1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; authorizing a pilot project in Ramsey County to 
1.3 	coordinate services for teen parents.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RAMSEY COUNTY CHILD CARE PILOT PROJECT.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Authorization for pilot project. The commissioner of human 
1.7 	services shall approve a pilot project in Ramsey County that will help teen parents remain 
1.8 	in school and complete the student's education while providing child care assistance for 
1.9 	the student's child. The pilot project shall increase coordination between services from 
1.10 	the Minnesota family investment program, the child care assistance program, and area 
1.11 	public schools with the goal of removing barriers that prevent teen parents from pursuing 
1.12 	educational goals.
1.13 		Subd. 2.Program design and implementation. The Ramsey County child care 
1.14 	pilot project shall be established to improve the coordination of services to teen parents. 
1.15 	The pilot project shall:
1.16 	(1) provide a streamlined process for sharing information between the Minnesota 
1.17 	family investment program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J, the child care 
1.18 	assistance program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B, and public schools in 
1.19 	Ramsey County;
1.20 	(2) determine eligibility for child care assistance using the teen parent's eligibility 
1.21 	for reduced-cost or free school lunches in place of income verification; and
1.22 	(3) waive the child care parent fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.12, 
1.23 	subdivision 2, for teen parents with children in school-based child care centers.