1.1 .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 1197, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 32, line 31, delete "
provided"
1.3Page 32, line 31, delete "
in childcare settings as required by" and insert "
identified in"
1.4Page 32, delete section 3 and insert:
1.5 "Sec. 3.
[119A.541] FULL-DAY REQUIREMENTS.
1.6 (a) State-funded, full-day services provided in Head Start or licensed child care
1.7programs under chapter 245A must be phased in as follows:
1.8 (1) by fiscal year 2009, at least 25 percent of the total number of state-funded
1.9Minnesota children enrolled in a Head Start or licensed child care program must receive
1.10full-day services;
1.11 (2) by fiscal year 2011, at least 40 percent of the total number of state-funded
1.12Minnesota children enrolled in a Head Start or licensed child care program must receive
1.13full-day services; and
1.14 (3) by fiscal year 2013, at least 50 percent of the total number of state-funded
1.15Minnesota children enrolled in a Head Start or licensed child care program must receive
1.16full-day services.
1.17 (b) A Head Start program may provide full-day services using its own program
1.18model or under an agreement with a licensed full-day child care program. A program
1.19provider may request that the commissioner exempt the provider from the requirements
1.20under this section if the provider is a Head Start program that is unable to establish
1.21full-day services as a part of its program model and if licensed childcare providers:
1.22 (1) do not exist in a geographic area;
1.23 (2) choose not to provide full-day services; or
1.24 (3) cannot meet the federal Head Start performance standards after sufficient
1.25opportunity."
1.26Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
1.27Amend the title accordingly