MN HF1110

Families must have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income or document participation in specified assistance programs to receive early learning scholarships, effective July 1, 2019.

Families are ineligible for scholarships if currently disqualified from the child care assistance program under chapter 119B, with disqualification data shared between human services and education commissioners.

Early childhood programs must participate in the quality rating and improvement system and achieve a three- or four-star rating beginning July 1, 2020, to accept scholarship funds.

Programs are ineligible for scholarship funds if disqualified from receiving child care assistance program payments under chapter 119B.

Early learning scholarships cannot be counted as earned income for purposes of medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, family investment programs, child care assistance, or Head Start benefits.