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    Topics: Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care

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    Last Date ReceivedMandate DescriptionItem TitleAgencie(s)Session LawStatuteNext Due DateSubjects Committee/Agency Jurisdiction
    Details Report on results from appropriation for support of child care businesses and women food entrepreneurs, including a summary of the uses of the appropriation and the amount of the appropriation used for administration, as well as a breakdown of the amount of funding used for loans, forgivable loans, and grants; information about the terms of the loans issued; a discussion of how money from repaid loans will be used; the number of entrepreneurs assisted; and a breakdown of how many entrepreneurs received assistance in each county. WomenVenture 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 53 Art. 20 Sec. 2 Subd. 2(kk) 12/15/2026 Business - Business-MN
    Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care     		Agriculture
    Economic Development/Growth
    Jobs and Economic Development/Growth 
    Details Report identifying program objectives and performance measures, and the current status of achieving them, including, when possible, these objectives: (1) centering experiences of children and youth, including those with disabilities and mental illness and their families; (2) addressing needs of children and youth facing racial, economic, or geographic inequities; (3) increasing coordination and reducing inefficiencies; (4) increasing access to child care and early learning programs and supporting early childhood and learning providers and services; (5) improving the connection between Minn. Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families programs and the kindergarten through grade 12 and higher education systems; and (6) minimizing and streamlining the effort required of youth and families to receive services to which the youth and families are entitled. Minn. Dept. of Children, Youth, and Families 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 70 Art. 12 Sec. 15 Subd. 2(d) 142A.03 Subd. 2(d) 01/15/2026 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Education-Early Care and Learning
    Details Report on the outcomes for recipients of grants to local communities to increase the number of quality child care providers to support economic development Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 53 Art. 20 Sec. 2 Subd. 2(n) 08/01/2025 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Economic Development         		Child Care
    Early Childhood
    Economic Development/Growth
    Education
    Details 02/09/2024 Report on the status of the use of money, plan development, and strategy implementation in modernizing information technology systems that support programs impacting children and families, including youth programs and child care and early learning programs Legislative Update Report: Modernizing Information Technology for Programs Impacting Children and Families Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 70 Art. 12 Sec. 32(d) 02/01/2025 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Education-Early Care and Learning
    Details 01/24/2024 Report that includes: (1) an analysis of the current access to child care within the state; (2) an analysis of the current shortage of child care workers within the state; (3) a summary of the Office of Child Care Community Partnerships' activities; (4) any proposed legislative and policy initiatives; and (5) any other information requested by the legislative committees with jurisdiction over child care, or that the Office of Child Care Community Partnerships deems necessary. Office of Child Care Community Partnerships Annual Report Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development - Office of Child Care Community Partnerships 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 53 Art. 15 Sec. 1 Subd. 5 116J.418 Subd. 5 01/15/2025 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care Child Care
    Details Report on how the availability of a one-star Parent Aware rating may impact the number of providers that choose to work toward higher Parent Aware ratings, including the cost to establish the one-star Parent Aware rating, and the extent to which funding is needed to support quality improvement for providers who seek to earn higher ratings. Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 54 Art. Sec. 17 12/31/2024 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Education-Early Care and Learning     		Early Childhood
    Details 01/12/2024 Report on any recommendations from the Family Child Care Training Advisory Committee that may also include draft legislation necessary to implement the recommendations. Family Child Care Training Advisory Committee Legislative Report Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 2 Sec. 82 Subd. 3 12/15/2024 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care Early Childhood
    Details Report on the automatic one-star Parent Aware rating 2023 Minn. Laws Chap. 54 Art. Sec. 20 Subd. 13(c) 11/15/2024 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Education-Early Care and Learning
    Details Report the outcomes of grants to local communities to increase the number of quality child care providers to support economic development Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 10 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 2 07/30/2024 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Economic Development         		Child Care
    Early Childhood
    Economic Development/Growth
    Details Report on results of the Family Child Care Shared Services Innovation Grants Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 14 Sec. 16 07/01/2024 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Education-Early Care and Learning
    Details 02/23/2024 Report on a new child care center licensing model for monitoring compliance with standards, and proposed legislation to implement it. RE: Child Care Licensing Regulation Modernization Projects Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 2 Sec. 75(e) 02/01/2024 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care Early Childhood
