SF 3615

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to human services; modifying child care assistance parent fees; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.12, subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Parent fee.

A family must be assessed a parent fee for each service period.
A family's parent fee must be a fixed percentage of its annual gross income. Parent fees
must apply to families eligible for child care assistance under sections 119B.03 and
119B.05. Income must be as defined in section 119B.011, subdivision 15. The fixed
percent is based on the relationship of the family's annual gross income to 100 percent of
the annual federal poverty guidelines. Parent fees must begin at 75 percent of the poverty
level. The minimum parent fees for families between 75 percent and 100 percent of
poverty level must be $10 per month. Parent fees must provide for graduated movement to
full payment. new text begin Payment of part or all of a family's parent fee directly to the family's child
care provider on behalf of the family by a source other than the family shall not affect
the family's eligibility for child care assistance, and the amount paid shall be excluded
from the family's income. Child care providers who accept third-party payments must
maintain family specific documentation of payment source, amount, and time period
covered by the payment.
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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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