HF 2230

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/15/2021 03:10pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; making changes to early learning programs;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 119A.52;
119B.13, subdivision 1; 124D.1158; 124D.13, subdivision 2; 124D.151, subdivision
6; 124D.165, subdivision 3; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 126C.05, subdivisions 1, 3;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.

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

ARTICLE 1

EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 119A.52, is amended to read:

119A.52 DISTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATION.

(a) The commissioner of education must distribute money appropriated for that purpose
to federally designated Head Start programs to expand services and to serve additional
low-income children deleted text begin . Migrant and Indian reservation programs must be initially allocated
money based on the programs' share of federal funds. deleted text end new text begin in the following order: (1) 10.72
percent of the total Head Start appropriation shall be allocated to federally designated tribal
Head Start programs; (2) the tribal Head Start portion of the appropriation shall be allocated
to tribal Head Start programs based on the programs' share of federal funds; (3) migrant
programs must then be initially allocated funding based on the programs' share of federal
funds. new text end The remaining money must be initially allocated to the remaining local agencies
based equally on the agencies' share of federal funds and on the proportion of eligible
children in the agencies' service area who are not currently being served. A Head Start
program must be funded at a per child rate equal to its contracted, federally funded base
level at the start of the fiscal year. For all agencies without a federal Early Head Start rate,
the state average federal cost per child for Early Head Start applies. In allocating funds
under this paragraph, the commissioner of education must assure that each Head Start
program in existence in 1993 is allocated no less funding in any fiscal year than was allocated
to that program in fiscal year 1993. Before paying money to the programs, the commissioner
must notify each program of its initial allocation and how the money must be used. Each
program must present a plan under section 119A.535. For any program that cannot utilize
its full allocation at the beginning of the fiscal year, the commissioner must reduce the
allocation proportionately. Money available after the initial allocations are reduced must
be redistributed to eligible programs.

(b) The commissioner must develop procedures to make payments to programs based
upon the number of children reported to be enrolled during the required time period of
program operations. Enrollment is defined by federal Head Start regulations. The procedures
must include a reporting schedule, corrective action plan requirements, and financial
consequences to be imposed on programs that do not meet full enrollment after the period
of corrective action. Programs reporting chronic underenrollment, as defined by the
commissioner, will have their subsequent program year allocation reduced proportionately.
Funds made available by prorating payments and allocations to programs with reported
underenrollment will be made available to the extent funds exist to fully enrolled Head Start
programs through a form and manner prescribed by the department.

(c) Programs with approved innovative initiatives that target services to high-risk
populations, including homeless families and families living in homeless shelters and
transitional housing, are exempt from the procedures in paragraph (b). This exemption does
not apply to entire programs. The exemption applies only to approved innovative initiatives
that target services to high-risk populations, including homeless families and families living
in homeless shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 119B.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Subsidy restrictions.

(a) The maximum rate paid for child care assistance
in any county or county price cluster under the child care fund shall be the greater of the
deleted text begin 25th deleted text end new text begin 30th new text end percentile of the deleted text begin 2018 deleted text end new text begin most recent new text end child care provider rate survey or the rates in
effect at the time of the update. new text begin The rate increase is effective the first full service period on
or after January 1 of the year following the provider rate survey. new text end For a child care provider
located within the boundaries of a city located in two or more of the counties of Benton,
Sherburne, and Stearns, the maximum rate paid for child care assistance shall be equal to
the maximum rate paid in the county with the highest maximum reimbursement rates or the
provider's charge, whichever is less. The commissioner may: (1) assign a county with no
reported provider prices to a similar price cluster; and (2) consider county level access when
determining final price clusters.

(b) A rate which includes a special needs rate paid under subdivision 3 may be in excess
of the maximum rate allowed under this subdivision.

(c) The department shall monitor the effect of this paragraph on provider rates. The
county shall pay the provider's full charges for every child in care up to the maximum
established. The commissioner shall determine the maximum rate for each type of care on
an hourly, full-day, and weekly basis, including special needs and disability care.

(d) If a child uses one provider, the maximum payment for one day of care must not
exceed the daily rate. The maximum payment for one week of care must not exceed the
weekly rate.

