HF 2436

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 03/17/2025 02:59pm

A bill for an act
relating to children; the Department of Children, Youth, and Families governor's
budget bill; modifying provisions related to department administration, child safety
and permanency, and early childhood; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2024, sections 127A.41, subdivisions 8, 9; 127A.45, subdivision 13;
142A.03, subdivision 2; 142D.08, subdivision 8; 142D.093; 142D.11, subdivisions
1, 2, 10; 142D.21, subdivisions 6, 10; 142D.31, subdivision 2; 142E.03, subdivision
3; 142E.11, subdivisions 1, 2; 142E.13, subdivision 2; 142E.15, subdivision 1;
142E.16, subdivisions 3, 7; 260.810, subdivisions 1, 2; 260.821, subdivision 2.

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

ARTICLE 1

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.41, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Appropriation transfers.

(a) If a direct appropriation from the general fund
to the department for any education aid or grant authorized in this chapter and chapters
122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 124E, 125A, 126C, and 134, excluding appropriations under
sections deleted text begin 124D.135, 124D.16, deleted text end 124D.20, 124D.22, 124D.52, 124D.531, 124D.55, and 124D.56,
exceeds the amount required, the commissioner may transfer the excess to any education
aid or grant appropriation that is insufficient. However, section 126C.20 applies to a
deficiency in the direct appropriation for general education aid. Excess appropriations must
be allocated proportionately among aids or grants that have insufficient appropriations. The
commissioner of management and budget shall make the necessary transfers among
appropriations according to the determinations of the commissioner. If the amount of the
direct appropriation for the aid or grant plus the amount transferred according to this
subdivision is insufficient, the commissioner shall prorate the available amount among
eligible districts. The state is not obligated for any additional amounts.

(b) Transfers for aids paid under section 127A.45, subdivisions 12 and 13, shall be made
during the fiscal year after the fiscal year of the entitlement. Transfers for aids paid under
section 127A.45, subdivisions 11 and 12a, shall be made during the fiscal year of the
appropriation.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.41, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Appropriation transfers for community education programs.

If a direct
appropriation from the general fund to the Department of Education for an education aid
or grant authorized under section deleted text begin 124D.135, 124D.16, deleted text end 124D.20, 124D.22, 124D.52,
124D.531, 124D.55, or 124D.56 exceeds the amount required, the commissioner of education
may transfer the excess to any education aid or grant appropriation that is insufficiently
funded under these sections. Excess appropriations shall be allocated proportionately among
aids or grants that have insufficient appropriations. The commissioner of management and
budget shall make the necessary transfers among appropriations according to the
determinations of the commissioner of education. If the amount of the direct appropriation
for the aid or grant plus the amount transferred according to this subdivision is insufficient,
the commissioner shall prorate the available amount among eligible districts. The state is
not obligated for any additional amounts.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 127A.45, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Aid payment percentage.

Except as provided in subdivisions 11, 12, 12a,
14, and 14a, each fiscal year, all education aids and credits in this chapter deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin ; new text end chapters
120A, 120B, 121A, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124D, 124E, 125A, 125B, 126C, new text begin and new text end 134 deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end and
deleted text begin section deleted text end new text begin sections 142D.06, 142D.093, 142D.11, and new text end 273.1392 deleted text begin , deleted text end shall be paid at the current
year aid payment percentage of the estimated entitlement during the fiscal year of the
entitlement. For the purposes of this subdivision, a district's estimated entitlement for special
education aid under section 125A.76 for fiscal year 2014 and later equals 97.4 percent of
the district's entitlement for the current fiscal year. The final adjustment payment, according
to subdivision 9, must be the amount of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual
data, minus the payments made during the fiscal year of the entitlement.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Duties of the commissioner.

(a) The commissioner may apply for and accept
on behalf of the state any grants, bequests, gifts, or contributions for the purpose of carrying
out the duties and responsibilities of the commissioner. Any money received under this
paragraph is appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which the money is granted.
The commissioner must biennially report to the chairs and ranking minority members of
relevant legislative committees and divisions by January 15 of each even-numbered year a
list of all grants and gifts received under this subdivision.

(b) Pursuant to law, the commissioner may apply for and receive money made available
from federal sources for the purpose of carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the
commissioner.

(c) The commissioner may make contracts with and grants to Tribal Nations, public and
private agencies, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and individuals using appropriated
money.

(d) The commissioner must develop program objectives and performance measures for
evaluating progress toward achieving the objectives. The commissioner must identify the
objectives, performance measures, and current status of achieving the measures in a biennial
report to the chairs and ranking minority members of relevant legislative committees and
divisions. The report is due no later than January 15 each even-numbered year. The report
must include, when possible, the following objectives:

(1) centering and including the lived experiences of children and youth, including those
with disabilities and mental illness and their families, in all aspects of the department's work;

(2) increasing the effectiveness of the department's programs in addressing the needs of
children and youth facing racial, economic, or geographic inequities;

(3) increasing coordination and reducing inefficiencies among the department's programs
and the funding sources that support the programs;

(4) increasing the alignment and coordination of family access to child care and early
learning programs and improving systems of support for early childhood and learning
providers and services;

(5) improving the connection between the department's programs and the kindergarten
through grade 12 and higher education systems; and

(6) minimizing and streamlining the effort required of youth and families to receive
services to which the youth and families are entitled.

