Section 119A.52 — Distribution Of Appropriation.
119A.52 DISTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATION. (a) The commissioner of education must distribute money appropriated for that purpose to federally designated Head Start programs to expand services and to serve additional low-income children. Migrant and Indian reservation programs must be initially allocated money based on the programs’ share of federal funds. The remaining money must be initially […]
Section 119A.53 — Federal Requirements.
119A.53 FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. Programs and the commissioner shall comply with federal regulations governing the federal Head Start program, except for funding for innovative initiatives under section 119A.535 as approved by the commissioner, which may be used to operate differently than federal Head Start regulations. If a state statute or rule conflicts with a federal statute […]
Section 119A.535 — Application Requirements.
119A.535 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. Eligible Head Start organizations must submit a plan to the department for approval on a form and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. The plan must include: (1) the number of low-income children and families the program will be able to serve; (2) a description of the program design and service […]
Section 119A.5411 — Full-day Requirements.
119A.5411 FULL-DAY REQUIREMENTS. The following phase-in of full-day services in Head Start programs or licensed child care as defined in chapter 245A is required: (1) by fiscal year 2009, a minimum of 25 percent of the total state-funded enrollment throughout the state must be provided in full-day services; (2) by fiscal year 2011, a minimum […]
Section 119A.545 — Authority To Waive Requirements During Disaster Periods.
119A.545 AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENTS DURING DISASTER PERIODS. The commissioner of education may waive requirements under sections 119A.50 to 119A.535, for up to nine months after the disaster, for Head Start programs in areas where a federal disaster has been declared under United States Code, title 42, section 5121, et seq., or the governor has […]
Section 119A.04 — Transfers From Other Agencies.
119A.04 TRANSFERS FROM OTHER AGENCIES. Subdivision 1. [Repealed, 2014 c 262 art 1 s 12] Subd. 2. Department of Employment and Economic Development. The powers and duties of the Department of Employment and Economic Development with respect to the following programs are transferred to the Department of Education under section 15.039 on July 1, 1997: […]
Section 119A.05 — Funding Consolidation.
119A.05 FUNDING CONSOLIDATION. Subdivision 1. Authority for funding consolidation. Notwithstanding existing law governing allocation of funds by local grantees, mode of service delivery, grantee planning and reporting requirements, and other procedural requirements for the grant programs identified in this section, a local grantee may elect to consolidate all or a portion of funding received from […]
Section 119A.08 — Neighborhood-based Services For Children And Families.
119A.08 NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. Subdivision 1. Pilot projects authorized. The commissioner may establish a pilot project for family services collaboratives to deliver and broker services through neighborhood-based community organizations. Subd. 2. Family service collaborative; pilot. (a) A family services collaborative under section 124D.23 may apply to the commissioner to participate in the […]
Section 119A.37 — Grants For Parenting Time Centers.
119A.37 GRANTS FOR PARENTING TIME CENTERS. Subdivision 1. Purpose. The commissioner shall issue a request for proposals from existing local nonprofit, nongovernmental, or governmental organizations, to use existing local facilities as parenting time centers which may also be used for parenting time exchanges. The commissioner shall award grants in amounts up to $50,000 for the […]
Section 119A.50 — Head Start Program.
119A.50 HEAD START PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The Department of Education is the state agency responsible for administering the Head Start program. The commissioner of education shall allocate funds according to the formula in section 119A.52 to public or private nonprofit agencies for the purpose of providing supplemental funds for the federal Head […]