Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 196 - Human Services Department
Chapter 3400 - CHILD CARE FUND
Part 3400.0150 - CHILD CARE FUND PLAN.

Subpart 1. Submission of plan.

By the date established by the commissioner, a county or Tribe must submit to the commissioner a child care fund plan within the time frame in Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.08, subdivision 3. The commissioner may require updates of information in the child care fund plan to comply with this chapter, applicable Minnesota statutes, and federal laws and regulations.

Subp. 2. Plan content.

A child care fund plan must contain a complete description of the county's or Tribe's child care assistance program for applicants and participants eligible for assistance under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B. The child care fund plan must include the information required by Minnesota Statutes, sections 119B.08, subdivision 3, and 119B.125, subdivision 4; the information required by this chapter, including the conditions that the county or Tribe recognizes as presenting an imminent risk of harm; and all county and Tribal forms, policies, and procedures used to administer the child care funds. The child care fund plan must describe how the county or Tribe serves persons with limited English proficiency as required by title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, United States Code, title 42, sections 2000, et seq. The information in the plan must be in the form that the commissioner prescribes.

Subp. 2a. Plan approval.

A county or Tribe must submit a complete child care fund plan to the commissioner for approval. The child care fund plan must comply with this chapter; Minnesota Statutes, chapter 119B; and federal law. Once the commissioner approves of the child care plan fund, the county or Tribe must receive written approval from the commissioner within the time frame in Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.08, subdivision 3. The child care fund plan must include information on how the county or Tribe will make the approved plan available to the public.

Subp. 3. Plan amendments.

A county or Tribe may submit a written request to amend the county's or Tribe's child care fund plan at any time and the commissioner must approve of the amendment before the amended plan becomes effective. If the commissioner approves of the amendment, the amendment is effective on the date requested by the county or Tribe unless a different effective date is set by the commissioner The commissioner must approve or deny plan amendments within 60 days after receipt of the amendment request. A county or Tribe must include the approved amendment when making the approved plan available to the public.