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SF 1366

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/05/2015 08:56am

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

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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying certain family child care training
requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.50, subdivisions
2, 9.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.50, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Child growth and development and behavior guidance training.

(a) For purposes of family and group family child care, the license holder and each
adult caregiver who provides care in the licensed setting for more than 30 days in any
12-month period shall complete and document at least four hours of child growth and
development and behavior guidance training prior to initial licensure, and before caring
for children. For purposes of this subdivision, "child growth and development training"
means training in understanding how children acquire language and develop physically,
cognitively, emotionally, and socially. "Behavior guidance training" means training
in the understanding of the functions of child behavior and strategies for managing
challenging situations. deleted text begin Child growth and development and behavior guidance training
must be repeated annually.
deleted text end Training curriculum shall be developed or approved by the
commissioner of human services by January 1, 2014.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), 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 master's 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 grade 6 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. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 245A.50, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Supervising for safety; training requirement.

Effective July 1, 2014,
all family child care license holders and each adult caregiver who provides care in the
licensed family child care home for more than 30 days in any 12-month period shall
complete and document at least six hours of approved training on supervising for safety
prior to initial licensure, and before caring for children. At least two hours of training on
supervising for safety must be repeated deleted text begin annuallydeleted text end new text begin every two yearsnew text end . For purposes of this
subdivision, "supervising for safety" includes supervision basics, supervision outdoors,
equipment and materials, illness, injuries, and disaster preparedness. The commissioner
shall develop the supervising for safety curriculum by January 1, 2014.