(e) If a child uses two providers under section 119B.097, the maximum payment must
not exceed:

(1) the daily rate for one day of care;

(2) the weekly rate for one week of care by the child's primary provider; and

(3) two daily rates during two weeks of care by a child's secondary provider.

(f) Child care providers receiving reimbursement under this chapter must not be paid
activity fees or an additional amount above the maximum rates for care provided during
nonstandard hours for families receiving assistance.

(g) If the provider charge is greater than the maximum provider rate allowed, the parent
is responsible for payment of the difference in the rates in addition to any family co-payment
fee.

deleted text begin (h) All maximum provider rates changes shall be implemented on the Monday following
the effective date of the maximum provider rate.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) Beginning September 21, 2020, deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end The maximum registration fee paid for child care
assistance in any county or county price cluster under the child care fund shall be the greater
of the deleted text begin 25th deleted text end new text begin 30th new text end percentile of the deleted text begin 2018 deleted text end new text begin most recent new text end child care provider rate survey or the
registration fee in effect at the time of the update. new text begin Each maximum registration fee update
must be implemented on the same schedule as maximum child care assistance rate increases
under paragraph (a). new text end Maximum registration fees must be set for licensed family child care
and for child care centers. For a child care provider located in the boundaries of a city located
in two or more of the counties of Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns, the maximum registration
fee paid for child care assistance shall be equal to the maximum registration fee paid in the
county with the highest maximum registration fee or the provider's charge, whichever is
less.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.1158, is amended to read:

124D.1158 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.

Subdivision 1.

Purpose.

The purpose of the school breakfast program is to provide
affordable morning nutrition to children so that they can effectively learn. Public and
nonpublic schools that participate in the federal school breakfast program may receive state
breakfast aid. Schools shall encourage all children to eat a nutritious breakfast, either at
home or at school, and shall work to eliminate barriers to breakfast participation at school
such as inadequate facilities and transportation.

Subd. 2.

Program; eligibility.

Each school year, public and nonpublic schools that
participate in the federal school breakfast program are eligible for the state breakfast program.

Subd. 3.

Program reimbursement.

Each school year, the state must reimburse each
participating school 30 cents for each reduced-price breakfast, 55 cents for each fully paid
breakfast served to students in grades 1 to 12, and $1.30 for each fully paid breakfast served
to a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program
under section 124D.151 new text begin , early childhood special education students participating in a program
authorized under section 124D.151, new text end or a kindergarten student.

Subd. 4.

No fees.

A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section must
make breakfast available without charge to all participating students in grades 1 to 12 who
qualify for free or reduced-price meals and to all prekindergarten students enrolled in an
approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 new text begin , early childhood
special education students participating in a program authorized under section 124D.151, new text end
and all kindergarten students.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Program requirements.

(a) Early childhood family education programs are
programs for children in the period of life from birth to kindergarten, for the parents and
other relatives of these children, deleted text begin and deleted text end for expectant parents new text begin , and for noncustodial providers
of child care new text end . To the extent that funds are insufficient to provide programs for all children,
early childhood family education programs should emphasize programming for a child from
birth to age three and encourage parents and other relatives to involve four- and five-year-old
children in school readiness programs, and other public and nonpublic early learning
programs. A district may not limit participation to school district residents. Early childhood
family education programs must provide:

(1) programs to educate parents and other relatives about the physical, cognitive, social,
and emotional development of children and to enhance the skills of parents and other relatives
in providing for their children's learning and development;

(2) structured learning activities requiring interaction between children and their parents
or relatives;

(3) structured learning activities for children that promote children's development and
positive interaction with peers, which are held while parents or relatives attend parent
education classes;

(4) information on related community resources;

(5) information, materials, and activities that support the safety of children, including
prevention of child abuse and neglect;

(6) a community needs assessment that identifies new and underserved populations,
identifies child and family risk factors, particularly those that impact children's learning and
development, and assesses family and parenting education needs in the community;

(7) programming and services that are tailored to the needs of families and parents
prioritized in the community needs assessment; and

(8) information about and, if needed, assist in making arrangements for an early childhood
health and developmental screening under sections 121A.16 and 121A.17, when the child
nears the third birthday.

