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MN Stat § 119A.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119A — Department Of Education; Programs|Section 119A.03 — Commissioner.

119A.03 COMMISSIONER. Subdivision 1. General. The department is under the administrative control of the commissioner. The commissioner is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The commissioner must possess broad knowledge and experience in strengthening children and families. The commissioner has the general powers as provided in section 15.06, subdivision 6. The commissioner's salary must be established according to the procedure in section 15A.0815, in the same range as that specified for the commissioner of management and budget. Subd. 2. Duties of commissioner. The commissioner shall: (1) identify measurable outcomes by which programs administered by the department will be evaluated at the state and local level; (2) develop linkages with other state departments to ensure coordination and consistent state policies promoting healthy development of children and families; (3) prepare, in consultation with the Children's Cabinet and affected parties, prior to July 1 of each year, guidelines governing planning, reporting, and other procedural requirements necessary to administer this chapter; (4) facilitate inclusive processes when designing or implementing guidelines and strategies to achieve agency goals for children and families; (5) facilitate intergovernmental and public-private partnership strategies necessary to implement this chapter; (6) submit to the federal government, or provide assistance to local governments and organizations in submitting, where appropriate and feasible, requests for federal waivers or recommendations for changes in federal law necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; (7) coordinate review of all plans and other documents required under the guidelines provided for in clause (3); (8) coordinate development of the management support system components required for implementation of this chapter; (9) review other programs serving children and families to determine the feasibility for transfer to the Department of Education or the feasibility of inclusion in the funding consolidation process; and (10) monitor local compliance with this chapter. History:  1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 3; 2Sp1997 c 3 s 18; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 27; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2007 c 13 art 3 s 12; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 119A.035 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119A — Department Of Education; Programs|Section 119A.035 — School Crisis Response Teams.

119A.035 SCHOOL CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS. Subdivision 1. Commissioner's duties. To ensure timely responses to school crises, the commissioner must work in cooperation with the Minnesota School Safety Center to collect, maintain, and make available to schools contact information for crisis response teams throughout the state. Subd. 2. Crisis response teams. In regions of Minnesota where an existing crisis response team has not been formed by a school district, county, or city, the commissioner, in cooperation with the Minnesota School Safety Center, must convene a working group in each region to develop a plan to form a crisis response team for that region. Team members from the public and private sectors may represent various disciplines, including school administrators, guidance counselors, psychologists, social workers, teachers, nurses, security experts, media relations professionals, and other related areas. History:   2016 c 189 art 25 s 1
MN Stat § 119A.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119A — Department Of Education; Programs|Section 119A.04 — Transfers From Other Agencies.

119A.04 TRANSFERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 2014 c 262 art 1 s 12] Subd. 2. Department of Employment and Economic Development. The powers and duties of the Department of Employment and Economic Development with respect to the following programs are transferred to the Department of Education under section 15.039 on July 1, 1997: (1) the Head Start program, including Project Cornerstone, under sections 119A.50 to 119A.5411; and (2) community action agency programs and financial assistance under sections 256E.30 and 256E.32. Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 2014 c 272 art 8 s 4] Subd. 4. Department of Corrections. The powers and duties with respect to the following program is transferred to the Department of Education under section 15.039: child abuse and child victims services under chapter 611A. Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1999 c 216 art 2 s 29; 1999 c 241 art 10 s 9] Subd. 6. Funding for transferred programs. State appropriations for programs transferred under this section may not be used to replace appropriations for K-12 programs. State and federal appropriations for programs under section 256E.25, subdivision 5a, transferred from the Department of Employment and Economic Development, may not be used to replace, supplement, or supplant federal or state appropriations for any other program in the department. Subd. 7. Grantees of transferred programs. Except as provided in Minnesota Rules, chapter 3350, the commissioner shall not reduce the number of organizations or eliminate specific types of organizations that are eligible to directly apply for grants made by programs transferred from the Department of Employment and Economic Development after January 1, 1997. History:  1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 4,13; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 42; 1997 c 162 art 3 s 2,3; 1Sp1997 c 5 s 30; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 205 art 5 s 21; 2000 c 260 s 18; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2005 c 98 art 1 s 24; 2007 c 13 art 3 s 13; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 36
MN Stat § 119A.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119A — Department Of Education; Programs|Section 119A.08 — Neighborhood-based Services For Children And Families.

