1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood 
1.3 	Education and Care to create an inventory of early childhood services;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.141, subdivision 3.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.141, subdivision 3, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subd. 3.Administration. For fiscal year 2010 only, an amount up to $12,500 
1.9 	from federal child care and development fund administrative funds and up to $12,500 
1.10 	from prekindergarten exploratory project funds appropriated under Laws 2007, chapter 
1.11 	147, article 19, section 3, education allowances under section 124D.143 may be used 
1.12 	to reimburse the parents on the council and for technical assistance and administrative 
1.13 	support of the State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care. This 
1.14 	funding stream is for fiscal year 2009. The council may pursue additional funds from state, 
1.15 	federal, and private sources. If additional operational funds are received, the council must 
1.16 	reduce the amount of prekindergarten exploratory project funds used in an equal amount.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2010 only.

1.18 	Sec. 2. INVENTORY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES.
1.19 		Subdivision 1.Creation. (a) The State Advisory Council on Early Childhood 
1.20 	Education and Care under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.141, shall create an inventory 
1.21 	of early childhood services.
1.22 	(b) The inventory must, at a minimum:
1.23 	(1) identify programs and initiatives funded by state, federal, or private dollars;
2.1 	(2) provide brief descriptions and any existing evaluations of programs under which 
2.2 	services are received;
2.3 	(3) provide budget allocations toward the outcome areas; and
2.4 	(4) include subsections describing specific:
2.5 	(i) geographic regions served by the program;
2.6 	(ii) number of children eligible;
2.7 	(iii) number of children enrolled; and
2.8 	(iv) age, ethnicity and race, and family income demographics of children enrolled.
2.9 		Subd. 2.Use. The inventory shall be used to guide legislative proposals and best 
2.10 	practices addressing the development, care, and education of children from birth to the 
2.11 	child's fifth birthday. The inventory should be updated every biennium.