1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to child care; modifying the at-home infant child care program;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 119B.035, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 119B.035, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A family in which a parent provides care for the family's 
1.7 	infant child may receive a subsidy in lieu of assistance if the family is eligible for or is 
1.8 	receiving assistance under the basic sliding fee program. An eligible family must meet the 
1.9 	eligibility factors under section 119B.09, except as provided in subdivision 4, and the 
1.10 	requirements of this section. ~~Subject to federal match and maintenance of effort requirements~~ 
1.11 	~~for the child care and development fund, and up to available appropriations,~~ The 
1.12 	commissioner shall provide assistance under the at-home infant child care program and for 
1.13 	administrative costs associated with the program. ~~At the end of a fiscal year, the~~ 
1.14 	~~commissioner may carry forward any unspent funds under this section to the next fiscal~~ 
1.15 	~~year within the same biennium for assistance under the basic sliding fee program.~~