1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1026, the delete everything amendment
1.2(H1026DE1-3), as follows:
1.3Page 4, line 32, delete the second "will" and insert "may" and delete "funding"
1.4and insert "supports"
1.5Page 5, delete lines 5 to 10
1.6Page 5, line 11, delete "(c)" and insert "(b)"
1.7Page 5, line 15, delete "(d)" and insert "(c)"
1.8Page 6, delete section 9
1.9Page 7, line 5, delete "All" and after "positions" insert "associated with these
1.10programs"
1.11Page 7, line 9, delete "All" and after "positions" insert "associated with these
1.12programs"
1.13Page 12, line 34, delete "131,139,000" and insert "130,879,000" and delete
1.14"131,812,000" and insert "131,928,000"
1.15Page 13, line 3, delete "118,356,000" and insert "118,352,000" and delete
1.16"118,362,000" and insert "118,358,000"
1.17Page 13, line 5, delete "12,783,000" and insert "12,527,000" and delete "13,450,000"
1.18and insert "13,570,000"
1.19Page 13, line 34, after the period, insert "The commissioner shall ensure that all
1.20transferred funds are expended according to federal child care and development fund
1.21regulations."
1.22Page 14, line 3, delete "74,546,000" and insert "75,000,000" and delete "74,657,000"
1.23and insert "75,110,000"
1.24Page 14, line 5, delete "$2,478,000" and insert "$2,901,000"
1.25Page 14, line 6, delete "$2,395,000" and insert "$2,782,000"
1.26Page 14, after line 16, insert:
2.1"Provider Rate Differential. $31,000
2.2in fiscal year 2010 and $66,000 in fiscal
2.3year 2011 are from the federal child care
2.4development fund from American Recovery
2.5and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law
2.6111-5, funds to the commissioner of human
2.7services for the purposes of the provider rate
2.8differential under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.9119B.13, subdivision 3a."
2.10Page 14, line 30, delete "52,406,000" and insert "53,090,000" and delete
2.11"52,203,000" and insert "53,019,000"
2.12Page 14, line 32, delete "$1,793,000" and insert "$1,765,000"
2.13Page 14, line 33, delete "$1,775,000" and insert "$1,914,000"
2.14Page 15, line 21, delete "$5,146,000" and insert "$5,829,000"
2.15Page 15, line 22, delete "$5,145,000" and insert "$5,758,000"
2.16Page 15, line 34, delete "$184,000" and insert "$180,000"
2.17Page 15, line 35, delete "$182,000" and insert "$178,000"
2.18Page 16, line 1, delete "4,077,000" and insert "2,679,000" and delete "4,848,000"
2.19and insert "3,695,000"
2.20Page 16, line 16, delete "$1,350,000" and insert "$633,000"
2.21Page 16, line 17, delete "$1,350,000" and insert "$633,000"
2.22Page 16, line 32, delete "$865,000" and insert "$184,000"
2.23Page 16, line 33, delete "$1,500,000" and insert "$1,200,000"
2.24Page 17, delete lines 18 to 24
2.25Page 19, after line 21, insert:

2.26    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.13, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
2.27    Subd. 3a. Provider rate differential for accreditation quality. A family child care
2.28provider or child care center shall be paid a 15 percent differential above the maximum
2.29rate established in subdivision 1, up to the actual provider rate, if the provider or center
2.30holds a current early childhood development credential, has received a three or four star
2.31rating on the Parent Aware star rating tool, or is accredited. For a family child care
2.32provider, early childhood development credential and accreditation includes an individual
2.33who has earned a child development associate degree, a child development associate
2.34credential, a diploma in child development from a Minnesota state technical college, or a
2.35bachelor's or post baccalaureate degree in early childhood education from an accredited
2.36college or university, or who is accredited by the National Association for Family Child
3.1Care or the Competency Based Training and Assessment Program. For a child care center,
3.2accreditation includes accreditation by the National Association for the Education of
3.3Young Children, the Council on Accreditation, the National Early Childhood Program
3.4Accreditation, the National School-Age Care Association, or the National Head Start
3.5Association Program of Excellence. For Montessori programs, accreditation includes
3.6the American Montessori Society, Association of Montessori International-USA, or the
3.7National Center for Montessori Education.
3.8EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective November 1, 2009."
3.9Page 20, after line 18, insert:

3.10    "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.21, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
3.11    Subd. 5. Child care services grants. (a) A child care resource and referral program
3.12designated under section 119B.19, subdivision 1a, may award child care services grants
3.13for:
3.14    (1) creating new licensed child care facilities and expanding existing facilities,
3.15including, but not limited to, supplies, equipment, facility renovation, and remodeling;
3.16    (2) improving licensed child care facility programs;
3.17    (3) staff training and development services including, but not limited to, in-service
3.18training, curriculum development, accreditation, certification, consulting, resource
3.19centers, program and resource materials, supporting effective teacher-child interactions,
3.20child-focused teaching, and content-driven classroom instruction;
3.21    (4) interim financing;
3.22    (5) capacity building through the purchase of appropriate technology to create,
3.23enhance, and maintain business management systems;
3.24    (6) emergency assistance for child care programs;
3.25    (7) new programs or projects for the creation, expansion, or improvement of
3.26programs that serve ethnic immigrant and refugee communities; and
3.27    (8) targeted recruitment initiatives to expand and build the capacity of the child
3.28care system and to improve the quality of care provided by legal nonlicensed child care
3.29providers.
3.30    (b) A child care resource and referral program designated under section 119B.19,
3.31subdivision 1a , may award child care services grants to:
3.32    (1) licensed providers;
3.33    (2) providers in the process of being licensed;
3.34    (3) corporations or public agencies that develop or provide child care services;
3.35    (4) school-age care programs;
3.36    (5) legal nonlicensed or family, friend, and neighbor care providers; or
4.1    (6) any combination of clauses (1) to (5).
4.2    (c) A recipient of a child care services grant for facility improvements, interim
4.3financing, or staff training and development must provide a 25 percent local match.
4.4(d) Beginning July 1, 2009, grants under this subdivision shall be increasingly
4.5awarded for activities that improve provider quality, including activities under paragraph
4.6(a), clauses (1) to (3) and (7).

4.7    Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 119B.21, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
4.8    Subd. 10. Family child care technical assistance grants. (a) A child care resource
4.9and referral organization designated under section 119B.19, subdivision 1a, may award
4.10technical assistance grants of up to $1,000. These grants may be used for:
4.11    (1) facility improvements, including, but not limited to, improvements to meet
4.12licensing requirements;
4.13    (2) improvements to expand a child care facility or program;
4.14    (3) toys, materials, and equipment to improve the learning environment;
4.15    (4) technology and software to create, enhance, and maintain business management
4.16systems;
4.17    (5) start-up costs;
4.18    (6) staff training and development; and
4.19    (7) other uses approved by the commissioner.
4.20    (b) A child care resource and referral program may award family child care technical
4.21assistance grants to:
4.22    (1) licensed family child care providers;
4.23    (2) child care providers in the process of becoming licensed; or
4.24    (3) legal nonlicensed or family, friend, and neighbor care providers.
4.25    (c) A local match is not required for a family child care technical assistance grant.
4.26(d) Beginning July 1, 2009, grants under this subdivision shall be increasingly
4.27awarded for activities that improve provider quality, including activities under paragraph
4.28(a), clauses (1), (3), and (6)."
4.29Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
4.30Amend the title accordingly