Early childhood family education programs should prioritize programming and services
for families and parents identified in the community needs assessment, particularly those
families and parents with children with the most risk factors birth to age three.

Early childhood family education programs are encouraged to provide parents of English
learners with translated oral and written information to monitor the program's impact on
their children's English language development, to know whether their children are progressing
in developing their English and native language proficiency, and to actively engage with
and support their children in developing their English and native language proficiency.

The programs must include learning experiences for children, parents, and other relatives
that promote children's early literacy and, where practicable, their native language skills
and activities for children that require substantial involvement of the children's parents or
other relatives. The program may provide parenting education programming or services to
anyone identified in the community needs assessment. Providers must review the program
periodically to assure the instruction and materials are not racially, culturally, or sexually
biased. The programs must encourage parents to be aware of practices that may affect
equitable development of children.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "relative" or "relatives" means noncustodial
grandparents or other persons related to a child by blood, marriage, adoption, or foster
placement, excluding parents.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.151, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Participation limits.

(a) Notwithstanding section 126C.05, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d), the pupil units for a voluntary prekindergarten program for an eligible school
district or charter school must not exceed 60 percent of the kindergarten pupil units for that
school district or charter school under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).

(b) In reviewing applications under subdivision 5, the commissioner must limit the total
number of participants in the voluntary prekindergarten and school readiness plus programs
under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 9, to not more than 7,160
participants for fiscal deleted text begin years deleted text end new text begin year new text end 2019 deleted text begin , 2020, and 2021, and 3,160 participants for fiscal
years 2022 deleted text end and later.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2022 and later.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Administration.

(a) The commissioner shall establish application timelines
and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational needs of eligible
families and programs. The commissioner must give highest priority to applications from
children who:

(1) have a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school diploma or a course of
study for a high school equivalency test;

(2) are in foster care or otherwise in need of protection or services; or

(3) have experienced homelessness in the last 24 months, as defined under the federal
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, United States Code, title 42, section 11434a.

The commissioner may prioritize applications on additional factors including family
income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a waiting list for a publicly
funded program providing early education or child care services.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a target for the average scholarship amount per
child based on the results of the rate survey conducted under section 119B.02.

(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled in or
on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify the
commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year of the
program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than current funding
provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of scholarship slots
for that program and notify the program of that number. For fiscal year 2018 and later, the
statewide amount of funding directly designated by the commissioner must not exceed the
funding directly designated for fiscal year 2017. Beginning July 1, 2016, a school district
or Head Start program qualifying under this paragraph may use its established registration
process to enroll scholarship recipients and may verify a scholarship recipient's family
income in the same manner as for other program participants.

(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has not
been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within deleted text begin ten deleted text end new text begin three new text end months of the
awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in order
to be eligible for another scholarship. new text begin If a family is unable to enroll in an eligible program
within three months, they may request an extension based on an established set of criteria
that would be developed under the commissioner's authority. new text end A child may not be awarded
more than one scholarship in a 12-month period.

(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development screening
under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 must complete that screening within 90 days of first
attending an eligible program or within 90 days after the child's third birthday if awarded
a scholarship under the age of three.

(f) For fiscal year 2017 and later, a school district or Head Start program enrolling
scholarship recipients under paragraph (c) may apply to the commissioner, in the form and
manner prescribed by the commissioner, for direct payment of state aid. Upon receipt of
the application, the commissioner must pay each program directly for each approved
scholarship recipient enrolled under paragraph (c) according to the metered payment system
or another schedule established by the commissioner.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.59, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

English learner.

(a) "English learner" means a pupil in kindergarten through
grade 12 new text begin , an early childhood special education student under Part B, section 619 of IDEA, new text end
or a prekindergarten student enrolled in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program
under section 124D.151 or a school readiness plus program who meets the requirements
under subdivision 2a or the following requirements:

(1) the pupil, as declared by a parent or guardian first learned a language other than
English, comes from a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or
usually speaks a language other than English; and

(2) the pupil is determined by a valid assessment measuring the pupil's English language
proficiency and by developmentally appropriate measures, which might include observations,
teacher judgment, parent recommendations, or developmentally appropriate assessment
instruments, to lack the necessary English skills to participate fully in academic classes
taught in English.

