Bill Text: MN SF1621 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Child care accrediting organizations standards requirements, application and approval process development
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-20 - Secretary of State Chapter 177 04/18/12 [SF1621 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF1621-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Child care accrediting organizations standards requirements, application and approval process development
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-20 - Secretary of State Chapter 177 04/18/12 [SF1621 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-SF1621-Introduced.html
1.2relating to human services; modifying child care accreditation provisions;
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.13, subdivision 3a.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.13, subdivision 3a, is amended to
1.6read:
1.7 Subd. 3a. Provider rate differential for accreditation. A family child care
1.8provider or child care center shall be paid a 15 percent differential above the maximum
1.9rate established in subdivision 1, up to the actual provider rate, if the provider or center
1.10holds a current early childhood development credential or is accredited. For a family
1.11child care provider, early childhood development credential and accreditation includes
1.12an individual who has earned a child development associate degree, a child development
1.13associate credential, a diploma in child development from a Minnesota state technical
1.14college, or a bachelor's or post baccalaureate degree in early childhood education from
1.15an accredited college or university, or who is accredited by the National Association for
1.16Family Child Care or the Competency Based Training and Assessment Program. For a
1.17child care center, accreditation includes accreditation bythe National Association for the
1.18Education of Young Children, the Council on Accreditation, the National Early Childhood
1.19Program Accreditation, the National School-Age Care Association, or the National Head
1.20Start Association Program of Excellence an education accrediting organization that
1.21has been accrediting in the state of Minnesota for at least ten years or is recognized by
1.22the Department of Health, Human Services, or Education. For Montessori programs,
1.23accreditation includes the American Montessori Society, Association of Montessori
1.24International-USA, or the National Center for Montessori Education.
1.3amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.13, subdivision 3a.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 119B.13, subdivision 3a, is amended to
1.6read:
1.7 Subd. 3a. Provider rate differential for accreditation. A family child care
1.8provider or child care center shall be paid a 15 percent differential above the maximum
1.9rate established in subdivision 1, up to the actual provider rate, if the provider or center
1.10holds a current early childhood development credential or is accredited. For a family
1.11child care provider, early childhood development credential and accreditation includes
1.12an individual who has earned a child development associate degree, a child development
1.13associate credential, a diploma in child development from a Minnesota state technical
1.14college, or a bachelor's or post baccalaureate degree in early childhood education from
1.15an accredited college or university, or who is accredited by the National Association for
1.16Family Child Care or the Competency Based Training and Assessment Program. For a
1.17child care center, accreditation includes accreditation by
1.18
1.19
1.20
1.21has been accrediting in the state of Minnesota for at least ten years or is recognized by
1.22the Department of Health, Human Services, or Education. For Montessori programs,
1.23accreditation includes the American Montessori Society, Association of Montessori
1.24International-USA, or the National Center for Montessori Education.
