1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to early childhood learning and protection 
  1.3             facilities; clarifying grant limitations; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.917. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 268.917, is 
  1.7   amended to read: 
  1.8      268.917 [EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION 
  1.9   FACILITIES.] 
  1.10     The commissioner may make grants to state agencies and 
  1.11  political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities 
  1.12  for Head Start, early childhood and family education 
  1.13  facilities programs, other early childhood intervention 
  1.14  programs, or demonstration family service centers housing 
  1.15  multiagency collaboratives, with priority to centers in counties 
  1.16  or municipalities with the highest number of children living in 
  1.17  poverty.  The commissioner may also make grants to state 
  1.18  agencies and political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate 
  1.19  facilities for crisis nurseries or child visitation centers.  
  1.20  The facilities must be owned by the state or a political 
  1.21  subdivision, but may be leased under section 16A.695 to 
  1.22  organizations that operate the programs.  The commissioner shall 
  1.23  prescribe the terms and conditions of the leases.  A grant for 
  1.24  an individual facility must not exceed $200,000 for each program 
  1.25  that is housed in the facility, up to a maximum of $500,000 for 
  2.1   a facility that houses three programs or more.  The commissioner 
  2.2   shall give priority to grants that involve collaboration among 
  2.3   sponsors of programs under this section.  At least 25 percent of 
  2.4   the amounts appropriated for these grants must be used in 
  2.5   conjunction with the youth employment and training programs 
  2.6   operated by the commissioner.  Eligible programs must consult 
  2.7   with appropriate labor organizations to deliver education and 
  2.8   training. 
  2.9      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.10     This act is effective the day following final enactment.