| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to children; modifying licensing and certification regulations relating to |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 children and families; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142B.10, |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 subdivision 14; 142B.30, subdivision 1; 142B.51, subdivision 2; 142B.65, |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 subdivision 8; 142B.66, subdivision 3; 142B.70, subdivision 7; 142C.06, by adding |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 a subdivision; 142C.11, subdivision 8; 142C.12, subdivision 1; 245A.18, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 subdivision 1. |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.10, subdivision 14, is amended to read: |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 Subd. 14.Grant of license; license extension.(a) If the commissioner determines that |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11the program complies with all applicable rules and laws, the commissioner shall issue a |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12license consistent with this section or, if applicable, a temporary change of ownership license |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13under section 142B.11. At minimum, the license shall state: |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (1) the name of the license holder; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (2) the address of the program; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (3) the effective date and expiration date of the license; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (4) the type of license; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (5) the maximum number and ages of persons that may receive services from the program; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (6) any special conditions of licensure. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (b) The commissioner may issue a license for a period not to exceed two years if: |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 25-00347 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR EB/HL |
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| 24 | 24 | | SENATE |
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| 25 | 25 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 26 | 26 | | S.F. No. 2507NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: BOLDON and Wiklund) |
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| 28 | 28 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 29 | 29 | | Introduction and first reading03/13/2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Referred to Health and Human Services 2.1 (1) the commissioner is unable to conduct the observation required by subdivision 11, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.2paragraph (a), clause (3), because the program is not yet operational; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.3 (2) certain records and documents are not available because persons are not yet receiving |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.4services from the program; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.5 (3) the applicant complies with applicable laws and rules in all other respects. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.6 (c) A decision by the commissioner to issue a license does not guarantee that any person |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.7or persons will be placed or cared for in the licensed program. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.8 (d) Except as provided in paragraphs (i) and (j), the commissioner shall not issue a |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.9license if the applicant, license holder, or an affiliated controlling individual has: |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.10 (1) been disqualified and the disqualification was not set aside and no variance has been |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.11granted; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.12 (2) been denied a license under this chapter or chapter 245A within the past two years; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.13 (3) had a license issued under this chapter or chapter 245A revoked within the past five |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.14years; or |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.15 (4) failed to submit the information required of an applicant under subdivision 1, |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.16paragraph (f), (g), or (h), after being requested by the commissioner. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.17 When a license issued under this chapter or chapter 245A is revoked, the license holder |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.18and each affiliated controlling individual with a revoked license may not hold any license |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.19under chapter 142B for five years following the revocation, and other licenses held by the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.20applicant or license holder or licenses affiliated with each controlling individual shall also |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.21be revoked. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.22 (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the commissioner may elect not to revoke a license |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.23affiliated with a license holder or controlling individual that had a license revoked within |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.24the past five years if the commissioner determines that (1) the license holder or controlling |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.25individual is operating the program in substantial compliance with applicable laws and rules |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.26and (2) the program's continued operation is in the best interests of the community being |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.27served. |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.28 (f) Notwithstanding paragraph (d), the commissioner may issue a new license in response |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.29to an application that is affiliated with an applicant, license holder, or controlling individual |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.30that had an application denied within the past two years or a license revoked within the past |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2.31five years if the commissioner determines that (1) the applicant or controlling individual |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 62 | 62 | | 25-00347 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR EB/HL 3.1has operated one or more programs in substantial compliance with applicable laws and rules |
