HF 2760

1st Committee Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010)

Posted on 03/19/2013 07:29 p.m.

1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating to early childhood; modifying early education, prevention, 1.3self-sufficiency, and lifelong learning; making changes to child care assistance 1.4provisions; making supplemental appropriations and reductions to appropriations; 1.5amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 119B.025, subdivision 1; 119B.09, 1.6subdivision 4; 121A.16; 121A.17, subdivision 5; 124D.141, subdivisions 1, 1.72; 124D.15, subdivision 12, by adding a subdivision; 124D.20, subdivision 8; 1.8Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 124D.10, subdivision 8; 124D.15, 1.9subdivision 3. 1.10BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.11ARTICLE 1 1.12EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, PREVENTION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, 1.13AND LIFELONG LEARNING 1.14    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 121A.16, is amended to read: 1.15121A.16 EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT 1.16SCREENING; PURPOSE. 1.17The legislature finds that early detection of children's health and developmental 1.18problems can reduce their later need for costly care, minimize their physical and 1.19educational disabilities, and aid in their rehabilitation. The purpose of sections 121A.16 1.20to 121A.19 is to assist parents and communities in improving the health of Minnesota 1.21children and in planning educational and health programs. new text begin Charter schools that elect to new text end 1.22 new text begin provide a screening program must comply with the requirements of sections new text end new text begin to new text end 1.23 new text begin . new text end 1.24    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 121A.17, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 2.1    Subd. 5. Developmental screening program information. The board must inform 2.2each resident family with a child eligible to participate in the developmental screening 2.3program new text begin , and a charter school that provides screening must inform families that apply new text end 2.4 new text begin for admission to the charter school, new text end about the availability of the program and the state's 2.5requirement that a child receive a developmental screening or provide health records 2.6indicating that the child received a comparable developmental screening from a public 2.7or private health care organization or individual health care provider not later than 30 2.8days after the first day of attending kindergarten in a public school. A school district 2.9must inform all resident families with eligible children under age seven new text begin , new text end new text begin and a charter new text end 2.10 new text begin school that provides screening must inform families that apply for admission to the charter new text end 2.11 new text begin school, new text end that their children may receive a developmental screening conducted either by the 2.12school district or by a public or private health care organization or individual health care 2.13provider and that the screening is not required if a statement signed by the child's parent 2.14or guardian is submitted to the administrator or other person having general control and 2.15supervision of the school that the child has not been screened. 2.16    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 124D.10, subdivision 8, is 2.17amended to read: 2.18    Subd. 8. Federal, state, and local requirements. (a) A charter school shall meet all 2.19federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts. 2.20(b) A school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing 2.21standards and assessments in chapter 120B. 2.22(c) A school sponsored by a school board may be located in any district, unless the 2.23school board of the district of the proposed location disapproves by written resolution. 2.24(d) A charter school must be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, 2.25employment practices, and all other operations. A sponsor may not authorize a charter 2.26school or program that is affiliated with a nonpublic sectarian school or a religious 2.27institution. A charter school student must be released for religious instruction, consistent 2.28with section 120A.22, subdivision 12, clause (3). 2.29(e) Charter schools must not be used as a method of providing education or 2.30generating revenue for students who are being home-schooled. 2.31(f) The primary focus of a charter school must be to provide a comprehensive 2.32program of instruction for at least one grade or age group from five through 18 years 2.33of age. Instruction may be provided to people younger than five years and older than 2.3418 years of age. 2.35(g) A charter school may not charge tuition. 3.1(h) A charter school is subject to and must comply with chapter 363A and section 3.2121A.04 . 3.3(i) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal 3.4Act, sections 121A.40 to 121A.56, and the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections 3.5123B.34 to 123B.39. 