SF 3974

Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)

Posted on 02/27/2026 10:39 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to child care; establishing a system for uploading child care provider slot
availability to Parent Aware; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2024, section 142D.13, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.13, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Slot availability data integration. new text end

new text begin (a) By July 1, 2027, the commissioner shall
create a method for automatically uploading child care slot availability data from the majority
of child care providers' management software and display the up-to-date slot availability
information on Parent Aware. The commissioner may use shared services grant money to
assist providers in obtaining and training in software that can upload to Parent Aware under
section 142D.22, subdivision 3, clause (7).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must ensure that the process under this subdivision only uploads
data on slot availability and does not include any potentially confidential information.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; CHILD CARE DATA INTEGRATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) $....... in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated to the commissioner of children, youth, and
families to establish a method for automatically uploading child care slot availability data
from child care provider management software pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
142D.13, subdivision 5. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until July 1, 2028.
new text end

new text begin (b) The general fund base for maintaining the child care availability upload system in
Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.13, subdivision 5, is $....... in fiscal year 2028 and $.......
in fiscal year 2029.
new text end