Bill Text: MN HF1561 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Family home visiting programs and related provisions repealed.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-26 - Introduction and first reading, referred to Health and Human Services Reform [HF1561 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1561-Introduced.html
1.2relating to health; repealing family home visiting programs and related
1.3provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 124D.141, subdivision
1.42; 145.882, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 145A.17,
1.5subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.141, subdivision 2, is amended to
1.8read:
1.9 Subd. 2. Additional duties. The following duties are added to those assigned
1.10to the council under federal law:
1.11 (1) make recommendations on the most efficient and effective way to leverage state
1.12and federal funding streams for early childhood and child care programs;
1.13 (2) make recommendations on how to coordinate or colocate early childhood and
1.14child care programs in one state Office of Early Learning. The council shall establish a task
1.15force to develop these recommendations. The task force shall include two nonexecutive
1.16branch or nonlegislative branch representatives from the council; six representatives from
1.17the early childhood caucus; two representatives each from the Departments of Education,
1.18Human Services, and Health; one representative each from a local public health agency, a
1.19local county human services agency, and a school district; and two representatives from
1.20the private nonprofit organizations that support early childhood programs in Minnesota.
1.21In developing recommendations in coordination with existing efforts of the council, the
1.22task force shall consider how to:
1.23(i) consolidate and coordinate resources and public funding streams for early
1.24childhood education and child care, and ensure the accountability and coordinated
2.1development of all early childhood education and child care services to children from birth
2.2to kindergarten entrance;
2.3(ii) create a seamless transition from early childhood programs to kindergarten;
2.4(iii) encourage family choice by ensuring a mixed system of high-quality public and
2.5private programs, with local points of entry, staffed by well-qualified professionals;
2.6(iv) ensure parents a decisive role in the planning, operation, and evaluation of
2.7programs that aid families in the care of children;
2.8(v) provide consumer education and accessibility to early childhood education
2.9and child care resources;
2.10(vi) advance the quality of early childhood education and child care programs in
2.11order to support the healthy development of children and preparation for their success
2.12in school;
2.13(vii) develop a seamless service delivery system with local points of entry for early
2.14childhood education and child care programs administered by local, state, and federal
2.15agencies;
2.16(viii) ensure effective collaboration between state and local child welfare programs
2.17and early childhood mental health programs and the Office of Early Learning;
2.18(ix) develop and manage an effective data collection system to support the necessary
2.19functions of a coordinated system of early childhood education and child care in order to
2.20enable accurate evaluation of its impact;
2.21(x) respect and be sensitive to family values and cultural heritage; and
2.22(xi) establish the administrative framework for and promote the development of
2.23early childhood education and child care services in order to provide that these services,
2.24staffed by well-qualified professionals, are available in every community for all families
2.25that express a need for them.
2.26In addition, the task force must consider the following responsibilities for transfer
2.27to the Office of Early Learning:
2.28(A) responsibilities of the commissioner of education for early childhood education
2.29programs and financing under sections119A.50 to
119A.535 ,
121A.16 to
121A.19 , and
2.30124D.129
to
124D.2211 ; and
2.31(B) responsibilities of the commissioner of human services for child care assistance,
2.32child care development, and early childhood learning and child protection facilities
2.33programs and financing under chapter 119B and section256E.37 ; and
2.34(C) responsibilities of the commissioner of health for family home visiting programs
2.35and financing under section
145A.17
3.1Any costs incurred by the council in making these recommendations must be paid
3.2from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council must not proceed in
3.3making these recommendations. The council must report its recommendations to the
3.4governor and the legislature by January 15, 2011;
3.5 (3) review program evaluations regarding high-quality early childhood programs;
3.6 (4) make recommendations to the governor and legislature, including proposed
3.7legislation on how to most effectively create a high-quality early childhood system in
3.8Minnesota in order to improve the educational outcomes of children so that all children
3.9are school-ready by 2020;
3.10(5) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature by March 1, 2011, on
3.11the creation and implementation of a statewide school readiness report card to monitor
3.12progress toward the goal of having all children ready for kindergarten by the year 2020.