(b) A pupil enrolled in a Minnesota public school in any grade 4 through 12 who in the
previous school year took a commissioner-provided assessment measuring the pupil's
emerging academic English, shall be counted as an English learner in calculating English
learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision 17, and shall generate state English
learner aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5, if the pupil scored below the state cutoff
score or is otherwise counted as a nonproficient participant on the assessment measuring
the pupil's emerging academic English, or, in the judgment of the pupil's classroom teachers,
consistent with section 124D.61, clause (1), the pupil is unable to demonstrate academic
language proficiency in English, including oral academic language, sufficient to successfully
and fully participate in the general core curriculum in the regular classroom.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a pupil in new text begin early childhood special education
or new text end prekindergarten under section 124D.151, through grade 12 shall not be counted as an
English learner in calculating English learner pupil units under section 126C.05, subdivision
17, and shall not generate state English learner aid under section 124D.65, subdivision 5,
if:

(1) the pupil is not enrolled during the current fiscal year in an educational program for
English learners under sections 124D.58 to 124D.64; or

(2) the pupil has generated seven or more years of average daily membership in Minnesota
public schools since July 1, 1996.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2022 and later.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Pupil unit.

Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the age
of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), in
average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district under
sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, or 124D.68; in a charter school under
chapter 124E; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18, 123A.22,
123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, subdivision 4, 124D.04, 124D.05, 125A.03
to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, shall be counted according to this subdivision.

(a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by
the commissioner and has an individualized education program is counted as the ratio of
the number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.0 with a minimum
average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.0 pupil unit.

(b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is counted
as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.0.

deleted text begin (c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved by the
commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and education
services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individualized education program to 875,
but not more than one.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end A prekindergarten pupil who is not included in paragraph (a) or (b) and is enrolled
in an approved voluntary prekindergarten program under section 124D.151 is counted as
the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more than 0.6 pupil
units.

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end A kindergarten pupil deleted text begin who is not included in paragraph (c) deleted text end is counted as 1.0 pupil
unit if the pupil is enrolled in a free all-day, every day kindergarten program available to
all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school that meets the minimum hours requirement in
section 120A.41, or is counted as .55 pupil unit, if the pupil is not enrolled in a free all-day,
every day kindergarten program available to all kindergarten pupils at the pupil's school.

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 6 is counted as 1.0 pupil unit.

deleted text begin (g) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.2 pupil units.

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted as
1.2 pupil units.

deleted text begin (i) For fiscal years 2018 through 2021, deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end A prekindergarten pupil who:

(1) is not included in paragraph (a), (b), or deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end ;

(2) is enrolled in a school readiness plus program under Laws 2017, First Special Session
chapter 5, article 8, section 9; and

(3) has one or more of the risk factors specified by the eligibility requirements for a
school readiness plus program,

is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of instruction to 850 times 1.0, but not more
than 0.6 pupil units. A pupil qualifying under this paragraph must be counted in the same
manner as a voluntary prekindergarten student for all general education and other school
funding formulas.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2022 and later.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 126C.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Compensation revenue pupil units.

Compensation revenue pupil units for
fiscal year 1998 and thereafter must be computed according to this subdivision.

(a) The compensation revenue concentration percentage for each building in a district
equals the product of 100 times the ratio of:

(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free lunch
plus one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced priced lunch on October 1 of the
previous fiscal year; to

(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1 of the previous fiscal
year.

(b) The compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for a building equals the lesser of
one or the quotient obtained by dividing the building's compensation revenue concentration
percentage by 80.0.

