HF 3993

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to child care; modifying training requirements; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 245A.023; 245A.14, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota
Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 245A.14, subdivision 12.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 245A.023, is amended to read:

245A.023 IN-SERVICE TRAINING.

(a) For purposes of child care centers, in-service training must be completed within
the license period for which it is required. In-service training completed by staff persons
as required must be transferable upon a staff person's change in employment to another
child care program. License holders shall record all staff in-service training on forms
prescribed by the commissioner of human services.

(b) For purposes of family and group family child care, the license holder and each
primary caregiver must complete 12 hours of training each year. For purposes of this
section, a primary caregiver is an adult caregiver who provides services in the licensed
setting more than 30 days in any 12-month period.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 245A.14, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

Subd. 9a.

Early childhood development training.

(a) For purposes of child care
centers, the director and all staff shall complete and document at least two hours of early
childhood development training within the first year of employment. Training completed
under this subdivision may be used to meet the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part
9503.0035, subparts 1 and 4.

(b) For purposes of family and group family child care, the license holder and
each adult caregiver who provides care in the licensed setting more than 30 days in any
12-month period shall complete and document at least two hours of early childhood
development training within the first year of licensure or employment. Training completed
under this subdivision may be used to meet the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part
9502.0385, subparts 2 and 3.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), individuals are exempt from this
requirement if they:

(1) have taken a three-credit course on early childhood development within the
past five years;

(2) have received a baccalaureate or masters degree in early childhood education or
school age child care within the past five years;

(3) are licensed in Minnesota as a prekindergarten teacher, an early childhood
educator, a kindergarten to sixth grade teacher with a prekindergarten specialty, an
early childhood special education teacher, or an elementary teacher with a kindergarten
endorsement; or

(4) have received a baccalaureate degree with a Montessori certificate within the
past five years.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 245A.14, subdivision 12, is
amended to read:

Subd. 12.

First aid training requirements.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules,
part 9503.0035, subpart 2, when children are present in a (a) For purposes of family child
care home and group family child care governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 9502.0315
to 9502.0445, or a child care center governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 9503.0005 to
9503.0170 when children are present, at least one staff person must be present in the
center or home who has been trained in first aid. The first aid training must have been
provided by an individual approved to provide first aid instruction. First aid training may
be less than eight hours and persons qualified to provide first aid training shall include
individuals approved as first aid instructors. First aid training must be repeated every three
years and must be documented in the individual's training record.

(b) For purposes of child care centers governed by Minnesota Rules, parts 9503.0005
to 9503.0170, all teachers and assistant teachers, and at least one staff person during
field trips and when transporting children in care, must satisfactorily complete first aid
training within 90 days of the start of work, unless the training has been completed within
the previous three years. The first aid training must be:

(i) repeated at least every three years;

(ii) documented in the person's personnel record and indicated on the center's
staffing chart; and

(iii) provided by an individual approved as a first aid instructor.