3.13The recommendations shall include what should be measured including both children and
3.14system indicators, what benchmarks should be established to measure state progress
3.15toward the goal, and how frequently the report card should be published. In making their
3.16recommendations, the council shall consider the indicators and strategies for Minnesota's
3.17early childhood system report, the Minnesota school readiness study, developmental
3.18assessment at kindergarten entrance, and the work of the council's accountability
3.19committee. Any costs incurred by the council in making these recommendations must be
3.20paid from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council must not proceed in
3.21making these recommendations; and
3.22(6) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature on how to screen
3.23earlier and comprehensively assess children for school readiness in order to provide
3.24increased early interventions and increase the number of children ready for kindergarten.
3.25In formulating their recommendations, the council shall consider (i) ways to interface
3.26with parents of children who are not participating in early childhood education or care
3.27programs, (ii) ways to interface with family child care providers, child care centers, and
3.28school-based early childhood and Head Start programs, (iii) if there are age-appropriate
3.29and culturally sensitive screening and assessment tools for three-, four-, and five-year-olds,
3.30(iv) the role of the medical community in screening, (v) incentives for parents to have
3.31children screened at an earlier age, (vi) incentives for early education and care providers
3.32to comprehensively assess children in order to improve instructional practice, (vii) how to
3.33phase in increases in screening and assessment over time, (viii) how the screening and
3.34assessment data will be collected and used and who will have access to the data, (ix)
3.35how to monitor progress toward the goal of having 50 percent of three-year-old children
3.36screened and 50 percent of entering kindergarteners assessed for school readiness by 2015
4.1and 100 percent of three-year-old children screened and entering kindergarteners assessed
4.2for school readiness by 2020, and (x) costs to meet these benchmarks. The council shall
4.3consider the screening instruments and comprehensive assessment tools used in Minnesota
4.4early childhood education and care programs and kindergarten. The council may survey
4.5early childhood education and care programs in the state to determine the screening and
4.6assessment tools being used or rely on previously collected survey data, if available. For
4.7purposes of this subdivision, "school readiness" is defined as the child's skills, knowledge,
4.8and behaviors at kindergarten entrance in these areas of child development: social;
4.9self-regulation; cognitive, including language, literacy, and mathematical thinking; and
4.10physical. For purposes of this subdivision, "screening" is defined as the activities used to
4.11identify a child who may need further evaluation to determine delay in development or
4.12disability. For purposes of this subdivision, "assessment" is defined as the activities used
4.13to determine a child's level of performance in order to promote the child's learning and
4.14development. Work on this duty will begin in fiscal year 2012. Any costs incurred by the
4.15council in making these recommendations must be paid from private funds. If no private
4.16funds are received, the council must not proceed in making these recommendations. The
4.17council must report its recommendations to the governor and legislature by January 15,
4.182013, with an interim report on February 15, 2011.
4.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 145.882, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
4.20 Subd. 7. Use of block grant money. Maternal and child health block grant money
4.21allocated to a community health board under this section must be used for qualified
4.22programs for high risk and low-income individuals. Block grant money must be used
4.23for programs that:
4.24(1) specifically address the highest risk populations, particularly low-income and
4.25minority groups with a high rate of infant mortality and children with low birth weight,
4.26by providing services, including prepregnancy family planning services, calculated
4.27to produce measurable decreases in infant mortality rates, instances of children with
4.28low birth weight, and medical complications associated with pregnancy and childbirth,
4.29including infant mortality, low birth rates, and medical complications arising from
4.30chemical abuse by a mother during pregnancy;
4.31(2) specifically target pregnant women whose age, medical condition, maternal
4.32history, or chemical abuse substantially increases the likelihood of complications
4.33associated with pregnancy and childbirth or the birth of a child with an illness, disability,
4.34or special medical needs;
5.1(3) specifically address the health needs of young children who have or are likely
5.2to have a chronic disease or disability or special medical needs, including physical,
5.3neurological, emotional, and developmental problems that arise from chemical abuse
5.4by a mother during pregnancy;
5.5(4) provide family planning and preventive medical care for specifically identified
5.6target populations, such as minority and low-income teenagers, in a manner calculated to
5.7decrease the occurrence of inappropriate pregnancy and minimize the risk of complications
5.8associated with pregnancy and childbirth;
5.9(5) specifically address the frequency and severity of childhood and adolescent
5.10health issues, including injuries in high risk target populations by providing services
5.11calculated to produce measurable decreases in mortality and morbidity; or
5.12(6) specifically address preventing child abuse and neglect, reducing juvenile
5.13delinquency, promoting positive parenting and resiliency in children, and promoting
5.14family health and economic sufficiency through public health nurse home visits under
5.15section
145A.17; or
5.16(7) (6) specifically address nutritional issues of women, infants, and young children
5.17through WIC clinic services.