(c) The compensation revenue pupil units for a building equals the product of:

(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free lunch
and one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced priced lunch on October 1 of the
previous fiscal year; times

(2) the compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for the building; times

(3) .60.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs under
section 124D.151, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the first year of
operation, compensation revenue pupil units shall be computed using data for the current
fiscal year. If the voluntary prekindergarten program, charter school, or contracted alternative
program begins operation after October 1, compensatory revenue pupil units shall be
computed based on pupils enrolled on an alternate date determined by the commissioner,
and the compensation revenue pupil units shall be prorated based on the ratio of the number
of days of student instruction to 170 days.

deleted text begin (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten seats discontinued
in fiscal year 2022 due to the reduction in the participation limit under section 124D.151,
subdivision 6, those discontinued seats must not be used to calculate compensation revenue
pupil units for fiscal year 2022.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end The percentages in this subdivision must be based on the count of individual
pupils and not on a building average or minimum.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2022 and later.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

MEDICAL DATA AND HEALTH RECORDS

Section 1.

new text begin [145.9011] FETAL AND INFANT DEATH STUDIES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health may conduct fetal and infant death
studies to assist the planning, implementation, and evaluation of medical, health, and welfare
service systems and to reduce the numbers of preventable fetal and infant deaths in
Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Access to data. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of health has access to medical data as
defined in section 13.384, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), medical examiner data as defined
in section 13.83, subdivision 1, and health records created, maintained, or stored by providers
as defined in section 144.291, subdivision 2, paragraph (i), without the consent of the subject
of the data, and without the consent of the parent, other guardian, or legal representative of
the subject of the data, when the subject of the data is:
new text end

new text begin (1) a live-born infant that died within the first year of life;
new text end

new text begin (2) a fetal death which meets the criteria required for reporting as defined in section
144.222; or
new text end

new text begin (3) the biological mother of a fetus or infant as described in clause (1) or (2).
new text end

new text begin The commissioner has access only to medical data and health records related to fetal or
infant deaths that occur on or after July 1, 2000, including the names of the providers and
clinics where care was received before, during, or relating to the pregnancy or fetal death
or death of the infant. The commissioner has access to records maintained by the medical
examiner, coroner, or hospitals for the purpose of providing the name and location of any
pre-pregnancy, prenatal, postpartum, or pediatric care received by the subject of the data
and biological mother.
new text end

new text begin (b) The provider or responsible authority that creates, maintains, or stores the data shall
furnish the data upon the request of the commissioner. The provider or responsible authority
may charge a fee for providing the data, not to exceed the actual cost of retrieving and
duplicating the data.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall make a good faith reasonable effort to notify the parent,
spouse, other guardian, or legal representative of the subject of the data before collecting
data on the subject. For purposes of this paragraph, "reasonable effort" means one notice
is sent by certified mail to the last-known address of the parent, guardian, or legal
representative informing the recipient of the data collection and offering a public health
nurse support visit if desired.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner does not have access to coroner or medical examiner data that
are part of an active investigation as described in section 13.83.
new text end

new text begin (e) The commissioner may request and receive from the coroner or medical examiner
the name of the health care provider that provided prenatal, postpartum, pediatric, and other
health services to the subject of the data and biological mother.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner shall have access to Department of Human Services data to identify
sources of care and services to assist with evaluation of welfare systems to reduce preventable
fetal and infant deaths.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Management of records. new text end

new text begin After the commissioner has collected all data on a
subject of a fetal or infant death study that is needed to perform the study, the data from
source records obtained under subdivision 2, other than data identifying the subject, must
be transferred to separate records to be maintained by the commissioner. Notwithstanding
section 138.17, after the data have been transferred, all source records obtained under
subdivision 2 possessed by the commissioner must be destroyed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Classification of data. new text end

new text begin (a) Data provided to the commissioner from source
records under subdivision 2, including identifying information on individual providers, data
subjects, or their family, and data derived by the commissioner under subdivision 3 for the
purpose of carrying out fetal or infant death studies, are classified as confidential data on
individuals or confidential data on decedents, as defined in sections 13.02, subdivision 3;
and 13.10, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (b) Information classified under paragraph (a) shall not be subject to discovery or
introduction into evidence in any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding. Such
information otherwise available from an original source shall not be immune from discovery
or barred from introduction into evidence merely because it was utilized by the commissioner
in carrying out fetal or infant death studies.
new text end

new text begin (c) Summary data on fetal and infant death studies created by the commissioner, which
do not identify individual data subjects or individual providers, shall be public in accordance
with section 13.05, subdivision 7.
new text end

