Bill Text: MN HF2331 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Children absent days limit exception provided.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-05 - Author added Loeffler [HF2331 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2331-Introduced.html
1.2relating to human services; providing an exception to the absent days limit
1.3for certain children;amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section
1.4119B.13, subdivision 7.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 7, is
1.7amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 7. Absent days. (a) Licensed child care providers and license-exempt centers
1.9must not be reimbursed for more than ten full-day absent days per child, excluding
1.10holidays, in a fiscal year. Legal nonlicensed family child care providers must not be
1.11reimbursed for absent days. If a child attends for part of the time authorized to be in care
1.12in a day, but is absent for part of the time authorized to be in care in that same day, the
1.13absent time must be reimbursed but the time must not count toward the ten absent day
1.14limit. Children in families where at least one parent is under the age of 21, does not have a
1.15high school or general equivalency diploma, and is a student in a school district or another
1.16similar program that provides or arranges for child care, as well as parenting support,
1.17social services, career and employment supports, and academic support to achieve high
1.18school graduation, may exceed the ten absent days limit upon request of the program
1.19and approval of the county. If a child attends part of an authorized day, payment to the
1.20provider must be for the full amount of care authorized for that day. Child care providers
1.21must only be reimbursed for absent days if the provider has a written policy for child
1.22absences and charges all other families in care for similar absences.
1.23 (b) Child care providers must be reimbursed for up to ten federal or state holidays
1.24or designated holidays per year when the provider charges all families for these days
2.1and the holiday or designated holiday falls on a day when the child is authorized to be
2.2in attendance. Parents may substitute other cultural or religious holidays for the ten
2.3recognized state and federal holidays. Holidays do not count toward the ten absent day
2.4limit.
2.5 (c) A family or child care provider must not be assessed an overpayment for an
2.6absent day payment unless (1) there was an error in the amount of care authorized for the
2.7family, (2) all of the allowed full-day absent payments for the child have been paid, or (3)
2.8the family or provider did not timely report a change as required under law.
2.9 (d) The provider and family shall receive notification of the number of absent days
2.10used upon initial provider authorization for a family and ongoing notification of the
2.11number of absent days used as of the date of the notification.
2.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2013.
1.3for certain children;amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section
1.4119B.13, subdivision 7.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 7, is
1.7amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 7. Absent days. (a) Licensed child care providers and license-exempt centers
1.9must not be reimbursed for more than ten full-day absent days per child, excluding
1.10holidays, in a fiscal year. Legal nonlicensed family child care providers must not be
1.11reimbursed for absent days. If a child attends for part of the time authorized to be in care
1.12in a day, but is absent for part of the time authorized to be in care in that same day, the
1.13absent time must be reimbursed but the time must not count toward the ten absent day
1.14limit. Children in families where at least one parent is under the age of 21, does not have a
1.15high school or general equivalency diploma, and is a student in a school district or another
1.16similar program that provides or arranges for child care, as well as parenting support,
1.17social services, career and employment supports, and academic support to achieve high
1.18school graduation, may exceed the ten absent days limit upon request of the program
1.19and approval of the county. If a child attends part of an authorized day, payment to the
1.20provider must be for the full amount of care authorized for that day. Child care providers
1.21must only be reimbursed for absent days if the provider has a written policy for child
1.22absences and charges all other families in care for similar absences.
1.23 (b) Child care providers must be reimbursed for up to ten federal or state holidays
1.24or designated holidays per year when the provider charges all families for these days
2.1and the holiday or designated holiday falls on a day when the child is authorized to be
2.2in attendance. Parents may substitute other cultural or religious holidays for the ten
2.3recognized state and federal holidays. Holidays do not count toward the ten absent day
2.4limit.
2.5 (c) A family or child care provider must not be assessed an overpayment for an
2.6absent day payment unless (1) there was an error in the amount of care authorized for the
2.7family, (2) all of the allowed full-day absent payments for the child have been paid, or (3)
2.8the family or provider did not timely report a change as required under law.
2.9 (d) The provider and family shall receive notification of the number of absent days
2.10used upon initial provider authorization for a family and ongoing notification of the
2.11number of absent days used as of the date of the notification.
2.12EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2013.
