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Committee advances bill to make childcare aide supervision flexibility permanent
Summary
The Minnesota House Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy on Thursday adopted an author's amendment and re-referred House File 1247, which would remove a July 2025 sunset and make permanent a 2023 change allowing aides to supervise children independently for up to 25% of the day.
The House Committee on Children and Families Finance and Policy on Thursday adopted a floor-author amendment and voted to re-refer House File 1247 to the general register, advancing legislation that would make permanent a 2023 allowance letting aide staff independently supervise up to 25% of the day in licensed child care centers.
House File 1247, carried in committee by Representative Nadeau, would remove the July 2025 sunset on temporary changes enacted in 2023 that were intended to give providers staffing flexibility during shortages. Representative Nadeau told the committee the bill "allows the continuation of a practice that helps providers manage their programs in difficult staffing times, ensuring that…
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