1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; providing a child care
1.3 	assistance rate bonus for accredited Montessori child
1.4 	care providers; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
1.5 	section 119B.13, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.13, is
1.8 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 7.Provider rate bonus for montessori
1.10 	accreditation. A Montessori child care provider accredited by
1.11 	the American Montessori Society, the Association Montessori
1.12 	International-USA, or the National Center for Montessori
1.13 	Education shall be paid a ten percent bonus above the maximum
1.14 	child care assistance rate.