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SF 592

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

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to early childhood education; providing for
early learning standards and a quality rating system;
appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [124D.145] EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of education and department of
human services.
new text end

new text begin The commissioners of education and human
services shall disseminate information and provide training to
parents and early care and education providers on the early
learning standards developed for three- and four-year-old
children that describe what children should know and be able to
do to be prepared for kindergarten entrance.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Department of human services. new text end

new text begin The commissioner
of human services shall develop early learning standards and
distribute the standards to parents and early care and education
providers. The standards must include what children from birth
to age three should know and be able to do to be prepared for
kindergarten entrance. The commissioner shall provide
information and training to parents and early care education
providers on the standards.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Early care and education program providers. new text end

new text begin An
early care and education program or provider that receives state
money must be provided with a copy of the early learning
standards for children ages birth to age five developed by the
commissioners of education and human services to guide their
early care and education practices.
new text end

Sec. 2. [VOLUNTARY QUALITY RATING SYSTEM FOR CHILD CARE.]
new text begin (a) The commissioner of human services, in partnership with the
Ready 4 K Quality Rating System Task Force, shall pilot by
January 15, 2006, a voluntary quality rating system for child
care with the intent of raising the quality in child care
settings. The rating system shall be aligned with the early
learning standards developed by the commissioners of education
and human services, shall be research-based, provide
easy-to-understand information for parents, be objective and
verifiable, and must be fair and representative of the care that
child care programs provide. The quality rating system shall
also be aligned with the Head Start performance standards and
the Minnesota Department of Education's standards for school
readiness programs in the public schools. At a minimum, the
quality rating system shall include:
new text end

new text begin (1) quality learning environment indicators;
new text end

new text begin (2) staff qualification indicators;
new text end

new text begin (3) family involvement and parent education indicators; and
new text end

new text begin (4) program evaluation.
new text end

new text begin (b) The Department of Human Services shall provide to the
public on-line access to child care licensing data. The data
shall include at a minimum any sanctions or other disciplinary
actions against the provider, as well as any data or score
associated with the voluntary quality rating system.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2006 and $.......
is appropriated in fiscal year 2007 from the general fund to the
commissioner of education for the purposes of early learning
standards and assessment.
new text end