(e) The commissioner shall administer and supervise the forms of public assistance and
other activities or services that are vested in the commissioner. Administration and
supervision of activities or services includes but is not limited to assuring timely and accurate
distribution of benefits, completeness of service, and quality program management. In
addition to administering and supervising activities vested by law in the department, the
commissioner has the authority to:

(1) require county agency participation in training and technical assistance programs to
promote compliance with statutes, rules, federal laws, regulations, and policies governing
the programs and activities administered by the commissioner;

(2) monitor, on an ongoing basis, the performance of county agencies in the operation
and administration of activities and programs; enforce compliance with statutes, rules,
federal laws, regulations, and policies governing welfare services; and promote excellence
of administration and program operation;

(3) develop a quality control program or other monitoring program to review county
performance and accuracy of benefit determinations;

(4) require county agencies to make an adjustment to the public assistance benefits issued
to any individual consistent with federal law and regulation and state law and rule and to
issue or recover benefits as appropriate;

(5) delay or deny payment of all or part of the state and federal share of benefits and
administrative reimbursement according to the procedures set forth in section 142A.10;

(6) make contracts with and grants to public and private agencies and organizations,
both for-profit and nonprofit, and individuals, using appropriated funds; and

(7) enter into contractual agreements with federally recognized Indian Tribes with a
reservation in Minnesota to the extent necessary for the Tribe to operate a federally approved
family assistance program or any other program under the supervision of the commissioner.
The commissioner shall consult with the affected county or counties in the contractual
agreement negotiations, if the county or counties wish to be included, in order to avoid the
duplication of county and Tribal assistance program services. The commissioner may
establish necessary accounts for the purposes of receiving and disbursing funds as necessary
for the operation of the programs.

The commissioner shall work in conjunction with the commissioner of human services to
carry out the duties of this paragraph when necessary and feasible.

(f) The commissioner shall inform county agencies, on a timely basis, of changes in
statute, rule, federal law, regulation, and policy necessary to county agency administration
of the programs and activities administered by the commissioner.

(g) The commissioner shall administer and supervise child welfare activities, including
promoting the enforcement of laws preventing child maltreatment and protecting children
with a disability and children who are in need of protection or services, licensing and
supervising child care and child-placing agencies, and supervising the care of children in
foster care. The commissioner shall coordinate with the commissioner of human services
on activities impacting children overseen by the Department of Human Services, such as
disability services, behavioral health, and substance use disorder treatment.

(h) The commissioner shall assist and cooperate with local, state, and federal departments,
agencies, and institutions.

(i) The commissioner shall establish and maintain any administrative units reasonably
necessary for the performance of administrative functions common to all divisions of the
department.

(j) The commissioner shall act as designated guardian of children pursuant to chapter
260C. For children under the guardianship of the commissioner or a Tribe in Minnesota
recognized by the Secretary of the Interior whose interests would be best served by adoptive
placement, the commissioner may contract with a licensed child-placing agency or a
Minnesota Tribal social services agency to provide adoption services. new text begin For children in
out-of-home care whose interests would be best served by a transfer of permanent legal and
physical custody to a relative under section 260C.515, subdivision 4, or equivalent in Tribal
code, the commissioner may contract with a licensed child-placing agency or a Minnesota
Tribal social services agency to provide permanency services. new text end A contract with a licensed
child-placing agency must be designed to supplement existing county efforts and may not
replace existing county programs or Tribal social services, unless the replacement is agreed
to by the county board and the appropriate exclusive bargaining representative, Tribal
governing body, or the commissioner has evidence that child placements of the county
continue to be substantially below that of other counties. Funds encumbered and obligated
under an agreement for a specific child shall remain available until the terms of the agreement
are fulfilled or the agreement is terminated.

(k) The commissioner has the authority to conduct and administer experimental projects
to test methods and procedures of administering assistance and services to recipients or
potential recipients of public benefits. To carry out the experimental projects, the
commissioner may waive the enforcement of existing specific statutory program
requirements, rules, and standards in one or more counties. The order establishing the waiver
must provide alternative methods and procedures of administration and must not conflict
with the basic purposes, coverage, or benefits provided by law. No project under this
paragraph shall exceed four years. No order establishing an experimental project as authorized
by this paragraph is effective until the following conditions have been met:

(1) the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services has agreed, for the same
project, to waive state plan requirements relative to statewide uniformity; and

(2) a comprehensive plan, including estimated project costs, has been approved by the
Legislative Advisory Commission and filed with the commissioner of administration.

(l) The commissioner shall, according to federal requirements and in coordination with
the commissioner of human services, establish procedures to be followed by local welfare
boards in creating citizen advisory committees, including procedures for selection of
committee members.

(m) The commissioner shall allocate federal fiscal disallowances or sanctions that are
based on quality control error rates for the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC)
program formerly codified in sections 256.72 to 256.87 or the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) in the following manner:

(1) one-half of the total amount of the disallowance shall be borne by the county boards
responsible for administering the programs. For AFDC, disallowances shall be shared by
each county board in the same proportion as that county's expenditures to the total of all
counties' expenditures for AFDC. For SNAP, sanctions shall be shared by each county
board, with 50 percent of the sanction being distributed to each county in the same proportion
as that county's administrative costs for SNAP benefits are to the total of all SNAP
administrative costs for all counties, and 50 percent of the sanctions being distributed to
each county in the same proportion as that county's value of SNAP benefits issued are to
the total of all benefits issued for all counties. Each county shall pay its share of the
disallowance to the state of Minnesota. When a county fails to pay the amount due under
this paragraph, the commissioner may deduct the amount from reimbursement otherwise
due the county, or the attorney general, upon the request of the commissioner, may institute
civil action to recover the amount due; and

(2) notwithstanding the provisions of clause (1), if the disallowance results from knowing
noncompliance by one or more counties with a specific program instruction, and that knowing
noncompliance is a matter of official county board record, the commissioner may require
payment or recover from the county or counties, in the manner prescribed in clause (1), an
amount equal to the portion of the total disallowance that resulted from the noncompliance
and may distribute the balance of the disallowance according to clause (1).

(n) The commissioner shall develop and implement special projects that maximize
reimbursements and result in the recovery of money to the state. For the purpose of recovering
state money, the commissioner may enter into contracts with third parties. Any recoveries
that result from projects or contracts entered into under this paragraph shall be deposited
in the state treasury and credited to a special account until the balance in the account reaches
$1,000,000. When the balance in the account exceeds $1,000,000, the excess shall be
transferred and credited to the general fund. All money in the account is appropriated to the
commissioner for the purposes of this paragraph.