    Details Report on, and proposed legislation required to implement, a new family child care licensing model and new licensing standards Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 2 Sec. 81(f) 02/01/2024 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details Report on the activities and outcomes of the Children with Disabilities Inclusive Child Care Access Expansion grant program with legislative recommendations for implementing inclusive child care settings statewide Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 14 Sec. 15 Subd. 2(4) 02/01/2023 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Disability Issues
    Education-Early Care and Learning
    Details 02/02/2023 Preliminary findings and draft implementation plans, and final recommendations and implementation plans, for achieving by July 2031 the goal of the state for all families to have access to affordable, high-quality early care and education that enriches, nurtures, and supports children and their families; including an affordability standard that clearly identifies the maximum percentage of income that a family must pay for early care and education, taking into account all relevant factors, including but not limited to: (1) the annual income of the family; (2) the recommended maximum of income spent on child care expenses from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services; (3) the average cost of private child care for children under the age of five; and (4) geographic disparities in child care costs. Great Start for All Minnesota Children Task Force Final Report Great Start for All Minnesota Children Task Force 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 14 Sec. 18 Subd. 9 02/01/2023 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Education-Early Care and Learning     		Governor
    Details 02/11/2023 Recommendations and, if necessary, proposed legislation, for implementing a family-focused voluntary information sharing program intended to improve the effectiveness of public assistance programs and the delivery of services to families, including but not limited to the child care assistance program, Minnesota family investment program, supplemental nutritional assistance program, early learning scholarships, medical assistance, and home visiting programs. Legislative Report: Family Supports and Improvement Program Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 14 Sec. 19 01/15/2023 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Public Welfare         		Early Childhood
    Health and Human Services Policy and Finance
    Details 01/13/2023 Report recommendations for implementing child care models that address the state's child care needs while protecting children's safety, health, and well-being, based on a review of child care models that are not currently allowed under state statutes, including licensing standards related to age, group size, and capacity. Alternate Child Care Licensing Models Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 2 Sec. 83 01/01/2023 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details Report on the services provided to child care providers by the ombudsperson for family child care providers, including the number and locations of child care providers served and the activities of the ombudsperson. Ombudsperson for Family Child Care Providers 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 2 Sec. 3 245.975 Subd. 2 12/31/2022 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care Early Childhood
    Details Findings from an independent evaluation of the quality rating and improvement system's effectiveness and impact, along with the Minn. Dept. of Human Services' recommendations for revisions, potential future evaluations, and plans for continuous improvement of early learning and care. Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 14 Sec. 4 124D.142 Subd. 3(c) 12/31/2022 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Children/Youth/Families - Early Childhood Issues
    Education-Early Care and Learning
    Details 10/01/2022 Expansion of the "frequently asked questions" website for family child care providers to include more answers to submitted questions and a function to search for answers to specific question topics. Family Child Care Licensing: Frequently Asked Questions Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 2 Sec. 77 07/01/2022 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details Orientation training materials recommended for family child care license applicants to ensure all receive uniform, basic information about state laws governing human services licensing (Minn. Stat. 245A); human services background studies (Minn. Stat. 245C); and reporting of maltreatment of minors (Minn. Stat. 260E); and state rules governing licensing of day care facilities (Minn. Rules 9502). Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 2 Sec. 80 07/01/2022 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 03/04/2022 Summarize and submit the results of outreach to a racially, ethnically, culturally, and geographically diverse group of early learning and care providers to identify any barriers that prevent the providers from pursuing a Parent Aware rating, along with a plan for reducing those barriers. Parent Aware Equity Report Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 14 Sec. 4 124D.142 Subd. 4 03/01/2022 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Education-Early Care and Learning
    Details 01/03/2022 Plan to establish a one-stop regional assistance network of individuals who have experience or expertise starting a licensed family child care or group family child care program, or a child care center; or who have technical expertise regarding state licensing statutes and procedures; that includes: (1) an estimated timeline for implementing the assistance network through the child care resource and referral system; (2) an estimated budget for the assistance network; (3) a strategy to raise awareness and distribute the network's contact information statewide to licensed family child care providers and group family child care providers, and to child care centers; and (4) any legislative proposals necessary to implement the assistance network. Child Care One-Stop Regional Assistance Network Plan Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 2 Sec. 79 01/01/2022 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 03/25/2021 Child care development fund plan draft Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Plan For Minnesota Minn. Dept. of Education 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 3 Art. 1 Sec. 3 119B.06 Subd. 3 09/15/2021 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details Report on the outcomes of grants to local communities to increase the supply of quality child care providers to support economic development, including but not limited to the number of new providers, the number of additional child care provider jobs created, the number of additional child care slots, and the amount of cash and in-kind local funds invested. Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development 2019 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 1 Sec. 2(l) 07/01/2021 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development
