1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to child care licensing; modifying staff distribution requirements for child 
1.3 	care centers;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.41, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.41, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 14.Staff distribution. A child care aide in a licensed child care center may be 
1.9 	substituted for a teacher during morning arrival and afternoon departure times if the total 
1.10 	arrival and departure time does not exceed 25 percent of the center's daily hours of operation. 
1.11 	For a child care aide to be substituted for a teacher under this subdivision, the child care 
1.12 	aide must:
1.13 	(1) be 18 years of age or older;
1.14 	(2) have been employed by the child care center for a minimum of 30 days; and
1.15 	(3) have completed the training required under section 142B.65, including orientation 
1.16 	training and the training required within the first 90 days of employment.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025.