(o) The commissioner has the authority to establish and enforce the following county
reporting requirements:

(1) the commissioner shall establish fiscal and statistical reporting requirements necessary
to account for the expenditure of funds allocated to counties for programs administered by
the commissioner. When establishing financial and statistical reporting requirements, the
commissioner shall evaluate all reports, in consultation with the counties, to determine if
the reports can be simplified or the number of reports can be reduced;

(2) the county board shall submit monthly or quarterly reports to the department as
required by the commissioner. Monthly reports are due no later than 15 working days after
the end of the month. Quarterly reports are due no later than 30 calendar days after the end
of the quarter, unless the commissioner determines that the deadline must be shortened to
20 calendar days to avoid jeopardizing compliance with federal deadlines or risking a loss
of federal funding. Only reports that are complete, legible, and in the required format shall
be accepted by the commissioner;

(3) if the required reports are not received by the deadlines established in clause (2), the
commissioner may delay payments and withhold funds from the county board until the next
reporting period. When the report is needed to account for the use of federal funds and the
late report results in a reduction in federal funding, the commissioner shall withhold from
the county boards with late reports an amount equal to the reduction in federal funding until
full federal funding is received;

(4) a county board that submits reports that are late, illegible, incomplete, or not in the
required format for two out of three consecutive reporting periods is considered
noncompliant. When a county board is found to be noncompliant, the commissioner shall
notify the county board of the reason the county board is considered noncompliant and
request that the county board develop a corrective action plan stating how the county board
plans to correct the problem. The corrective action plan must be submitted to the
commissioner within 45 days after the date the county board received notice of
noncompliance;

(5) the final deadline for fiscal reports or amendments to fiscal reports is one year after
the date the report was originally due. If the commissioner does not receive a report by the
final deadline, the county board forfeits the funding associated with the report for that
reporting period and the county board must repay any funds associated with the report
received for that reporting period;

(6) the commissioner may not delay payments, withhold funds, or require repayment
under clause (3) or (5) if the county demonstrates that the commissioner failed to provide
appropriate forms, guidelines, and technical assistance to enable the county to comply with
the requirements. If the county board disagrees with an action taken by the commissioner
under clause (3) or (5), the county board may appeal the action according to sections 14.57
to 14.69; and

(7) counties subject to withholding of funds under clause (3) or forfeiture or repayment
of funds under clause (5) shall not reduce or withhold benefits or services to clients to cover
costs incurred due to actions taken by the commissioner under clause (3) or (5).

(p) The commissioner shall allocate federal fiscal disallowances or sanctions for audit
exceptions when federal fiscal disallowances or sanctions are based on a statewide random
sample in direct proportion to each county's claim for that period.

(q) The commissioner is responsible for ensuring the detection, prevention, investigation,
and resolution of fraudulent activities or behavior by applicants, recipients, and other
participants in the programs administered by the department. The commissioner shall
cooperate with the commissioner of education to enforce the requirements for program
integrity and fraud prevention for investigation for child care assistance under chapter 142E.

(r) The commissioner shall require county agencies to identify overpayments, establish
claims, and utilize all available and cost-beneficial methodologies to collect and recover
these overpayments in the programs administered by the department.

(s) The commissioner shall develop recommended standards for child foster care homes
that address the components of specialized therapeutic services to be provided by child
foster care homes with those services.

(t) The commissioner shall authorize the method of payment to or from the department
as part of the programs administered by the department. This authorization includes the
receipt or disbursement of funds held by the department in a fiduciary capacity as part of
the programs administered by the department.

(u) In coordination with the commissioner of human services, the commissioner shall
create and provide county and Tribal agencies with blank applications, affidavits, and other
forms as necessary for public assistance programs.

(v) The commissioner shall cooperate with the federal government and its public welfare
agencies in any reasonable manner as may be necessary to qualify for federal aid for
temporary assistance for needy families and in conformity with Title I of Public Law 104-193,
the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and successor
amendments, including making reports that contain information required by the federal
Social Security Advisory Board and complying with any provisions the board may find
necessary to assure the correctness and verification of the reports.

(w) On or before January 15 in each even-numbered year, the commissioner shall make
a biennial report to the governor concerning the activities of the agency.

(x) The commissioner shall enter into agreements with other departments of the state as
necessary to meet all requirements of the federal government.

(y) The commissioner may cooperate with other state agencies in establishing reciprocal
agreements in instances where a child receiving Minnesota family investment program
(MFIP) assistance or its out-of-state equivalent moves or contemplates moving into or out
of the state, in order that the child may continue to receive MFIP or equivalent aid from the
state moved from until the child has resided for one year in the state moved to.

(z) The commissioner shall provide appropriate technical assistance to county agencies
to develop methods to have county financial workers remind and encourage recipients of
aid to families with dependent children, the Minnesota family investment program, the
Minnesota family investment plan, family general assistance, or SNAP benefits whose
assistance unit includes at least one child under the age of five to have each young child
immunized against childhood diseases. The commissioner must examine the feasibility of
utilizing the capacity of a statewide computer system to assist county agency financial
workers in performing this function at appropriate intervals.

(aa) The commissioner shall have the power and authority to accept on behalf of the
state contributions and gifts for the use and benefit of children under the guardianship or
custody of the commissioner. The commissioner may also receive and accept on behalf of
such children money due and payable to them as old age and survivors insurance benefits,
veterans benefits, pensions, or other such monetary benefits. Gifts, contributions, pensions,
and benefits under this paragraph must be deposited in and disbursed from the social welfare
fund provided for in sections 256.88 to 256.92.

(bb) The specific enumeration of powers and duties in this section must not be construed
to be a limitation upon the general powers granted to the commissioner.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.08, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Funding.

The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter
into an agreement under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds
appropriated for programs under this section. new text begin Funding is subject to sections 127A.41 and
127A.45, subdivision 13.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.093, is amended to read:

142D.093 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.

