HF2078

HF2078 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Child care provider licensing provisions modified related to parent access, furnishings, equipment, and materials.

Related bill: SF1189

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to update regulations regarding child care provider licensing in Minnesota. Specifically, it seeks to clarify which child care programs and services are excluded from requiring a formal license.

Main Provisions

Exclusion Categories: The bill outlines various programs and situations that do not require a child care license. These include:
- Care provided by relatives, unless it involves child foster care placements.
- Nonresidential care by unrelated individuals for children from a single related family.
- Public school programs for children aged 33 months or older.
- Temporary nonresidential programs that operate for less than three hours daily if the parent or guardian is nearby.
- Adoption-related care for children, provided adoption is completed within two years.
- Programs supervised by recreation boards or certain nonprofit organizations, such as the YMCA and YWCA.
- Head Start programs operating less than 45 days a year.
- Cultural or educational exchange programs, until specific rules are formalized.
- Family child care by unrelated individuals for families not receiving child care assistance, with limitations on the number of children served.
Defined Terms and Specifications: The bill defines terms like "directly contiguous buildings" to assist in understanding where license exemptions apply. It also specifies conditions under which nonpublic school-operated programs are exempt if they are accreditated and meet specific standards.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

Expansion of Exemptions: The bill expands and clarifies the list of scenarios where child care programs do not require licensing.
Detailed Guidelines: It provides more detailed guidelines for how exemptions are determined, focusing on the type and size of the program and the presence of parent or guardian consent.

Relevant Terms

child care licensing, exemption from licensure, nonresidential programs, child foster care, public school programs, Head Start, community support services, cultural exchange, adoption programs, nonprofit organizations, YMCA, YWCA, family child care, child care assistance.

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file
1st Engrossment PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
March 09, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading, referred to	Children and Families Finance and Policy
March 16, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Committee report, to adopt as amended
March 16, 2025	House	Floor	Action	Second reading

Citations

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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "More specific criteria for accreditation of nonpublic schools."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "N/A"
      ],
      "summary": "The bill modifies the definition of 'school' as referenced in section 120A.22, subdivision 4.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarifies nonpublic school accreditation requirements related to child care programs."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "120A.22"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Further specifications on exclusion from licensure under this section."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "N/A"
      ],
      "summary": "The bill references community support services programs as defined in section 245.462.",
      "modified": [
        "Adjusts criteria for programs claiming exemption from licensure."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "245.462"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Provision pertaining to family community support services to be excluded from licensure."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "N/A"
      ],
      "summary": "Family community support services are defined under section 245.4871.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarification on services excluded from licensure."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "245.4871"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Exclusion of certain adoption-related placements from licensure requirements."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "N/A"
      ],
      "summary": "References the placement of a child in a preadoptive home authorized by section 259.47.",
      "modified": [
        "Updates to align with adoption placement procedures."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "259.47"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Exclusion criterion based on services licensed under chapter 245A."
      ],
      "removed": [
        "N/A"
      ],
      "summary": "References programs licensed by the commissioner under chapter 245A.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarifies types of programs that can claim exemption under this citation."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "245A"
  }
]