HF 3368

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to child care; changing the requirement for use of child passenger
restraint systems; amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section
245A.18, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 245A.18, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Child passenger restraint systems; training requirement.

(a) Family
and group family child care, child care centers, child foster care, and other programs
licensed by the Department of Human Services that serve a child or children under nine
years of age must document training that fulfills the requirements in this subdivision.

(b) Before a license holder, staff person, caregiver, or helper transports a child
or children under age nine in a motor vehicle, the person transporting the child must
satisfactorily complete training on the proper use and installation of child restraint systems
in motor vehicles. Training completed under this section may be used to meet initial
or ongoing training under the following:

(1) Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subparts 1 and 2;

(2) Minnesota Rules, part 9502.0385, subparts 2 and 3; and

(3) Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0035, subparts 1 and 4.

(c) Training required under this section must be at least one hour in length,
completed at orientation or initial training, and repeated at least once every five years. At
a minimum, the training must address the proper use of child restraint systems based on
the child's size, weight, and age, and the proper installation of a car seat or booster seat in
the motor vehicle used by the license holder to transport the child or children.

(d) Training under paragraph (c) must be provided by individuals who are certified
and approved by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety. License holders
may obtain a list of certified and approved trainers through the Department of Public
Safety Web site or by contacting the agency.

new text begin (e) Child care providers that only transport school age children as defined in section
245A.02, subdivision 16, in school buses as defined in section 169.01, subdivision 6,
clauses (1) through (4), are exempt from this subdivision.
new text end