Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF4316: Licensing actions modified to indicate whether a violation was self-reported, and child care programs required to give parents materials on how to recognize abuse.
Status: In committee, April 7, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to children; modifying licensing actions to indicate whether a violation was self-reported; requiring child care programs to give parents materials on how to recognize abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142B.16, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 142B.17, subdivision 1; 142B.18, by adding a subdivision; 142B.61, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 142B.171, subdivision 2.
From the engrossed text, April 7, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to children; modifying licensing actions to indicate whether a violation was self-reported; requiring child care programs to give parents materials on how to recognize abuse; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 142B.16, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 142B.17, subdivision 1; 142B.18, by adding a subdivision; 142B.61, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 142B.171, subdivision 2. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 142B.16, subdivision 1, is amended to read: Subdivision 1. Contents of correction orders and conditional licenses. (a) If the commissioner finds that the applicant or license holder has failed to comply with an applicable law or rule and this failure does not imminently endanger the health, safety, or rights of the persons served by the program, the commissioner may issue a correction order and an order of conditional license to the applicant or license holder. When issuing a conditional license, the commissioner shall consider the nature, chronicity, or severity of the violation of law or rule and the effect of the violation on the health, safety, or rights of persons served by the program. The correction order or conditional license must state the following in plain new text begin [] new text end deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin [ deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new …