SF4421

Purpose

• The bill aims to repeal the child care assistance program in Minnesota. It seeks to remove the statutory framework that created, governed, and referenced this program and to eliminate references to it across multiple chapters of Minnesota Statutes.

Main Provisions

• Repeal of the Child Care Assistance Program: The act repeals the statutory provisions that establish and govern the child care assistance program, including related sections and subdivisions identified in the bill.
• Scope of Repeal: The repeals cover a wide set of statute chapters and subdivisions, including but not limited to those cited under Minnesota Statutes 2024 and Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, notably chapters 142C, 142E, and 142G (as well as the related section 13.461 and certain other sections listed in the bill’s repealer sections).
• Revisions to the Statute Book: The bill directs the revisor of statutes to identify all statutory changes needed to remove references to the child care assistance program. This includes coordinating with the House Research Department, Senate Counsel Research and Fiscal Analysis, and the commissioner of children, youth, and families.
• Timeline for Implementation: By February 1, 2027, the revisor must submit to the chairs and ranking minority members of the relevant legislative committees and divisions a draft of the legislation required to implement the act and remove the program’s references.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Elimination of a State Program: The bill would effectively end the child care assistance program by removing its governing statutes from the books.
• Comprehensive Statutory Removal: A broad set of sections and subdivisions across multiple chapters (primarily 142C, 142E, 142G, and related provisions) would be repealed, removing rules, eligibility criteria, funding mechanisms, and administrative provisions tied to the program.
• Administrative Update Requirement: Before full repeal, the revisor is required to map out all statutory changes needed to remove references and prepare implementing legislation, ensuring the statute book reflects the repeal consistently.

Implementation/Timeline

• Revisor Instruction: The bill requires the revisor to identify all necessary statutory changes in consultation with relevant nonpartisan staff and to prepare draft implementing legislation.
• Submission Deadline: By February 1, 2027, a draft bill with the required statutory changes must be submitted to the appropriate legislative committee leaders.

Relevant Terms - child care assistance program - repeal; repealing - Minnesota Statutes 2024 - Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement - sections and subdivisions - revisor of statutes - House Research Department - Senate Counsel Research and Fiscal Analysis - commissioner of children, youth and families - 13.461 - 142C.01, 142C.02, 142C.03, 142C.04, 142C.05, 142C.06, 142C.07, 142C.08, 142C.09, 142C.10, 142C.11, 142C.12, 142C.13, 142C.14, 142C.15, 142C.16, 142C.17, 142C.18 - 142E.01, 142E.02, 142E.03, 142E.04, 142E.05, 142E.06, 142E.07, 142E.08, 142E.09, 142E.10, 142E.11, 142E.12, 142E.13, 142E.14, 142E.15, 142E.16, 142E.17, 142E.18, 142E.19, 142E.20, 142E.50, 142E.51, 142E.52, 142E.53, 142E.54, 142E.55, 142E.56, 142E.57 - 142G.21 - 13.461 subdivisions 7b and 28 - repealers (as listed in Sec. 2)