(a) Each school year, the state must pay a district for each child or student screened by
the district according to the requirements of section 142D.091. The amount of state aid for
each child or student screened shall be: (1) $98 for a child screened at age three; (2) $65
for a child screened at age four; (3) $52 for a child screened at age five or six prior to
kindergarten; and (4) $39 for a student screened within 30 days after first enrolling in a
public school kindergarten if the student has not previously been screened according to the
requirements of section 142D.091. If this amount of aid is insufficient, the district may
permanently transfer from the general fund an amount that, when added to the aid, is
sufficient. Developmental screening aid shall not be paid for any student who is screened
more than 30 days after the first day of attendance at a public school kindergarten, except
if a student transfers to another public school kindergarten within 30 days after first enrolling
in a Minnesota public school kindergarten program. In this case, if the student has not been
screened, the district to which the student transfers may receive developmental screening
aid for screening that student when the screening is performed within 30 days of the transfer
date.

(b) The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter into an agreement
under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds appropriated for programs
under this section. new text begin Funding is subject to section 127A.45, subdivision 13.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Revenue.

The revenue for early childhood family education programs
for a school district equals the formula allowance new text begin under section 126C.10, subdivision 2, new text end for
the year times 0.023 times the greater of:

(1) 150; or

(2) the number of people under five years of age residing in the district on October 1 of
the previous school year.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Population.

For the purposes of subdivision 1, data reported to the Department
new text begin of Education new text end may be used to determine the number of people under five years of age residing
in the district. The commissioner, with the assistance of the state demographer, shall review
the number reported by any district operating an early childhood family education program.
If requested, the district shall submit to the commissioner an explanation of its methods and
other information necessary to document accuracy. If the commissioner determines that the
district has not provided sufficient documentation of accuracy, the commissioner may
request the state demographer to prepare an estimate of the number of people under five
years of age residing in the district and may use this estimate for the purposes of subdivision
1.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.11, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Funding.

The commissioner and the commissioner of education shall enter
into an agreement under which the commissioner of education shall distribute funds
appropriated for programs under this section. new text begin Funding is subject to section 127A.45,
subdivision 13.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

CHILD SAFETY AND PERMANENCY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260.810, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Payments.

The commissioner shall make grant payments to each approved
program in four quarterly installments a year. The commissioner may certify an advance
payment for the first quarter of the state fiscal year. Later payments must be made deleted text begin upon
receipt by the state of a quarterly report on finances and program activities deleted text end new text begin quarterly new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260.810, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

deleted text begin Quarterly report deleted text end new text begin Reporting new text end .

The commissioner shall deleted text begin specify deleted text end new text begin engage Tribal
and urban Indian organizations to establish new text end requirements for reports new text begin and reporting timelines new text end ,
including deleted text begin quarterly deleted text end fiscal reports new text begin submitted to the commissioner at least annually new text end , according
to section 142A.03, subdivision 2, paragraph (o). Each deleted text begin quarter deleted text end new text begin reporting period as agreed
upon by the commissioner and grantee new text end , an approved program receiving an Indian child
welfare grant shall submit a report to the commissioner that includes:

(1) a detailed accounting of grant money expended during the preceding deleted text begin quarter deleted text end new text begin reporting
period new text end , specifying expenditures by line item and year to date; and

(2) a description of Indian child welfare activities conducted during the preceding deleted text begin quarter deleted text end new text begin
reporting period new text end , including the number of clients served and the type of services provided.

deleted text begin The quarterly deleted text end Reports must be submitted no later than 30 days after the deleted text begin end of each
quarter deleted text end new text begin agreed upon reporting timelines new text end of the state fiscal year.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 260.821, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Special focus grants.

The amount available for grants established under section
260.785, subdivision 2, for child-placing agencies, Tribes, Indian organizations, and other
social services organizations is one-fifth of the total annual appropriation for Indian child
welfare grants. deleted text begin The maximum award under this subdivision is $100,000 a year for programs
approved by the commissioner.
deleted text end

ARTICLE 3

EARLY CHILDHOOD

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Payments.

(a) The commissioner shall provide payments under this section to
all eligible programs on a noncompetitive basis. The payment amounts shall be based on
the number of full-time equivalent staff who regularly care for children in the program,
including any employees, sole proprietors, or independent contractors.

(b) For purposes of this section, "one full-time equivalent" is defined as an individual
caring for children 32 hours per week. An individual can count as more or less than one
full-time equivalent staff, but as no more than two full-time equivalent staff.

(c) The commissioner must establish an amount to award per full-time equivalent
individual who regularly cares for children in the program.

(d) Payments must be increased by ten percent for programs receiving child care
assistance payments under section 142E.08 or 142E.17 or early learning scholarships under
section 142D.25, deleted text begin or deleted text end for programs located in a child care access equity area new text begin , or for Tribally
licensed child care programs new text end . The commissioner must develop a method for establishing
child care access equity areas. For purposes of this section, "child care access equity area"
means an area with low access to child care, high poverty rates, high unemployment rates,
low homeownership rates, and low median household incomes new text begin or an area within the
boundaries of Tribal reservation land in Minnesota new text end .

(e) The commissioner shall establish the form, frequency, and manner for making
payments under this section.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.21, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

new text begin Account; new text end carryforward authority.

deleted text begin Money appropriated under this section
is available until expended. deleted text end new text begin (a) An account is established in the special revenue fund known
as the great start compensation support payment program account.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money appropriated under this section must be transferred to the great start
compensation support payment program account in the special revenue fund.
new text end

new text begin (c) Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes
of this section. Any returned funds are available to be regranted.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142D.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Program components.

(a) The nonprofit organization must use the grant for:

(1) tuition scholarships deleted text begin up to $10,000 per year deleted text end new text begin in amounts per year consistent with the
national TEACH early childhood program requirements new text end for courses leading to the nationally
recognized child development associate credential or college-level courses leading to an
associate's degree or bachelor's degree in early childhood development and school-age care;
and

(2) education incentives of a minimum of $250 to participants in the tuition scholarship
program if they complete a year of working in the early care and education field.

