1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to early childhood programs; appropriating money for the ParentChild+ 
1.3 	program.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS; PARENTCHILD+ PROGRAM.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The sums indicated in 
1.7 	this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Children, Youth, 
1.8 	and Families in the fiscal years designated.
1.9 		Subd. 2.ParentChild+ program. (a) For a grant to the ParentChild+ program:

1.10		$
	1,800,000
	.....
	2026
	
1.11		$
	1,800,000
	.....
	2027
	
1.12 	(b) The ParentChild+ program must use the grant to implement its evidence-based and 
1.13 	research-validated early childhood literacy and school readiness program for children ages 
1.14 	16 months to four years. The program must be implemented at existing ParentChild+ program 
1.15 	locations, including Cass County, Hennepin County, and Rice County, and the cities of 
1.16 	Rochester and St. Cloud, or at any new rural, suburban, or urban locations.
1.17 	(c) The base is $1,800,000 for fiscal year 2028 and later.