Bill Text: MN HF1880 | 2013-2014 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Early learning scholarships availability expanded.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-26 - Author added Fritz [HF1880 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2013-HF1880-Introduced.html
1.2relating to early learning; expanding the availability of early learning
1.3scholarships; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2013
1.4Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; Laws
1.52013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 8.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 3,
1.8is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 3. Administration. (a) The commissioner shall establish application
1.10timelines and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational
1.11needs of eligible families and programs. The commissioner may prioritize applications on
1.12factors including family income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a
1.13waiting list for a publicly funded program providing early education or child care services.
1.14(b) Scholarships may be awardedup to $5,000 for each eligible child. The
1.15commissioner shall establish a target for the average scholarship amount per child
1.16based on the results of the rate survey conducted under section 119B.13, subdivision 1,
1.17paragraph (b), per year.
1.18(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled
1.19in or on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify
1.20the commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year
1.21of the program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than
1.22current funding provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of
1.23scholarship slots for that program and notify the program of that number.
1.24(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has
1.25not been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the
2.1awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in
2.2order to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one
2.3scholarship in a 12-month period.
2.4(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development
2.5screening under sections121A.16 to
121A.19 must complete that screening within 90
2.6days of first attending an eligible program.
2.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.8 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.165, is amended by adding
2.9a subdivision to read:
2.10 Subd. 6. Program funding. (a) Beginning in fiscal year 2016, the annual baseline
2.11appropriation for this program equals the lesser of:
2.12(1) twice the appropriation for the previous year; or
2.13(2) the actual amount necessary to fund all eligible scholarship requests.
2.14(b) There is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
2.15education the amount necessary for early education scholarships according to paragraph
2.16(a). This amount must be reduced by the amount of any money specifically appropriated
2.17for the same purpose in any year from any state fund.
2.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.19 Sec. 3. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
2.20 Subd. 8. Early childhood education scholarships. For transfer to the Office of
2.21Early Learning for early learning scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section124D.165 :
2.25Up to $950,000 each year is for administration of this program.
2.26Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
2.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2014.
1.3scholarships; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2013
1.4Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; Laws
1.52013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 8.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 3,
1.8is amended to read:
1.9 Subd. 3. Administration. (a) The commissioner shall establish application
1.10timelines and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational
1.11needs of eligible families and programs. The commissioner may prioritize applications on
1.12factors including family income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a
1.13waiting list for a publicly funded program providing early education or child care services.
1.14(b) Scholarships may be awarded
1.15commissioner shall establish a target for the average scholarship amount per child
1.16based on the results of the rate survey conducted under section 119B.13, subdivision 1,
1.17paragraph (b), per year.
1.18(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled
1.19in or on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify
1.20the commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year
1.21of the program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than
1.22current funding provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of
1.23scholarship slots for that program and notify the program of that number.
1.24(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has
1.25not been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the
2.1awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in
2.2order to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one
2.3scholarship in a 12-month period.
2.4(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development
2.5screening under sections
2.6days of first attending an eligible program.
2.7EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.8 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.165, is amended by adding
2.9a subdivision to read:
2.10 Subd. 6. Program funding. (a) Beginning in fiscal year 2016, the annual baseline
2.11appropriation for this program equals the lesser of:
2.12(1) twice the appropriation for the previous year; or
2.13(2) the actual amount necessary to fund all eligible scholarship requests.
2.14(b) There is annually appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
2.15education the amount necessary for early education scholarships according to paragraph
2.16(a). This amount must be reduced by the amount of any money specifically appropriated
2.17for the same purpose in any year from any state fund.
2.18EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
2.19 Sec. 3. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
2.20 Subd. 8. Early childhood education scholarships. For transfer to the Office of
2.21Early Learning for early learning scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, section
| $ |
23,000,000 |
..... |
2014 |
|
| $ |
43,000,000 |
..... |
2015 |
2.26Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
2.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2014.
