1.1 .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 3376, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 6, line 32, strike "250" and insert "
67" and strike "the federal poverty"
1.3Page 6, line 33, strike "guidelines" and insert "
state median income"
1.4Page 7, line 3, strike "175" and insert "
47" and strike "the federal poverty"
1.5Page 7, line 4, strike "guidelines" and insert "
state median income" and strike "250"
1.6and insert "
67" and strike "the"
1.7Page 7, line 5, strike "federal poverty guidelines" and insert "
state median income"
1.8Page 7, after line 12, insert:
1.9 "Sec. .... Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 119B.12, is amended to read:
1.10119B.12 SLIDING FEE SCALE.
1.11 Subdivision 1.
Fee schedule. In setting the sliding fee schedule, the commissioner
1.12shall exclude from the amount of income used to determine eligibility an amount for
1.13federal and state income and Social Security taxes attributable to that income level
1.14according to federal and state standardized tax tables. The commissioner shall base the
1.15parent fee on the ability of the family to pay for child care. The fee schedule must be
1.16designed to use any available tax credits.
1.17 PARENT FEE SCHEDULE. The parent fee schedule is as follows
, except as noted
1.18in subdivision 2:
1.19
1.20
1.21
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Income Range (as a percent of the federal
poverty guidelinesstate median income,
except at the start of the first tier)
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Co-payment (as a percentage of adjusted
gross income)
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1.22
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0-74.99% of federal poverty guidelines
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$0/month
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1.23
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75.00-99.99% of federal poverty guidelines
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$5/month
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1.24
1.25
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100.00-104.99%100.00% of federal
poverty guidelines-27.72%
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2.61%
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1.26
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105.00-109.99%27.73-29.04%
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2.61%
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1.27
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110.00-114.99%29.05-30.36%
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2.61%
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1.28
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115.00-119.99%30.37-31.68%
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2.61%
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1.29
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120.00-124.99%31.69-33.00%
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2.91%
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2.1
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125.00-129.99%33.01-34.32%
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2.91%
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2.2
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130.00-134.99%34.33-35.65%
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2.91%
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2.3
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135.00-139.99%35.66-36.96%
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2.91%
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2.4
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140.00-144.99%36.97-38.29%
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3.21%
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2.5
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145.00-149.99%38.30-39.61%
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3.21%
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2.6
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150.00-154.99%39.62-40.93%
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3.21%
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2.7
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155.00-159.99%40.94-42.25%
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3.84%
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2.8
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160.00-164.99%42.26-43.57%
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3.84%
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2.9
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165.00-169.99%43.58-44.89%
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4.46%
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2.10
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170.00-174.99%44.90-46.21%
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4.76%
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2.11
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175.00-179.99%46.22-47.53%
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5.05%
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2.12
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180.00-184.99%47.54-48.85%
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5.65%
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2.13
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185.00-189.99%48.86-50.17%
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5.95%
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2.14
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190.00-194.99%50.18-51.49%
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6.24%
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2.15
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195.00-199.99%51.50-52.81%
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6.84%
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2.16
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200.00-204.99%52.82-54.13%
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7.58%
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2.17
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205.00-209.99%54.14-55.45%
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8.33%
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2.18
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210.00-214.99%55.46-56.77%
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9.20%
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2.19
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215.00-219.99%56.78-58.09%
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10.07%
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2.20
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220.00-224.99%58.10-59.41%
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10.94%
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2.21
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225.00-229.99%59.42-60.73%
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11.55%
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2.22
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230.00-234.99%60.74-62.06%
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12.16%
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2.23
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235.00-239.99%62.07-63.38%
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12.77%
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2.24
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240.00-244.99%63.39-64.70%
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13.38%
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2.25
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245.00-249.99%64.71-66.99%
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14.00%
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2.26
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250%67.00%
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ineligible
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2.27 A family's monthly co-payment fee is the fixed percentage established for the
2.28income range multiplied by the highest possible income within that income range.
2.29 Subd. 2.
Parent fee. A family must be assessed a parent fee for each service period.
2.30A family's parent fee must be a fixed percentage of its annual gross income. Parent fees
2.31must apply to families eligible for child care assistance under sections
119B.03 and
2.32119B.05
. Income must be as defined in section
119B.011, subdivision 15. The fixed
2.33percent is based on the relationship of the family's annual gross income to 100 percent
2.34of the annual
federal poverty guidelines state median income. Parent fees must begin
2.35at 75 percent of the poverty level. The minimum parent fees for families between 75
2.36percent and 100 percent of poverty level must be $5 per month. Parent fees must provide
2.37for graduated movement to full payment. Payment of part or all of a family's parent
2.38fee directly to the family's child care provider on behalf of the family by a source other
2.39than the family shall not affect the family's eligibility for child care assistance, and the
2.40amount paid shall be excluded from the family's income. Child care providers who accept
3.1third-party payments must maintain family specific documentation of payment source,
3.2amount, and time period covered by the payment.
3.3EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2008."
3.4Renumber the sections in sequence and correct the internal references
3.5Amend the title accordingly