1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to children; providing for data 
  1.3             classification for the community action, Head Start, 
  1.4             and foodshelf programs; modifying provisions of child 
  1.5             care programs; modifying program plan submission 
  1.6             requirement for learning readiness programs; amending 
  1.7             Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 119A.376, by adding 
  1.8             a subdivision; 119A.44, by adding a subdivision; 
  1.9             119A.50; and 124D.16, subdivision 1; Minnesota 
  1.10            Statutes 1999 Supplement, sections 119B.011, 
  1.11            subdivision 15; and 119B.03, subdivision 4. 
  1.12  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.13     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 119A.376, is 
  1.14  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.15     Subd. 4.  [DATA CLASSIFICATION.] Data collected on 
  1.16  individuals from which the identity of any individual receiving 
  1.17  services may be determined are private data on individuals and 
  1.18  must be maintained according to chapter 13. 
  1.19     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 119A.44, is 
  1.20  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.21     Subd. 7.  [DATA CLASSIFICATION.] Data collected on 
  1.22  individuals from which the identity of any individual receiving 
  1.23  services may be determined are private data on individuals and 
  1.24  must be maintained according to chapter 13. 
  1.25     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 119A.50, is 
  1.26  amended to read: 
  1.27     119A.50 [HEAD START PROGRAM.] 
  1.28     Subdivision 1.  [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND 
  2.1   LEARNING.] The department of children, families, and learning is 
  2.2   the state agency responsible for administering the Head Start 
  2.3   program.  The commissioner of children, families, and learning 
  2.4   may make grants to public or private nonprofit agencies for the 
  2.5   purpose of providing supplemental funds for the federal Head 
  2.6   Start program. 
  2.7      Subd. 2.  [DATA CLASSIFICATION.] Data collected on 
  2.8   individuals from which the identity of any individual receiving 
  2.9   services may be determined are private data on individuals and 
  2.10  must be maintained according to chapter 13. 
  2.11     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  2.12  119B.011, subdivision 15, is amended to read: 
  2.13     Subd. 15.  [INCOME.] "Income" means earned or unearned 
  2.14  income received by all family members, including public 
  2.15  assistance cash benefits and at-home infant care subsidy 
  2.16  payments, unless specifically excluded.  The following are 
  2.17  excluded from income:  funds used to pay for health insurance 
  2.18  premiums for family members, Supplemental Security Income, 
  2.19  scholarships, work-study income, and grants that cover costs or 
  2.20  reimbursement for tuition, fees, books, and educational 
  2.21  supplies; student loans for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and 
  2.22  living expenses; state and federal earned income tax credits; 
  2.23  in-kind income such as food stamps, energy assistance, foster 
  2.24  care assistance, medical assistance, child care assistance, and 
  2.25  housing subsidies; earned income of ~~full~~ full- or part-time 
  2.26  students up to the age of 19, who have not earned a high school 
  2.27  diploma or GED high school equivalency diploma including 
  2.28  earnings from summer employment; grant awards under the family 
  2.29  subsidy program; nonrecurring lump sum income only to the extent 
  2.30  that it is earmarked and used for the purpose for which it is 
  2.31  paid; and any income assigned to the public authority according 
  2.32  to section 256.74 or 256.741. 
  2.33     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
  2.34  119B.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  2.35     Subd. 4.  [FUNDING PRIORITY.] (a) First priority for child 
  2.36  care assistance under the basic sliding fee program must be 
  3.1   given to eligible non-MFIP families who do not have a high 
  3.2   school or general equivalency diploma or who need remedial and 
  3.3   basic skill courses in order to pursue employment or to pursue 
  3.4   education leading to employment and who need child care 
  3.5   assistance to participate in the education program.  Within this 
  3.6   priority, the following subpriorities must be used: 
  3.7      (1) child care needs of minor parents; 
  3.8      (2) child care needs of parents under 21 years of age; and 
  3.9      (3) child care needs of other parents within the priority 
  3.10  group described in this paragraph. 
  3.11     (b) Second priority must be given to parents who have 
  3.12  completed their MFIP or work first transition year. 
  3.13     (c) Third priority must be given to families who are 
  3.14  eligible for portable basic sliding fee assistance through the 
  3.15  portability pool under subdivision 9. 
  3.16     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 124D.16, 
  3.17  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  3.18     Subdivision 1.  [PROGRAM REVIEW AND APPROVAL.] ~~By February~~ 
  3.19  ~~15, 1992, for the 1991-1992 school year or by May 1 preceding~~ 
  3.20  ~~subsequent school years, a district must submit to the~~ 
  3.21  ~~commissioners of children, families, and learning, and health~~ A 
  3.22  school district shall biennially by May 1 submit to the 
  3.23  commissioners of children, families, and learning and health the 
  3.24  program plan required under this subdivision.  As determined by 
  3.25  the commissioners, one-half of the districts shall first submit 
  3.26  the plan by May 1 of the 2000-2001 school year and one-half of 
  3.27  the districts shall first submit the plan by May 1 of the 
  3.28  2001-2002 school year.  The program plan must include: 
  3.29     (1) a description of the services to be provided; 
  3.30     (2) a plan to ensure children at greatest risk receive 
  3.31  appropriate services; 
  3.32     (3) a description of procedures and methods to be used to 
  3.33  coordinate public and private resources to maximize use of 
  3.34  existing community resources, including school districts, health 
  3.35  care facilities, government agencies, neighborhood 
  3.36  organizations, and other resources knowledgeable in early 
  4.1   childhood development; 
  4.2      (4) comments about the district's proposed program by the 
  4.3   advisory council required by section 124D.15, subdivision 7; and 
  4.4      (5) agreements with all participating service providers.  
  4.5      Each commissioner may review and comment on the program, 
  4.6   and make recommendations to the commissioner of children, 
  4.7   families, and learning, within 30 days of receiving the plan.