HF 659

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying child care provisions; reducing license
fees; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.10,
subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 245A.10, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:

Subd. 2.

County fees for background studies and licensing inspections.

(a) For
purposes of family and group family child care licensing under this chapter, a county
agency may charge a deleted text begin fee to an applicant or license holder to recover the actual cost of
background studies, but in any case not to exceed $100 annually. A county agency may
also charge a deleted text end new text begin license new text end fee to an applicant or license holder deleted text begin to recover the actual cost of
licensing inspections, but in any case deleted text end not to exceed deleted text begin $150 annually deleted text end new text begin $50 for a one-year
license or $100 for a two-year license new text end .

(b) A county agency may charge a fee to a legal nonlicensed child care provider or
applicant for authorization to recover the actual cost of background studies completed
under section 119B.125, but in any case not to exceed $100 annually. new text begin Beginning January
1, 2008, the commissioner of human services is responsible for completing background
studies under this section.
new text end

(c) Counties may elect to reduce or waive the fees in paragraph (a) or (b):

(1) in cases of financial hardship;

(2) if the county has a shortage of providers in the county's area;

(3) for new providers; or

(4) for providers who have attained at least 16 hours of training before seeking
initial licensure.

(d) Counties may allow providers to pay the applicant fees in paragraph (a) or (b) on
an installment basis for up to one year. If the provider is receiving child care assistance
payments from the state, the provider may have the fees under paragraph (a) or (b)
deducted from the child care assistance payments for up to one year and the state shall
reimburse the county for the county fees collected in this manner.

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of human services
for the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, for purposes of completing background studies
for family and group family child care providers under Minnesota Statutes, section
245A.10. This appropriation shall become part of the base appropriation.
new text end