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SF2903 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Great start compensation support payments modifications

Related bill: HF2728

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The bill seeks to modify the process for the distribution of compensation support payments within child care programs in Minnesota. It aims to ensure that funds are allocated to support child care providers fairly and effectively.

Main Provisions

  • Noncompetitive Payments: The bill mandates that compensation support payments should be distributed to eligible child care programs on a noncompetitive basis. This ensures that all qualifying programs receive necessary funding without having to compete for it.
  • Definition of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE): A full-time equivalent is defined as an individual who takes care of children, engages in professional development, or participates in lesson planning for 32 hours a week. The bill allows for flexibility where an individual can count as more or less than one FTE, but not exceed two FTEs.
  • Award Calculation: The commissioner is tasked with determining the amount awarded to each FTE staff member who regularly cares for children.
  • Increased Payments: Programs that receive child care assistance payments, early learning scholarships, or are located in child care access equity areas will see a ten percent increase in payments.
  • Child Care Access Equity Areas: The commissioner will define areas with low access to child care, high poverty, high unemployment, low homeownership, and low median incomes as child care access equity areas.
  • Payment Details: The bill instructs the commissioner to set the details regarding the form, frequency, and method of payment distribution.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

  • The bill updates the existing statute by defining how full-time equivalency should be calculated and detailing the conditions under which some programs can receive increased payments.
  • It specifies the calculation for increased payments for programs in disadvantaged areas to ensure equitable distribution of resources.

Relevant Terms

  • Child care compensation support
  • Full-time equivalent (FTE)
  • Noncompetitive basis
  • Child care access equity area
  • Professional development
  • Lesson planning
  • Early learning scholarships
  • Child care assistance payments

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 23, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 23, 2025SenateFloorActionIntroduction and first reading
March 23, 2025SenateFloorActionReferred toHealth and Human Services

Citations

 
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