1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; modifying child care assistance provider rate differential 
1.3 	for Parent Aware;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 119B.13, subdivision 
1.4 	3b.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 119B.13, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 3b.Provider rate differential for Parent Aware. A family child care provider 
1.8 	or child care center shall be paid a five percent differential if the provider holds a one-star 
1.9 	Parent Aware rating, a ten percent differential if the provider holds a two-star Parent Aware 
1.10 	rating, a 15 percent differential if ~~they hold~~ the provider holds a three-star Parent Aware 
1.11 	rating ~~or~~, and a 20 percent differential if ~~they hold~~ the provider holds a four-star Parent 
1.12 	Aware rating. A ~~15 percent or 20 percent~~ rate differential under this subdivision must be 
1.13 	paid above the maximum rate established in subdivision 1, up to the actual provider rate.