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| 63 | 63 | | 3.2and (2) the program's operation would be in the best interests of the community to be served. |
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| 64 | 64 | | 3.3 (g) In determining whether a program's operation would be in the best interests of the |
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| 65 | 65 | | 3.4community to be served, the commissioner shall consider factors such as the number of |
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| 66 | 66 | | 3.5persons served, the availability of alternative services available in the surrounding |
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| 67 | 67 | | 3.6community, the management structure of the program, whether the program provides |
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| 68 | 68 | | 3.7culturally specific services, and other relevant factors. |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3.8 (h) The commissioner shall not issue or reissue a license under this chapter if an individual |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3.9living in the household where the services will be provided as specified under section |
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| 71 | 71 | | 3.10245C.03, subdivision 1, has been disqualified and the disqualification has not been set aside |
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| 72 | 72 | | 3.11and no variance has been granted. |
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| 73 | 73 | | 3.12 (i) Pursuant to section 142B.18, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), when a license issued |
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| 74 | 74 | | 3.13under this chapter has been suspended or revoked and the suspension or revocation is under |
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| 75 | 75 | | 3.14appeal, the program may continue to operate pending a final order from the commissioner. |
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| 76 | 76 | | 3.15If the license under suspension or revocation will expire before a final order is issued, a |
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| 77 | 77 | | 3.16temporary provisional license may be issued provided any applicable license fee is paid |
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| 78 | 78 | | 3.17before the temporary provisional license is issued. |
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| 79 | 79 | | 3.18 (j) Notwithstanding paragraph (i), when a revocation is based on the disqualification of |
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| 80 | 80 | | 3.19a controlling individual or license holder, and the controlling individual or license holder |
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| 81 | 81 | | 3.20is ordered under section 245C.17 to be immediately removed from direct contact with |
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| 82 | 82 | | 3.21persons receiving services or is ordered to be under continuous, direct supervision when |
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| 83 | 83 | | 3.22providing direct contact services, the program may continue to operate only if the program |
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| 84 | 84 | | 3.23complies with the order and submits documentation demonstrating compliance with the |
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| 85 | 85 | | 3.24order. If the disqualified individual fails to submit a timely request for reconsideration, or |
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| 86 | 86 | | 3.25if the disqualification is not set aside and no variance is granted, the order to immediately |
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| 87 | 87 | | 3.26remove the individual from direct contact or to be under continuous, direct supervision |
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| 88 | 88 | | 3.27remains in effect pending the outcome of a hearing and final order from the commissioner. |
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| 89 | 89 | | 3.28 (k) For purposes of reimbursement for meals only, under the Child and Adult Care Food |
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| 90 | 90 | | 3.29Program, Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, subtitle B, chapter II, subchapter A, part 226, |
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| 91 | 91 | | 3.30relocation within the same county by a licensed family day care provider, shall be considered |
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| 92 | 92 | | 3.31an extension of the license for a period of no more than 30 calendar days or until the new |
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| 93 | 93 | | 3.32license is issued, whichever occurs first, provided the county agency has determined the |
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| 94 | 94 | | 3.33family day care provider meets licensure requirements at the new location. |
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| 95 | 95 | | 3Section 1. |
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| 96 | 96 | | 25-00347 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR EB/HL 4.1 (l) Unless otherwise specified by statute, all licenses issued under this chapter expire at |
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| 97 | 97 | | 4.212:01 a.m. on the day after the expiration date stated on the license. A license holder must |
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| 98 | 98 | | 4.3apply for and be granted comply with the requirements in section 142B.12 and be reissued |
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| 99 | 99 | | 4.4a new license to operate the program or the program must not be operated after the expiration |