    Details 02/24/2020 Report on the status of child care in Minnesota, including results from a new process for reviewing licensing inspection results by county in order to identify trends in correction order enforcement. Status of Child Care in Minnesota Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2017 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 6 Art. 9 Sec. 10 245A.153 02/01/2021 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 02/01/2021 Reports explaining the Family Child Care Task Force findings and recommendations relating to each of its duties, including any draft legislation necessary to implement the recommendations. Minnesota Family Child Care Task Force: Legislative Report Family Child Care Task Force 2019 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 2 Sec. 132 Subd. 5 02/01/2021 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care Child Care
    Details 01/02/2019 Report on the outcomes to date of the program of grants to local communities to increase the supply of quality child care providers in order to support economic development. Child Care Economic Development Grant Program Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development 2017 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. Sec. 2 01/01/2020 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 02/24/2020 Plain-language handbook describing the process and requirements to become a licensed family child care provider, including a list of the applicable statutory provisions and rules that apply to licensed family child care providers. Guide to Becoming a Licensed Family Child Care Provider Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2019 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 9 Art. 2 Sec. 32 245A.04 Subd. 17 01/01/2020 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details An easy-to-understand manual to instruct aspiring business owners in how to start a child care business Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development 2016 Minn. Laws Chap. 189 Art. 7 Sec. 2 Subd. 2(g) 06/30/2019 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 07/05/2017 An easy-to-understand manual to instruct aspiring business owners in how to start a child care business First Considerations in Starting a Family Child Care Business Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development 2016 Minn. Laws Chap. 189 Art. 7 Sec. 2 Subd. 2(g) 06/30/2019 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details In the 2019 report to the legislature on the status of child care required under Minnesota Statutes, section 245A.153, the commissioner shall include additional information on federal and state requirements, guidelines and administrative reforms. Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2018 Minn. Laws Chap. 200 Art. Sec. 10(b) 02/01/2019 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details Report on the outcomes to date of the program of grants to local communities to increase the supply of quality child care providers in order to support economic development. Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development 2017 Minn. Laws Chap. 94 Art. 1 Sec. 2 Subd. 2(y)(3) 01/01/2019 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 01/04/2018 Outcomes of grant program to increase supply of child care providers to support regional economic development Greater Minnesota Child Care Grants Minn. Dept. of Employment and Economic Development 2016 Minn. Laws Chap. 189 Art. 7 Sec. 2 Subd. 2(l) 01/01/2018 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Economic Development
    Details Results of inspection reports of all child care providers licensed under Chapter 245A and under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9502 or 9503; and the number of deaths, serious injuries, and instances of substantiated child maltreatment that occurred in licensed child care settings each year; made publicly available on the department's Web site. Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2017 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 6 Art. 16 Sec. 1 245A.04 Subd. 4 11/19/2017 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details Results of inspection reports for all certified centers including the number of deaths, serious injuries, and instances of substantiated child maltreatment that occurred in certified centers each year, made publicly available on the department's Web site. Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2017 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 6 Art. 16 Sec. 47 245H.05 11/19/2017 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details Guidelines for posting public licensing data for licensed child care programs. Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2017 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 6 Art. 7 Sec. 35 11/01/2017 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 12/21/2017 Report that identifies the violations of this chapter (family child care) and Minnesota Rules, chapters 9502 and 9503, that are eligible for a fix-it ticket. Licensed Child Care Fix-It Ticket Implementation Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2017 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 6 Art. 9 Sec. 7(f) 245A.065 10/01/2017 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 01/18/2017 Report on specified topics relating to access to affordable child care Report and Recommendations to the Minnesota Legislature Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2016 Minn. Laws Chap. 174 Art. Sec. 1 Subd. 4 01/15/2017 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 02/09/2015 Parent Aware quality rating and improvement system accessibility