Bill > SF3080

This bill appropriates $750,000 in both fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from the workforce development fund to create an online early childhood development professional educator program that will be available at no cost to early childhood educators, Minnesota residents, and high school students. The funding includes up to $250,000 annually to reimburse participating schools, with at least half of those reimbursements going to schools outside the seven-county metropolitan area. The program must meet extensive requirements, including offering coursework to earn a child development associate credential in English and Spanish, providing health and safety courses, covering early childhood development from birth to age five, and including interactive learning elements like videos, games, and writing assignments. The program must also be accessible across multiple devices, offer both synchronous and asynchronous professional development opportunities, create a professional learning community, provide customer support, and include a learning management system capable of supporting multiple simultaneous users. The goal is to support and enhance professional development for early childhood educators by providing a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality online training platform.

Labor and Employment

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF3080&ssn=0&y=2025