.45.3.11    Sec. 3. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.3.12    To provide the money appropriated by section 2 from the bond proceeds fund, 3.13the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to 3.14$5,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota 3.15Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 3.16sections 4 to 7.3.17    Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.3.18    Sections 1 to 3 are effective the day following final enactment.3.19ARTICLE 33.20AUSTIN AREA SUCCESS CENTER3.21    Section 1. APPROPRIATION; AUSTIN AREA SUCCESS CENTER.3.22    $3,000,000 is appropriated from the bond proceeds fund to the city of Austin for 3.23the site acquisition, design, and construction of the Austin Area Success Center. This 3.24regional facility will be located in the city of Austin and provide for various community 3.25and regional services to citizens in the city of Austin and the Mower County area, with a 3.26one-stop location so that programs can work together to meet the needs of families. These 3.27services focus on family programs such as the Community Child Care Center, Parenting 3.28Resource Center, and Head Start, and may include other organizations.3.29    Sec. 2. BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.3.30    To provide the money appropriated in section 1 from the bond proceeds fund, 3.31the commissioner of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount up to 4.1$3,000,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota 4.2Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 4.3sections 4 to 7.4.4    Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.4.5    Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment.