1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying certain family child care training 
1.3 	requirements;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.50, subdivisions 
1.4 	2, 9.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.50, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Child growth and development and behavior guidance training.
 1.8 	(a) For purposes of family and group family child care, the license holder and each 
1.9 	adult caregiver who provides care in the licensed setting for more than 30 days in any 
1.10 	12-month period shall complete and document at least four hours of child growth and 
1.11 	development and behavior guidance training prior to initial licensure, and before caring 
1.12 	for children. For purposes of this subdivision, "child growth and development training" 
1.13 	means training in understanding how children acquire language and develop physically, 
1.14 	cognitively, emotionally, and socially. "Behavior guidance training" means training 
1.15 	in the understanding of the functions of child behavior and strategies for managing 
1.16 	challenging situations. Child growth and development and behavior guidance training 
1.17 	must be repeated annually. Training curriculum shall be developed or approved by the 
1.18 	commissioner of human services by January 1, 2014.
1.19 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), individuals are exempt from this requirement if 
1.20 	they:
1.21 	(1) have taken a three-credit course on early childhood development within the 
1.22 	past five years;
1.23 	(2) have received a baccalaureate or master's degree in early childhood education or 
1.24 	school-age child care within the past five years;
2.1 	(3) are licensed in Minnesota as a prekindergarten teacher, an early childhood 
2.2 	educator, a kindergarten to grade 6 teacher with a prekindergarten specialty, an early 
2.3 	childhood special education teacher, or an elementary teacher with a kindergarten 
2.4 	endorsement; or
2.5 	(4) have received a baccalaureate degree with a Montessori certificate within the 
2.6 	past five years.

2.7 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.50, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
2.8 		Subd. 9.Supervising for safety; training requirement. Effective July 1, 2014, 
2.9 	all family child care license holders and each adult caregiver who provides care in the 
2.10 	licensed family child care home for more than 30 days in any 12-month period shall 
2.11 	complete and document at least six hours of approved training on supervising for safety 
2.12 	prior to initial licensure, and before caring for children. At least two hours of training on 
2.13 	supervising for safety must be repeated annually every two years. For purposes of this 
2.14 	subdivision, "supervising for safety" includes supervision basics, supervision outdoors, 
2.15 	equipment and materials, illness, injuries, and disaster preparedness. The commissioner 
2.16 	shall develop the supervising for safety curriculum by January 1, 2014.