new text begin (d) Data provided by the commissioner of human services to the commissioner of health
under this section retains the same classification the data held when retained by the
commissioner of human services, as required under section 13.03, subdivision 4, paragraph
(c).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Fetal and infant mortality reviews. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health shall convene
case review committees to conduct death study reviews, make recommendations, and
publicly share summary information, especially for racial and ethnic groups, including
American Indians and African Americans, that experience significantly disparate rates of
fetal and infant mortality. The case review committees may include but are not limited to
medical examiners or coroners, health care institutions that provide care to pregnant people
and infants, obstetric and pediatric practitioners, Medicaid representatives, state agency
women and infant program representatives, and individuals from the communities with
disparate rates and other subject matter experts as appropriate. The case review committees
shall review data from source records obtained under subdivision 2, other than data
identifying the subject or the provider. Every three years beginning December 1, 2022, the
case review committees shall provide findings and recommendations to the Maternal and
Child Health Advisory Task Force and the commissioner from review of fetal and infant
deaths and provide specific recommendations designed to reduce disparities in fetal and
infant deaths.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Community action committees. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall convene
community action committees to implement the priority recommendations from the case
review committees.
new text end

new text begin (b) Members of the community action committees may include but are not limited to
local, tribal, and state government representatives; local hospital or health care administration;
local public health; nonprofit organizations serving the community's mothers, infants, and
fathers; state maternal and child health consultants; case review committee members;
representatives of communities disproportionately affected by fetal and infant death;
Minnesotans with lived experiences; and others based on recommendations.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

GRANTS AND APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES;
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ALLOCATION.
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new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services shall allocate $10,948,000 in fiscal year 2022,
$36,571,000 in fiscal year 2023, $35,522,000 in fiscal year 2024, and $49,710,000 in fiscal
year 2025 from the child care development block grant amount in the federal fund for the
rate increase under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.13, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
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new text begin (b) Each year, an amount equal to at least 88 percent of the federal discretionary funding
in the Child Care Development Block Grant of 2014, Public Law 113-186, in federal fiscal
year 2018 above the amounts authorized in federal fiscal year 2017, not to exceed the cost
of rate adjustments, shall be allocated to pay the cost of rate adjustments based on the most
recent market survey.
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new text begin (c) When increased federal discretionary child care development block grant funding is
used to pay for the rate increase under paragraph (a), the commissioner, in consultation with
the commissioner of management and budget, may adjust the amount of working family
credit expenditures as needed to meet the state's maintenance of effort requirements for the
TANF block grant.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin School readiness. new text end

new text begin (a) For revenue for school readiness programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 33,683,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 33,683,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2022 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2021 and $30,315,000 for 2022.
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new text begin (c) The 2023 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2022 and $30,315,000 for 2023.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Early learning scholarships. new text end

new text begin (a) For the early learning scholarship program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 70,709,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 70,709,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin (b) This appropriation is subject to the requirements under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.165, subdivision 6.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Head Start program. new text end

new text begin For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 119A.52:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 25,100,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 25,100,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Early childhood family education aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For early childhood family education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 34,277,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 35,895,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2022 appropriation includes $3,339,000 for 2021 and $30,938,000 for 2022.
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new text begin (c) The 2023 appropriation includes $3,437,000 for 2022 and $32,458,000 for 2023.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Developmental screening aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 3,582,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 3,562,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2022 appropriation includes $360,000 for 2021 and $3,222,000 for 2022.
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new text begin (c) The 2023 appropriation includes $358,000 for 2022 and $3,204,000 for 2023.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Parent-child home program. new text end

new text begin For a grant to the parent-child home program:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 900,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 900,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood literacy
and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its existing
suburban program location. The program must include urban and rural program locations
for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program. new text end

new text begin For
the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.162:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,016,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 785,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin The base for fiscal year 2024 is $985,000. The base for fiscal year 2025 is $785,000.
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new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Quality rating and improvement system. new text end

