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BOARD/COMMISSION:  Great Start for All Minnesota Children Task Force


Address

658 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN
55155


Supporting Entity/Enabling Legislation Supported by Minnesota Management and Budget

ENABLING LEGISLATION
2021 Minn. Laws 1st Sp. Sess. Chap. 7 Art. 14 Sec. 18
Enabled: 06-28-2021 Expires: 02-01-2023
Revisor of Statutes Link

Chair and Contact
CONTACT
Hannah Quinn
(651) 888-0589
  • CHAIR

TITLE
NAME
EMAIL
PHONE
PRIMARY
Contact
hannah.m.quinn@state.mn.us
(651) 888-0589
Yes
Membership

Subd. 3. Membership. (a) The task force shall consist of the following 15 voting members, appointed by the governor, except as otherwise specified:

(1) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed from the majority party by the speaker of the house and one appointed from the minority party by the minority leader;

(2) two members of the senate, one appointed from the majority party by the majority leader and one appointed from the minority party by the minority leader;

(3) two individuals who are directors of a licensed child care center, one from greater Minnesota and one from the seven-county metropolitan area;

(4) two individuals who are license holders of family child care programs, one from greater Minnesota and one from the seven-county metropolitan area;

(5) three individuals who are early childhood educators, one who works in a licensed child care center, one who works in a public school-based early childhood program, and one who works in a Head Start program or a community education program;

(6) two parents of children under five years of age, one parent whose child attends a private early care and education program and one parent whose child attends a public program, and one parent from greater Minnesota and one parent from the seven-county metropolitan area;

(7) one representative of a federally recognized tribe who has expertise in the early care and education system; and

(8) one representative from the Children's Cabinet.

(b) The task force shall have nonvoting members who participate in meetings and provide data and information to the task force upon request. One person appointed by each of the commissioners of the following state agencies, one person appointed by the board of each of the following organizations, and persons appointed by the governor as specified, shall serve as nonvoting members of the task force:

(1) the Department of Education;

(2) the Department of Employment and Economic Development;

(3) the Department of Health;

(4) the Department of Human Services;

(5) the Department of Labor and Industry;

(6) the Department of Management and Budget;

(7) the Department of Revenue;

(8) the Minnesota Business Partnership;

(9) the Minnesota Community Education Association;

(10) the Minnesota Child Care Association;

(11) the statewide child care resource and referral network, known as Child Care Aware;

(12) the Minnesota Head Start Association;


Member Info

COMPENSATION

  • Per Diem: $55.00
  • Other Compensation: Non-Voting Members shall serve without compensation.

MEMBERSHIP DETAILS

  • Requires Older Member - no
  • Requires Senate Approval - no
  • Members file campaign finance and disclosure - no

Entity Powers and Duties, Activity Summary

The task force must develop a plan and implementation timeline to achieve the following goals starting in July 2025 and finishing no later than July 2031:

Creating a system in which family costs for early care and education are affordable;

Ensuring that a child’s access to high-quality early care and education is not determined by the child’s race, family income, or zip code; and

Ensuring that Minnesota’s early childhood educators are qualified, diverse, supported and equitably compensated regardless of setting.

ACTIVITY SUMMARY



Meeting Information
Meetings typically last:
Meeting Frequency: The chair or co-chairs shall convene the task force at least monthly and may convene other meetings as necessary. The first meeting must be held on or before December 1, 2021.

Meetings are held at:


Fiscal Information
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Open Positions (0)
No Open Positions

No applicants found.

No pending appointments found.

POSITION/SEAT
APPOINTING AUTHORITY
MEMBER NAME
STATUS
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ACTION
Department of Education Representative (Non-Voting)
Commissioner of Education
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Department of Employment and Economic Development Representative (Non-Voting)
Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development
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Department of Health Representative (Non-Voting)
Commissioner of Health
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Department of Human Services Representative (Non-Voting)
Commissioner of Human Services
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Department of Labor and Industry Representative (Non-Voting)
Commissioner of Labor and Industry
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Department of Management and Budget Representative (Non-Voting)
Commissioner of Management and Budget (MMB)
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Department of Revenue Representative (Non-Voting)
Commissioner of Revenue
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House of Representatives Member - Voting
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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House of Representatives Member - Voting
House Minority Leader
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Minnesota Association of Child Care Professionals Representative (Non-Voting)
The Board
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Minnesota Association of County Social Service Administrators (Non-Voting)
The Board
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Minnesota Business Partnership Representative (Non-Voting)
The Board
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Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Representative (Non-Voting)
The Board
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Minnesota Child Care Association Representative (Non-Voting)
The Board
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Minnesota Child Care Provider Information Network Representative (Non-Voting)
The Board
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Minnesota Community Education Association Representative (Non-Voting)
The Board
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Minnesota Head Start Association Representative (Non-Voting)
The Board
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Minnesota Initiative Foundations Representative (Non-Voting)
The Board
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Senate Representative - Voting
Senate Majority Leader
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Statewide Child Care Resource and Referral Network,( Child Care Aware)(Non-Voting)
The Board
Term ends in 0 days

Current Members (0)
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APPOINTING AUTHORITY
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 No members were found.