3.6(j) A charter school is subject to the same financial audits, audit procedures, and 3.7audit requirements as a district. Audits must be conducted in compliance with generally 3.8accepted governmental auditing standards, the Federal Single Audit Act, if applicable, 3.9and section 6.65. A charter school is subject to and must comply with sections 15.054; 3.10118A.01 ; 118A.02; 118A.03; 118A.04; 118A.05; 118A.06; 471.38; 471.391; 471.392; and 3.11471.425 . The audit must comply with the requirements of sections 123B.75 to 123B.83, 3.12except to the extent deviations are necessary because of the program at the school. 3.13Deviations must be approved by the commissioner and authorizer. The Department of 3.14Education, state auditor, legislative auditor, or authorizer may conduct financial, program, 3.15or compliance audits. A charter school determined to be in statutory operating debt under 3.16sections 123B.81 to 123B.83 must submit a plan under section 123B.81, subdivision 4. 3.17(k) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466. 3.18(l) A charter school must comply with chapters 13 and 13D; and sections 120A.22, 3.19subdivision 7 ; 121A.75; and 260B.171, subdivisions 3 and 5. 3.20(m) A charter school is subject to the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under 3.21section 121A.11, subdivision 3. 3.22(n) A charter school offering online courses or programs must comply with section 3.23124D.095 . 3.24(o) A charter school and charter school board of directors are subject to chapter 181. 3.25(p) A charter school must comply with section 120A.22, subdivision 7, governing 3.26the transfer of students' educational records and sections 138.163 and 138.17 governing 3.27the management of local records. 3.28 new text begin (q) A charter school that provides early childhood health and developmental new text end 3.29 new text begin screening must comply with sections new text end new text begin to new text end new text begin . new text end 3.30    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.141, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 3.31    Subdivision 1. Membership; duties. Two members of the house of representatives, 3.32one appointed by the speaker and one appointed by the minority leader; and two members 3.33of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules 3.34and Administration, including one member of the minority; new text begin the commissioner of health or new text end 3.35 new text begin the commissioner's designee; new text end and two parents with a child under age six, shall be added 4.1to the membership of the State Advisory Council on Early Education and Care. The 4.2council must fulfill the duties required under the federal Improving Head Start for School 4.3Readiness Act of 2007 as provided in Public Law 110-134. 4.4    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.141, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 4.5    Subd. 2. Additional duties. The following duties are added to those assigned 4.6to the council under federal law: 4.7    (1) make recommendations on the most efficient and effective way to leverage state 4.8and federal funding streams for early childhood and child care programs; 4.9    (2) make recommendations on how to coordinate or colocate early childhood and 4.10child care programs in one state Office of Early Learning; new text begin . The council shall establish new text end 4.11 new text begin a task force to develop these recommendations. The task force shall include two new text end 4.12 new text begin nonexecutive or legislative branch representatives from the council; six representatives new text end 4.13 new text begin from the early childhood caucus; two representatives each from the Departments of new text end 4.14 new text begin Education, Human Services, and Health; one representative each from a local public health new text end 4.15 new text begin agency, a local county human services board, and a school district; and two representatives new text end 4.16 new text begin from the private nonprofit organizations that support early childhood programs in new text end 4.17 new text begin Minnesota. In developing recommendations, the task force shall consider how to: new text end 4.18 new text begin (i) consolidate and coordinate resources and public funding streams for early new text end 4.19 new text begin childhood education and child care, and ensure the accountability and coordinated new text end 4.20 new text begin development of all early childhood education and child care services to children from birth new text end 4.21 new text begin to kindergarten entrance; new text end 4.22 new text begin (ii) create a seamless transition from early childhood programs to kindergarten; new text end 4.23 new text begin (iii) encourage family choice by ensuring a mixed system of high-quality public and new text end 4.24 new text begin private programs, with local points of entry, staffed by well-qualified professionals; new text end 4.25 new text begin (iv) ensure parents a decisive role in the planning, operation, and evaluation of new text end 4.26 new text begin programs that aid families in the care of children; new text end 4.27 new text begin (v) provide consumer education and accessibility to early childhood education new text end 4.28 new text begin and child care resources; new text end 4.29 new text begin (vi) advance the quality of early childhood education and child care programs in new text end 4.30 new text begin order to support the healthy development of children and preparation for their success new text end 4.31 new text begin in school; new text end 4.32 new text begin (vii) develop a seamless service delivery system with local points of entry