SF 2626

as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 08/29/2019 11:43am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; establishing Family Child Care Task Force; providing
appointments; requiring a report; appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin FAMILY CHILD CARE TASK FORCE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment; purpose. new text end

new text begin The Family Child Care Task Force is established
to increase the number of licensed family child care providers throughout the state, identify
family child care licensing alternatives, and establish family child care regulatory reforms
to improve efficiencies.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership. new text end

new text begin (a) The Family Child Care Task Force shall consist of 16
members, appointed as follows:
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new text begin (1) two members representing family child care providers from greater Minnesota, one
appointed by the speaker of the house and one appointed by the senate majority leader;
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new text begin (2) two members representing family care providers from the metropolitan area as defined
in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2, one appointed by the speaker of the
house and one appointed by the senate majority leader;
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new text begin (3) one member appointed by the Minnesota Association of Child Care Professionals;
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new text begin (4) one member appointed by the Minnesota Child Care Provider Information Network;
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new text begin (5) two members from the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the
house and one appointed by the minority leader;
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new text begin (6) two members from the senate, one appointed by the senate majority leader and one
appointed by the senate minority leader;
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new text begin (7) two members representing Department of Human Services-recognized family child
care associations from greater Minnesota, one appointed by the senate majority leader and
one appointed by the senate minority leader;
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new text begin (8) two members appointed by the Association of Minnesota Child Care Licensors, one
from greater Minnesota and one from the metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.121, subdivision 2;
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new text begin (9) one member appointed by the Greater Minnesota Partnership; and
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new text begin (10) one member appointed by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
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new text begin (b) Appointments to the task force must be made no later than July 15, 2019, and members
of the task force may be compensated as provided by Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059,
subdivision 3.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin The task force must:
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new text begin (1) develop a proposal for a child care provider licensing structure based on a differential
monitoring framework;
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new text begin (2) identify licensing requirements that have led to the closure of family child care
programs and recommend business development and technical assistance resources to
promote provider recruitment and retention;
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new text begin (3) identify family child care licensing alternatives, including permitting multiple family
child care providers to operate in a commercial or other building other than the providers'
residences;
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new text begin (4) identify and recommend family child care regulatory reforms to improve licensing
efficiencies, including a variance structure and updated child ratios; and
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new text begin (5) review Parent Aware program participation and identify obstacles and improvements.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Officers; meetings. new text end

new text begin (a) The task force must elect a chair and vice-chair from
among its members and may elect other officers as necessary.
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new text begin (b) The task force must meet at least monthly. The commissioner of human services
must convene the first meeting no later than August 1, 2019.
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new text begin (c) The task force is subject to the Minnesota Open Meeting Law under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 13D.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Staff. new text end

new text begin The Office of Inspector General from the Department of Human Services
must provide staff assistance and meeting space to support the task force as needed.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report required. new text end

new text begin No later than March 1, 2020, the task force must submit a
written report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over child care regarding each of the duties under subdivision 3 describing
the work of the task force and its recommendations.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin The task force expires upon submission of the report in subdivision
6 or March 1, 2020, whichever is later.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; FAMILY CHILD CARE TASK FORCE.
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new text begin $75,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of human services for the Family Child Care Task Force under section 1.
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