(b) Applicants for the scholarship must be employed by a licensed new text begin or certified new text end early
childhood or child care program and working directly with children, a licensed family child
care provider, employed by a public prekindergarten program, new text begin employed by a Head Start
program, new text end or an employee in a school-age program exempt from licensing under section
142B.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (8). Lower wage earners must be given priority
in awarding the tuition scholarships. Scholarship recipients must contribute at least ten
percent of the total scholarship and must be sponsored by their employers, who must also
contribute at least five percent of the total scholarship. Scholarship recipients who deleted text begin are
self-employed deleted text end new text begin work in licensed family child care under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502, new text end
must contribute deleted text begin 20 deleted text end new text begin at least ten new text end percent of the total scholarship new text begin and are not required to receive
employer sponsorship or employer match new text end .

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142E.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Redeterminations.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3400.0180, item
A, the county shall conduct a redetermination according to paragraphs (b) and (c).

(b) The county shall use the redetermination form developed by the commissioner. The
county must verify the factors listed in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), as part of the
redetermination.

(c) An applicant's eligibility must be redetermined no more frequently than every 12
months. The following criteria apply:

(1) a family meets the eligibility redetermination requirements if a complete
redetermination form and all required verifications are received within 30 days after the
date the form was due;

(2) if the 30th day after the date the form was due falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday,
the 30-day time period is extended to include the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday,
or holiday. Assistance shall be payable retroactively from the redetermination due date;

(3) for a family where at least one parent is younger than 21 years of age, does not have
a high school degree or commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency
certification, and is a student in a school district or another similar program that provides
or arranges for child care, parenting, social services, career and employment supports, and
academic support to achieve high school graduation, the redetermination of eligibility may
be deferred beyond 12 months, to the end of the student's school year; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

new text begin (4) starting May 25, 2026, if a new eligible child is added to the family and has care
authorized, the redetermination of eligibility must be extended 12 months from the eligible
child's arrival date; and
new text end

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end a family and the family's providers must be notified that the family's
redetermination is due at least 45 days before the end of the family's 12-month eligibility
period.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142E.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General authorization requirements.

(a) When authorizing the amount
of child care, the county agency must consider the amount of time the parent reports on the
application or redetermination form that the child attends preschool, a Head Start program,
or school while the parent is participating in an authorized activity.

(b) Care must be authorized and scheduled with a provider based on the applicant's or
participant's verified activity schedule when:

(1) the family requests care from more than one provider per child;

(2) the family requests care from a legal nonlicensed provider; or

(3) an applicant or participant is employed by any child care center that is licensed by
the Department of Children, Youth, and Families or has been identified as a high-risk
Medicaid-enrolled provider.

new text begin This paragraph expires March 2, 2026.
new text end

(c) If the family remains eligible at redetermination, a new authorization with fewer
hours, the same hours, or increased hours may be determined.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142E.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Maintain steady child care authorizations.

(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota
Rules, chapter 3400, the amount of child care authorized under section 142E.12 for
employment, education, or an MFIP employment plan shall continue at the same number
of hours or more hours until redetermination, including:

(1) when the other parent moves in and is employed or has an education plan under
section 142E.12, subdivision 3, or has an MFIP employment plan; or

(2) when the participant's work hours are reduced or a participant temporarily stops
working or attending an approved education program. Temporary changes include, but are
not limited to, a medical leave, seasonal employment fluctuations, or a school break between
semesters.

(b) The county may increase the amount of child care authorized at any time if the
participant verifies the need for increased hours for authorized activities.

(c) The county may reduce the amount of child care authorized if a parent requests a
reduction or because of a change in:

(1) the child's school schedule;

(2) the custody schedule; or

(3) the provider's availability.

(d) The amount of child care authorized for a family subject to subdivision 1, paragraph
(b), must change when the participant's activity schedule changes. Paragraph (a) does not
apply to a family subject to subdivision 1, paragraph (b). new text begin This paragraph expires March 2,
2026.
new text end

(e) When a child reaches 13 years of age or a child with a disability reaches 15 years of
age, the amount of child care authorized shall continue at the same number of hours or more
hours until redetermination.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142E.13, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Extended eligibility and redetermination.

(a) If the family received three
months of extended eligibility and redetermination is not due, to continue receiving child
care assistance the participant must be employed or have an education plan that meets the
requirements of section 142E.12, subdivision 3, or have an MFIP employment plan.
new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3400.0110, new text end if child care assistance continues, the
amount of child care authorized shall continue at the same number or more hours until
redetermination, unless a condition in section 142E.11, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), applies.
deleted text begin A family subject to section 142E.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), shall have child care
authorized based on a verified activity schedule.
deleted text end

(b) If the family's redetermination occurs before the end of the three-month extended
eligibility period to continue receiving child care assistance, the participant must verify that
the participant meets eligibility and activity requirements for child care assistance under
this chapter. If child care assistance continues, the amount of child care authorized is based
on section 142E.12. deleted text begin A family subject to section 142E.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), shall
have child care authorized based on a verified activity schedule.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective May 25, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142E.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Fee schedule.

All changes to parent fees must be implemented on the
first Monday of the service period following the effective date of the change.

PARENT FEE SCHEDULE. The parent fee schedule is as follows, except as noted in
subdivision 2:

