MN SF3416

County employees conducting licensing inspections or home visits for family and group family child care must provide written notification to licensees before departing, detailing any potential violations, required corrections, and timeframes for compliance.

County staff who license and inspect family and group family child care programs must complete at least eight hours of training within their first two months of employment on state statutes, administrative rules, and department policies.

Training must emphasize that county staff may only apply state statutes, rules, and approved state policies and are prohibited from imposing non-statutory or non-regulatory standards.

Training must cover license holders' rights, including grievance and appeal rights, and establish procedures for county staff to seek Department of Human Services clarification on disputed rule interpretations before issuing violation notices.

The commissioner must develop oversight procedures ensuring at least biennial reviews of county licensing performance and must provide annual notices to county staff regarding new laws enacted in the previous 12-month period related to family and group family child care.