The Parent Aware Quality Rating and Improvement System: Increasing Accessibility for Families and Early Care and Education Programs Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2014 Minn. Laws Chap. 312 Art. 25 Sec. 32 02/15/2015 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 03/19/2013 Report on the criteria developed, the application, approval and reassessment processes for family child care provider or child care center accreditation New Process to Approve Accreditations for Child Care Center Rate Differential Legislative Report Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2012 Minn. Laws Chap. 177 Art. Sec. 1 119B.13 Subd. 3a 02/15/2013 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details Report on TANF transfers and amounts between the MFIP transition year child care assistance program and MFIP grant programs Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2010 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 1 Art. 25 Sec. 3 Subd. 1 12/01/2010 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Public Welfare
    Details 02/16/2010 Evaluation of the impact of the Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN) grants on school readiness Evaluation of the Minnesota Family, Friend and Neighbor Grant Program: Report to the Minnesota Legislature Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 147 Art. 2 Sec. 58 119B.232 02/15/2010 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 02/23/2010 Results of the early learning study Early Learning Study: Move and Standards Minn. Dept. of Health
    Minn. Dept. of Human Services         		2009 Minn. Laws Chap. 96 Art. 6 Sec. 10 02/15/2010 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Education-Early Care and Learning
    Details 01/28/2010 Report of Child Care Advisory Task Force recommendations to remove the barriers facing families in applying for and receiving child care assistance Child Care Advisory Task Force Recommendations Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2008 Minn. Laws Chap. 361 Art. 2 Sec. 5 Subd. 4 01/15/2010 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details Study of implications of restricting the use of state subsidies in center-based child care to centers meeting state quailty standards Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 147 Art. 2 Sec. 59 01/01/2010 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 02/13/2008 Recommendations in order for each legally unlicensed child care provider receiving child care assistance funds to receive a onetime home visit to receive information on health and safety, and school readiness Legal Non-licensed Child Care Provider Home Visiting Program Options: Report to the Legislature Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 147 Art. 2 Sec. 55 01/31/2008 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 01/31/2008 Report on the costs and funding recommended allocation from the general fund to cover the cost to counties to implement an annual license review for licensed family child care providers Estimated Costs for Conducting Annual License Reviews in Family Child Care Programs Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 147 Art. 3 Sec. 32 01/15/2008 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 01/29/2008 Report on development and implementation of an early childhood and school-age professional development system Child Growth and Development Trainings for Minnesota's Child Care Providers Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 147 Art. 2 Sec. 56 01/15/2008 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 05/05/2006 Report on progress made in coordination of early care and education programs 2005 Report on the Coordination of Early Care and Education Programs Minn. Dept. of Education
    Minn. Dept. of Health
    Minn. Dept. of Human Services         		2005 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 5 Art. 7 Sec. 18(b) 03/01/2006 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Education-Early Care and Learning
    Details 01/31/2006 Report on the feasibility of a statewide standard for setting license fees and background study fees for licensed family child care providers, Family Child Care Licensing Fees Report to the Minnesota Legislature Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2005 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 4 Art. 3 Sec. 18 01/15/2006 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 01/20/2005 Recommendations to the legislature evaluating the costs of child care in Minnesota Cost of Child Care: Legislative Report on Cost Containment Options in the Child Care Assistance Program Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2003 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 14 Art. 9 Sec. 34 01/15/2005 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 01/24/2003 Report on the number of families served and the cost of direct services per family for each child care assistance program administered by the commissioner Child Care Assistance Programs: Families Served and Cost of Direct Services Per Family: Report to the Legislature Minn. Dept. of Education 2001 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 3 Art. 1 Sec. 16 11/15/2003 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details 08/12/2005 Report on the use of MFIP social services child care with recommendations on the need for social services child care and its effectiveness in promoting self-sufficiency Minnesota Department of Human Services Report to the Legislature on Social Services Child Care Minn. Dept. of Education 2000 Minn. Laws Chap. 489 Art. 1 Sec. 36 01/15/2003 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Details Recommendations for changing child care program requirements for MFIP participants Minn. Dept. of Education
    Minn. Dept. of Human Services         		1999 Minn. Laws Chap. 214 Art. 2 Sec. 22 02/01/2000 Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Public Welfare
    Details Proposal of legislation for the 2021 legislative session to make the required amendments to statute and administrative rules, as necessary, if the Minn. Dept. of Human Services determines that family child care licenses should automatically renew. Minn. Dept. of Human Services 2020 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 2 Art. 1 Sec. 24   Children/Youth/Families - Child Care & After School Care
    Governing/Government-State - Agencies