119A.08 NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. Subdivision 1. Pilot projects authorized. The commissioner may establish a pilot project for family services collaboratives to deliver and broker services through neighborhood-based community organizations. Subd. 2. Family service collaborative; pilot. (a) A family services collaborative under section 124D.23 may apply to the commissioner to participate in the pilot project in specified geographic areas. The selected collaborative must implement the program through family service centers and eligible community groups that have strong ties to a local neighborhood and represent the diversity of residents and that have a history of providing services in the neighborhood. (b) An eligible organization must submit an application to the sponsoring family services collaborative with a description of areas to be served, a neighborhood presence, the needs of the area, the services to be provided with associated costs and resources, the intended outcomes, and the proposed methods of delivering service through volunteers, including any reimbursement or incentive not to exceed $200 for any service. Proposed services and amounts must be listed in an outcomes-based format. Subd. 3. Eligible activities. A participating center or group may deliver, or arrange for the delivery of, needed services listed in the application including assisting family members to achieve the commissioner-selected high school equivalency requirements; assisting with English as a second language or citizenship classes and tests; assisting with access to early childhood programs, childhood immunizations, suitable child care, and home visits; and assisting in crime prevention through after-school enrichment activities, truancy prevention, and tutoring for academically underachieving children. A collaborative that receives a grant under this section shall establish procedures to ensure the quality of the services paid for with grant funds and to monitor the delivery of services. History:  1997 c 162 art 2 s 2; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 10 s 7
MN Stat § 119A.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119A — Department Of Education; Programs|Section 119A.53 — Federal Requirements.

119A.53 FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. Programs and the commissioner shall comply with federal regulations governing the federal Head Start program, except for funding for innovative initiatives under section 119A.535 as approved by the commissioner, which may be used to operate differently than federal Head Start regulations. If a state statute or rule conflicts with a federal statute or regulation, the state statute or rule prevails. History:  1989 c 282 art 2 s 174; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 7 s 2; 2006 c 263 art 6 s 3
MN Stat § 119A.535 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119A — Department Of Education; Programs|Section 119A.535 — Application Requirements.

119A.535 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. Eligible Head Start organizations must submit a plan to the department for approval on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. The plan must include: (1) the number of low-income children and families the program will be able to serve; (2) a description of the program design and service delivery area which meets the needs of and encourages access by low-income working families; (3) a program design that ensures fair and equitable access to Head Start services for all populations and parts of the service area; (4) a plan for providing Head Start services in conjunction with full-day child care programs to minimize child transitions, increase program intensity and duration, and improve child and family outcomes as required in section 119A.5411; (5) identification of regular Head Start, early Head Start, full-day services identified in section 119A.5411, and innovative services based upon demonstrated needs to be provided; and (6) evidence parents of English learners are provided with oral or written information to monitor the program's impact on their children's English language development, know whether their children are progressing in developing their English proficiency, and, where practicable, their native language proficiency, and actively engage with their children in developing their English and native language proficiency. History:  2006 c 263 art 6 s 4; 2007 c 146 art 9 s 2; 2014 c 272 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 119A.5411 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119A — Department Of Education; Programs|Section 119A.5411 — Full-day Requirements.

119A.5411 FULL-DAY REQUIREMENTS. The following phase-in of full-day services in Head Start programs or licensed child care as defined in chapter 245A is required: (1) by fiscal year 2009, a minimum of 25 percent of the total state-funded enrollment throughout the state must be provided in full-day services; (2) by fiscal year 2011, a minimum of 40 percent of the total state-funded enrollment throughout the state must be provided in full-day services; and (3) by fiscal year 2013, a minimum of 50 percent of the total state-funded enrollment throughout the state must be provided in full-day services. Head Start programs may provide full-day services as part of their own program model or through agreements with licensed full-day child care programs. If licensed child care providers do not exist in a geographic area, choose not to participate, cannot meet the federal Head Start performance standards after sufficient opportunity, or a Head Start program is unable to establish the full-day services as a part of their own program model, the Head Start program may request exemption from the commissioner. History:   2007 c 146 art 9 s 3
MN Stat § 119A.545 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119A — Department Of Education; Programs|Section 119A.545 — Authority To Waive Requirements During Disaster Periods.