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| 100 | 100 | | 4.5date. Child foster care license holders must apply for and be granted a new license to operate |
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| 101 | 101 | | 4.6the program or the program must not be operated after the expiration date. Upon |
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| 102 | 102 | | 4.7implementation of the provider licensing and reporting hub, licenses may be issued each |
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| 103 | 103 | | 4.8calendar year. |
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| 104 | 104 | | 4.9 (m) The commissioner shall not issue or reissue a license under this chapter if it has |
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| 105 | 105 | | 4.10been determined that a tribal licensing authority has established jurisdiction to license the |
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| 106 | 106 | | 4.11program or service. |
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| 107 | 107 | | 4.12 (n) The commissioner of children, youth, and families shall coordinate and share data |
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| 108 | 108 | | 4.13with the commissioner of human services to enforce this section. |
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| 109 | 109 | | 4.14 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 110 | 110 | | 4.15 Subdivision 1.Delegation of authority to agencies.(a) County agencies and private |
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| 111 | 111 | | 4.16agencies that have been designated or licensed by the commissioner to perform licensing |
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| 112 | 112 | | 4.17functions and activities under section 142B.10; to recommend denial of applicants under |
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| 113 | 113 | | 4.18section 142B.15; to issue correction orders, to issue variances, and to recommend a |
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| 114 | 114 | | 4.19conditional license under section 142B.16; or to recommend suspending or revoking a |
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| 115 | 115 | | 4.20license or issuing a fine under section 142B.18, shall comply with rules and directives of |
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| 116 | 116 | | 4.21the commissioner governing those functions and with this section. The following variances |
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| 117 | 117 | | 4.22are excluded from the delegation of variance authority and may be issued only by the |
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| 118 | 118 | | 4.23commissioner: |
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| 119 | 119 | | 4.24 (1) dual licensure of family child care and family child foster care; |
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| 120 | 120 | | 4.25 (2) child foster care maximum age requirement; |
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| 121 | 121 | | 4.26 (3) variances regarding disqualified individuals; |
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| 122 | 122 | | 4.27 (4) variances to requirements relating to chemical use problems of a license holder or a |
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| 123 | 123 | | 4.28household member of a license holder; and |
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| 124 | 124 | | 4.29 (5) variances to section 142B.74 for a time-limited period. If the commissioner grants |
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| 125 | 125 | | 4.30a variance under this clause, the license holder must provide notice of the variance to all |
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| 126 | 126 | | 4.31parents and guardians of the children in care. |
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| 127 | 127 | | 4Sec. 2. |
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| 128 | 128 | | 25-00347 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR EB/HL 5.1 (b) The commissioners of human services and children, youth, and families must both |
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| 129 | 129 | | 5.2approve a variance for dual licensure of family child foster care and family adult foster care |
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| 130 | 130 | | 5.3or family adult foster care and family child care. Variances under this paragraph are excluded |
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| 131 | 131 | | 5.4from the delegation of variance authority and may be issued only by both commissioners. |
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| 132 | 132 | | 5.5 (c) Except as provided in section 142B.41, subdivision 4, paragraph (e), a county agency |
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| 133 | 133 | | 5.6must not grant a license holder a variance to exceed the maximum allowable family child |
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| 134 | 134 | | 5.7care license capacity of 14 children. |
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| 135 | 135 | | 5.8 (d) A county agency that has been designated by the commissioner to issue family child |
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| 136 | 136 | | 5.9care variances must: |
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| 137 | 137 | | 5.10 (1) publish the county agency's policies and criteria for issuing variances on the county's |
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| 138 | 138 | | 5.11public website and update the policies as necessary; and |
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| 139 | 139 | | 5.12 (2) annually distribute the county agency's policies and criteria for issuing variances to |
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| 140 | 140 | | 5.13all family child care license holders in the county. |
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| 141 | 141 | | 5.14 (e) Before the implementation of NETStudy 2.0, county agencies must report information |
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| 142 | 142 | | 5.15about disqualification reconsiderations under sections 245C.25 and 245C.27, subdivision |
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| 143 | 143 | | 5.162, paragraphs (a) and (b), and variances granted under paragraph (a), clause (5), to the |
