1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; administration of the federal Child and Adult Care Food 
1.3 	Program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.111, subdivision 2a.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.111, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2a.Federal Child and Adult Care Food Program; criteria and notice. The 
1.7 	commissioner of health must post on the ~~department's~~ Department of Health's Web site 
1.8 	eligibility criteria and application information for nonprofit organizations interested in 
1.9 	applying to the commissioner for approval as a multisite sponsoring organization under the 
1.10 	federal Child and Adult Care Food Program. The posted criteria and information must 
1.11 	inform interested nonprofit organizations about:
1.12 	(1) the criteria the commissioner uses to approve or disapprove an application, including 
1.13 	how an applicant demonstrates financial viability for the Minnesota program, among other 
1.14 	criteria;
1.15 	(2) the commissioner's process and time line for notifying an applicant when its 
1.16 	application is approved or disapproved and, if the application is disapproved, the explanation 
1.17 	the commissioner provides to the applicant; and
1.18 	(3) any appeal or other recourse available to a disapproved applicant.

1.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2017.

2.1 	Sec. 2. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM.
 2.2 	The Child and Adult Care Food Program must be administered by the Department of 
2.3 	Health. The Department of Health must enter into an agreement under Code of Federal 
2.4 	Regulations, title 7, part 226.3, to administer the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The 
2.5 	Department of Education must provide any assistance necessary to the Department of Health 
2.6 	to transfer authority for administering the Child and Adult Care Food Program to the 
2.7 	Department of Health, consistent with its obligations pursuant to a contract under Code of 
2.8 	Federal Regulations, title 7, part 226.3.

2.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.