for early new text end 4.33 new text begin childhood education and child care programs administered by local, state, and federal new text end 4.34 new text begin agencies; new text end 5.1 new text begin (viii) develop and manage an effective data collection system to support the new text end 5.2 new text begin necessary functions of a coordinated system of early childhood education and child care in new text end 5.3 new text begin order to enable accurate evaluation of its impact; new text end 5.4 new text begin (ix) respect and be sensitive to family values and cultural heritage; and new text end 5.5 new text begin (x) establish the administrative framework for and promote the development of early new text end 5.6 new text begin childhood education and child care services in order to provide that these services, staffed new text end 5.7 new text begin by well-qualified professionals, are available in every community for all families that new text end 5.8 new text begin express a need for them. new text end 5.9 new text begin In addition, the task force must consider the following responsibilities for transfer new text end 5.10 new text begin to the Office of Early Learning: new text end 5.11 new text begin (A) responsibilities of the commissioner of education for early childhood education new text end 5.12 new text begin programs and financing under sections 119A.50 to 119A.535, 121A.16 to 121A.19, and new text end 5.13 new text begin 124D.129 to 124D.2211; new text end 5.14 new text begin (B) responsibilities of the commissioner of human services for child care assistance, new text end 5.15 new text begin child care development, and early childhood learning and child protection facilities new text end 5.16 new text begin programs and financing under chapter 119B and section 256E.37; and new text end 5.17 new text begin (C) responsibilities of the commissioner of health for family home visiting programs new text end 5.18 new text begin and financing under section 145A.17. new text end 5.19 new text begin Any costs incurred by the council in making these recommendations will be paid new text end 5.20 new text begin from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council will not proceed in new text end 5.21 new text begin making these recommendations. The council will report its recommendations to the new text end 5.22 new text begin governor and the legislature by January 15, 2011; new text end 5.23    (3) review program evaluations regarding high-quality early childhood programs; 5.24and 5.25    (4) make recommendations to the governor and legislature, including proposed 5.26legislation on how to most effectively create a high-quality early childhood system in 5.27Minnesota in order to improve the educational outcomes of children so that all children 5.28are school-ready by 2020. new text begin ; new text end 5.29 new text begin (5) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature by March 1, 2011, on new text end 5.30 new text begin the creation and implementation of a statewide school readiness report card to monitor new text end 5.31 new text begin progress toward the goal of having all children ready for kindergarten by the year 2020. new text end 5.32 new text begin The recommendations shall include what should be measured including both children and new text end 5.33 new text begin system indicators, what benchmarks should be established to measure state progress new text end 5.34 new text begin toward the goal, and how frequently the report card should be published. In making their new text end 5.35 new text begin recommendations, the council shall consider the indicators and strategies for Minnesota's new text end 5.36 new text begin early childhood system report, the Minnesota school readiness study, developmental new text end 6.1 new text begin assessment at kindergarten entrance, and the work of the council's accountability new text end 6.2 new text begin committee. Any costs incurred by the council in making these recommendations will be new text end 6.3 new text begin paid from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council will not proceed in new text end 6.4 new text begin making these recommendations; and new text end 6.5 new text begin (6) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature on how to screen new text end 6.6 new text begin earlier and comprehensively assess children for school readiness in order to provide new text end 6.7 new text begin increased early interventions and increase the number of children ready for kindergarten. new text end 6.8 new text begin In formulating their recommendations, the council shall consider (i) ways to interface new text end 6.9 new text begin with parents of children who are not participating in early childhood education or care new text end 6.10 new text begin programs, (ii) ways to interface with family child care providers, child care centers, and new text end 6.11 new text begin school-based early childhood and Head Start programs, (iii) if there are age-appropriate new text end 6.12 new text begin and culturally sensitive screening and assessment tools for three-, four-, and five-year-olds, new text end 6.13 new text begin (iv) the role of the medical community in screening, (v) incentives for parents to have new text end 6.14 new text begin children screened at an earlier age, (vi) incentives for early education and care providers new text end 6.15 new text begin to comprehensively