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| 144 | 144 | | 5.17commissioner at least monthly in a format prescribed by the commissioner. |
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| 145 | 145 | | 5.18 (f) For family child care programs, the commissioner shall require a county agency to |
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| 146 | 146 | | 5.19conduct one unannounced licensing review at least annually. |
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| 147 | 147 | | 5.20 (g) A child foster care license issued under this section may be issued for up to two years |
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| 148 | 148 | | 5.21until implementation of the provider licensing and reporting hub. Upon implementation of |
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| 149 | 149 | | 5.22the provider licensing and reporting hub, licenses may be issued each calendar year. |
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| 150 | 150 | | 5.23 (h) A county agency shall report to the commissioner, in a manner prescribed by the |
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| 151 | 151 | | 5.24commissioner, the following information for a licensed family child care program: |
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| 152 | 152 | | 5.25 (1) the results of each licensing review completed, including the date of the review, and |
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| 153 | 153 | | 5.26any licensing correction order issued; |
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| 154 | 154 | | 5.27 (2) any death, serious injury, or determination of substantiated maltreatment; and |
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| 155 | 155 | | 5.28 (3) any fires that require the service of a fire department within 48 hours of the fire. The |
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| 156 | 156 | | 5.29information under this clause must also be reported to the state fire marshal within two |
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| 157 | 157 | | 5.30business days of receiving notice from a licensed family child care provider. |
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| 158 | 158 | | 5Sec. 2. |
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| 159 | 159 | | 25-00347 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR EB/HL 6.1 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.51, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 160 | 160 | | 6.2 Subd. 2.Child passenger restraint systems; training requirement.(a) Programs |
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| 161 | 161 | | 6.3licensed by the Department of Human Services under chapter 245A or the Department of |
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| 162 | 162 | | 6.4Children, Youth, and Families under this chapter and Minnesota Rules, chapter 2960, that |
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| 163 | 163 | | 6.5serve a child or children under eight nine years of age must document training that fulfills |
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| 164 | 164 | | 6.6the requirements in this subdivision. |
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| 165 | 165 | | 6.7 (b) Before a license holder, staff person, or caregiver transports a child or children under |
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| 166 | 166 | | 6.8age eight nine in a motor vehicle, the person transporting the child must satisfactorily |
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| 167 | 167 | | 6.9complete training on the proper use and installation of child restraint systems in motor |
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| 168 | 168 | | 6.10vehicles. Training completed under this section may be used to meet initial or ongoing |
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| 169 | 169 | | 6.11training under Minnesota Rules, part 2960.3070, subparts 1 and 2. |
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| 170 | 170 | | 6.12 (c) Training required under this section must be completed at orientation or initial training |
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| 171 | 171 | | 6.13and repeated at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training must address the |
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| 172 | 172 | | 6.14proper use of child restraint systems based on the child's size, weight, and age, and the |
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| 173 | 173 | | 6.15proper installation of a car seat or booster seat in the motor vehicle used by the license |
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| 174 | 174 | | 6.16holder to transport the child or children. |
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| 175 | 175 | | 6.17 (d) Training under paragraph (c) must be provided by individuals who are certified and |
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| 176 | 176 | | 6.18approved by the Office of Traffic Safety within the Department of Public Safety. License |
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| 177 | 177 | | 6.19holders may obtain a list of certified and approved trainers through the Department of Public |
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| 178 | 178 | | 6.20Safety website or by contacting the agency. |
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| 179 | 179 | | 6.21 (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for an emergency relative placement under section |
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| 180 | 180 | | 6.22142B.06, the commissioner may grant a variance to the training required by this subdivision |
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| 181 | 181 | | 6.23for a relative who completes a child seat safety check up. The child seat safety check up |
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| 182 | 182 | | 6.24trainer must be approved by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety, and |
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| 183 | 183 | | 6.25must provide one-on-one instruction on placing a child of a specific age in the exact child |
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| 184 | 184 | | 6.26passenger restraint in the motor vehicle in which the child will be transported. Once granted |
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| 185 | 185 | | 6.27a variance, and if all other licensing requirements are met, the relative applicant may receive |
