MN HF2115

Suspends Minnesota Statutes section 119B.09, subdivision 9a (child care center eligibility requirements) effective the day after final enactment through June 30, 2016, then reinstates the provision on July 1, 2016.

Establishes a child care professional development pilot project with at least four participating child care centers (two in the seven-county metro area, two in greater Minnesota) serving new Americans, to be administered through contract with the Child Care Resource and Referral Network.

Pilot project shall provide in-service training, coursework, salary increases, and coaching for child care workers to increase education levels and train workers as teacher aides, assistant teachers, and teachers under a career-lattice model.

Requires commissioner of human services to contract with an agency to analyze the economic impact of the suspended provision, cultural assets and educational outcomes of new Americans child care centers, and job creation for parents in existing new Americans models, with findings reported by January 15, 2016.

Commissioner shall evaluate the pilot project and present recommendations to the legislature by February 15, 2017 on establishing a statewide apprenticeship program for child care worker training.