assess children in order to improve instructional practice, (vii) how to new text end 6.16 new text begin phase in increases in screening and assessment over time, (viii) how the screening and new text end 6.17 new text begin assessment data will be collected and used and who will have access to the data, (ix) new text end 6.18 new text begin how to monitor progress toward the goal of having 50 percent of three-year-old children new text end 6.19 new text begin screened and 50 percent of five-year-old children assessed for school readiness by 2015 new text end 6.20 new text begin and 100 percent of three-year-old children screened and five-year-old children assessed new text end 6.21 new text begin for school readiness by 2020, and (x) costs to meet these benchmarks. The council shall new text end 6.22 new text begin consider the screening instruments and comprehensive assessment tools used in Minnesota new text end 6.23 new text begin early childhood education and care programs and kindergarten. The council may survey new text end 6.24 new text begin early childhood education and care programs in the state to determine the screening and new text end 6.25 new text begin assessment tools being used or rely on previously collected survey data, if available. For new text end 6.26 new text begin purposes of this subdivision, "school readiness" is defined as the child's skills, knowledge, new text end 6.27 new text begin and behaviors at kindergarten entrance in these areas of child development: social; new text end 6.28 new text begin self-regulation; cognitive, including language, literacy, and mathematical thinking; and new text end 6.29 new text begin physical. For purposes of this subdivision, "screening" is defined as the activities used to new text end 6.30 new text begin identify a child who may need further evaluation to determine delay in development or new text end 6.31 new text begin disability. For purposes of this subdivision, "assessment" is defined as the activities used new text end 6.32 new text begin to determine a child's level of performance in order to promote the child's learning and new text end 6.33 new text begin development. Any costs incurred by the council in making these recommendations will new text end 6.34 new text begin be paid from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council will not proceed new text end 6.35 new text begin in making these recommendations. The council will report its recommendations to the new text end 6.36 new text begin governor and legislature by January 15, 2012, with an interim report on February 15, 2011. new text end 7.1    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 124D.15, subdivision 3, is 7.2amended to read: 7.3    Subd. 3. Program requirements. A school readiness program provider must: 7.4    (1) assess each child's cognitive skills with a comprehensive child assessment 7.5instrument when the child enters and again before the child leaves the program to inform 7.6program planning and parents and promote kindergarten readiness; 7.7    (2) provide comprehensive program content and intentional instructional practice 7.8aligned with the state early childhood learning guidelines and kindergarten standards and 7.9based on early childhood research and professional practice that is focused on children's 7.10cognitive, social, emotional, and physical skills and development and prepares children 7.11for the transition to kindergarten, including early literacy skills; 7.12(3) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with parents and kindergarten 7.13teachers; 7.14    (4) arrange for early childhood screening and appropriate referral; 7.15    (5) new text begin (4) new text end involve parents in program planning and decision making; 7.16    (6) new text begin (5) new text end coordinate with relevant community-based services; 7.17    (7) new text begin (6) new text end cooperate with adult basic education programs and other adult literacy 7.18programs; 7.19(8) new text begin (7) new text end ensure staff-child ratios of one-to-ten and maximum group size of 20 children 7.20with the first staff required to be a teacher; and 7.21(9) new text begin (8) new text end have teachers knowledgeable in early childhood curriculum content, 7.22assessment, and instruction. 7.23    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.15, subdivision 12, is amended to read: 7.24    Subd. 12. Program fees. A district must adopt a sliding fee schedule based on a 7.25family's income but must waive a fee for a participant unable to pay. new text begin School districts must new text end 7.26 new text begin use school readiness aid for eligible children. Children who do not meet the eligibility new text end 7.27 new text begin requirements in subdivision 15 may participate on a fee-for-service basis. new text end 7.28    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 7.29to read: 7.30     new text begin Subd. 15. new text end new text begin Eligibility. new text end new text begin A child is eligible to participate in a school readiness program new text end 7.31 new text begin if the child: new text end 7.32 new text begin (1) is at least three years old on September 1; new text end 7.33 new text begin (2) has completed health and developmental screening within 90 days of program new text end 7.34 new text begin enrollment under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19; and new text end 8.1 new text begin (3) has one or more of the following risk factors: new text end 8.2 new text begin (i) qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch; new text end 8.3 new text begin (ii) is an English language learning child; new text end 8.4 new text begin (iii) is homeless; new text end 8.5 new text begin (iv) has an individualized education program (IEP) or an individual interagency new text end 8.6 new text begin intervention plan (IIIP); new text end 8.7 new text begin (v) is identified, through health and developmental screenings under sections new text end 8.8 new text begin 121A.16 to 121A.19, with a potential risk factor that may influence learning; or new text end 8.9 new text begin (vi) is defined as at risk by the school district. new text end 8.10    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 124D.20, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 8.11    Subd. 8. Uses of general revenue. (a) General community education revenue 8.12may be used for: 8.13(1) nonvocational, recreational, and leisure time activities and programs; 8.14(2) programs for adults with disabilities, if the programs and budgets are approved 8.15by the department; 8.16(3) adult basic education programs, according to section 124D.52; 8.17(4) summer programs for elementary and secondary pupils; 8.18(5) implementation of a youth development plan; 8.19(6) implementation of a youth service program; 8.20(7) early childhood family education programs, according to section 124D.13; and 8.21(8) new text begin school readiness programs, according to section new text end new text begin ; and new text end 8.22 new text begin (9) new text end extended day programs, according to section 124D.19, subdivision 11. 8.23(9) new text begin (b) new text end In addition to money from other sources, a district may use up to ten percent 8.24of its community education revenue for equipment that is used exclusively in community 8.25education programs. This revenue may be used only for the following purposes: 8.26(i) new text begin (1) new text end to purchase or lease computers and related materials; 8.27(ii) new text begin (2) new text end to purchase or lease equipment for instructional programs; and 8.28(iii) new text begin (3) new text end to purchase textbooks and library books. 8.29(b) new text begin (c) new text end General community education revenue must not be used to subsidize the 8.30direct activity costs for adult enrichment programs. Direct activity costs include, but 8.31are not limited to, the cost of the activity leader or instructor, cost of materials, or 8.32transportation costs. 9.1ARTICLE 2 9.2CHILD CARE 9.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.025, subdivision 1, is amended to 9.4read: 9.5    Subdivision 1. Factors which must be verified. (a) The county shall verify the 9.6following at all initial child care applications using the universal application: 9.7(1) identity of adults; 9.8(2) presence of the minor child in the home, if questionable; 9.9(3) relationship of minor child to the parent, stepparent, legal guardian, eligible 9.10relative caretaker, or the spouses of any of the foregoing; 9.11(4) age; 9.12(5) immigration status, if related to eligibility; 9.13(6) Social Security number, if given; 9.14(7) income; 9.15(8) spousal support and child support payments made to persons outside the 9.16household; 9.17(9) residence; and 9.18(10) inconsistent information, if related to eligibility. 9.19(b) If a family did not use the universal application or child care addendum to apply 9.20for child care assistance, the family must complete the universal application or child care 9.21addendum at its next eligibility redetermination and the county must verify the factors 9.22listed in paragraph (a) as part of that redetermination. Once a family has completed a 9.23universal application or child care addendum, the county shall use the redetermination 9.24form described in paragraph (c) for that family's subsequent redeterminations. Eligibility 9.25must be redetermined at least every six months. new text begin For a family where at least one parent is new text end 9.26 new text begin under the age of 21, does not have a high school or general equivalency diploma, and is a new text end 9.27 new text begin student in a school district or another similar program that provides or arranges for child new text end 9.28 new text begin care, as well as parenting, social services, career and employment supports, and academic new text end 9.29 new text begin support to achieve high school graduation, the redetermination of eligibility shall be new text end 9.30 new text begin deferred beyond six months, but not to exceed 12 months, to the end of the student's new text end 9.31 new text begin school year. new text end If a family reports a change in an eligibility factor before the family's next 9.32regularly scheduled redetermination, the county must recalculate eligibility without 9.33requiring verification of any eligibility factor that did not change. 10.1(c) The commissioner shall develop a redetermination form to redetermine eligibility 10.2and a change report form to report changes that minimize paperwork for the county and 10.3the participant. 