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| 186 | 186 | | 6.28a license and may transport a relative foster child younger than eight years of age. A child |
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| 187 | 187 | | 6.29seat safety check up must be completed each time a child requires a different size car seat |
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| 188 | 188 | | 6.30according to car seat and vehicle manufacturer guidelines. A relative license holder must |
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| 189 | 189 | | 6.31complete training that meets the other requirements of this subdivision prior to placement |
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| 190 | 190 | | 6.32of another foster child younger than eight years of age in the home or prior to the renewal |
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| 191 | 191 | | 6.33of the child foster care license. |
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| 192 | 192 | | 6.34 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026. |
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| 193 | 193 | | 6Sec. 3. |
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| 194 | 194 | | 25-00347 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR EB/HL 7.1 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.65, subdivision 8, is amended to read: |
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| 195 | 195 | | 7.2 Subd. 8.Child passenger restraint systems; training requirement.(a) Before a license |
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| 196 | 196 | | 7.3holder transports a child or children under age eight nine in a motor vehicle, the person |
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| 197 | 197 | | 7.4placing the child or children in a passenger restraint must satisfactorily complete training |
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| 198 | 198 | | 7.5on the proper use and installation of child restraint systems in motor vehicles. |
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| 199 | 199 | | 7.6 (b) Training required under this subdivision must be repeated at least once every five |
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| 200 | 200 | | 7.7years. At a minimum, the training must address the proper use of child restraint systems |
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| 201 | 201 | | 7.8based on the child's size, weight, and age, and the proper installation of a car seat or booster |
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| 202 | 202 | | 7.9seat in the motor vehicle used by the license holder to transport the child or children. |
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| 203 | 203 | | 7.10 (c) Training required under this subdivision must be provided by individuals who are |
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| 204 | 204 | | 7.11certified and approved by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety. License |
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| 205 | 205 | | 7.12holders may obtain a list of certified and approved trainers through the Department of Public |
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| 206 | 206 | | 7.13Safety website or by contacting the agency. |
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| 207 | 207 | | 7.14 (d) Child care providers that only transport school-age children as defined in section |
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| 208 | 208 | | 7.15142B.01, subdivision 25, in child care buses as defined in section 169.448, subdivision 1, |
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| 209 | 209 | | 7.16paragraph (e), are exempt from this subdivision. |
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| 210 | 210 | | 7.17 (e) Training completed under this subdivision may be used to meet in-service training |
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| 211 | 211 | | 7.18requirements under subdivision 9. Training completed within the previous five years is |
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| 212 | 212 | | 7.19transferable upon a staff person's change in employment to another child care center. |
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| 213 | 213 | | 7.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026. |
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| 214 | 214 | | 7.21 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.66, subdivision 3, is amended to read: |
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| 215 | 215 | | 7.22 Subd. 3.Emergency preparedness.(a) A licensed child care center must have a written |
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| 216 | 216 | | 7.23emergency plan for emergencies that require evacuation, sheltering, or other protection of |
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| 217 | 217 | | 7.24a child, such as fire, natural disaster, intruder, or other threatening situation that may pose |
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| 218 | 218 | | 7.25a health or safety hazard to a child. The plan must be written on a form developed by the |
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| 219 | 219 | | 7.26commissioner and must include: |
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| 220 | 220 | | 7.27 (1) procedures for an evacuation, relocation, shelter-in-place, or lockdown; |
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| 221 | 221 | | 7.28 (2) a designated relocation site and evacuation route; |
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| 222 | 222 | | 7.29 (3) procedures for notifying a child's parent or legal guardian of the evacuation, relocation, |
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| 223 | 223 | | 7.30shelter-in-place, or lockdown, including procedures for reunification with families; |
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| 224 | 224 | | 7.31 (4) accommodations for a child with a disability or a chronic medical condition; |
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| 225 | 225 | | 7Sec. 5. |
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| 226 | 226 | | 25-00347 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR EB/HL 8.1 (5) procedures for storing a child's medically necessary medicine that facilitates easy |
