Chapter 142E — Duties of Commissioner

142E.01 Definitions This section defines key terms used throughout Minnesota's Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). It explains who … 142E.02 Duties of Commissioner This section outlines the duties of the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families in overseeing Minnesota's child … 142E.021 Authority to Waive Requirements During Disaster Periods This section allows the Commissioner of Children, Youth, and Families to waive certain child care assistance program … 142E.03 Duties of Counties This section sets out what county agencies must do to run the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) at the local level. … 142E.04 Basic Sliding Fee Program This section establishes the Basic Sliding Fee (BSF) child care assistance program for low-income Minnesota families who … 142E.05 At-home Infant Child Care Program This section creates the At-Home Infant Child Care (AHICC) program, which provides a subsidy to parents who choose to … 142E.06 Federal Child Care and Development Fund This section governs how Minnesota uses federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) money to help low-income families … 142E.07 Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant This section addresses how Minnesota uses federal Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) funds. These federal … 142E.08 Mfip Child Care Assistance Program This section establishes child care assistance for families receiving the Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP), … 142E.09 Reporting and Payments This section sets the rules for how child care providers report attendance and how the state pays for child care … 142E.10 Financial Eligibility This section describes the income and household requirements families must meet to qualify for child care assistance. … 142E.11 Child Care Authorizations This section establishes the process by which counties authorize child care assistance for eligible families. The county … 142E.12 Employment, Education, or Training Eligibility This section defines the work, school, and job-search activities that make a family eligible for child care assistance. … 142E.13 Extended Eligibility and Authorization This section allows families to continue receiving child care assistance for a period of time after their income rises … 142E.14 County Contribution This section sets the share of child care costs that counties must contribute to the program. Counties pay a portion of … 142E.15 Sliding Fee Scale This section establishes the sliding fee scale that determines how much families must pay for child care assistance … 142E.16 Provider Requirements This section sets the requirements that child care providers must meet to receive payment through the Child Care … 142E.17 Child Care Rates This section sets the maximum rates the state will pay child care providers for care delivered to assisted families. … 142E.18 Fair Hearing Process This section gives families and providers the right to a fair hearing when they disagree with a decision made by the … 142E.19 Administrative Review This section establishes a process for administrative review of decisions made under the Child Care Assistance Program. … 142E.20 Reconsideration of Correction Orders This section provides a process for child care providers to request reconsideration of correction orders issued by the … 142E.30 Child Care Services Grant Definitions This section defines terms used in the child care services grant programs under sections 142E.31 and 142E.32. The … 142E.31 Grants for School Age Child Care Programs and Child Care Resource and Referral Programs This section authorizes grants to organizations that run school-age child care programs and child care resource and … 142E.32 Child Care Services Grants This section authorizes the state to award grants to expand, develop, and improve child care services across Minnesota. … 142E.50 Definitions This section defines terms used in the financial misconduct and fraud investigation provisions of Chapter 142E. It … 142E.51 Investigations of Financial Misconduct This section gives the state the authority to investigate suspected financial misconduct by child care providers and … 142E.52 Duty to Provide Access This section requires child care providers and families to give state and county investigators full access to records, … 142E.53 Honest and Truthful Statements This section requires that all statements made to program investigators or county agencies in connection with the Child … 142E.54 Record Retention This section requires child care providers participating in the assistance program to keep records related to their … 142E.55 Administrative Sanctions This section lists the administrative sanctions the state can impose on child care providers and families found to have … 142E.56 Monetary Recovery This section authorizes the state to recover overpayments made to child care providers or families due to error, fraud, … 142E.57 Reporting of Suspected Fraudulent Activity This section requires certain individuals to report suspected fraud and financial misconduct in the Child Care … 142E.58 Data Privacy This section governs how personal and financial information collected through the Child Care Assistance Program is …