119A.545 AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENTS DURING DISASTER PERIODS. The commissioner of education may waive requirements under sections 119A.50 to 119A.535, for up to nine months after the disaster, for Head Start programs in areas where a federal disaster has been declared under United States Code, title 42, section 5121, et seq., or the governor has exercised authority under chapter 12. The commissioner shall notify the chairs of the appropriate senate and house of representatives committees ten days before the effective date of any waiver granted under this section. History:  1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1997 c 203 art 1 s 15; 1Sp1997 c 5 s 46; 1998 c 383 s 37; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 62; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2004 c 206 s 52; 2006 c 263 art 6 s 5
MN Stat § 119B.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.04 — Federal Child Care And Development Fund.

119B.04 FEDERAL CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT FUND. Subdivision 1. Commissioner to administer program. The commissioner is authorized and directed to receive, administer, and expend funds available under the child care and development fund under Public Law 104-193, Title VI. Subd. 2. Rulemaking authority. The commissioner may adopt rules under chapter 14 to administer the child care and development fund. History:  1991 c 292 art 5 s 54; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1997 c 162 art 4 s 18; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 21
MN Stat § 119B.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.06 — Federal Child Care And Development Block Grant.

119B.06 FEDERAL CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. Subdivision 1. Commissioner to administer block grant. The commissioner is authorized and directed to receive, administer, and expend child care funds available under the child care and development block grant authorized under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, Public Law 113-186. Subd. 2. Rulemaking authority. The commissioner may adopt rules under chapter 14 to administer the child care development block grant program. Subd. 3. Child care development fund plan development; review. In an effort to improve state legislative involvement in the development of the Minnesota child care and development fund plan, the commissioner must present a draft copy of the plan to the legislative finance committees that oversee child care assistance funding no less than 30 days prior to the required deadline for submission of the plan to the federal government. The legislature must submit any adjustments to the plan to the commissioner for consideration within ten business days of receiving the draft plan. The commissioner must present a copy of the final plan to the chairs of the legislative finance committees that oversee child care assistance funding no less than four days prior to the deadline for submission of the plan to the federal government. History:  1991 c 292 art 5 s 56; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 23; 1Sp2001 c 3 art 1 s 3; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 13
MN Stat § 119B.097 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.097 — Authorization With A Secondary Provider.

119B.097 AUTHORIZATION WITH A SECONDARY PROVIDER. (a) If a child uses any combination of the following providers paid by child care assistance, a parent must choose one primary provider and one secondary provider per child that can be paid by child care assistance: (1) an individual or child care center licensed under chapter 245A; (2) an individual or child care center or facility holding a valid child care license issued by another state or tribe; or (3) a child care center exempt from licensing under section 245A.03. (b) The amount of child care authorized with the secondary provider cannot exceed 20 hours per two-week service period, per child, and the amount of care paid to a child's secondary provider is limited under section 119B.13, subdivision 1. The total amount of child care authorized with both the primary and secondary provider cannot exceed the amount of child care allowed based on the parents' eligible activity schedule, the child's school schedule, and any other factors relevant to the family's child care needs. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 7 s 16
MN Stat § 119B.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.105 — Extended Eligibility And Authorization.

