SF 3616
1st Engrossment - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/18/2026 09:24 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to child care; limiting access to child care center facilities; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[142B.665] CHILD CARE CENTER ACCESS.
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(a) The following terms have the meanings given for the
purposes of this section.
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(b) "Child care center" means:
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(1) a child care center licensed under chapter 142B and Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503;
and
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(2) a certified license-exempt child care center authorized under chapter 142C.
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(c) "Employee" means the license holder, authorized agent, controlling individual,
director, staff persons, substitutes, and unsupervised volunteers of a licensed child care
center or a certified license-exempt child care center.
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(d) "Judicial officer" means a judge or justice of the United States, a United States
magistrate judge, or a clerk of the court authorized to sign a warrant pursuant to rule 9 of
the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
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(a) An
employee of a child care center must not consent to a federal, state, or local official entering
a child care center for the purposes of civil immigration enforcement unless the official
provides the employee with a warrant signed by a judicial officer. The employee must
request that the federal, state, or local official provide valid identification and a written
statement of purpose.
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(b) If a federal, state, or local official engaged in civil immigration enforcement enters
a child care center, an on-duty employee must immediately notify the child care center
license holder or authorized agent.
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(c) This section does not prohibit entry to a child care center by a state, federal, or local
official administering a state or federally supported child care program.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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