1.1    .................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3376 as follows:
1.2Page 2, line 16, strike "the four quarterly measurements" and insert "12 consecutive
1.3months"
1.4Page 2, line 23, after "within" insert "or above"
1.5Page 2, line 30, strike "the four quarterly measurements" and insert "12 consecutive
1.6months"
1.7Page 2, line 35, after "within" insert "or above"
1.8Page 3, line 9, delete "the four quarterly"
1.9Page 3, line 10, delete "measurements" and insert "12 consecutive months"
1.10Page 3, line 14, delete "the four quarterly"
1.11Page 3, line 15, delete "measurements" and insert "12 consecutive months"
1.12Page 4, line 11, strike "four quarterly measurements" and insert "12 consecutive
1.13months"
1.14Page 4, line 18, after "within" insert "or above"
1.15Page 4, line 23, strike "four quarterly"
1.16Page 4, line 24, strike "measurements" and insert "12 consecutive months"
1.17Page 4, line 28, after "within" insert "or above"
1.18Page 5, line 2, delete "four quarterly measurements" and insert "12 consecutive
1.19months"
1.20Page 5, line 7, delete "four quarterly measurements" and insert "12 consecutive
1.21months"
1.22Page 7, after line 7, insert:

1.23    "Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 119B.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
1.24    Subd. 9. Licensed and legal nonlicensed family child care providers; assistance.
1.25    Licensed and legal nonlicensed family child care providers and their employees are not
1.26eligible to receive child care assistance subsidies under this chapter for their own children
1.27or children in their family during the hours they are providing child care or being paid to
2.1provide child care. Child care providers and their employees are eligible to receive child
2.2care assistance subsidies for their children when they are engaged in other activities that
2.3meet the requirements of this chapter and for which child care assistance can be paid. The
2.4hours for which the provider or their employee receives a child care subsidy for their own
2.5children must not overlap with the hours the provider provides child care services."
2.6Page 16, line 25, after the semicolon insert "or"
2.7Page 16, line 26, after "nonlicensed" insert "or" and delete "child" and insert ",
2.8friend and neighbor" and delete "; or" and insert a period
2.9Page 16, delete line 27
2.10Page 20, after line 3, insert:

2.11    "Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 256J.49, subdivision 13, is
2.12amended to read:
2.13    Subd. 13. Work activity. "Work activity" means any activity in a participant's
2.14approved employment plan that leads to employment. For purposes of the MFIP program,
2.15this includes activities that meet the definition of work activity under the participation
2.16requirements of TANF. Work activity includes:
2.17    (1) unsubsidized employment, including work study and paid apprenticeships or
2.18internships;
2.19    (2) subsidized private sector or public sector employment, including grant diversion
2.20as specified in section 256J.69, on-the-job training as specified in section 256J.66,
2.21the self-employment investment demonstration program (SEID) as specified in section
2.22256J.65, paid work experience, and supported work when a wage subsidy is provided;
2.23    (3) unpaid work experience, including community service, volunteer work,
2.24the community work experience program as specified in section 256J.67, unpaid
2.25apprenticeships or internships, and supported work when a wage subsidy is not provided.
2.26Unpaid work experience is only an option if the participant has been unable to obtain or
2.27maintain paid employment in the competitive labor market, and no paid work experience
2.28programs are available to the participant. Unless a participant consents to participating
2.29in unpaid work experience, the participant's employment plan may only include unpaid
2.30work experience if including the unpaid work experience in the plan will meet the
2.31following criteria:
2.32    (i) the unpaid work experience will provide the participant specific skills or
2.33experience that cannot be obtained through other work activity options where the
2.34participant resides or is willing to reside; and
3.1    (ii) the skills or experience gained through the unpaid work experience will result
3.2in higher wages for the participant than the participant could earn without the unpaid
3.3work experience;
3.4    (4) job search including job readiness assistance, job clubs, job placement,
3.5job-related counseling, and job retention services;
3.6    (5) job readiness education, including English as a second language (ESL) or
3.7functional work literacy classes as limited by the provisions of section 256J.531,
3.8subdivision 2 , general educational development (GED) course work, high school
3.9completion, and adult basic education as limited by the provisions of section 256J.531,
3.10subdivision 1 ;
3.11    (6) job skills training directly related to employment, including education and
3.12training that can reasonably be expected to lead to employment, as limited by the
3.13provisions of section 256J.53;
3.14    (7) providing child care services to a participant who is working in a community
3.15service program;
3.16    (8) activities included in the employment plan that is developed under section
3.17256J.521, subdivision 3 ; and
3.18    (9) preemployment activities including chemical and mental health assessments,
3.19treatment, and services; learning disabilities services; child protective services; family
3.20stabilization services; or other programs designed to enhance employability.

3.21    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 256J.521, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.22    Subd. 4. Self-employment. (a) Self-employment activities may be included in an
3.23employment plan contingent on the development of a business plan which establishes a
3.24timetable and earning goals that will result in the participant exiting MFIP assistance.
3.25Business plans must be developed with assistance from an individual or organization with
3.26expertise in small business as approved by the job counselor.
3.27    (b) Participants with an approved plan that includes self-employment must meet
3.28the participation requirements in section 256J.55, subdivision 1. Only hours where
3.29the participant earns at least minimum wage shall be counted toward the requirement.
3.30Additional activities and hours necessary to meet the participation requirements in section
3.31256J.55, subdivision 1 , must be included in the employment plan.
3.32    (c) Employment plans which include self-employment activities must be reviewed
3.33every three months. Participants who fail, without good cause, to make satisfactory
3.34progress as established in the business plan must revise the employment plan to replace
3.35the self-employment with other approved work activities.
4.1    (d) The requirements of this subdivision may be waived for participants who are
4.2enrolled in the self-employment investment demonstration program (SEID) under section
4.3256J.65, and who make satisfactory progress as determined by the job counselor and
4.4the SEID provider. "
4.5Page 23, delete sections 1 and 2
4.6Page 24, delete section 4
4.7Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
4.8Amend the title accordingly