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CHAPTER 174--S.F.No. 3208

An act

relating to human services; creating a legislative task force on child care; requiring a report to the legislature and the governor.

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

Section 1.

new text begin LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation. new text end

new text begin A legislative task force on child care is created to review the loss of child care providers in the state, assess affordability issues for providers and parents, and identify areas that need to be addressed by the legislature. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership; chair. new text end

new text begin (a) Task force members shall include: new text end

new text begin (1) four members from the house of representatives: two members appointed by July 1, 2016, by the speaker of the house and two members appointed by the house minority leader; and new text end

new text begin (2) four members from the senate: two members appointed by July 1, 2016, by the senate majority leader and two members appointed by the senate minority leader. new text end

new text begin (b) The speaker and the majority leader shall each appoint a chair from the membership of the task force. The chair shall rotate after each meeting. The person appointed as chair by the senate majority leader shall convene the first meeting of the task force by September 1, 2016. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin (a) The task force may: new text end

new text begin (1) evaluate factors that contribute to child care costs for providers and families; new text end

new text begin (2) assess the child care provider shortage in greater Minnesota; new text end

new text begin (3) evaluate access to culturally appropriate child care; new text end

new text begin (4) review the current preservice and in-service training requirements for family child care providers and child care center staff. This review shall include training required for licensure, including staff credentialing for child care center staff positions and the ways in which this training aligns with Minnesota's Career Lattice and Minnesota's Knowledge and Competency Framework for Early Childhood and School-Aged Care Practitioners; new text end

new text begin (5) review the availability of training that is in place to meet the training needs of providers, including the content of this training, cost, and delivery methods; new text end

new text begin (6) consider creation of a board of child care to be responsible for all matters related to licensing of child care providers, both in-home and center-based programs, and to employ an advocate for child care providers; new text end

new text begin (7) review the process of issuing and resolving correction orders issued to child care providers; new text end

new text begin (8) consider uniform training requirements for county employees and their supervisors who perform duties related to licensing; new text end

new text begin (9) review progress being made by the commissioner of human services to streamline paperwork and reduce redundancies for child care providers; new text end

new text begin (10) review the time it takes for the department to provide Child Care Assistance Program reimbursement to providers; and new text end

new text begin (11) consider options for conducting exit interviews with providers who leave the child care field or choose not to be relicensed. new text end

new text begin (b) Task force members may receive input from the commissioner of human services, the commissioner of employment and economic development, providers, and stakeholders to review all action items. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Recommendations and report. new text end

new text begin The task force, in cooperation with the commissioner of human services, shall issue a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over child care issues and the governor by January 15, 2017. The report must contain summary information obtained during the task force meetings and recommendations for additional legislative changes and procedures affecting access to affordable child care. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and sunsets on January 15, 2017. new text end

Presented to the governor May 24, 2016

Signed by the governor May 31, 2016, 10:17 a.m.

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