new text begin (a) For transfer to the commissioner
of human services for the purposes of expanding the quality rating and improvement system
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports
for providers participating in the quality rating and improvement system:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,750,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 1,750,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin (b) The amounts in paragraph (a) must be in addition to any federal funding under the
child care and development block grant authorized under Public Law 101-508 in that year
for the system under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142.
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new text begin (c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Early childhood programs at tribal contract schools. new text end

new text begin For early childhood
family education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.83, subdivision 4:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 68,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 68,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Educate parents partnership. new text end

new text begin For the educate parents partnership under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 49,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 49,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Home visiting aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.135:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 465,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 442,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2022 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2021 and $418,000 for 2022.
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new text begin (c) The 2023 appropriation includes $46,000 for 2022 and $396,000 for 2023.
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new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Summer preschool for four- and five-year-olds. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants to provide
high-quality early learning opportunities to four- and five-year-olds by providing funds to
be used in a three- or four-star-rated private preschool, a public preschool, or a public
prekindergarten in-person learning program.
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new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 20,000,000 new text end

new text begin ..... new text end

new text begin 2021 new text end

new text begin (b)(1) Grant funds of up to $4,800 per enrolled and attending student must be allocated
to children who need additional support, were four or five years old on September 1, 2020,
and have not yet attended kindergarten. Grant funds must be used for applicable program
costs limited to tuition, transportation, food service, and interpreter or multilingual student
support costs.
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new text begin (2) Prioritization for program participation must take into consideration children who
qualify for free and reduced-price lunch and meet at least one of the following eligibility
categories, with the highest priority to children qualifying under multiple categories:
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new text begin (i) children in foster care, under child protection, experiencing homelessness, tribally
enrolled, or children of teenage parents; or
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new text begin (ii) children at risk for or currently receiving supports and services.
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new text begin (c) In order to qualify for a grant, a summer preschool program must: (1) offer a minimum
of six instructional hours per day, for five days per week, for between ten and 12 weeks;
(2) continue to meet school-year standards of school readiness, voluntary prekindergarten,
school readiness plus, Head Start, or three- or four-star Parent Aware rating; and (3) allow
families to participate on a sliding fee scale for services if space permits.
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new text begin (d)(1) Programs that qualify under paragraph (c) may apply for grant funding to the
commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The application
must indicate the number of students the program has the capacity to serve. The commissioner
must equitably distribute grant funds across school-based, Head Start, and community
preschool and child care programs.
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new text begin (2) A program that receives grant funds must report student information following the
criteria required under the applicable program type and as determined by the commissioner.
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new text begin (e) Up to 0.5 percent of this appropriation is available for grant administration.
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new text begin (f) This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2022.
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new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Early childhood tribal education and engagement grants. new text end

new text begin (a) For grants
to the 11 Tribal Nations located in Minnesota to provide programming and services for
parents and children who are enrolled or eligible for enrollment in a federally recognized
tribe. Admission may not be limited to those enrolled or eligible for enrollment in a federally
recognized tribe:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 3,300,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2022 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 3,300,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2023 new text end

new text begin (b) Grant funds must be used to support programming and services in one or more of
three focus areas:
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new text begin (1) implementing strategies to support comprehensive, authentic family engagement
and education;
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new text begin (2) implementing strategies to increase language and literacy outcomes through language
revitalization efforts; or
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new text begin (3) implementing strategies supporting the recruitment and retention of prospective
American Indian teachers and enhancing the practice of current American Indian teachers
and adults who work in tribal communities through deep pedagogical professional
development.
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new text begin (c) Each Tribal Nation may apply to the department for grants of up to $100,000 per
focus area for a maximum amount of $285,000. Each Tribal Nation grant recipient must
submit an annual proposal to the commissioner that outlines specific strategies for providing
early childhood family engagement and education programs and outreach.
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new text begin (d) The department will provide technical assistance to the grant recipients by designing,
in collaboration with the 11 Tribal Nations, guidance that includes potential strategies and
examples of comprehensive, coherent approaches.
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new text begin (e) Each tribe awarded a grant will submit an annual report to the commissioner on July
1 on the numbers of families and children participating and measurable outcomes on
engagement, language revitalization, and supporting American Indian teachers in tribal
communities.
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new text begin (f) Up to five percent is reserved to the department for program and grant administration.
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new text begin (g) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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