HF 994

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/17/2025 02:51 p.m.

A bill for an act
relating to early childhood programs; appropriating money for the ParentChild+
program.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PARENTCHILD+ PROGRAM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Children, Youth, and Families. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in
this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Children, Youth,
and Families in the fiscal years designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin ParentChild+ program. new text end

new text begin (a) For a grant to the ParentChild+ program:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,800,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2026 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,800,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end

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