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| 227 | 227 | | 8.2removal during an evacuation or relocation; |
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| 228 | 228 | | 8.3 (6) procedures for continuing operations in the period during and after a crisis; |
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| 229 | 229 | | 8.4 (7) procedures for communicating with local emergency management officials, law |
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| 230 | 230 | | 8.5enforcement officials, or other appropriate state or local authorities; and |
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| 231 | 231 | | 8.6 (8) accommodations for infants and toddlers. |
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| 232 | 232 | | 8.7 (b) The license holder must train staff persons on the emergency plan at orientation, |
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| 233 | 233 | | 8.8when changes are made to the plan, and at least once each calendar year. Training must be |
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| 234 | 234 | | 8.9documented in each staff person's personnel file. |
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| 235 | 235 | | 8.10 (c) The license holder must conduct drills according to the requirements in Minnesota |
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| 236 | 236 | | 8.11Rules, part 9503.0110, subpart 3. The date and time of the drills must be documented. |
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| 237 | 237 | | 8.12 (d) The license holder must review and update the emergency plan annually each calendar |
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| 238 | 238 | | 8.13year. Documentation of the annual yearly emergency plan review shall be maintained in |
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| 239 | 239 | | 8.14the program's administrative records. |
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| 240 | 240 | | 8.15 (e) The license holder must include the emergency plan in the program's policies and |
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| 241 | 241 | | 8.16procedures as specified under section 142B.10, subdivision 21. The license holder must |
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| 242 | 242 | | 8.17provide a physical or electronic copy of the emergency plan to the child's parent or legal |
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| 243 | 243 | | 8.18guardian upon enrollment. |
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| 244 | 244 | | 8.19 (f) The relocation site and evacuation route must be posted in a visible place as part of |
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| 245 | 245 | | 8.20the written procedures for emergencies and accidents in Minnesota Rules, part 9503.0140, |
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| 246 | 246 | | 8.21subpart 21. |
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| 247 | 247 | | 8.22 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.70, subdivision 7, is amended to read: |
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| 248 | 248 | | 8.23 Subd. 7.Child passenger restraint systems; training requirement.(a) A license |
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| 249 | 249 | | 8.24holder must comply with all seat belt and child passenger restraint system requirements |
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| 250 | 250 | | 8.25under section 169.685. |
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| 251 | 251 | | 8.26 (b) Family and group family child care programs licensed by the Department of Children, |
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| 252 | 252 | | 8.27Youth, and Families that serve a child or children under eight nine years of age must |
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| 253 | 253 | | 8.28document training that fulfills the requirements in this subdivision. |
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| 254 | 254 | | 8.29 (1) Before a license holder, second adult caregiver, substitute, or helper transports a |
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| 255 | 255 | | 8.30child or children under age eight nine in a motor vehicle, the person placing the child or |
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| 256 | 256 | | 8.31children in a passenger restraint must satisfactorily complete training on the proper use and |
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| 257 | 257 | | 8.32installation of child restraint systems in motor vehicles. Training completed under this |
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| 258 | 258 | | 8Sec. 6. |
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| 259 | 259 | | 25-00347 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR EB/HL 9.1subdivision may be used to meet initial training under subdivision 1 or ongoing training |
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| 260 | 260 | | 9.2under subdivision 8. |
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| 261 | 261 | | 9.3 (2) Training required under this subdivision must be at least one hour in length, completed |
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| 262 | 262 | | 9.4at initial training, and repeated at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training |
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| 263 | 263 | | 9.5must address the proper use of child restraint systems based on the child's size, weight, and |
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| 264 | 264 | | 9.6age, and the proper installation of a car seat or booster seat in the motor vehicle used by the |
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| 265 | 265 | | 9.7license holder to transport the child or children. |
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| 266 | 266 | | 9.8 (3) Training under this subdivision must be provided by individuals who are certified |
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| 267 | 267 | | 9.9and approved by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety. License holders |
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| 268 | 268 | | 9.10may obtain a list of certified and approved trainers through the Department of Public Safety |
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| 269 | 269 | | 9.11website or by contacting the agency. |
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| 270 | 270 | | 9.12 (c) Child care providers that only transport school-age children as defined in section |
