1.1Senator Wiklund moved to amend
S.F. No. 4612 as follows (...):
1.2Page 90, line 20, after "
year" insert "
or on a documented leave of absence"
1.3Page 96, line 26, after the period, insert "
A child care center may not withhold sleep or
1.4rest from a child, including at a parent's request, if such time is allowed in the
child care
1.5center's naps and rest policy."
1.6Page 102, lines 8 and 13, delete "
6" and insert "
5"
1.7Page 102, delete subdivision 4
1.8Renumber the subdivisions in sequence
1.9Page 104, after line 7, insert:
1.10 "Sec. 15.
[142H.141] NATURAL ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS.
1.11 Subdivision 1. Natural elements and materials. A license holder may provide children
1.12with access to natural elements and materials as equipment and play materials. Natural
1.13elements and materials and appropriate uses of natural elements and materials include,
but
1.14are not limited to:
1.15(1) natural loose parts, such as sticks, leaves, pinecones, acorns, seeds, pods, bark,
and
1.16moss for construction, art, sensory exploration, and imaginative play;
1.17(2) natural materials, such as dirt, mud, sand, water, ice, and snow for sensory play
and
1.18exploration;
1.19(3) plants, flowers, seeds, vegetables, and gardening materials for science exploration
1.20and learning;
1.21(4) rocks, pebbles, stones, and minerals for counting, sorting, building, and art;
1.22(5) natural areas such as gardens, prairie, forest, wetlands, and ponds for exploration
1.23and learning; and
1.24(6) other natural elements as appropriate to age and development of children.
1.25 Subd. 2. Supervision. A program staff person must supervise a child's use of natural
1.26elements and materials and provide guidance on safe and appropriate use. Natural elements
1.27and materials that are a choking hazard must not be accessible to children under the
age of
1.28three without direct supervision of a program staff person.
1.29 Subd. 3. Other uses. Natural elements and materials may qualify as equipment and
1.30materials from interest areas under section 142H.14, subdivision 5."
2.1Page 115, line 22, after "
purposes" insert "
, including on social media accounts or public
2.2digital platforms"
2.3Page 119, line 3, delete "
A shared"
2.4Page 119, delete lines 4 and 5
2.5Page 119, line 22, after "
supervise" insert "
, including restrooms with multiple entrances"
2.6Page 133, line 9, after "
feedings" insert "
until the infant can independently sit up and
2.7feed themselves"
2.8Page 148, line 1, delete "
is" and insert "
must be" and delete everything after "
available"
2.9and insert "
and in close enough proximity to provide in-person assistance and care to ensure"
2.10Page 148, line 2, delete everything before "
the" and after "
protected" insert "
. Electronic
2.11devices may be used to support supervision, but must not replace the caregiver's ability
to
2.12provide assistance or care in person"
2.13Page 148, line 7, delete "
county licensing" and insert "
commissioner"
2.14Page 148, line 8, delete "
unit" and after "
(c)" insert a comma
2.15Page 150, line 12, delete "
county licensing unit" and insert "
commissioner" and after
2.16the "
chapter" insert "
. Upon receipt of a variance request, the commissioner must make a
2.17determination on the variance request within 30 business days"
2.18Page 150, delete lines 19 to 22 and insert:
2.19"
(2) changing from family child care to community-based family child care;
2.20(3) changing from community-based family child care to family child care;
2.21(4) changing between any class A and class C license type; or
2.22(5) changing a current class C license to a higher class C license."
2.23Page 155, line 5, after the semicolon, insert "
and"
2.24Page 155, delete line 9
2.25Page 157, line 8, delete "
12" and insert "
10"
2.26Page 183, line 26, delete "
11" and insert "
10"
2.27Page 184, line 20, delete "
11" and insert "
10"
2.28Page 185, line 8, delete "
11" and insert "
10"
2.29Page 185, delete subdivision 10
3.1Renumber the subdivisions in sequence
3.2Page 186, after line 10, insert:
3.3 "Sec. 18.
[142I.171] NATURAL ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS.
3.4 Subdivision 1. Natural elements and materials. A license holder may provide children
3.5with access to natural elements and materials as equipment and play materials. Natural
3.6elements and materials and appropriate uses of natural elements and materials include,
but
3.7are not limited to:
3.8(1) natural loose parts, such as sticks, leaves, pinecones, acorns, seeds, pods, bark,
and
3.9moss for construction, art, sensory exploration, and imaginative play;
3.10(2) natural materials, such as dirt, mud, sand, water, ice, and snow for sensory play
and
3.11exploration;
3.12(3) plants, flowers, seeds, vegetables, and gardening materials for science exploration
3.13and learning;
3.14(4) rocks, pebbles, stones, and minerals for counting, sorting, building, and art;
3.15(5) natural areas such as gardens, prairie, forest, wetlands, and ponds for exploration
3.16and learning; and
3.17(6) other natural elements as appropriate to age and development of children.
3.18 Subd. 2. Supervision. A caregiver must supervise a child's use of natural elements and
3.19materials and provide guidance on safe and appropriate use. Natural elements and materials
3.20that are a choking hazard must not be accessible to children under the age of three
without
3.21direct supervision of a caregiver.
3.22 Subd. 3. Other uses. Natural elements and materials may qualify as equipment and
3.23materials under section 142I.17, subdivisions 4, 6, 8, and 9."
3.24Page 191, line 1, after "
(c)" insert "
Before providing care," and delete "
upon admission"
3.25Page 195, line 25, delete "
four" and insert "
six"
3.26Page 195, line 26, after "
requirements" insert "
and the program location site does not
3.27have an R-2 residential occupancy designation"
3.28Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
3.29Amend the title accordingly
3.30The motion prevailed. #did not prevail. So the amendment was #not adopted.