1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; establishing a provider rate differential for 
1.3 	accreditation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.13, by adding a 
1.4 	subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.13, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 3a.Provider rate differential for accreditation. A family child care 
1.9 	provider or child care center shall be paid a 15 percent differential above the maximum rate 
1.10 	established in subdivision 1, up to the actual provider rate, if the provider or center holds a 
1.11 	current early childhood development credential or is accredited.  For a family child care 
1.12 	provider, early childhood development credential and accreditation includes an individual 
1.13 	who has earned a child development associate degree, a diploma in child development from 
1.14 	a Minnesota state technical college, or a bachelor's degree in early childhood education 
1.15 	from an accredited college or university, or who is accredited by the National Association 
1.16 	for Family Child Care or the Competency Based Training and Assessment Program.  For a 
1.17 	child care center, accreditation includes accreditation by the National Association for the 
1.18 	Education of Young Children, the Council on Accreditation, the National Early Childhood 
1.19 	Program Accreditation, the National School-Age Care Association, or the National Head 
1.20 	Start Association Program of Excellence.  For Montessori programs, accreditation includes 
1.21 	the American Montessori Society, Association of Montessori International-USA, or the 
1.22 	National Center for Montessori Education.

1.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2005.