MN HF4316

Requires the commissioner to notify family child care, group family child care, child care center, and certified license-exempt child care center applicants or license holders when a background study reveals an individual has been determined responsible for maltreatment of a minor, even if the individual was not disqualified from working with children

Establishes that child care center license holders and center directors are automatically held responsible for "systemic maltreatment," defined as maltreatment occurring for more than one month or in more than two instances

Removes mitigating factors as a defense for child care center leadership when systemic maltreatment is determined at their facility

Expands maltreatment notification requirements so that when maltreatment is confirmed, written memoranda must be provided to parents/guardians of all children in the facility, not just those who had direct contact with the responsible individual

Amends Minnesota Statutes sections 245C.17 and 260E.30 to strengthen oversight and accountability in child care settings