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deleted text begin (a) A license holder must comply with all seat belt and child passenger restraint system requirements under section 169.685 . (b) Child care centers that serve a child or children under nine years of age must document training that fulfills the requirements in this subdivision. deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) deleted text end new text begin (a) new text end Before a license holder transports a child or children under age deleted text begin nine deleted text end new text begin eight new text end in a motor vehicle, the person placing the child or children in a passenger restraint must satisfactorily complete training on the proper use and installation of child restraint systems in motor vehicles. deleted text begin Training completed under this subdivision may be used to meet orientation training under subdivision 1 and in-service training under subdivision 7. deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end Training required under this subdivision must be deleted text begin at least one hour in length, completed at orientation, and deleted text end repeated at least once every five years. At a minimum, the training must address the proper use of child restraint systems based on the child's size, weight, and age, and the proper installation of a car seat or booster seat in the motor vehicle used by the license holder to transport the child or children.

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end Training required under this subdivision must be provided by individuals who are certified and approved by the Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety. License holders may obtain a list of certified and approved trainers through the Department of Public Safety website or by contacting the agency.

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end Child care providers that only transport school-age children as defined in section 245A.02, subdivision 16 , in child care buses as defined in section 169.448, subdivision 1 , paragraph (e), are exempt from this subdivision.

new text begin (e) Training completed under this subdivision may be used to meet in-service training requirements under subdivision 7. Training completed within the previous five years is transferable upon a staff person's change in employment to another child care center. new text end