Minnesota SF 2760: Suicide prevention training appropriation for teachers

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to child care; establishing the rural child care stabilization and support​
1.3 payment program; requiring a report; appropriating money; proposing coding for​
1.4 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 142D.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. [142D.211] RURAL CHILD CARE STABILIZATION AND SUPPORT​
1.7 PAYMENTS.​
1.8 Subdivision 1.Establishment.The commissioner of children, youth, and families must​
1.9 establish and administer the rural child care stabilization and support payments program to​
1.10 provide eligible child care and early learning programs with payments to improve access​
1.11 to early care and learning in Minnesota and strengthen the ability of programs to recruit and​
1.12 retain early educators.​
1.13 Subd. 2.Eligible programs.(a) The following programs are eligible to receive payments​
1.14 under this section:​
1.15 (1) family day care and group family day care homes licensed under Minnesota Rules,​
1.16 chapter 9502;​
1.17 (2) child care centers licensed under Minnesota Rules, chapter 9503;​
1.18 (3) certified license-exempt child care centers under chapter 142C;​
1.19 (4) Tribally licensed child care programs; and​
1.20 (5) other programs as determined by the commissioner.​
1​Section 1.​
25-03581 as introduced​02/18/25 REVISOR DTT/BM​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 2760​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: HAUSCHILD and Boldon)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​921​03/20/2025​
Referred to Health and Human Services​
Author added Boldon​1116​03/27/2025​

2.1 (b) To be eligible, a program must be located in a statutory or home rule charter city or​
2.2 town with a population of 2,500 or fewer.​
2.3 (c) To be eligible, a program must not be:​
2.4 (1) the subject of a finding of fraud for which the program is currently serving a penalty​
2.5 or exclusion;​
2.6 (2) the subject of suspended, denied, or terminated payments to a provider under section​
2.7 142E.17, subdivision 9, paragraph (d), clauses (1) and (2); 142E.51, subdivision 7, paragraph​
2.8 (c), clause (4); or 256.98, subdivision 1, regardless of whether the action is under appeal;​
2.9 (3) prohibited from receiving public funds under section 142A.12, regardless of whether​
2.10 the action is under appeal; or​
2.11 (4) under license revocation, suspension, temporary immediate suspension, or​
2.12 decertification, regardless of whether the action is under appeal.​
2.13 Subd. 3.Requirements.(a) As a condition of payment under this section, a program​
2.14 must:​
2.15 (1) complete an application developed by the commissioner for each payment period​
2.16 for which the program applies for funding;​
2.17 (2) submit data on child enrollment and attendance to the commissioner in the form and​
2.18 manner specified by the commissioner; and​
2.19 (3) attest and agree in writing that the program was open and operating and served a​
2.20 minimum number of children, as determined by the commissioner, during the funding​
2.21 period, with the exceptions of:​
2.22 (i) service disruptions that were necessary to protect the safety and health of children​
2.23 and child care programs based on public health guidance issued by the Centers for Disease​
2.24 Control and Prevention; the commissioner of health; the commissioner of children, youth,​
2.25 and families; or a local public health agency; and​
2.26 (ii) planned temporary closures for provider vacations and holidays during each payment​
2.27 period. The commissioner must establish the maximum allowed duration for vacations and​
2.28 holidays.​
2.29 (b) A program must expend money received under this section no later than six months​
2.30 after the date the payment was received.​
2​Section 1.​
25-03581 as introduced​02/18/25 REVISOR DTT/BM​

3.1 (c) A program that receives a payment under this section must comply with all​
3.2 requirements listed in the application. The commissioner must establish methods to determine​
3.3 that the application requirements have been met.​
3.4 Subd. 4.Record retention.(a) A program that receives a payment under this section​
3.5 must keep accurate and legible records of the following:​
3.6 (1) use of money;​
3.7 (2) staff employment, compensation, and benefits, which must include time sheets or​
3.8 other records of daily hours worked; documentation of compensation and benefits;​
3.9 documentation of written changes to employees' rate or rates of pay and basis thereof as a​
3.10 result of payments received under this section, as required under section 181.032, paragraphs​
3.11 (d) to (f); and any other records required to be maintained under section 177.30; and​
3.12 (3) attendance. Daily attendance records must be completed every day and must include​
3.13 the date, the first and last name of each child in attendance, and the time each child is dropped​
3.14 off at and picked up from the program. To the extent possible, the person dropping off or​
3.