Income Range (as a percent of the state median income, except at the start of the first tier)	Co-payment (as a percentage of adjusted gross income)
deleted text begin 0-74.99% deleted text end new text begin 0-99.99% new text end of federal poverty guidelines	$0/biweekly
deleted text begin 75.00-99.99% of federal poverty guidelines deleted text end	deleted text begin $2/biweekly deleted text end
100.00% of federal poverty guidelines- deleted text begin 27.72% deleted text end new text begin 27.99% new text end	deleted text begin 2.61% deleted text end new text begin 2.6% new text end
deleted text begin 27.73-29.04% deleted text end	deleted text begin 2.61% deleted text end
deleted text begin 29.05-30.36% deleted text end	deleted text begin 2.61% deleted text end
deleted text begin 30.37-31.68% deleted text end	deleted text begin 2.61% deleted text end
deleted text begin 31.69-33.00% deleted text end	deleted text begin 2.91% deleted text end
deleted text begin 33.01-34.32% deleted text end	deleted text begin 2.91% deleted text end
deleted text begin 34.33-35.65% deleted text end	deleted text begin 2.91% deleted text end
deleted text begin 35.66-36.96% deleted text end	deleted text begin 2.91% deleted text end
deleted text begin 36.97-38.29% deleted text end	deleted text begin 3.21% deleted text end
deleted text begin 38.30-39.61% deleted text end	deleted text begin 3.21% deleted text end
deleted text begin 39.62-40.93% deleted text end	deleted text begin 3.21% deleted text end
deleted text begin 40.94-42.25% deleted text end	deleted text begin 3.84% deleted text end
deleted text begin 42.26-43.57% deleted text end	deleted text begin 3.84% deleted text end
deleted text begin 43.58-44.89% deleted text end	deleted text begin 4.46% deleted text end
deleted text begin 44.90-46.21% deleted text end	deleted text begin 4.76% deleted text end
deleted text begin 46.22-47.53% deleted text end	deleted text begin 5.05% deleted text end
deleted text begin 47.54-48.85% deleted text end	deleted text begin 5.65% deleted text end
deleted text begin 48.86-50.17% deleted text end	deleted text begin 5.95% deleted text end
deleted text begin 50.18-51.49% deleted text end	deleted text begin 6.24% deleted text end
deleted text begin 51.50-52.81% deleted text end	deleted text begin 6.84% deleted text end
deleted text begin 52.82-54.13% deleted text end	deleted text begin 7.58% deleted text end
deleted text begin 54.14-55.45% deleted text end	deleted text begin 8.33% deleted text end
deleted text begin 55.46-56.77% deleted text end	deleted text begin 9.20% deleted text end
deleted text begin 56.78-58.09% deleted text end	deleted text begin 10.07% deleted text end
deleted text begin 58.10-59.41% deleted text end	deleted text begin 10.94% deleted text end
deleted text begin 59.42-60.73% deleted text end	deleted text begin 11.55% deleted text end
deleted text begin 60.74-62.06% deleted text end	deleted text begin 12.16% deleted text end
deleted text begin 62.07-63.38% deleted text end	deleted text begin 12.77% deleted text end
deleted text begin 63.39-64.70% deleted text end	deleted text begin 13.38% deleted text end
deleted text begin 64.71-67.00% deleted text end	deleted text begin 14.00% deleted text end
new text begin 28.00-30.99% new text end	new text begin 2.6% new text end
new text begin 31.00-33.99% new text end	new text begin 2.6% new text end
new text begin 34.00-36.99% new text end	new text begin 2.9% new text end
new text begin 37.00-39.99% new text end	new text begin 3.2% new text end
new text begin 40.00-42.99% new text end	new text begin 3.8% new text end
new text begin 43.00-45.99% new text end	new text begin 4.4% new text end
new text begin 46.00-48.99% new text end	new text begin 5.0% new text end
new text begin 49.00-51.99% new text end	new text begin 5.6% new text end
new text begin 52.00-54.99% new text end	new text begin 6.2% new text end
new text begin 55.00-57.99% new text end	new text begin 6.8% new text end
new text begin 58.00-60.99% new text end	new text begin 6.9% new text end
new text begin 61.00-63.99% new text end	new text begin 6.9% new text end
new text begin 64.00-67.00% new text end	new text begin 6.9% new text end
Greater than 67.00%	ineligible

A family's biweekly co-payment fee is the fixed percentage established for the income
range multiplied by the deleted text begin highest deleted text end new text begin lowest new text end possible income within that income range.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 13, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142E.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Training required.

(a) Prior to initial authorization as required in subdivision
1, a legal nonlicensed family child care provider must complete first aid and CPR training
and provide the verification of first aid and CPR training to the commissioner. The training
documentation must have valid effective dates as of the date the registration request is
submitted to the commissioner. The training must have been provided by an individual
approved to provide first aid and CPR instruction and have included CPR techniques for
infants and children.

(b) Upon each reauthorization after the authorization period when the initial first aid
and CPR training requirements are met, a legal nonlicensed family child care provider must
provide verification of at least eight hours of additional training listed in the Minnesota
Center for Professional Development Registry.

new text begin (c) Every 12 months, a legal nonlicensed family child care provider who is unrelated to
the child they care for must complete two hours of training in caring for children approved
by the commissioner.
new text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end This subdivision only applies to legal nonlicensed family child care providers.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective October 1, 2025.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142E.16, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Record-keeping requirement.

(a) As a condition of payment, all providers
receiving child care assistance payments must:

(1) keep accurate and legible daily attendance records at the site where services are
delivered for children receiving child care assistance; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(2) make those records available immediately to the county or the commissioner upon
request. Any records not provided to a county or the commissioner at the date and time of
the request are deemed inadmissible if offered as evidence by the provider in any proceeding
to contest an overpayment or disqualification of the provider deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (3) submit data on child enrollment and attendance in the form and manner specified by
the commissioner.
new text end

(b) As a condition of payment, attendance records must be completed daily and include
the date, the first and last name of each child in attendance, and the times when each child
is dropped off and picked up. To the extent possible, the times that the child was dropped
off to and picked up from the child care provider must be entered by the person dropping
off or picking up the child. The daily attendance records must be retained at the site where
services are delivered for six years after the date of service.

(c) When the county or the commissioner knows or has reason to believe that a current
or former provider has not complied with the record-keeping requirement in this subdivision:

(1) the commissioner may:

(i) deny or revoke a provider's authorization to receive child care assistance payments
under section 142E.17, subdivision 9, paragraph (d);

(ii) pursue an administrative disqualification under sections 142E.51, subdivision 5, and
256.98; or

(iii) take an action against the provider under deleted text begin sections 142E.50 to 142E.58 deleted text end new text begin section
142E.51 new text end ; or

(2) a county or the commissioner may establish an attendance record overpayment under
paragraph (d).

(d) To calculate an attendance record overpayment under this subdivision, the
commissioner or county agency shall subtract the maximum daily rate from the total amount
paid to a provider for each day that a child's attendance record is missing, unavailable,
incomplete, inaccurate, or otherwise inadequate.

