1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying child care accreditation provisions;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.13, subdivision 3a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.13, subdivision 3a, is amended to 
1.6 	read:
1.7 		Subd. 3a.Provider rate differential for accreditation. A family child care 
1.8 	provider or child care center shall be paid a 15 percent differential above the maximum 
1.9 	rate established in subdivision 1, up to the actual provider rate, if the provider or center 
1.10 	holds a current early childhood development credential or is accredited. For a family 
1.11 	child care provider, early childhood development credential and accreditation includes 
1.12 	an individual who has earned a child development associate degree, a child development 
1.13 	associate credential, a diploma in child development from a Minnesota state technical 
1.14 	college, or a bachelor's or post baccalaureate degree in early childhood education from 
1.15 	an accredited college or university, or who is accredited by the National Association for 
1.16 	Family Child Care or the Competency Based Training and Assessment Program. For a 
1.17 	child care center, accreditation includes accreditation by the National Association for the 
1.18 	Education of Young Children, the Council on Accreditation, the National Early Childhood 
1.19 	Program Accreditation, the National School-Age Care Association, or the National Head 
1.20 	Start Association Program of Excellence an education accrediting organization that 
1.21 	has been accrediting in the state of Minnesota for at least ten years or is recognized by 
1.22 	the Department of Health, Human Services, or Education. For Montessori programs, 
1.23 	accreditation includes the American Montessori Society, Association of Montessori 
1.24 	International-USA, or the National Center for Montessori Education.