5.18 Sec. 3. REPEALER.
5.19Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 145A.17, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, and
5.209, are repealed.
1.3provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 124D.141, subdivision
1.42; 145.882, subdivision 7; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 145A.17,
1.5subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 124D.141, subdivision 2, is amended to
1.8read:
1.9 Subd. 2. Additional duties. The following duties are added to those assigned
1.10to the council under federal law:
1.11 (1) make recommendations on the most efficient and effective way to leverage state
1.12and federal funding streams for early childhood and child care programs;
1.13 (2) make recommendations on how to coordinate or colocate early childhood and
1.14child care programs in one state Office of Early Learning. The council shall establish a task
1.15force to develop these recommendations. The task force shall include two nonexecutive
1.16branch or nonlegislative branch representatives from the council; six representatives from
1.17the early childhood caucus; two representatives each from the Departments of Education,
1.18Human Services, and Health; one representative each from a local public health agency, a
1.19local county human services agency, and a school district; and two representatives from
1.20the private nonprofit organizations that support early childhood programs in Minnesota.
1.21In developing recommendations in coordination with existing efforts of the council, the
1.22task force shall consider how to:
1.23(i) consolidate and coordinate resources and public funding streams for early
1.24childhood education and child care, and ensure the accountability and coordinated
2.1development of all early childhood education and child care services to children from birth
2.2to kindergarten entrance;
2.3(ii) create a seamless transition from early childhood programs to kindergarten;
2.4(iii) encourage family choice by ensuring a mixed system of high-quality public and
2.5private programs, with local points of entry, staffed by well-qualified professionals;
2.6(iv) ensure parents a decisive role in the planning, operation, and evaluation of
2.7programs that aid families in the care of children;
2.8(v) provide consumer education and accessibility to early childhood education
2.9and child care resources;
2.10(vi) advance the quality of early childhood education and child care programs in
2.11order to support the healthy development of children and preparation for their success
2.12in school;
2.13(vii) develop a seamless service delivery system with local points of entry for early
2.14childhood education and child care programs administered by local, state, and federal
2.15agencies;
2.16(viii) ensure effective collaboration between state and local child welfare programs
2.17and early childhood mental health programs and the Office of Early Learning;
2.18(ix) develop and manage an effective data collection system to support the necessary
2.19functions of a coordinated system of early childhood education and child care in order to
2.20enable accurate evaluation of its impact;
2.21(x) respect and be sensitive to family values and cultural heritage; and
2.22(xi) establish the administrative framework for and promote the development of
2.23early childhood education and child care services in order to provide that these services,
2.24staffed by well-qualified professionals, are available in every community for all families
2.25that express a need for them.
2.26In addition, the task force must consider the following responsibilities for transfer
2.27to the Office of Early Learning:
2.28(A) responsibilities of the commissioner of education for early childhood education
2.29programs and financing under sections
2.31(B) responsibilities of the commissioner of human services for child care assistance,
2.32child care development, and early childhood learning and child protection facilities
2.33programs and financing under chapter 119B and section
2.34
2.35
3.1Any costs incurred by the council in making these recommendations must be paid
3.2from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council must not proceed in
3.3making these recommendations. The council must report its recommendations to the
3.4governor and the legislature by January 15, 2011;
3.5 (3) review program evaluations regarding high-quality early childhood programs;
3.6 (4) make recommendations to the governor and legislature, including proposed
3.7legislation on how to most effectively create a high-quality early childhood system in
3.8Minnesota in order to improve the educational outcomes of children so that all children
3.9are school-ready by 2020;
3.10(5) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature by March 1, 2011, on
3.11the creation and implementation of a statewide school readiness report card to monitor
3.12progress toward the goal of having all children ready for kindergarten by the year 2020.
3.13The recommendations shall include what should be measured including both children and
3.14system indicators, what benchmarks should be established to measure state progress
3.15toward the goal, and how frequently the report card should be published. In making their
3.16recommendations, the council shall consider the indicators and strategies for Minnesota's
3.17early childhood system report, the Minnesota school readiness study, developmental
3.18assessment at kindergarten entrance, and the work of the council's accountability
3.19committee. Any costs incurred by the council in making these recommendations must be
3.20paid from private funds. If no private funds are received, the council must not proceed in
3.21making these recommendations; and
3.22(6) make recommendations to the governor and the legislature on how to screen
3.23earlier and comprehensively assess children for school readiness in order to provide
3.24increased early interventions and increase the number of children ready for kindergarten.