119B.105 EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY AND AUTHORIZATION. Subdivision 1. Three-month extended eligibility period. (a) A family in a situation under paragraph (b) continues to be eligible for up to three months or until the family's redetermination, whichever occurs first, rather than losing eligibility or having the family's eligibility suspended. During extended eligibility, the amount of child care authorized shall continue at the same number or more hours. The family must continue to meet all other eligibility requirements under this chapter. (b) The family's three-month extended eligibility period applies when: (1) a participant's employment or education program ends permanently; (2) the other parent moves in and does not participate in an authorized activity; (3) a participant's MFIP assistance ends and the participant is not participating in an authorized activity or the participant's participation in an authorized activity is unknown; (4) a student parent under section 119B.011, subdivision 19b, stops attending school; or (5) a participant receiving basic sliding fee child care assistance or transition year child care assistance applied for MFIP assistance and is not participating in an authorized activity or the participant's participation in an authorized activity is unknown. Subd. 2. Extended eligibility and redetermination. (a) If the family received three months of extended eligibility and redetermination is not due, to continue receiving child care assistance the participant must be employed or have an education plan that meets the requirements of section 119B.10, subdivision 3, or have an MFIP or DWP employment plan. If child care assistance continues, the amount of child care authorized shall continue at the same number or more hours until redetermination, unless a condition in section 119B.095, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), applies. A family subject to section 119B.095, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), shall have child care authorized based on a verified activity schedule. (b) If the family's redetermination occurs before the end of the three-month extended eligibility period to continue receiving child care assistance, the participant must verify that the participant meets eligibility and activity requirements for child care assistance under this chapter. If child care assistance continues, the amount of child care authorized is based on section 119B.10. A family subject to section 119B.095, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), shall have child care authorized based on a verified activity schedule. History:   1Sp2017 c 6 art 7 s 19
MN Stat § 119B.14 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.14 — Extension Of Employment Opportunities.

119B.14 EXTENSION OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. The county board shall ensure that child care services available to eligible residents are well advertised and that everyone who receives or applies for MFIP assistance is informed of training and employment opportunities and programs, including child care assistance and child care resource and referral services. History:  1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 72; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 54; 1999 c 159 s 23; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 35,69
MN Stat § 119B.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.15 — Administrative Expenses.

119B.15 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. The commissioner shall use up to 1/21 of the state and federal funds available for the basic sliding fee program and 1/21 of the state and federal funds available for the MFIP child care program for payments to counties for administrative expenses. The commissioner shall make monthly payments to each county based on direct service expenditures. Payments may be withheld if monthly reports are incomplete or untimely. History:  1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 72; 1987 c 403 art 3 s 72; 1989 c 282 art 2 s 152; 1991 c 292 art 5 s 61; 1995 c 207 art 4 s 37; 1997 c 162 art 4 s 41; 1999 c 159 s 24; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 36,69; 2009 c 175 art 1 s 6
MN Stat § 119B.189 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families|Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs|Section 119B.189 — Child Care Services Grant Definitions.

119B.189 CHILD CARE SERVICES GRANT DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Facility improvement expenses. "Facility improvement expenses" means the cost of improvements, equipment, appropriate technology and software, toys, and supplies needed to establish, expand, or improve a licensed child care facility or a child care program under the jurisdiction of a district school board. Subd. 2. Interim financing. "Interim financing" means funding for up to 18 months: (1) for activities that are necessary to receive and maintain state child care licensing; (2) to expand an existing child care program or to improve program quality; and (3) to operate for a period of six consecutive months after a child care facility becomes licensed or satisfies standards of the commissioner of human services. Subd. 3. Region. "Region" means a region designated by the governor under section 462.385. Subd. 4. Training program. "Training program" means child development courses offered by an accredited postsecondary institution or similar training approved by a county board or the commissioner. A training program must be a course of study that teaches specific skills to meet licensing requirements or requirements of the commissioner of human services. Subd. 5. Child care services grants. "Child care services grants" means grants awarded to child care centers and family child care providers, both licensed and legal nonlicensed, under section 119B.21, subdivision 5. Subd. 6. District. "District" means the selected geographical area comprising one or more regions defined in subdivision 3. Six district programs and one statewide tribal program provide designated child care resource and referral services for the district area. As determined by the commissioner, the district program shall work in partnership with the regional child care resource and referral programs, local communities, tribal programs, and other early childhood education programs located within the district. History:  1989 c 282 art 2 s 154; 1990 c 568 art 4 s 55; 1991 c 292 art 5 s 65; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1997 c 162 art 4 s 44-46; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 1999 c 205 art 5 s 8-11,21; 2003 c 130 s 12; 2004 c 288 art 4 s 20,21; 2010 c 301 art 2 s 1,2