| Last Action | 04/05/24: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 88) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to child care. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 88
Current/Final Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 990 |
| Sponsors | S. Heavrin, M. Clines, B. Chester-Burton, K. Fleming, R. Heath, K. Moser, J. Raymond |
| Summary of Enacted Version | Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms, to establish operations and requirements of a Certified Child Care Community Designation Program to be administered by the Cabinet for Economic Development for the purpose of creating new opportunities for local governments to help increase the supply of child care and early childhood education services in their communities through voluntary actions related to zoning reform and programming at the local level, and to require annual reporting to the General Assembly related to the operation of the program; amends KRS 199.881 to remove the pilot program designation of the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership; amends KRS 199.887 to establish new requirements for an employee and a child care provider who receives child care assistance from his or her employer; amends KRS 199.888 to establish a new requirement of the cabinet to develop and implement strategies and programs to promote awareness of the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership; and establishes a new requirement in KRS Chapter 199 to require the cabinet to submit by December 1, 2024, a draft standardized application for certification and draft instructions for the Certified Child Care Communities Designation Program to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children. |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to define terms; establish operations and requirements of a Certified Child Care Community Designation Program to be administered by the Cabinet for Economic Development for the purpose of creating new opportunities for local governments to help increase the supply of child care and early childhood education services in their communities through voluntary actions related to zoning reform and programming at the local level; require annual reporting to the General Assembly related to the operation of the program; amend KRS 199.881 to remove the pilot program designation of the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership; amend KRS 199.887 to establish new requirements on an employee and a child care provider who receives child care assistance from his or her employer; amend KRS 199.888 to establish a new requirement on the Cabinet for Economic Development to develop and implement strategies and programs to promote awareness of the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Economic Development - Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, establishment Economic Development - Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership, requirements Local Government - Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, establishment Personnel and Employment - Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership, requirements State Agencies - Cabinet for Economic Development, Certified Child Care Community Designation, establishment State Agencies - Education and Labor Cabinet, Certified Child Care Community Designation, establishment Children and Minors - Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, establishment Children and Minors - Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership, requirements Reports Mandated - Cabinet for Economic Development, Certified Child Care Community Designation report, requirement |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; establish a new requirement in KRS Chapter 199 to require the Cabinet for Economic Development to submit by December 1, 2024, a draft standardized application for certification and draft instructions for the Certified Child Care Communities Designation Program to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Families and Children; make technical corrections. |
| Index Headings |
Economic Development - Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, establishment Economic Development - Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership, requirements Local Government - Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, establishment Personnel and Employment - Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership, requirements State Agencies - Cabinet for Economic Development, Certified Child Care Community Designation, establishment State Agencies - Education and Labor Cabinet, Certified Child Care Community Designation, establishment Children and Minors - Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, establishment Children and Minors - Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership, requirements Reports Mandated - Cabinet for Economic Development, Certified Child Care Community Designation report, requirement Technical Corrections - HB 561/HCS 1 |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; make technical corrections. |
| Index Headings |
Economic Development - Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership Local Government - Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, establishment Personnel and Employment - Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership, requirements State Agencies - Cabinet for Economic Development, Certified Child Care Community Designation, establishment State Agencies - Education and Labor Cabinet, Certified Child Care Community Designation, establishment Technical Corrections - Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership Children and Minors - Certified Child Care Community Designation Program, Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership |
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