10.4 new text begin (d) Families have the primary responsibility to verify information. A county must new text end 10.5 new text begin consider the family's circumstances and ability to produce verification when initiating a new text end 10.6 new text begin request for verification. If a family is unable to verify an eligibility factor, the county new text end 10.7 new text begin must request written consent from the family to obtain verification from other sources. A new text end 10.8 new text begin county may not request a specific form of verification if another is more readily available. new text end 10.9 new text begin When verification of an eligibility factor other than income is not available despite the new text end 10.10 new text begin efforts of the county and the family, the county must accept a signed statement from the new text end 10.11 new text begin family attesting to the correctness of the information if one is provided. The county must new text end 10.12 new text begin deny or end assistance to families who refuse or deliberately fail to verify information. new text end 10.13 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective October 15, 2010. new text end 10.14    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 10.15    Subd. 4. Eligibility; annual income; calculation. Annual income of the applicant 10.16family is the current monthly income of the family multiplied by 12 or the income for 10.17the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of application, or income calculated 10.18by the method which provides the most accurate assessment of income available to the 10.19family. Self-employment income must be calculated based on gross receipts less operating 10.20expenses. Income must be recalculated when the family's income changes, but no less 10.21often than every six months. new text begin For a family where at least one parent is under the age new text end 10.22 new text begin of 21, does not have a high school or general equivalency diploma, and is a student in new text end 10.23 new text begin a school district or another similar program that provides or arranges for child care, new text end 10.24 new text begin as well as parenting, social services, career and employment supports, and academic new text end 10.25 new text begin support to achieve high school graduation, income must be recalculated when the family's new text end 10.26 new text begin income changes, but otherwise shall be deferred beyond six months, but not to exceed 12 new text end 10.27 new text begin months, to the end of the student's school year. new text end Income must be verified with documentary 10.28evidence. If the applicant does not have sufficient evidence of income, verification must 10.29be obtained from the source of the income. 10.30 new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end new text begin This section is effective October 15, 2010. new text end 10.31    Sec. 3. new text begin QUALITY RATING SYSTEM TRAINING, COACHING, new text end 10.32 new text begin CONSULTATION, AND SUPPORTS. new text end 11.1 new text begin The commissioner of human services shall direct $500,000 in federal child care new text end 11.2 new text begin development funds used for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.21, in fiscal new text end 11.3 new text begin year 2011 for the purpose of providing statewide child care provider training, coaching, new text end 11.4 new text begin consultation, and supports to prepare for the voluntary Minnesota quality rating system. new text end 11.5 new text begin This is a onetime appropriation. In addition, to the extent that private funds are made new text end 11.6 new text begin available, the commissioner shall designate those funds for this purpose. new text end 11.7    Sec. 4. new text begin CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE REDETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY new text end 11.8 new text begin AND INFORMATION VERIFICATION. new text end 11.9 new text begin The commissioner of human services shall use existing resources to implement new text end 11.10 new text begin the changes in this bill related to child care assistance redetermination of eligibility and new text end 11.11 new text begin information verification under Minnesota Statutes, sections 119B.025, subdivision 1, and new text end 11.12 new text begin 119B.09, subdivision 4. new text end 11.13    Sec. 5. new text begin CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT FUND UNEXPENDED BALANCE. new text end 11.14 new text begin In addition to the amount provided in Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, new text end 11.15 new text begin subdivision 4, paragraph (d), the commissioner shall carry over and expend in fiscal year new text end 11.16 new text begin 2011, $7,500,000 of the TANF funds transferred in fiscal year 2010 which reflect the new text end 11.17 new text begin child care and development fund unexpended balance for the basic sliding fee child care new text end 11.18 new text begin assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03. The commissioner shall new text end 11.19 new text begin ensure that all the funds are expended according to the federal child care and development new text end 11.20 new text begin fund regulations relating to TANF transfers. new text end 11.21    Sec. 6. new text begin BASIC SLIDING FEE. new text end 11.22 new text begin The general fund appropriation for fiscal year 2011 for the basic sliding fee child new text end 11.23 new text begin care program under Laws 2009, chapter 79, article 13, section 3, subdivision 4, paragraph new text end 11.24 new text begin (d) is reduced by $7,500,000. new text end