Subdivision 1. Commissioner to administer block grant. The commissioner is authorized and directed to receive, administer, and expend child care funds available under the child care and development block grant authorized under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, Public Law 113-186.
Subd. 2. Rulemaking authority. The commissioner may adopt rules under chapter 14 to administer the child care development block grant program.
Subd. 3. Child care development fund plan development; review. In an effort to improve state legislative involvement in the development of the Minnesota child care and development fund plan, the commissioner must present a draft copy of the plan to the legislative finance committees that oversee child care assistance funding no less than 30 days prior to the required deadline for submission of the plan to the federal government. The legislature must submit any adjustments to the plan to the commissioner for consideration within ten business days of receiving the draft plan. The commissioner must present a copy of the final plan to the chairs of the legislative finance committees that oversee child care assistance funding no less than four days prior to the deadline for submission of the plan to the federal government.
1991 c 292 art 5 s 56; 1Sp1995 c 3 art 16 s 13; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 23; 1Sp2001 c 3 art 1 s 3; 2017 c 40 art 1 s 13
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 119A - 119B — Children And Families
Chapter 119B — Child Care Programs
Section 119B.011 — Definitions.
Section 119B.02 — Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 119B.025 — Duties Of Counties.
Section 119B.03 — Basic Sliding Fee Program.
Section 119B.035 — At-home Infant Child Care Program.
Section 119B.04 — Federal Child Care And Development Fund.
Section 119B.05 — Mfip Child Care Assistance Program.
Section 119B.06 — Federal Child Care And Development Block Grant.
Section 119B.08 — Reporting And Payments.
Section 119B.09 — Financial Eligibility.
Section 119B.095 — Child Care Authorizations.
Section 119B.097 — Authorization With A Secondary Provider.
Section 119B.10 — Employment, Education, Or Training Eligibility.
Section 119B.105 — Extended Eligibility And Authorization.
Section 119B.11 — County Contribution.
Section 119B.12 — Sliding Fee Scale.
Section 119B.125 — Provider Requirements.
Section 119B.13 — Child Care Rates.
Section 119B.14 — Extension Of Employment Opportunities.
Section 119B.15 — Administrative Expenses.
Section 119B.16 — Fair Hearing Process.
Section 119B.161 — Administrative Review.
Section 119B.189 — Child Care Services Grant Definitions.
Section 119B.21 — Child Care Services Grants.
Section 119B.24 — Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 119B.25 — Child Care Improvement Grants.
Section 119B.26 — Authority To Waive Requirements During Disaster Periods.