(e) The commissioner shall develop criteria for a county to determine an attendance
record overpayment under this subdivision.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 22, 2026.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin ELIMINATING SCHEDULE REPORTER DESIGNATION.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 142E.04, subdivisions 6, 7, and 8, the
commissioner of children, youth, and families must allocate additional basic sliding fee
child care money for calendar years 2026 and 2027 to counties and Tribes to account for
eliminating the schedule reporter designation in the child care assistance program. In
allocating the additional money, the commissioner shall consider:
new text end

new text begin (1) the number of children who are in schedule reporter families; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the average basic sliding fee cost of care in the county or Tribe.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund,
or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2026" and "2027" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, or June 30, 2027, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2026. "The second year" is fiscal year 2027. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2026 new text end		new text begin 2027 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin TOTAL APPROPRIATION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,443,969,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,508,172,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,144,668,000 new text end	new text begin 1,188,941,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 732,000 new text end	new text begin 732,000 new text end
new text begin Federal TANF new text end	new text begin 298,569,000 new text end	new text begin 318,499,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following sections.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin TANF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Nonfederal Expenditures new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall ensure that sufficient
qualified nonfederal expenditures are made
each year to meet the state's maintenance of
effort requirements of the TANF block grant
specified under Code of Federal Regulations,
title 45, section 263.1. In order to meet these
basic TANF maintenance of effort
requirements, the commissioner may report
as TANF maintenance of effort expenditures
only nonfederal money expended for allowable
activities listed in the following clauses:
new text end

new text begin (1) MFIP cash, diversionary work program,
and food assistance benefits under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 142G;
new text end

new text begin (2) the child care assistance programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 142E.04 and
142E.08, and county child care administrative
costs under Minnesota Statutes, section
142E.02, subdivision 9;
new text end

new text begin (3) state and county MFIP administrative costs
under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 142G and
256K;
new text end

new text begin (4) state, county, and Tribal MFIP
employment services under Minnesota
Statutes, chapters 142G and 256K;
new text end

new text begin (5) expenditures made on behalf of legal
noncitizen MFIP recipients who qualify for
the MinnesotaCare program under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 256L;
new text end

new text begin (6) qualifying working family credit
expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, section
290.0671, and child tax credit expenditures
under Minnesota Statutes, section 290.0661;
new text end

new text begin (7) qualifying Minnesota education credit
expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, section
290.0674; and
new text end

new text begin (8) qualifying Head Start expenditures under
Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.12.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Nonfederal Expenditures; Reporting new text end

new text begin For the activities listed in subdivision 1,
clauses (2) to (8), the commissioner may
report only expenditures that are excluded
from the definition of assistance under Code
of Federal Regulations, title 45, section
260.31.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Supplemental Expenditures new text end

new text begin For the purposes of subdivision 3, the
commissioner may supplement the
maintenance of effort claim with working
family credit expenditures or other qualified
expenditures to the extent such expenditures
are otherwise available after considering the
expenditures allowed in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Reduction of Appropriations; Exception new text end

new text begin The requirement in Minnesota Statutes, section
142A.06, subdivision 3, that federal grants or
aids secured or obtained under that subdivision
be used to reduce any direct appropriations
provided by law does not apply if the grants
or aids are federal TANF funds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin IT Appropriations Generally new text end

new text begin This appropriation includes funds for
information technology projects, services, and
support. Funding for information technology
project costs must be incorporated into the
service level agreement and paid to Minnesota
IT Services by the Department of Children,
Youth, and Families under the rates and
mechanism specified in that agreement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Receipts for Systems Project new text end

new text begin Appropriations and federal receipts for
information technology systems projects for
MAXIS, PRISM, MMIS, ISDS, METS, and
SSIS must be deposited in the state systems
account authorized in Minnesota Statutes,
section 142A.04. Money appropriated for
information technology projects approved by
the commissioner of Minnesota IT Services
funded by the legislature, and approved by the
commissioner of management and budget may
be transferred from one project to another and
from development to operations as the
commissioner of children, youth, and families
considers necessary. Any unexpended balance
in the appropriation for these projects does not
cancel and is available for ongoing
development and operations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Federal SNAP Education and Training Grants new text end

new text begin Federal funds available during fiscal years
2026 and 2027 for Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program Education and Training
and SNAP Quality Control Performance
Bonus grants are appropriated to the
commissioner of human services for the
purposes allowable under the terms of the
federal award. This subdivision is effective
the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin CENTRAL OFFICE; AGENCY SUPPORTS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 113,569,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 101,605,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 112,737,000 new text end	new text begin 100,773,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 732,000 new text end	new text begin 732,000 new text end
new text begin Federal TANF new text end	new text begin 100,000 new text end	new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Information Technology new text end

new text begin $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2026 is for
information technology improvements to
SSIS. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin CENTRAL OFFICE; CHILD SAFETY AND PERMANENCY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 17,232,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 16,945,000 new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin CENTRAL OFFICE; EARLY CHILDHOOD new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 18,355,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 14,480,000 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Child Care Attendance and Record-Keeping System new text end

new text begin $5,555,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $1,639,000
in fiscal year 2027 are to develop a statewide
electronic attendance and record-keeping
system for the child care assistance program.
The base for this appropriation is $1,639,000
in fiscal year 2028 and $1,638,000 in fiscal
year 2029.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Base Level Adjustment new text end

new text begin The general fund base is $14,480,000 in fiscal
year 2028 and $14,479,000 in fiscal year 2029.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin CENTRAL OFFICE; ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND YOUTH SERVICES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,708,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,562,000 new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin CENTRAL OFFICE; FAMILY WELL-BEING new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 14,147,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 14,147,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 10,471,000 new text end	new text begin 10,471,000 new text end
new text begin Federal TANF new text end	new text begin 3,676,000 new text end	new text begin 3,676,000 new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin FORECASTED PROGRAMS; MFIP/DWP new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 227,404,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 264,193,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 103,555,000 new text end	new text begin 120,414,000 new text end
new text begin Federal TANF new text end	new text begin 123,849,000 new text end	new text begin 143,779,000 new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin FORECASTED PROGRAMS; MFIP CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 107,315,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 146,025,000 new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin FORECASTED PROGRAMS; NORTHSTAR CARE FOR CHILDREN new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 110,398,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 116,346,000 new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin FORECASTED PROGRAMS; EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 40,005,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 41,636,000 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Early Family Education Aid new text end

