Minnesota Legislature
SF 1840
as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/26/2014 09:24am
Current Version - as introduced
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A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying the caregiver requirements for family
child care; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245A.02, subdivision 19;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 245A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245A.02, subdivision 19, is amended to
read:
Subd. 19.
Family day care and group family day care child age classifications.
(a) For the purposes of family day care and group family day care licensing under this
chapter, the following terms have the meanings given them in this subdivision.
(b) "Newborn" means a child between birth and six weeks old.
(c) "Infant" means a child who is at least six weeks old but less than 12 months old.
(d) "Toddler" means a child who is at least 12 months old but less than 24 months
old, except that for purposes of specialized infant and toddler family and group family day
care, "toddler" means a child who is at least 12 months old but less than 30 months old.
(e) "Preschooler" means a child who is at least 24 months old up to deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin schoolnew text end age deleted text begin of
being eligible to enter kindergarten within the next four monthsdeleted text end .
(f) "School age" means a child who is at least deleted text begin of sufficient age to have attended the
first day of kindergarten, or is eligible to enter kindergarten within the next four months
deleted text end new text begin five years of agenew text end , but is younger than 11 years of age.
Sec. 2.
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[245A.49] FAMILY CHILD CARE LICENSE HOLDERS; PRIMARY
CAREGIVERS; SUBSTITUTES.
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(a) Children in a family child care or group family child care setting must
be supervised by a licensed provider, a qualified caregiver who meets the training
requirements for a family child care license holder under this chapter, or a substitute.
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(b) The licensed provider must be the primary provider of care. The use of a
qualified caregiver in the absence of the licensed provider shall not exceed 40 percent
of the setting's total annual operating hours, and the use of a substitute is limited to 30
hours of care over any 12-month period.
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