1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; prohibiting child care providers from receiving child 
1.3 	care assistance program reimbursements for dependents of employees;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 119B.09, subdivision 9a.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 119B.09, subdivision 9a, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 9a.Child care centers authorizations; assistance dependents of employees. (a) 
1.8 	A child care center may or family child care provider must not receive authorizations for 
1.9 	25 or fewer children who are dependents of the center's or provider's employees. If a child 
1.10 	care center is authorized for more than 25 children who are dependents of center employees, 
1.11 	the county cannot authorize additional dependents of an employee until the number of 
1.12 	children falls below 25.
1.13 	(b) Funds paid to providers during the period of time when a center is authorized for 
1.14 	more than 25 children who are dependents of center employees must not be treated as 
1.15 	overpayments under section 119B.11, subdivision 2a, due to noncompliance with this 
1.16 	subdivision.
1.17 	(c) (b) Nothing in this subdivision precludes the commissioner from conducting fraud 
1.18 	investigations relating to child care assistance, imposing sanctions, and obtaining monetary 
1.19 	recovery as otherwise provided by law.