1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 890 as follows:
1.2Page 1, after line 19, insert:
1.3"(c) Responsibilities related to the investigation of alleged or suspected maltreatment
1.4of minors under Minnesota Statutes, section 626.556, related to family child care settings
1.5shall remain with the county.
1.6(d) All authorities specifically assigned to counties under Minnesota Statutes and
1.7Rules related to the licensing of family child care providers are also assigned to the
1.8commissioner.
1.9(e) Background studies related to family child care providers under this pilot program
1.10shall be completed by the commissioner according to Minnesota Statutes, section 245C.08,
1.11subdivision 1, and after a background study has been completed on each person by the
1.12Department of Human Services, no repeat background studies by the commissioner on an
1.13individual related to the particular licensed site is required unless the commissioner has
1.14reasonable cause as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 245C.02, subdivision 15.
1.15(f) Family child care providers under this pilot program shall remain responsible
1.16for annual inspection and background study fees identified under Minnesota Statutes,
1.17section 245A.10, subdivision 2, except that providers shall pay the combined total of $150
1.18per year to the commissioner."
1.19Page 1, line 20, delete "(c)" and insert "(g)"
1.20Page 2, delete lines 8 and 9 and insert:
1.21"Any funds received by the commissioner according to this paragraph that remain unspent
1.22at the end of any fiscal year shall be retained by the commissioner and carried over to
1.23the next fiscal year.
1.24(h) The commissioner shall propose a fee to the 2015 legislature that recovers the
1.25actual costs for the commissioner's direct oversight and licensing of family child care
1.26providers in Anoka County under this pilot program.
2.1(i) The commissioner, in consultation with Anoka County, shall submit a report to
2.2the legislature by January 15, 2018, that provides a comparative analysis of the efficiency
2.3and effectiveness of the pilot program under this section compared to the current model
2.4of county oversight of family child care providers under Minnesota Statutes, section
2.5245A.16. The report shall include recommendations as to whether the pilot program
2.6should be continued or expanded to additional counties, and recommendations for fees
2.7necessary to recover costs of licensing oversight."
2.8Page 2, line 10, delete "July 1, 2013" and insert "January 1, 2014"
2.9Amend the title as follows:
2.10Page 1, line 3, before the period, insert "; requiring a report"