SF2722

SF2722 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Child care assistance program integrity requirements establishment

Related bill: HF1916

AI Generated Summary

Purpose of the Bill

The bill aims to enhance the integrity and efficiency of the child care assistance program in Minnesota. It intends to ensure proper recordkeeping, streamline reporting procedures, and establish clear responsibilities for county and state agencies involved in child care and welfare services.

Main Provisions

Program Integrity Requirements: The bill establishes new requirements to prevent fraud and ensure accountability in the child care assistance program.
Electronic Recordkeeping: The commissioner of children, youth, and families is tasked with creating an electronic system for managing enrollment records of childcare providers.
Reporting Obligations: Requires annual reports on program integrity actions and their results, which must be published online for transparency.
Allocation of Federal Disallowances: It outlines how financial penalties or disallowances due to noncompliance with federal requirements are to be shared among county boards based on their level of participation.

Significant Changes

Data Classification: Changes how data related to childcare provider operations and payments are classified under state law, potentially affecting privacy and access to information.
Commissioner's Duties: Expands the commissioner's responsibilities to include fraud detection and prevention in child care programs, and requires cooperation with other departments like education and human services to enforce these measures.
Monitoring and Quality Control: Implementation of quality control and monitoring programs to ensure counties comply with laws and regulations, including potential penalties for noncompliance.
Reporting Deadlines: Sets strict deadlines for county reporting, with penalties for late or incomplete submissions, to foster timely and accurate data collection.

Relevant Terms

Child care assistance program
Fraud prevention
Recordkeeping
Program integrity
Data classification
Commissioner responsibilities
Federal disallowance
Quality control
County compliance

Bill text versions

Introduction PDF file

Actions

Date	Chamber	Where	Type	Name	Committee Name
March 19, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Introduction and first reading
March 19, 2025	Senate	Floor	Action	Referred to	Health and Human Services

Citations

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