Minnesota Board of Early Care and Education established, duties and responsibilities provided, rulemaking authorized, reports required, and money appropriated.

This bill creates the Minnesota Board of Early Care and Education to improve the quality of child care and early learning programs for children from birth to kindergarten. The new board will be made up of representatives from child care centers, family homes, schools, tribal organizations, Head Start programs, and parents, with members selected to ensure geographic diversity across the state. Its main duties include setting program quality standards, improving educator qualifications, and consolidating existing state support systems. The legislation also gives the board authority to create rules, requires it to submit reports, and provides funding to get the board up and running.