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| 271 | 271 | | 9.13142B.01, subdivision 13, paragraph (f), in child care buses as defined in section 169.448, |
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| 272 | 272 | | 9.14subdivision 1, paragraph (e), are exempt from this subdivision. |
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| 273 | 273 | | 9.15 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026. |
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| 274 | 274 | | 9.16 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142C.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to |
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| 275 | 275 | | 9.17read: |
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| 276 | 276 | | 9.18 Subd. 4.Requirement to post conditional certification.Upon receipt of any order of |
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| 277 | 277 | | 9.19conditional certification issued by the commissioner under this section, and notwithstanding |
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| 278 | 278 | | 9.20a pending request for reconsideration of the order of conditional certification by the |
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| 279 | 279 | | 9.21certification holder, the certification holder shall post the order of conditional certification |
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| 280 | 280 | | 9.22in a place that is conspicuous to the people receiving services and all visitors to the facility |
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| 281 | 281 | | 9.23for the duration of the conditional certification. When the order of conditional certification |
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| 282 | 282 | | 9.24is accompanied by a maltreatment investigation memorandum prepared under chapter 260E, |
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| 283 | 283 | | 9.25the investigation memoranda must be posted with the order of conditional certification. |
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| 284 | 284 | | 9.26 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142C.11, subdivision 8, is amended to read: |
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| 285 | 285 | | 9.27 Subd. 8.Required policies.A certified center must have written policies for health and |
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| 286 | 286 | | 9.28safety items in subdivisions 1 to 6, 9, and 10. |
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| 287 | 287 | | 9.29 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142C.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 288 | 288 | | 9.30 Subdivision 1.First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.(a) Before having |
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| 289 | 289 | | 9.31unsupervised direct contact with a child, but within 90 days after the first date of direct |
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| 290 | 290 | | 9Sec. 9. |
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| 291 | 291 | | 25-00347 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR EB/HL 10.1contact with a child, the director, all staff persons, substitutes, and unsupervised volunteers |
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| 292 | 292 | | 10.2must successfully complete pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| 293 | 293 | | 10.3(CPR) training, unless the training has been completed within the previous two calendar |
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| 294 | 294 | | 10.4years. Staff must complete the pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR training at least every |
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| 295 | 295 | | 10.5other calendar year and the center must document the training in the staff person's personnel |
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| 296 | 296 | | 10.6record. |
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| 297 | 297 | | 10.7 (b) Training completed under this subdivision may be used to meet the in-service training |
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| 298 | 298 | | 10.8requirements under subdivision 6. |
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| 299 | 299 | | 10.9 (c) Training must include CPR and techniques for providing immediate care to people |
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| 300 | 300 | | 10.10experiencing life-threatening cardiac emergencies, choking, bleeding, fractures and sprains, |
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| 301 | 301 | | 10.11head injuries, poisoning, and burns. Training developed by the American Heart Association, |
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| 302 | 302 | | 10.12the American Red Cross, or another organization that uses nationally recognized, |
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| 303 | 303 | | 10.13evidence-based guidelines meets these requirements. |
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| 304 | 304 | | 10.14 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026. |
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| 305 | 305 | | 10.15Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 245A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read: |
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| 306 | 306 | | 10.16 Subdivision 1.Seat belt and child passenger restraint system use.All license holders |
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| 307 | 307 | | 10.17that transport children must comply with the requirements of section 142B.51, subdivision |
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| 308 | 308 | | 10.181, and license holders that transport a child or children under eight nine years of age must |
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| 309 | 309 | | 10.19document training that fulfills the requirements in section 142B.51, subdivision 2. |
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| 310 | 310 | | 10.20 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2026. |
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| 311 | 311 | | 10Sec. 10. |
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| 312 | 312 | | 25-00347 as introduced02/19/25 REVISOR EB/HL |
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