new text begin (a) $39,779,000 in 2026 and $41,444,000 in
2027 are for transfer to the Department of
Education for early childhood family
education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 142D.11.
new text end

new text begin (b) The 2026 amount in paragraph (a) includes
$3,793,000 for 2025 and $35,986,000 for
2026.
new text end

new text begin (c) The 2027 amount in paragraph (a) includes
$3,998,000 for 2026 and $37,446,000 for
2027.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Home Visiting Aid new text end

new text begin (a) $226,000 in 2026 and $192,000 in 2027
are for transfer to the Department of Education
for home visiting aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 142D.11.
new text end

new text begin (b) The 2026 amount in paragraph (a) includes
$28,000 for 2025 and $198,000 for 2026.
new text end

new text begin (c) The 2027 amount in paragraph (a) includes
$21,000 for 2026 and $171,000 for 2027.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin FORECASTED PROGRAMS; HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 4,099,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 4,051,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $4,099,000 in 2026 and $4,051,000 in 2027
are for transfer to the Department of Education
for developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.093.
new text end

new text begin (b) The 2026 amount in paragraph (a) includes
$411,000 for 2025 and $3,688,000 for 2026.
new text end

new text begin (c) The 2027 amount in paragraph (a) includes
$409,000 for 2026 and $3,642,000 for 2027.
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin GRANT PROGRAMS; SUPPORT SERVICES GRANTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 108,741,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 108,741,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2026 new text end	new text begin 2027 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 12,290,000 new text end	new text begin 12,290,000 new text end
new text begin Federal TANF new text end	new text begin 96,451,000 new text end	new text begin 96,451,000 new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin GRANT PROGRAMS; BASIC SLIDING FEE CHILD ASSISTANCE CARE GRANTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 137,768,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 135,212,000 new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin GRANT PROGRAMS; CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 138,819,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 138,819,000 new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin GRANT PROGRAMS; CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT GRANTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 50,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 50,000 new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin GRANT PROGRAMS; CHILDREN'S SERVICES GRANTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 43,204,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 43,204,000 new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall allocate funds from
the state's savings from the Fostering
Connections to Success and Increasing
Adoptions Act's expanded eligibility for Title
IV-E adoption assistance as required in
Minnesota Statutes, section 142A.61, and as
allowable under federal law. Additional
savings to the state as a result of the Fostering
Connections to Success and Increasing
Adoptions Act's expanded eligibility for Title
IV-E adoption assistance is for postadoption,
foster care, adoption, and kinship services,
including a parent-to-parent support network
and as allowable under federal law.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin GRANT PROGRAMS; CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 90,984,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 90,984,000 new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin GRANT PROGRAMS; CHILDREN AND ECONOMIC SUPPORT GRANTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,816,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 11,816,000 new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin GRANT PROGRAMS; EARLY LEARNING GRANTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 174,471,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 174,471,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $33,683,000 in 2026 and $33,683,000 in
2027 are for transfer to the Department of
Education for school readiness aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 142D.06.
new text end

new text begin (b) The 2026 amount in paragraph (a) includes
$3,368,000 for 2025 and $30,315,000 for
2026.
new text end

new text begin (c) The 2027 amount in paragraph (a) includes
$3,368,000 for 2026 and $30,315,000 for
2027.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin GRANT PROGRAMS; YOUTH SERVICES GRANTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,391,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,391,000 new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 74,493,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 74,493,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the federal TANF
fund.
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin OMBUDSPERSON FOR FAMILIES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 792,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 808,000 new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin OMBUDSPERSON FOR AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILIES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 344,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 347,000 new text end

Sec. 26. new text begin OFFICE OF THE FOSTER YOUTH OMBUDSPERSON new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 772,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 785,000 new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin CANCELLATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Child welfare initiative grants. new text end

new text begin $5,294,000 of the fiscal year 2025
general fund appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20, section 2, subdivision 22,
paragraph (b), is canceled to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishing the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. new text end

new text begin $8,500,000
of the fiscal year 2024 general fund appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20,
section 12, paragraph (b), is canceled to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Social service information system technology improvements. new text end

new text begin $10,000,000
of the fiscal year 2024 general fund appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 70, article 20,
section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (g), is canceled to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment, or
retroactively from June 30, 2025, whichever is earlier.
new text end

Sec. 28. new text begin TRANSFERS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Programs and grants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of children, youth, and families,
with the approval of the commissioner of management and budget, may transfer
unencumbered appropriation balances for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, within fiscal
years among MFIP; MFIP child care assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 142E.08;
the entitlement portion of Northstar Care for Children under Minnesota Statutes, sections
142A.60 to 142A.612; and early childhood family education under Minnesota Statutes,
section 142D.11, between fiscal years of the biennium. The commissioner shall inform the
chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
children and families finance and policy quarterly about transfers made under this
subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Administration. new text end

new text begin Positions, salary money, and nonsalary administrative money
may be transferred within the Department of Children, Youth, and Families as the
commissioners deem necessary, with the advance approval of the commissioner of
management and budget. The commissioners shall report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over children and families finance
quarterly about transfers made under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Interdepartmental transfers. new text end

new text begin Administrative money may be transferred
between the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and Department of Human
Services or the Department of Education as the commissioners deem necessary, with the
advance approval of the commissioner of management and budget. The commissioners
shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over children and families finance and policy quarterly about transfers made
under this subdivision.
new text end

Sec. 29. new text begin EXPIRATION OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.
new text end

new text begin All uncodified language contained in this article expires on June 30, 2027, unless a
different expiration date is explicit or an appropriation is made available beyond June 30,
2027.
new text end

Sec. 30. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS GIVEN EFFECT ONCE.
new text end

new text begin If an appropriation, transfer, or cancellation in this article is enacted more than once
during the 2025 regular session, the appropriation, transfer, or cancellation must be given
effect once.
new text end