3.25In formulating their recommendations, the council shall consider (i) ways to interface
3.26with parents of children who are not participating in early childhood education or care
3.27programs, (ii) ways to interface with family child care providers, child care centers, and
3.28school-based early childhood and Head Start programs, (iii) if there are age-appropriate
3.29and culturally sensitive screening and assessment tools for three-, four-, and five-year-olds,
3.30(iv) the role of the medical community in screening, (v) incentives for parents to have
3.31children screened at an earlier age, (vi) incentives for early education and care providers
3.32to comprehensively assess children in order to improve instructional practice, (vii) how to
3.33phase in increases in screening and assessment over time, (viii) how the screening and
3.34assessment data will be collected and used and who will have access to the data, (ix)
3.35how to monitor progress toward the goal of having 50 percent of three-year-old children
3.36screened and 50 percent of entering kindergarteners assessed for school readiness by 2015
4.1and 100 percent of three-year-old children screened and entering kindergarteners assessed
4.2for school readiness by 2020, and (x) costs to meet these benchmarks. The council shall
4.3consider the screening instruments and comprehensive assessment tools used in Minnesota
4.4early childhood education and care programs and kindergarten. The council may survey
4.5early childhood education and care programs in the state to determine the screening and
4.6assessment tools being used or rely on previously collected survey data, if available. For
4.7purposes of this subdivision, "school readiness" is defined as the child's skills, knowledge,
4.8and behaviors at kindergarten entrance in these areas of child development: social;
4.9self-regulation; cognitive, including language, literacy, and mathematical thinking; and
4.10physical. For purposes of this subdivision, "screening" is defined as the activities used to
4.11identify a child who may need further evaluation to determine delay in development or
4.12disability. For purposes of this subdivision, "assessment" is defined as the activities used
4.13to determine a child's level of performance in order to promote the child's learning and
4.14development. Work on this duty will begin in fiscal year 2012. Any costs incurred by the
4.15council in making these recommendations must be paid from private funds. If no private
4.16funds are received, the council must not proceed in making these recommendations. The
4.17council must report its recommendations to the governor and legislature by January 15,
4.182013, with an interim report on February 15, 2011.
4.19 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 145.882, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
4.20 Subd. 7. Use of block grant money. Maternal and child health block grant money
4.21allocated to a community health board under this section must be used for qualified
4.22programs for high risk and low-income individuals. Block grant money must be used
4.23for programs that:
4.24(1) specifically address the highest risk populations, particularly low-income and
4.25minority groups with a high rate of infant mortality and children with low birth weight,
4.26by providing services, including prepregnancy family planning services, calculated
4.27to produce measurable decreases in infant mortality rates, instances of children with
4.28low birth weight, and medical complications associated with pregnancy and childbirth,
4.29including infant mortality, low birth rates, and medical complications arising from
4.30chemical abuse by a mother during pregnancy;
4.31(2) specifically target pregnant women whose age, medical condition, maternal
4.32history, or chemical abuse substantially increases the likelihood of complications
4.33associated with pregnancy and childbirth or the birth of a child with an illness, disability,
4.34or special medical needs;
5.1(3) specifically address the health needs of young children who have or are likely
5.2to have a chronic disease or disability or special medical needs, including physical,
5.3neurological, emotional, and developmental problems that arise from chemical abuse
5.4by a mother during pregnancy;
5.5(4) provide family planning and preventive medical care for specifically identified
5.6target populations, such as minority and low-income teenagers, in a manner calculated to
5.7decrease the occurrence of inappropriate pregnancy and minimize the risk of complications
5.8associated with pregnancy and childbirth;
5.9(5) specifically address the frequency and severity of childhood and adolescent
5.10health issues, including injuries in high risk target populations by providing services
5.11calculated to produce measurable decreases in mortality and morbidity; or
5.12
5.13
5.14
5.15
5.16
5.17through WIC clinic services.
5.18 Sec. 3. REPEALER.
5.19Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 145A.17, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 4a, 5, 6, 7, 8, and
5.209, are repealed.
